Sisteria Podcast

In the final episode for this season, we speak with not one but three incredible guests to discuss Fire Front: First Nations Poetry and Power Today. Steph is joined by Fire Front editor and contributor Alison Whittaker, editorial assistant and contributor Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi, and contributor Laniyuk.

Debut children's book author Bernadette Green joins us to discuss picture book based on her own experiences, the collaborative relationship between author and illustrator, and rainbow families (including Steph's experience as an egg donor).

Delightful writer Laura Jean McKay joins us to discuss releasing a novel about a pandemic during a pandemic, performing animal voices for her audiobook, and healthier ways to consuming the news.

Podcast producer legend, Jess O'Callaghan, joins us to talk about podcasting trends during the pandemic, how to reimagine real life events when they can’t be IRL, and tips and tricks of podcasting from home.

Special guest Distinguished Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson joins us to discuss the 20th anniversary re-release of her seminal book Talkin’ Up to the White Woman: Indigenous Women and Feminism and what it means to be an Indigenous feminist.

Writer-genius Ellena Savage joins us to discuss launching her debut book Blueberries during COVID-times, her approach to autobiographical and academic writing, and her decision to quit Twitter.

In this very special episode we shine the spotlight on one of our own, beloved Sisteria co-host Veronica Sullivan. We discuss balancing multiple jobs as an arts worker, tips for travel and self care, and her emotional but important decision.

This episode is an edited version of a live recording we did in November 2019 titled #MeToo, Creativity and the Law in Australia. The event was hosted in partnership with Melbourne-based community group And Also Presents, recorded at Siteworks in Brunswick, supported by the Moreland City Council Community Grants Program.