Today’s show features first a conversation with Banjima Traditional Owner Johnnell Parker to discuss Yurlu Country, a new documentary that is an intimate portrait of an Aboriginal elder’s final year as he strives to preserve his culture and heal his homeland, scarred by the largest contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere. Our second chat is with Vince Scott, a proud Dunghutti/Thunghutti man and the Senior Program Manager at Deadly Science, who joins us to speak about their educational Deadly Learners and Deadly Labs programs, as well as their upcoming Kits-Mas program which aims to raise funds to deliver microscopes and microscopy kits to classrooms in remote and regional communities. With presenter Krystal De Napoli.

Our first conversation on today’s episode is with Goorie and Koori poet, editor and researcher, Evelyn Araluen, to discuss her exciting new collection of poetry The Rot, which is an unflinching study of the decaying romances, expired hopes and abject injustices of the world. The second interview is with Wiradjuri writer, poet and academic Jeanine Leane, to discuss Blak Ink: Unbroken Resistance, an in conversation event with Ren Wyld, sharing stories on keeping culture, stories and community strong, taking place at narrm ngarrgu Library on Thursday November 6. With presenter Krystal De Napoli.

Today’s episode features first a conversation with proud Wurundjeri woman Jacqui Wandin to discuss the life and legacy of William Barak, who was the last traditional ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri-willam clan — the pre-colonial inhabitants of present-day Melbourne — who is the subject of a new mini-series of which she is an Executive Producer. Our second chat is with Kamilaroi woman, model and sports photographer, Katarina De Napoli who is about to make her debut competing in The Australasian Natural Bodybuilding Nationals on Saturday 1st November. With host Krystal De Napoli.

A conversation with artists Daniel Laird and Teagan on Future Dreaming, an annual exhibition featuring 235 artworks by First Nations artists incarcerated in 2025, which is currently showing at The Torch in Carlton. Created within the walls of fifteen prisons across Victoria, these works are a powerful act of strength, resilience, and determination. Exhibition dates: 24 October – 22 November 2025 Location: The Torch Gallery, Wurundjeri Country, 146 Elgin St, Carlton VIC 3053 Entry is free Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday: 10am to 4pm; Saturday: 11am–3pm With presenter Krystal De Napoli

Emmy Webbers, a Gunai/Kurnai author and the founder of Wurruck Yambo, an Indigenous art business aimed at creating safe and inclusive spaces for understanding Indigenous culture, joins the show to celebrate the release of her children's book, Aunty's House, illustrated by Kelsie King. Aunty's House is a celebration of the special relationships children have with their aunties. With presenter Krystal De Napoli.

The first guest today is Andrea James, a Yorta Yorta/Gunaikurnai woman and the newly appointed Artistic Director and co-CEO of Australia's longest running First Peoples theatre company, ILBIJERRI Theatre Company. Our second guest is Josie from The Bush Nursery, an Indigenous owned micro native plant nursery located on Jinibara Country, Sunshine Coast Hinterland. With host Krystal De Napoli.

Maddi Miller guest presents today’s episode of Indigenuity, which features an interview with Ben Bowen, the CEO of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation to discuss Indigenous Literacy Day, which takes place on Wednesday 3 September 2025. With presenter Maddi Miller.

A conversation with Justice Nelson, who is the Head of First Peoples Experience at Museums Victoria about the new exhibition at Birrarung Gallery, Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre - Stronger Families, Stronger Communities: Healing the Past for the Future.

A conversation with Wiradjuri author Anita Heiss on her advocacy, as both a writer and publisher, for Indigenous literature and literacy, as well as on her latest work, the Aussie rom-com novel ‘Red Dust Running’. With presenter Krystal De Napoli. Produced by Alex Watts.

Today’s show features two interview, the first being a conversation with Aboriginal political activist Uncle Robbie Thorpe, who has been active in the fight for Indigenous sovereignty since the 1970s and whose new documentary ‘Our Warrior - The Story of Robbie Thorpe’ tells the story of resistance across generations, the power of family and the unrelenting struggle for justice in a country that remains in denial. The second guest is Dr Kat Nelligan, who is a proud Gamilaraay woman and Lecturer in Music Industry at RMIT University, who joins us for a discussion about a special NAIDOC week screening of ‘Wash My Soul in the River's Flow’—a cinematic tribute to the enduring legacy of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter at Naarm's Capitol Theatre on Tuesday July 8.

A conversation with Gomeroi/Kamilaroi artist Clare Jaque Vasquez about her new exhibition Skyland, on now at the Vivien Anderson Gallery in St. Kilda, and which invites viewers into a layered exploration of Sky Country as both archive and witness. Drawing on her upbringing between Western Sydney and on Country, and informed by her matriarchal lineage, Clare presents skyscapes as acts of cultural remembering — gestures of resilience, beauty, and ancestral continuity. With presenter Krystal De Napoli.

Today's episode of Indigenuity focuses on a chat with Shanysa McConville, who is a proud Eastern Arrernte woman, curator, and educator from the University of Melbourne. She is co-curator of the major exhibition 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art with Professor Marcia Langton AO and Senior Curator Judith Ryan AM, which has opened at the Potter Museum of Art.  Our second interview is with the Taungurung, Tibrean artist Iluka Sax-Williams, who will be hosting a possum skin pyrography session on traditional skins for the Koorie Heritage Trust. This is a free event for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants on Saturday 14th June at Federation Square.  With host Krystal De Napoli. Produced by Alex Watts.

A conversation with Karla Hart, who is a Noongar multi-award-winning filmmaker and is the co-director and co-producer of the six part documentary Our Medicine, which is now airing on NITV and SBS. Our Medicine takes viewers behind the frontline of Australia’s strained medical services and shines a light on First Nations professionals and communities taking back control of Indigenous health. With presenter Krystal De Napoli.

Today Krystal speaks with two guests, the first being Drew Paten, a proud Gunai/Kurnai man and co-owner of Melbourne's Talwali Coffee Roasters, who has been recognised as 7News Young Achiever of the Year and the winner of the 7News Ethical Business Award. The second interview is a conversation with Aunty Togiab McRose Elu, a Saibai Seisia Elder who has been drawing global attention to the impact of climate change on the Torres Strait since the 1980s, including speaking at the UN and she is part of the Australian Climate Case, a landmark class action taking the federal government to court for failing to prevent climate change. With host Krystal De Napoli.

A conversation with proud Wurundjeri, Dja Dja Wurrung and Ngurai Illum-Wurrung woman Stacie Nicholson-Piper, who is a Djirri Djirri Dancer and Educator, a curator at the Victorian Indigenous Research Centre, State Library Victoria, and is the producer of banj ba walert for Yirramboi, running May 2nd - 11th. Banj ba walert seeks to honour the legacy of Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Vicki Nicholson-Brown. With host Krystal De Napoli.

In this show of Indigenuity host Krystal explores the mathematics embedded in Aboriginal knowledge systems. With host Krystal De Napoli.

A conversation with journalist Martin Flanagan about the new book Trouwerner, which was written together with Elder Aunty Patsy Cameron, and Tasmanian Governor Kate Warner. Trouwerner weaves through colonisation and the lies of history, to the power of truth-telling and hope for the future. It is a story of kinship and respect, of realism and optimism, welcoming the reader into the conversation. With host Krystal De Napoli.

A conversation with Wurundjeri artist and language specialist Brooke Wandin about her brand new sound and video work entitled wurrung dhumbunganjinu, which premiered at Fed Square on Thursday 3 April. Through sharing and revitalising woiwurrung, Brooke and her family tell the story of the Birrarung, its place names across Country, and the way it flows. With guest presenter Maddi Miller.

On this episode of Indigenuity host Krystal De Napoli is joined by two special guests: Gumbaynggirr woman and the CEO of Magabala Books Dr Lilly Brown, who speaks about Australia’s increasing appetite for First Nations Children’s Books and the rerelease of Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe, as well as Butchulla, Mununjali and Woppaburra comedian Aunty Janty Blair, who talks about being one of the Stand Up! Grant recipients and her upcoming show 6 Deadly Decades with Aunty Janty for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.  With presenter Krystal De Napoli

On this week's Indigenuity, Krystal takes us on a journey through Sky Country while talking about Indigenous seasons and weather prediction. With presenter Krystal De Napoli. Produced by Alex Watts.