This week, Béla talks with Chloe Hayman, the editor-in-chief of independent, Sydney / Eora based print magazine, Soft Stir.

Soft Stir's latest release, Stories of Collision, is more of Soft Stir's unique blend of art, music, culture, and philosophy through the lens of colliding objects and ideas. Chloe Hayman helps shepherd those ideas as the magazine's editor, platforming emerging creatives, designers, and writers.

Chloe joins Béla in the studio to talk falling into becoming an editor, the Overview Effect, and why Sade might be the perfect roadtrip soundtrack.

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Today we're joined in the studio by singer, songwriter, rapper and artiste DEVAURA.

Born in Aoetoroa and now based in Dharug Country in so-called Sydney, Davaura is a mainstay here at FBi. With her creative, innovative and energising lyrics and beats, Devaura has the unique ability to ensnare her listeners as she takes you on an odyssey of love, loss, power and excitement. 

A recent SMAC Award winner for ‘Best Live Act’ Devaura’s newest single ‘MEET YOUR MAKER’ just released and you can listen to it wherever you find great music. 

Today we’re going to get personal with Devaura and discuss the music and stories that have taken her through the winding path of her life to where we are now.

This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman. If you'd like to listen to the episode in full, head to fbi.radio and head to the Out of the Box show page. 

CATCH DEVAURA AT GREAT SOUTHERN NIGHTS AT THE VANGUARD NEWTOWN - DETAILS HERE

Devaura's Instagram - @devaura.fm 

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This week on Out of the Box, Kate Saap is joined by Gadigal-based Choreographer, performer and director Emma Harrison.

Watching Emma perform on the stage, the words visceral, emotional, free-following, experiential and dramatic come to mind. But her creative practice extends even beyond this, with works encompassing voice, film and theatre. 

Ahead of the premiere of her show HIGH OCTANE at the Campbelltown Arts Centre on Friday March 28th, we’ve got Emma here to talk about the music and stories that have influenced her life to date, her multidisciplinary practice, reconnecting to the world through our bodies and movement, and which Severance character she looks like (hint: it’s definitely who you think).

This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman.

Instagram: @emma_harrison__

Website: https://emmaharrison.info/about

Link to High Octane: https://events.humanitix.com/high-octane 

Kate’s instagram: @m1ss_kate

Zaity’s Instagram: @thatssozaity

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This week, Béla chats to Sydney/Eora based experimental musician, AnSo.

AnSo is the artist moniker of producer, songwriter and performer Soie An. Their latest album It’s Myself That I Crave was voted in at number 5 on last year’s Wettest 100 album countdown.

AnSo joins Béla in the studio to talk about how performance informs their work, experimenting with found sounds, and dancing in public fountains.

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This week, Kate talks with Alix Higgins, one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Australian fashion around right now. Alix Higgins was named the 2023 Australian Fashion Laureate emerging designer of the year, and was one of the finalists for the National Designer Awards.

Alix joins Kate in the studio to chat all things pop girls, fashion memes, and how to level up your style.

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This week, Kate talks with Mallrat, right off the back of the release of her brand new album, Light hit my face like a straight right.

Mallrat and Kate chat using your voice as an instrument, preparing to tour with Kylie Minogue, and how Jason Derulo is the modern Prince.

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Co-host of the show Kate Saap and co-producer Zaity Salman chat for an hour about makeup, rnb, and being radically yourself. They have had so much fun over the past year working on the program and are so excited to talk to new guests when out of the box returns.

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This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman.

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This week, Kate reunites with Skeleten, to talk about his brand new album, Mentalized.

Album of the Week this week on FBi, Skeleten chats about how his process has developed on this new record, the importance of making music with friends, and his feelings on generative AI.

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Today we are joined by actor, writer and producer (check) Chika Ikogwe. You might recognise Chika’s face from Netflix’s Heartbreak high where for two seasons (going into a third) she plays Series Regular, Josephine ‘Jojo’ Obah – the lead teacher for SLTs (pron. Sluts). Chika has been in whole bunch of projects including ABC’s Mikki vs. The World, feature film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and recently Land of Bad alongside Russel Crowe and Liam Hemsworth. 

On stage, Chika has starred in a number of productions including Malthouse’s seven methods of killing kylie jenner and Queensland Theatre’s Fangirls, which later moved to Belvoir. As a writer, Chika has written for the series Bump on Stan in addition to developing her own show, Just Chidi Things (executive produced by Rose Byrne).

China’s latest show, Never Have I Ever premieres on February 15th at the MTC — more details here

https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2025/never-have-i-ever/

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This week, we get a little meta with Co-Host Kate and Co-Producer Madi interviewing each other!

We chat about the importance of pop music, community being a crucial part of creativity, and sweating in the studio. 

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Today, Co-producer Zaity chats with actress, communication creative, advocate and pretty cool person, Simone K. Smith. 

Born to a Black Zulu mother and White Australian father in Melbourne – Simone’s childhood saw her bouncing between LA, Durban, Melbourne, NY and now to the OOTB studio where she shares with us the experiences that have led her to becoming an advocate for Black representation on Australian screens.

Simone’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maison.smiths/?hl=en

Zaity’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatssozaity/?hl=en

Supacell Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frmk94Etedo

SXSW Event page: https://schedule.sxswsydney.com/speakers/d2c43344-2397-4f3b-b244-16db7af7c4ef

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