September 2025

1m 20s Adrienne McLean talks to Kathie Comb, publisher of the Bush Tele

22m 20s Martin Pluss talks to Hornsby Shire Council Mayor Warren Waddell

41m Neil Ashworth introduces Legatee Richard Dawes discussing Legacy Week and the volunteer work he does for Legacy Australia

54m And finally we all cover the media we have been consuming this week – Martin covers the new private University campus in Pennant Hills. Adrienne has been to the Mudgee Marathon with the Turramurra Trotters. Neil has been watching “Kpop Demon Hunters”, the smash hit from Netflix. Finally Martin reviews Matt Fitzgerald’s “How Bad Do You Want It”.

.52s A quick comment in the Battle for Bradfield, the environmentally damaging spill under North Turramurra Golf Course, and the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Small Business Awards

7m Adrienne McLean talks to Tony Bates about the Marian Street Theatre Action Group

26m Neil Ashworth Catches up with Georgia Cameron and Michael Bianchino at their talk on Mikey the Powerful Owlet

41m Then Martin Pluss walks students through what they should be doing to prepare for HSC Trials.

50m 28s And finally we all cover the media we have been consuming this week - Neil has been watching Welcome to Wrexham on Netflix and then gives a quick summary on his favourite sports documentaries – Leni Riefenstahl’s Olympia from 1938, and Pumping Iron, a documentary on body building featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger from 1977, Martin has been reading The Perfect Mile by Neal Bascombe about the pursuit of the four minute mile by Roger Bannister, John Landy, and Wes Santee. Adrienne has started reading Juice by Tim Winton, a treasure of Australian literature.

June 2025 Eyes on Hornsby Ku-ring-gai.

00:00:52 Adrienne McLean talks to Dale Crosby of the Natural Turf Alliance about the use of synthetic Turf on sporting fields.

00:22:00 Neil Ashworth examines the origins of Ginger Meggs with Nathan Tilbury.

00:47:30 Then Martin Pluss finds out whats happening with Hornsby Council with Mayor Warren Waddell.

01:13:00 Martin also talks "Place" with Gordon from Gordon.

01:28:00 And finally we all cover the media we have been consuming this week - Neil has been to the Sydney Film Festival, Martin has been listening to the podcast The Endurers, and Adrienne is off to see Torvill and Dean. Plus we get in a mention of ticket prices, Turramurra Trotters, and the layout of Turramurra, and the ongoing controversy on Marian Street Theatre.

Interview with Dr Ann Goth author, ecologist, and science teacher about Brush Turkeys, followed by Evelyn Mason of the Ku-ring-gai Horticultural Society .

Neil talks about voting in Japan, Martin talks about volunteering in the Federal Election. Martin has readDostoevsky's Crime and Punishment and Neil has watched The Last Showgirl, both highly recommended.

Neil Ashworth in conversation with Ben Raue, producer and publisher of respected podcast The Tally Room. and joining us is Anthony Brewster, who has a storied career in journalism and an intimate knowledge of North Shore politics.

We cover how the boundary changes affect each electorate, and how the change in the media landscape is affecting the campaigns.

Featuring Martin Cousins, Greens Candidate for Berowra, talking to Neil Ashworth.

Adrienne McLean highlights the work of volunteers at Social Local Collective

Martin Pluss has a very interesting discussion on Generative AI in education.

Nathan Tilbury has the latest publication from Hornsby Shire Historical Society, Pathways to Freeways

Martin has been reading "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London.

Neil has been enjoying Andrea Bocelli in Concert, and "Gladiator" with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Episode 2

Adrienne McLean talks to Liberal Candidate for Bradfield Giselle Kapterian.

Neil Ashworth speaks to Frank Windeyer and Ian Stuart about volunteering for Easycare Gardening

Ian Stuart promotes the Bobbin Head Cycle Classic

Eyes and Ears

Zero Day on Netflix

Between two Rivers by Mouhdy al-Rashid

Live Lead Learn by Gail Kelly

With hosts Adrienne McLean, Martin Pluss, and Neil Ashworth.

Martin Pluss talks to Hornsby Mayor on Council's plan for 2025 including Brooklyn and Pennant Hills. Further discussion about urban fatigue across the upper north Shore. The full unexpurgated interview at https://youtu.be/8jp0PuDKZmg?si=mUgfYr8W7hdzcskr

Neil Ashworth in conversation with Mari Metzke of Hornsby Shire Historical Society. More information at https://hornsbyshirehistoricalsociety.org/

Adrienne McLean has a list of Ku-ring-gai events, and we talk about what media we have been consuming including

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Richard Osman Thursday Murder Club

Philip Kerr - Bernie Gunther