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Muppet Mayhem

“It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights…” In this edition, we sit down with six real-life Muppets in what turns out to be a fun and, at times, chaotic interview! We speak to Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem about their new TV show, friendship, music and nostalgia – and we look at the positive power of the Muppets.

More highlights in our edition:

  • Canadian crooner Michael Bublé talks about his two great loves – his family and his music – in his Letter to My Younger Self, ahead of his Australian tour.
  • What can artificial intelligence tell us about the way we look at homelessness? And how we can do better?
  • Award-winning actor Elle Fanning on the serious business of silliness and how she keeps a straight face on the set of historical Russian romp The Great.
  • Australian poet Sarah Holland-Batt on her Stella Award-winning book The Jaguar, an intimate and tender poetry collection inspired by her father’s death.
  • Canberra musician Shoeb Ahmad reveals her new dream-pop album was born out of a break-up – and watching the Tour de France.
  • Writer Joseph Earp pens an ode to an unsung hero: the bin chicken.
  • In The Big Picture, photographer Isaac Kirby takes us to the Ballarat Swap Meet where locals turn trash into treasure.
  • Plus, Brooklyn-based foodie Alison Roman shares her recipe for Cottage Cheese Cake With Rhubarb in Tastes Like Home.

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Cycles of Life
In this edition, we speak to people who’ve taken to two wheels, including Tour de France winner Cadel Evans, actor Samuel Johnson, and several Big Issue vendors, to find out why bikes are back in such a big way.

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Guy Pearce
From Jack Irish to Mare of Easttown, we’re in the midst of a Guy-naissance.

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25th Birthday
Edition
From our launch on the steps of Flinders Street Station on 16 June 1996 till now, we reflect on our history, community and all things BIG!

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