Monday, July 13, 2026

Cotton and Polyester

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Hanging up a UNIQLO wash… Cynthia: Effortless. Wash it, hang it, dry by morning. Felicity: Polyester, yes. Dries well. But doesn’t breathe w...
Sunday, July 5, 2026

Tapa cloth making

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Two visitors to Fiji have a craft request… Mere : I sometimes think the tail on Fiji Air planes is like the design on tapa cloth. Lanieta : ...
Wednesday, July 1, 2026

News and Weather from the White Rabbit Channel

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Seeing June out, three rabbits kept one earthquake (Friday) and two typhoons (Saturday, Sunday) at bay.  Rabbit Power!  WHITE RABBIT, WHITE ...
Thursday, June 25, 2026

Preparing for a Podcast about Podcasting

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The reflexive genre… Juliet: Ha. A podcast about podcasting. Sort of self-referential, eh. OK. I was a talk-show producer at a radio statio...
Saturday, June 20, 2026

Hokusai to Hara: Ukiyo-e to Anime

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Looking back… Anton: I came to study woodblock prints and thought I’d do my research in a museum. But one contact led to another and I ende...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Veronica Swift: Home is an extension of oneself

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After the concert… Beatrice: Really enjoyed it.  Your voice, your onstage energy, and the threading stories between songs. Veronica: Thank...
Saturday, June 13, 2026

"Rules are rules" vs "Rules were made to be broken"

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At the station binpoint… Ken: The plastic wrapper… it should go in a bin for plastics. Joe: A bin for plastics? None here. Just this regul...
Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Blacksmithing

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Meeting again… Hiroshi: You were the one who always wanted a stable office job. Ryū: Well, here it ’ s hot flames and cool water, steel gl...
Monday, June 1, 2026

White Air Fried Rabbits

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WHITE RABBIT, WHITE RABBIT, WHITE RABBIT. Whoa! Mrs Rabbit using an air fryer to hair dry her three wet rabbits? Dangerous.  She claims her ...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

You can never go back (2)

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Conversation continued… Antonio: I always thought “Forget us and don’t come and see me” was cruel. Like he was pushing Toto away. Mariella:...
Friday, May 22, 2026

Hamnet and the Sorrow of Loss

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Personal reflections after a film… Jessie: Losing a son at thirteen… it’s a devastation that never fully settles. Watching Agnes lose Hamne...
Saturday, May 16, 2026

You can never go back (1)

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Flickers of fading firelight… Antonio: I keep thinking I ought to do something with what’s left of my life. Leave something behind. Not ju...
Monday, May 11, 2026

Multicultural Aussie Neighborhood

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Chance meeting on the street… Ray:  Morning. You’re our neighbor in number 30, right? Isamu : Yes. Nice to meet you. At last.  We travel a l...
Thursday, May 7, 2026

Is 2026 like 1929?

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AI predictions are becoming worrying reads… Suzanne:  Ten years ago, “AI risk” meant robots taking jobs. Now it’s… everything.  Phillip:  Ri...
Friday, May 1, 2026

Rabbits out of a Hat

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Rabbits out of a hat for May, a riff on Leonard Cohen as hatted magician while singing Hallelujah in his 2008 London concert. Lots of luck f...