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Birds of Omen are duo George Ivens and Jez Conlon (Stellar Sea, Storm Chasers Inc, Cooperblack), who joined Kate on 8CCC Brekky following the release of their self-titled EP. Recorded live with guitar and Irish bouzouki, it was engineered by Jez in his studio Left of Elephant Sound, with the two tracks co-written in the red wine moments of a folk festival. Cover art: George Ivens Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following her performance as part of MHACHA's Stressless in the Plaza, local musical artist Jami Ashenden spoke on 8CCC Brekky about her latest release Peace. A beautiful song written about losing a friend to suicide, it reflects on grief and the wish for someone struggling to have found peace. She shared her thoughts on the importance of connections with other artists and teachers, as well as current opportunities which include playing piano with Warren H Williams. Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Local filmmaker Talia Spears-Liddle chatted with 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson about her short film Protest on the Dancefloor, screening this Sunday at 2pm at Araluen Art Centre as part of MASIFF. Recently the recipient of the 2026 Uncle Jack Charles Award at MIFF and named among the contenders for Best Short Film at the 2027 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, Talia developed the short through the Sovereign Shorts partnership between VicScreen, NITV, and MIFF, featuring artists like Paul Gorrie, Nayuka Gorrie, and Skye Thomas. Protest on the Dancefloor was written and directed by Talia and explores how Blackfellas in Melbourne use music and dancefloors to create spaces of sovereignty, connection and liberation amidst an ever-changing political climate. Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With hundreds of entries from across Australia, join Bindi Enterprises in celebrating this year’s finalists for the Bindi Digital Art Prize 2026. The $3000 winner and $500 highly commended will be judged and announced by Asta Hill - Mayor of Alice Springs and Briana Alexander with host Alyssa Mason.This is a free community event, with live music by the iconic Alice Kings and Jacksen on the decks. Plus free food and bubble tea by Jennifer Almirez Ginger Rankin​​​​, Digital Arts Facilitator visited the Brekky Show to give us the lowdown of what went into organising this year's Prize and Exhibition. 47 Elder Street Ciccone, Mparntwe. Friday 23rd October 2026. Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Change the Narrative is on at Ilwempe Ilwempe / White Gums this Saturday from 6-9pm. A huge lineup includes Splinter Sisters, The Shavings, Red Bird Basil from Super Raelene, Anchor & Kite, Andy Sorenson & Kathryn Johnston, Emma Trenorden and Apochromatix. The event is a fundraiser for the Central Australian Youth Justice (CAYJ) Coalition. BYO picnic dinner and drinks. Both new tracks Guria and Ceasefire will be part of our Feature Music this week! Local musician and poet Emma Trenorden visited 8CCC Brekky to invite everyone along, as well as chatting about NT Book Award she won in Non Fiction, for HIGH FIRE DANGER and the NT Writers Centre Poetry Award for her poem Guria in Me, which she read an excerpt on the show. The track Guria, which means earthquake in kuanua, was produced from the poem, about her maternal grandfather. John Vuia was a proud Tolai man who lived his whole life on the volcanic island of Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Her partner Liam Campbell joined us later, to announce their new song Ceasefire, written in response to the deaths of Kumanjayi Walker and Kumanjayi White. Liam and Emma collaborated with Warlpiri Elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves and Music Producer Andy Sorenson, releasing it under the name Apochromatix, a project band from Mparntwe Alice Springs, featuring them both as well as other musicians. Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duprada Dance Company Senior Artist, Tryphena Phillis, took time out to visit 8CCC studios on Aus Art Day. Today is your chance to support this jewel of Alice Springs Mparntwe and help their goal of touring the NT in 2027 come true. Under the banner Sunsets & Soliloquies: Territory Touring 2027 the Company aim to take their original classical and contemporary works choreographed by NT artists Lynne Hanton, Erin Selleck, Miriam Nicholls and Leisa Jackson, while also offering workshops. Duprada Dance Company is supported and funded by their not-for-profit organisation DDC Performing Arts Incorporated - a charitable organisation raising funds for Live Theatre and the Performing Arts. Be involved - before, on or after the dedicated giving day of 22nd October - check this out! Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Desert Diamond performer Jordan Vander Schuit visited the Brekky Show to chat about the staging of Desert Rouge at Araluen Art Centre on Saturday 30 October. We chat about the history of Desert Diamonds as well as what to expect on the night. There's pre-show entertainment, immersive roving entertainment, and themed cocktails and cheese platters available for pre-purchase, before audiences are taken on a spectacular two-act journey filled with high-energy performance from the best of NT theatre performers, and desert-inspired decadence. After the final curtain, the music continues with bar open until 11pm. Dress to theme: The Spectacular Red Desert. There's a Flash Sale for $40 tickets on now, plus a chance to win tickets today and tomorrow, by texting 8CCC on 04 1021 8333 when you hear the Desert Rouge promo on air! Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liz Archer, Central Australian Manager at MusicNT, visited the Brekky Show to explain the MusicNT Gender Equity Survey. It's over 5 years since MusicNT’s initial consultation and You Gotta See It To Be It Report (2021), it's therefore timely to review the state of gender equity across the NT music scene to ensure the industry is safe, fair and equitable for all. They're keen to hear from anyone who is - or has recently been - involved in the NT music industry, and ask you to complete the survey. You can remain anonymous if you wish to. You can also participate in an in-person consultation session being held in Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs throughout mid-late Oct or make time to meet individually with lead consultant, Liz Archer.All responses will be de-identified in any reporting. Any information we keep will be storedsecurely. Responses are due by COB 15th November, 2026. For more information, [email protected] or call (08) 8981 1995 and ask to speak with Liz Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ella Hooper had a chat with 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson about her latest album Overnight Success and our current Feature Album. Ella speaks candidly of the origins of her love for Americana and Alt country, her Nashville crush, plans to share her poetry and her joy in stepping into her confidence as an artist and performer. Image: Eloise Beath Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you love superheroes and you think Bansky rocks, then you're in for a treat on Saturday 17 Oct. Chris Dyke has brought a truly spectacular dance work to Araluen Arts Centre, commissioned by the internationally recognised Dancenorth. Chris is a dancer and choreographer with Down syndrome who took time straight off the plane to chat with Kate on 8CCC Brekky, joined by Co-Artistic Director Amber Haines and fellow dancer, singer and co-composer Felix Sampson, about how the show was developed over many years. It comes complete with an amazing composition, super costumes and of course, dance and Chris' aim is to leave the audience feeling a sense of happiness, love and connection with one another. Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8CCC's Brekky team had the opportunity on the inaugural 3-way broadcast from Tennant Creek, Alice Springs AND Darwin to speak about a local short film screening as part of MASIFF 2026.  Our Choir Has Always Been Travelling is an animated story, which charts the international legacy and intergenerational impact of the Ntaria Choir, formerly the Hermannsburg Choir. Directors are Judith Pungarta Inkamala, Marjorie “Nunga” Williams & Nelson Armstrong and while it is a documentary, it utilises animation by Nelson and the great artwork from Ntaria Hermannsburg. The Hermannsburg Potters Manager Ness Sims took some time out to explain some of the work that has gone into the making of this important documentation of our history in Central Australia. An exhibition is planned with the support of ArtbackNT. Bus image Rona Rubuntja, courtesy of Hermannsburg Potters Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Independent Member for Johnston, Justine Davis, joined Baini on the Big Brekky Show to discuss the gambling reform bill she is putting forward to the NT Legislative Assembly this week. Ms Davis believes that her bill provides a unique opportunity for the NT to show national leadership by putting people before gambling industry profits. “The aim of the bill is to try and prevent some of the harm that is done by gambling to Territorians, but also to all Australians. People may not know this but the Northern Territory, as the smallest government in Australia, has ended up being in the role of regulating the national online gambling industry.” The core of the reforms proposed by Ms Davis include banning harmful gambling inducements, applying limits to what young people can spend on gambling, and introducing stronger penalties for gambling operators that fail to meet their obligations. “At the moment, there are penalties for companies if they break the rules, but they are so insignificant. This is a $50 billion industry and at the moment the maximum penalty is under $200,000. It’s nothing. It’s a drop in the ocean…they need to be properly held accountable… That penalty needs to be either $10 million dollars or 10% of their annual profit. It’s significant because we want companies to take this seriously, as they should be.” The Gambling Harm Prevention Bill will be tabled at 3pm on Wednesday 14th October by Ms Davis. Members of the public are able to attend the Assembly in person at the NT Parliament House, or via broadcast here. Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9th October became World Post Day in 1969, marking the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern. To celebrate the day, 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson spoke with Tatyana Leonov, an Australian travel writer, editor and founder of World Letters - a children’s travel series that brings beautifully written adventures from around the world straight to their letterboxes, illustrated by Helen Ayle. Its first collection, Elsewhere, follows two sisters, Aria and Mimsy, as they discover a new destination in each letter. Her work has appeared in publications including BBC Travel, Lonely Planet, Traveller, Escape and Sunday Life, and every destination featured in World Letters is somewhere she has personally travelled. The characters are inspired by Tatyana and Evan’s two daughters Ariana and Millie. Millie lives with Angelman Syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes severe intellectual and physical disability. Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Approaching the last week for submissions to First Sounds Vol 15, 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson spoke with Aaron Langford, presenter and producer at 93.7FM Koori Radio for their Drive show Making Tracks and Deadly Human Rights, who will be one of the judges this year. Aaron brings more than 20 years of experience across radio, approaching broadcasting as both storytelling practice and community infrastructure, exploring how sound shapes culture and connection. A collaborative partnership between the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) and Gadigal Information Service / Koori Radio (GIS), First Sounds serves as a vital bridge connecting First Nations artists with millions of listeners nationwide since launching in 2020. Submissions close 13 October and tracks need to be recorded in the last 18 months. Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A very busy time this month at Alice Springs Cinema, with MASIFF screening from 15 October, Girls Night Out on 16 Oct is Sense and Sensibility and Craft-a-noon is Hocus Pocus on 25th, just ahead of Halloween. New releases include Other Mommy, The Last Whale Singer and much awaited Whalefall and The Social Reckoning, as well as films in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. On 27 October the Cinema is collaborating with Red Kangaroo Books for the first time on the release (today) of Sarah J Maas' A Court of Splintered Harmony with both a Dawn Court Party (7-10am) and a Night Court Party (6.30-10pm) - check out the links for the different packages on offer. Support the show: https://8ccc.com.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.