Mount Hopeless Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/mount-hopeless Tom Hogan & Elana Stone investigate how, why, and what it means to tell an Australian Colonial story, in preparation for their tragi-comedy musical, Mount Hopeless, based on Burke & Wills. This podcast was made in conjuction with Merrigong Theatre Company, Wollongong. © 2025 Tom Hogan af982658-92a3-5baa-8a9d-d511ac6f38d2 no Tom Hogan Elana Stone en-au Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:35:09 +0000 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:16:03 +0000 https://mounthopeless.transistor.fm https://img.transistor.fm/9eE8dqZPBjBW1LPu4udI5U2K-kUbpp8XlsjbTzsSZVM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE4Mzg1LzE2MTI3/NTQ1NjctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Mount Hopeless https://mounthopeless.transistor.fm episodic Tom Hogan Tom Hogan & Elana Stone investigate how, why, and what it means to tell an Australian Colonial story, in preparation for their tragi-comedy musical, Mount Hopeless, based on Burke & Wills. This podcast was made in conjuction with Merrigong Theatre Company, Wollongong. Tom Hogan & Elana Stone investigate how, why, and what it means to tell an Australian Colonial story, in preparation for their tragi-comedy musical, Mount Hopeless, based on Burke & Wills. Tom Hogan tommehhogan@gmail.com No No What Happened To Us? (feat. Leland Kean) 5 5 What Happened To Us? (feat. Leland Kean) full fd798cde-a079-4d0a-934b-97701e9497f4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8455e60a Tickets are on sale for Mount Hopeless. The show runs September 1-3, at Merrigong Theatre Company, IPAC, Wollongong. Get your tickets at https://merrigong.com.au/shows/mount-hopeless/

For more information, to reserve tickets, or to listen to other Merrigong Theatre Podcasts, visit www.merrigong.com.au.

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For more information, to reserve tickets, or to listen to other Merrigong Theatre Podcasts, visit www.merrigong.com.au.

]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2022 05:19:00 +0000 Tom Hogan Tom Hogan 1839 Leland Kean, the Artistic Development Manager of Merrigong Theatre Company, interview Tom & Elana as they enter rehearsals for Mount Hopeless. Tickets are on sale for Mount Hopeless. The show runs September 1-3, at Merrigong Theatre Company, IPAC, Wollongong. Get your tickets at https://merrigong.com.au/shows/mount-hopeless/ For more information, to reserve tickets, or to listen to other Merrigong Theatre Podcasts, visit www.merrigong.com.au. Leland Kean, the Artistic Development Manager of Merrigong Theatre Company, interview Tom & Elana as they enter rehearsals for Mount Hopeless. Tickets are on sale for Mount Hopeless. The show runs September 1-3, at Merrigong Theatre Company, IPAC, No Elana Stone Tom Hogan Trailblazing (feat. Jack Manning Bancroft) 4 4 Trailblazing (feat. Jack Manning Bancroft) full ecc965eb-7b59-417e-b274-d1df35853ece https://share.transistor.fm/s/2e32acf2 Elana interviews her brother-in-law, Jack Manning Bancroft, the CEO and Founder of AIME. For more information on AIME's plans and programs, visit http://www.aimementoring.com.

This episode is recorded and edited by Elana Stone.

Mount Hopeless is ON, and you can reserve your tickets, for 1-3 September, at Mirrigong Theatre, IPAC, Wollongong. Visit https://merrigong.com.au/shows/mount-hopeless/ to book your spot.

]]> Elana interviews her brother-in-law, Jack Manning Bancroft, the CEO and Founder of AIME. For more information on AIME's plans and programs, visit http://www.aimementoring.com.

This episode is recorded and edited by Elana Stone.

Mount Hopeless is ON, and you can reserve your tickets, for 1-3 September, at Mirrigong Theatre, IPAC, Wollongong. Visit https://merrigong.com.au/shows/mount-hopeless/ to book your spot.

]]> Tue, 09 Aug 2022 04:58:00 +0000 Elana Stone Elana Stone 2313 Elana interviews her brother-in-law, Jack Manning Bancroft, the CEO and Founder of AIME. Elana interviews her brother-in-law, Jack Manning Bancroft, the CEO and Founder of AIME. No Elana Stone Tom Hogan A Well Worn Path (feat. Ash Davies) 3 3 A Well Worn Path (feat. Ash Davies) full 0627c96c-e9c2-49fd-ab40-34cc5d981d7e https://share.transistor.fm/s/d8c31a8e Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:00:00 +0000 Tom Hogan Tom Hogan 2436 We certainly aren't the first people to turn to the Burke & Wills venture for creative adaptation. Tom & Elana get on the ol' telephone JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS to get in touch with Ashley Davies in Melbourne who has created musical adaptations of Burke & Wills, as well as Ned Kelly. || Visit https://ashleydavies.bandcamp.com for more information. Editing by Tom Hogan. Theme song by Nicole Smede. We certainly aren't the first people to turn to the Burke & Wills venture for creative adaptation. Tom & Elana get on the ol' telephone JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS to get in touch with Ashley Davies in Melbourne who has created musical adaptations of B Ashley Davies No Elana Stone Tom Hogan The Explorers (feat. Tim Flannery) 2 2 The Explorers (feat. Tim Flannery) full 96005976-953e-4737-a15e-3e23a5ec0b27 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dcaa7d7e Thu, 27 Aug 2020 22:00:00 +0000 Tom Hogan Tom Hogan 2309 Elana takes over the edit, for a conversation with Prof. Tim Flannery, on account of his book The Explorers, full of the diary entries of Australian Colonial Explorers, including William Wills. As a subplot, Tom commissions vocalist and sound designer Nicole Smede to make a theme song... that will probably turn up in the show. Elana takes over the edit, for a conversation with Prof. Tim Flannery, on account of his book The Explorers, full of the diary entries of Australian Colonial Explorers, including William Wills. As a subplot, Tom commissions vocalist and sound designer Nic Tim Flannery,Nicole Smede No Elana Stone Tom Hogan These Are All The Things We Bring (feat. Kirli Saunders) 1 1 These Are All The Things We Bring (feat. Kirli Saunders) full ee52284d-9d07-441e-ad29-db9cb21bce51 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1ddc3631 Sun, 26 Jul 2020 22:00:00 +0000 Tom Hogan Tom Hogan 1955 Tom Hogan & Elana Stone are in the middle of developing a musical about Burke & Wills, but trying to tell the story properly is so loaded with cultural weight that it's not so easy. So Tom & Elana talk to Kirli Saunders, to begin to understand some of the complexities and responsibilities behind being a Cultural Advisor for Artistic Projects. In this episode, Kirli reads her poem, Dharawal Country, from her book of poetry, Kindred, available to order direct from Magabala Books. Keep up to date with all of Kirli's work on her website, https://kirlisaunders.com/ Tom Hogan & Elana Stone are in the middle of developing a musical about Burke & Wills, but trying to tell the story properly is so loaded with cultural weight that it's not so easy. So Tom & Elana talk to Kirli Saunders, to begin to understand No Elana Stone Tom Hogan