2 Mar

Almost a Radio Show Trailer

A new series is coming! Almost a Radio Show to be presented by Ian Heydon and Dave Prior will be 30-minutes of great music, trivia and spontaneous silliness.

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23 Feb

Uncle Tadpole and Other Treasures

Ernie Dingo played Uncle Tadpole in the movie Bran Nue Dae. He also taught me how to tickle trout. He is just one of several Indigenous (and non-Indigenous) Australians who helped shape my social conscious.

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16 Feb

Black Bushrangers

Black Bushrangers from 1788 to 1901 – six blokes and a lady!

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9 Feb

Frontier Wars

This podcast looks specifically at one horrendous Frontier War massacre and two extraordinary Aboriginal people.

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2 Feb

Nosey Bob the Hangman

For 28 years Nosey Bob Howard was the official hangman in NSW. Warning. Some gruesome content.

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26 Jan

Oz Day or Invasion Day?

This time of year always brings up the debate about whether January 26 is Australia Day or Invasion Day.

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19 Jan

Can I Use the N-Word?

There were 12 black American ex-slaves aboard the First Fleet and one of them sits on a distant branch of the Heydon family tree.

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12 Jan

Sketch Comedy

Tips on how to write sketch comedy!

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5 Jan

New Year Resolutions!

It’s 2025 and time for New Year Resolutions!

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29 Dec

Memoir – Meet Dave!

A memoir I co-wrote with my mate, Dave Prior, who is a musician and comedian.

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22 Dec

Memoir – Merry Christmas!

My Christmas has certainly changed since I was a kid!

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15 Dec

Write Now – Back to Nature

Sometimes nature can serve up a lifetime of memories in just a few seconds, minutes or hours.

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8 Dec

Memoir – Flights of Fancy

This week’s memoir podcast crosses paths with two aviation adventurers, Bob Gannon and Dick Smith.

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1 Dec

Memoir – A Few Famous Failures

Three joint ventures I shared with an actor mate, Shane Withington.

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24 Nov

Memoir – The Day the Hitmen Came

This week's podcast includes one venture that almost went very pear-shaped.

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17 Nov

Memoir – Meet the Swami

This podcast is about a friend I have had for 58 years and is titled, The Day I Met the Swami.

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10 Nov

Memoir – Anzac Days

This memoir tip is to choose one day in the year that has had an impact on you.

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3 Nov

Memoir – The Day My Father Died

Memoirs should reflect life and, as such, there can be recounting of events that were sad or traumatic.

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27 Oct

Memoir – Pick a Year, Any Year!

My memoir year is 1969, the year my boarding school housemaster humiliated me in front of the whole house.

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20 Oct

Memoir – The Family Tree

An easy chapter to write in a memoir is looking at your family tree.

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