Yindyamarra is not so much a Wiradjuri word as an ethical practice – a philosophy about reciprocity. It’s now also the name of a podcast co-hosted by Stan Grant and Jack Jacobs, and run out of Charles Sturt University, which has its main campus in Bathurst — right there in Wiradjuri country.

The Bleeding Tree by Angus Cerini is a play that hits you like a shot to the head. And now, it’s returning to Perth with an all First Nations cast and a First Nations director. Ian Michael and Karla Hart discuss what drew them to The Bleeding Tree, and what it's been like to return.

Ebony Joachim returns to share the Yorta Yorta names of two major rivers on her Country.

Award-winning artist and powerful vocalist Mo'Ju reflects on finding inspiration amidst change and why ORO PLATA MATA is the definition of a concept album.

Actor and traditional dancer Emmanuel James Brown is one of three creatives who'll feature in Marrugeku's upcoming triple bill: Burrbgaja Yalirra 2. Ahead of the premier at Sydney's Carriageworks, EJB explains how his great-grandmother, Nyulu Stumpie Brown, inspired his work.

For Word Up this week Ebony Joachim shares the Yorta Yorta word for 'country'.

Yorta Yorta woman Ebony Joachim explains why the suffix '—pna' is often (though not exclusively) used in place names on her Country.

As the light festival Parrtjima prepares to launch its eighth consecutive year, Paul Ah Chee discusses how Parrtjima continues to find the light in Mparntwe Alice Springs.

Alexis Wright's Praiseworthy is an epic set in the north of Australia, told with the richness of language and scale of imagery for which she has become renowned. In honour of the novel's release, Alexis discusses how fiction deepens understandings, and why she layers stories upon stories.

After spending nearly 30 years working as a midwife, Janty Blair has found a new calling in stand-up comedy. Ahead of the Brisbane Comedy Festival where she'll be performing with the Aboriginal Comedy Allstars, Janty looked back over the whirlwind year she's had and explained what prompted her to get up on stage. Warning: this discussion contains the names of people who have died.