Podcast Episodes

How AI is reshaping architecture

Algorithms are sketching, rendering, optimising, and quietly reshaping who holds creative power. In this episode, we ask the uncomfortable questions:…

1 month ago

Extraordinary Everyday: Surfboards

Australia’s surfing story has been influenced from far beyond our shores, from ancient Peruvian reed boards to Hawaiian royalty and the design revolu…

1 month, 1 week ago

Material Cultures: Reinventing Batik in Indonesia

Batik is a material that is both ancient and modern. In the final stop on our South Asian tour, we explore how small, ingenious design ideas are driv…

1 month, 1 week ago

Extraordinary Everyday: Kites

Kites aren’t just toys—they’re one of the most influential inventions in the history of science. Sure, they look playful drifting across a windy sky,…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Material Cultures: Bamboo in Bali

Bamboo is nothing short of extraordinary - growing fast, bending without breaking, and carrying the strength of steel. In Bali, it’s more than a mate…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Extraordinary Everyday: Beanbags

They’re squishy, often colourful, mobile pieces of furniture that are forever associated with the late 60s and early 70s. Growing up in the 80s you’r…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Material Cultures: Letting Wood Speak in Mumbai

Just how creative can you get with wood? In the first of this new three part series we meet a master furniture maker in Mumbai giving new life to old…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Extraordinary Everyday : Swimming costumes

Australia’s swimsuit has a wilder history than you think. In this episode, we dive into the design evolution of our beloved togs, bathers, and budgie…

2 months ago

The invisible housing crisis hurting older Australian women

As women age, many joke about becoming “invisible”, but in Australia’s housing crisis, invisibility has devastating consequences. Women over 55 are n…

2 months ago

Extraordinary Everyday: Mirrors

Mirrors may show us our reflection today, but for centuries they were thought to reveal far stranger things.

Forged through a perilous, mercury‑soaked…

2 months, 1 week ago