Next Monday’s show is a combustible blend of multicultural surprises from Richard Cornish talking up his memoir of the year he gave up meat, to quick chats with the geniuses behind Stingray Sisters, an innovative indigenous doco series, and Ghost Girls, a new contemporary novel set in the Sydney we never see on TV, amidst the student visa rackets, restaurants and illegal clubs of the vibrant Chinatown precinct.

First up will be a chat with Dr Mark Diesendorf, Honorary Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, School of Humanities & Languages, UNSW Australia. Dr Diesendorf has been moved to respond to our recent interview with Dr Heinz Schandl about decoupling economic growth from resource consumption, so we’ve given him some space to argue the point. He’s got his own theories about how and when we are going to get there. Expect some fiery debate!

For those who enjoyed last Monday’s studio visit from Wolfgang Muthspiel in town with his illustrious trio for one concert only, we can report that last night’s performance was sublimely summery, with some marvellous solos from Brian Blade on drums and Larry Grenadier on double bass. Germanic precision married to jazz grooves might sound like a connubial contradiction, but there’s no denying Muthspiel’s power to weave a spell from fine feeling and technical grace. We’ll play some tracks from his albums Driftwood and Travel Guide which featured last night, in coming weeks on the program.

On the music front next Monday, we’ll feature Richard Petkovic, who is joining us for a chat about a mind blowing experience on the top of a Parramatta carpark when 7 musicians will converge with contemporary world and electronic dance music, video projections, interactive dance workshops, and art installations by the Internationally renowned Khaled Sabsabi, Marian Abood and Ghasan Saaid.

Tell me how often you get to fly from meditative drones and sacred African chants, to full on dance beats with soaring vocals and hip hop rhymes in one night? Should be a don’t miss very good reason to catch a train and head west. Richard, who is the artistic director of the Sydney Sacred Music Festival and music director of the Sydney World Music Chamber Orchestra, will explain how this musical event has been designed to change the internal chemistry of the listener….

And of course Riley Lavelle Long will bring you his own eminently eccentric, wise and wonderful film reviews. Join us! 4-6pm, Monday August 15.