Tom Hogan & Elana Stone investigate how, why, and what it means to tell an Australian Colonial story, in preparation for their tragi-comedy musical, Mount Hopeless, based on Burke & Wills. This podcast was made in conjuction with Merrigong Theatre Company, Wollongong.

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What Happened To Us? (feat. Leland Kean)

Leland Kean, the Artistic Development Manager of Merrigong Theatre Company, interview Tom & Elana as they enter rehearsals for Mount Hopeless. Tickets are on sale f...

Trailblazing (feat. Jack Manning Bancroft)

Elana interviews her brother-in-law, Jack Manning Bancroft, the CEO and Founder of AIME.

A Well Worn Path (feat. Ash Davies)

We certainly aren't the first people to turn to the Burke & Wills venture for creative adaptation. Tom & Elana get on the ol' telephone JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS to get i...

The Explorers (feat. Tim Flannery)

Elana takes over the edit, for a conversation with Prof. Tim Flannery, on account of his book The Explorers, full of the diary entries of Australian Colonial Explorers...

These Are All The Things We Bring (feat. Kirli Saunders)

Tom Hogan & Elana Stone are in the middle of developing a musical about Burke & Wills, but trying to tell the story properly is so loaded with cultural weight that it'...

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