UpTalk from Chatelaine is a podcast that features intimate, in-depth interviews with today’s most fascinating authors, musicians, business leaders, politicians and big thinkers. Each episode kicks off with "The Debrief," a lively panel discussion on the buzziest stories of the day. UpTalk is hosted by Rachel Giese and produced by Chatelaine, Canada's iconic women's media brand.
Australia’s annual NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Katie marks it every year with an hour of music by First Nations artists. This year’s songs have all been released in 2023 or 2024, and their themes include family, nature, friendship, culture and truth-telling. Barkindj…
It’s Katie’s last show before she goes on a long break, and she packs the first hour with great music by previous guests from Australia, Aotearoa, Canada and Ireland; long-running bands from the USA and Aotearoa; artists she has played before from the USA, Australia and Ireland; and new (to Katie) local artists. Here is the playlist: Forever Now – …
This hour features superb new releases by past guests Henry Wagons and Michael Waugh; gems from Australian singer-songwriters Andy Golledge, Ella Hartwig and Bec Taylor and Austrian singer-songwriter OSKA; a track from UK ‘pop visionary’ Gia Ford’s upcoming album; a deep cut from 2009 featuring vocals by patron saint of the show k.d. lang; and upbe…
It’s cold again in Melbourne this morning, but Katie plays music that takes her listeners to warm, calm, romantic and adventurous places. There are songs about resilience, regret, recovery, relocation, and raucous Saturday nights by artists based in England, Canada, the USA, Narrm/Melbourne, Meanjin/Brisbane, south-east Queensland and Newcastle. He…
This hour includes songs about letting go of a relationship, social anxiety, slowing down, finding happiness wherever you are, the profundity and mundanity of life, heartbreak, a willow tree and a rock, and a Soviet dog in space. The artists come from Narrm/Melbourne, the Bellarine Peninsula, Geelong, Sydney, the Gold Coast, Canada and Nashville. H…
On the coldest morning in the seven-year history of Miss Chatelaine, Katie presents a killer array of songs that warm her and her listeners up. They include moving tracks by Aotearoa’s Georgia Lines, Western Australia’s Emily Barker, and gay US artist Wrabel with the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles. There’s also a seasonal pop favourite by The Twoks, a…
Joining Katie in the JOY studio this morning is Narrm/Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Cate Taylor. Cate has a beautiful new album out called Sometimes in Winter, and she and Katie chat about that and about the things that inspire Cate’s music (especially the natural world), her network of friends in the local indie-music community, and more. Here…
Katie is a bit croaky this morning as she is recovering from a cold, but she warms herself and the listeners up with a bunch of songs about moving on, the peace of sleep, losing a loved one, what could have been, being overwhelmed by feelings, the need to win at all costs, love for a brother, and more. Here is the playlist: Matter of Time – Elianie…
The great new music keeps on coming in the second hour of today’s show. Katie plays songs not only by past guests Anna Scionti, Dan Warner (with The Night Parrots), Josienne Clarke and Joy Oladokun, but also by several artists unfamiliar to her until now – and there’s a classic tune by Tony Bennett and patron saint of the show k.d. lang, too. Here …
Katie warms up a cold, grey Melbourne morning with beautiful new music by artists based in Los Angeles, the US Pacific Northwest, Toronto, London, Canberra, the NSW South Coast and Melbourne. She also recaps last week’s crazy Radiothon show and reads out some lovely messages from the Miss Chat family of listeners. Here is the playlist: Cowboy – Lil…
This year’s theme for JOY’s annual Radiothon is ‘Flourish’, and Katie asks her listeners to give generously to keep Australia’s only independent rainbow community media organisation flourishing! Out and proud local singer-songwriter Michael Waugh joins Katie and members of the Miss Chat crew in the studio to talk about why it’s important to support…
This year’s theme for JOY’s annual Radiothon is ‘Flourish’, and Katie asks her listeners to give generously to keep Australia’s only independent rainbow community media organisation flourishing! Members of the Miss Chat crew – Joss, Jason, Jennifer and Betty – join Katie in the studio to talk about why JOY is important and to cheer loudly whenever …
Katie is delighted to have new music from some of her favourites to play in this hour, including past guest Jordie Lane and local hero Mark Seymour. There’s some wry commentary on America by South Texas troubadour Charley Crockett, an examination of how the ego can trick us by Boorloo/Perth’s Tanaya Harper, a magnificent track from the new album by…
Many folk and roots artists write songs about real historical events, and in this hour Katie plays several such ‘story songs’ – about a mining disaster in Victoria, a racially motivated massacre in Florida, ‘missing persons’ notices at a New York bus depot, and a mighty and courageous convict woman. There are also tracks from the excellent new albu…
Katie plays more excellent new releases in the second hour, including tracks from great new albums by local artists The Little Lord Street Band (Boorloo/Perth), Enda Kenny (Narrm/Melbourne), Andy Golledge (NSW South Coast) and Jackie Marshall (Meanjin/Brisbane). Here is the playlist: Hold Me – Annie-Rose Maloney The Mess – The Little Lord Street Ba…
Katie returns from two weeks in the Cook Islands, feeling relaxed and refreshed! She plays some of the fabulous new releases from the past month, including beautiful offerings from Australian heroes Missy Higgins and Ben Lee, and is thankful for the Miss Chat family of listeners who send in lots of lovely messages to welcome her back. Here is the p…
Katie welcomes the very classy, very sexy duo of Matt Joe Gow and Kerryn Fields to the studio for a chat about their shared Aotearoa/NZ background, the joys of being based in the hub of live music that is Narrm/Melbourne, Matt’s nomination for Best Country Artist at the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards, Kerryn’s new solo EP The Folk Singer, the power of …
Regular Miss Chatelaine listener (and co-presenter of The I in Us on JOY) Little Jason from Heidelberg is in the studio with Katie to celebrate the birthday of ‘Sister Chats’ (Katie’s sister Alison) and enjoy beautiful new folk, roots, acoustic and pop music. Most of the songs in the first hour are by female-identifying artists, including show favo…
After playing three awesome new Australian releases, Katie welcomes local musician Dan Warner to the JOY studio for a chat about how the two of them met and became friends, night parrots and other bird stuff, working with Marcel Borrack on the Night Parrots musical project, co-writing with the late Renee Geyer and with Sally Dastey from Tiddas, the…
Katie fills the first hour with beautiful music by artists from New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, New York and Georgia in the USA, the Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, and England via the Philippines,. Themes in the songs include growth, change, a historical murder, broken relationships, taking time to rest and look around, and more. Here is the play…
Katie reports on the shows she has seen at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival and plays fabulous new songs by artists based in England, New Zealand, New Orleans, nipaluna/Hobart, Narrm/Melbourne, Darwin and the Sunshine Coast. Here is the playlist: yeti – Paris Paloma ft. Old Sea Brigade A Fire on a Hill – Daniel J Townsend The Thi…
In this hour, Katie plays nine new chilled-out songs in various styles: traditional folk, contemporary folk, jazz, cinematic soundscape and Americana. The artists are based in Melbourne, Sydney, the NSW Central Coast, western New South Wales, County Meath (Ireland) and Nashville. Here is the playlist: Northern Star – Mark Lucas Waiting in the Wings…
In this hour, Katie plays another two excellent cover versions of famous songs (this time the originals were by Sheryl Crow and Dolly Parton), new and recent releases by show favourites Kim Yang, Nelson Mathews and Great Aunt, a cracking new tune by Nashville-based Aussie Wesley Dean, and more; and she tells listeners about her experiences at this …
Katie returns refreshed after a week away to play great new songs about the moon, pet dogs, stillness, peace, a beloved mentor, and more. There are also three exceptional cover versions of classic songs by Willie Nelson, Macy Gray and Edith Piaf. Here is the playlist: Selah – Katherine Priddy Friend for Life – The Bushwackers Always on My Mind – Ta…
Katie plays new songs by Peter Garrett, Charm of Finches and SYML before welcoming Rosie Burgess and Sam Lohs, aka Tuck Shop Ladies, back to Miss Chatelaine for a chat about their 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival show, A Day in the Life of a Lesbian Bank Robber. Rosie and Sam keep Katie and her listeners laughing with their hilarious ob…