Songs serve many purposes and have an extraordinary power to unite us. But what about the way songs can divide us? How do we use music to document history and either conceal or tell the truth about our experiences? Songs are vital tools to refresh our collective memory and can tell us about how things were long after that time has passed.

In this episode we take a deeper look at the utility of song and focus on its importance in First Nations cultures in Australia.

Guests: Kutcha Edwards and Jessie Lloyd
Intro Theme: First Kiss Goodnight - “Story One”
Music Credits: Kutcha Edwards - “Blind Joe’s Creek” and “Scars”; Joe Geia - “Yil Lull”; The Mission Songs Project- “The Irex”, “Outcast Half Caste”, “Middle Camp”, “Down In the Kitchen (Reprise)” and “Now Is The Hour Medley”

Further reading:
- The Mission Songs Project

All Ears is produced and presented by Annaliese Redlich, with mentorship and supervising production from Beth Atkinson-Quinton and the Broadwave team.

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