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StorySALOON 2025 wrap: Until next season
Dec 16, 2025
1m 50s
In the SALOON with Luke Johnson and Michelle Hamadache
Dec 1, 2025
46m 48s
'The Crane Flies' by Michelle Hamadache, read by Charlotte Salusinszky
Nov 24, 2025
27m 07s
'Ferocious Animals', by Luke Johnson, read by Bayley Prendergast
Nov 17, 2025
19m 05s
'Zucchini' written and read by Monikka Eliah
Nov 14, 2025
20m 20s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 12/16/25 | ![]() StorySALOON 2025 wrap: Until next season✨ | Australian short storieswriters+1 | — | StorySALOON PodcastAustralian Government+11 | NSW | 2025live shows+4 | — | 1m 50s | |
| 12/1/25 | ![]() In the SALOON with Luke Johnson and Michelle Hamadache✨ | short storiescreative writing+1 | Luke JohnsonMichelle Hamadache | Ferocious AnimalsKangaroo Unbound+12 | US | Ferocious AnimalsThe Crane Flies+3 | — | 46m 48s | |
| 11/24/25 | ![]() 'The Crane Flies' by Michelle Hamadache, read by Charlotte Salusinszky✨ | short storyfiction+3 | Charlotte Salusinszky | StorySALOONMacquarie University+13 | USItaly | Michelle HamadacheCharlotte Salusinszky+3 | — | 27m 07s | |
| 11/17/25 | ![]() 'Ferocious Animals', by Luke Johnson, read by Bayley Prendergast✨ | short storyfiction+2 | Bayley Prendergast | Ferocious AnimalsKangaroo Unbound+17 | Newtown | Luke JohnsonBayley Prendergast+3 | — | 19m 05s | |
| 11/14/25 | ![]() 'Zucchini' written and read by Monikka Eliah✨ | Assyrian heritagecontemporary life+3 | Monikka Eliah | MeanjinSBS Voices+12 | FairfieldSydney | short storiespoetry+4 | — | 20m 20s | |
| 11/3/25 | ![]() In the SALOON with Ren Wyld and Katie Beckett✨ | First Nations narrativetheatre+3 | Katie BeckettRen Wyld | Clatter TongueStorySALOON Podcast+39 | — | Clatter TongueStorySALOON Live+2 | — | 53m 55s | |
| 10/27/25 | ![]() ‘The Couples Therapist’ by Abigail Ulman, read by Amber McMahon✨ | fictionshort stories+1 | Amber McMahon | Hot Little HandsThe Monthly+18 | — | Abigail UlmanAmber McMahon+2 | — | 25m 50s | |
| 10/20/25 | ![]() 'Golden Hour’ by Claire Aman, read by Suzi Dougherty✨ | short storiessmall towns+3 | — | OverlandBell Shakespeare+11 | Australia | Claire AmanSuzi Dougherty+2 | — | 21m 33s | |
| 10/13/25 | ![]() ‘Clatter Tongue’, by K.A. Ren Wyld, read by Katie Beckett✨ | Indigenous experiencesfamily history+2 | — | This All Come Back Now: An Anthology of First Nations Speculative FictionStorySALOON+14 | — | K.A. Ren WyldKatie Beckett+3 | — | 0m 15s | |
| 9/29/25 | ![]() In the SALOON with Jake Dean and Adam Dunn✨ | short storiesapocalypse+2 | Adam DunnJake Dean | Griffith ReviewStorySALOON+18 | Kaurna CountrySouth Australia+2 | StorySALOONlive show+1 | — | 59m 00s | |
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| 9/22/25 | ![]() 'Apocalypse, then?' by Jake Dean, read by Adam Dunn | In this week's episode we're going to hear 'Apocalypse, then?' by Jake Dean, read by Adam Dunn. Jake Dean writes shorts stories and rides waves on Kaurna Country in South Australia. His writing is razor sharp, and not surprisingly he’s been published widely in Australian journals including Griffith Review, Going Down Swinging, The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Overland, Kill Your Darlings, Crikey, and Surfing World. His story ‘Apocalypse, then?’ is a comedic satire of a writer’s lust for fame. An Adelaide teacher’s short story is accepted for publication by The New Yorker. But then the world ends. The story is read by Adam Dunn. Dunn is an actor and filmmaker whose short films having been winning awards in the US and Europe. You’ll have seen Dunn in any number of Australian and American films and TV roles including The Rising, Play Dirty, The Fall Guy, Elvis, and Colin from Accounts. Griffith Review 83: Past Perfect, 2024. StorySALOON is hosted by Jane Messer. Find out more about StorySALOON's live shows and podcasts at www.storysaloon.com.au | 25m 09s | ||||||
| 9/15/25 | ![]() 'Dance Hall Days' by Christos Tsiolkas, read by Alex Dimitriades | In this week's episode we're going to hear 'Dance Hall Days' by Christos Tsiolkas, read by Alex Dimitriades. Tsiolkas is the Melbourne-born, Greek-Australian author, playwright, essayist, and screenwriter internationally known for his award winning novels, Dead Europe, Loaded, The Slap, and Barracuda. In this story, we meet Dimitri and Marlene, former friends who haven’t seen each since the 1980s Melbourne’s party and music scene. The story is from the anthology Into Your Arms: Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. Twenty Australian writers were asked to write a short story in response to a Nick Cave song. ‘Dance Hall Days’ is Tsiolkas’s riff on that Nick Cave challenge – a moving story about having been young, getting older, forgiving shitty parents and Melbourne’s 1980s music scene, back in the days when Nick Cave was just starting out. ‘Dance Hall Days’ is read by Alex Dimitriades. There’s quite a history between these two creatives, with Dimitriades starring in the film Head On, adapted from Tsiolkas’s first novel, Loaded. He’s also starred in the Slap, based on Tsiolkas’s hugely popular novel. Alex Dimitriades is known for many other film and television roles including Heartbreak High, The Slap, Total Control and The Tourist. He won the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor for his role in Head On. Into your arms: Nick Cave's Songs Reimagined, Fremantle Press, 2023. StorySALOON is hosted by Jane Messer. Find out more about StorySALOON's live shows and podcasts at www.storysaloon.com.au | 24m 35s | ||||||
| 9/8/25 | ![]() 'The Skit' by Roanna Gonsalves, read by Vinaya Elijala | In this week's episode we're going to hear 'The Skit' by Roanna Gonsalves, read by Vinaya Elijala. Gonsalves’ short story ‘The Skit’ is from her collection titled The Permanent Resident, winner of the 2018 Multicultural NSW Award. Roanna is a writer of short stories, long fiction and radio essays, and has been published widely in Australian and international journals and anthologies. She is a lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of New South Wales. Her story ‘The Skit’ is a tough and comedic snapshot of Indian expat and student life in Sydney and is as relevant today as it was when first published. ‘The Skit’ is read by Vinaya Elijala, an emerging actor and creative producer for whom performing arts has always been a passion, sparked at a young age by indulging in Hindi films, Bollywood dancing and acting in stage shows. Elijala's work includes the Indian Australian play Prem Patr for the NIDA Festival of Emerging Artists 2022, and other projects with the Sydney Fringe Festival and Belvoir Theatre’s 25A Program. StorySALOON is hosted by Jane Messer. Find out more about StorySALOON's live shows and podcasts at www.storysaloon.com.au. | 23m 12s | ||||||
| 6/30/25 | ![]() In the SALOON with Margo Lanagan and Paul Capsis | In our latest 'In the SALOON with…', host Jane Messer talks with writer Margo Lanagan and performer, Paul Capsis. We take a deep dive into Margo's short story ‘Singing My Sister Down’ which was performed by Paul at StorySALOON’s June live show. In this episode, Margo speaks about the original writing of 'Singing My Sister Down', and the unique aspects of the short story as a genre. Paul discusses his performance of the work, and his own life as a performer, and the impact of his family on his work and his reading of 'Singing My Sister Down'. MARGO is one of Australia’s most admired writers of short stories and novels for adults and young adults. She is the author of over a dozen novels and short story collections, and has received four World Fantasy Awards, one of them being for 'Singing My Sister Down'. PAUL CAPSIS is one of Australia’s most extraordinary and versatile performers. He has appeared in theatre, live concerts, cabaret, film, and television both in Australia and internationally. Most recently he’s had roles at Griffin Theatre, and in the television series Wellmania and Deep Water. StorySALOON is hosted by Jane Messer. Find out more about StorySALOON's live shows and podcasts at www.storysaloon.com.au This first seasons of StorySALOON Podcast has been produced with funding from Copyright Agency, Create NSW and Creative Australia. | 50m 00s | ||||||
| 6/23/25 | ![]() 'In Disguise, Lying Low' by Anne Casey-Hardy, read by Esha Jessy | In this week's episode we’re going to hear ‘In Disguise, Lying Low’ by Anne Casey-Hardy, read by Esha Jessy. The story is taken from Anne’s debut collection of short stories, wickedly titled Cautionary Tales for Excitable Girls (published by Scribner https://shorturl.at/Wk1To). Her acclaimed short stories are wonderfully sharp, irreverent tales of sisterhood, motherhood and friendships. In the words of one reviewer, her stories “crackle with energy and desire.” Reading ‘In Disguise, Lying Low’ tonight is the Esha Jessy — a recent graduate of NIDA, the National Institute of Dramatic Art. Esha’s been quick to get on the stage, most recently in the play Amber at the Old Fitz Theatre and in reading roles for ‘Fangirls’ and ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ with the Sydney Theatre Company. StorySALOON is hosted by Jane Messer. Find out more about StorySALOON's live shows and podcasts at www.storysaloon.com.au | 21m 00s | ||||||
| 6/16/25 | ![]() 'Singing My Sister Down' by Margo Lanagan, read by Paul Capsis | In this episode we’re going to hear Margo Lanagan’s short story ‘Singing My Sister Down’, read by Paul Capsis. This is a story with a big heart that may well move you to tears. Margo Lanagan is one of Australia’s most outstanding writers of short stories and novels for adults and young adults. Her work has been published widely in Australia and internationally. For those amongst you who’re unused to the fantasy genre, what you’ll find in 'Singing My Sister Down' is that you recognise the community and characters, but there are little details that tell make it clear that this is not historical fiction, but fantasy set in a world like ours, back in time somewhere. The setting is a tar pit. Tar pits are real – they form when natural, hot bitumen rises from deep in the earth to form a sticky, black pool or lake. The story is read by the legendary Paul Capsis. Paul is one of Australia’s most extraordinary and versatile performers, appearing in theatre, live concerts, cabaret, film, and television both here and internationally, and now here, for StorySALOON. In our next episode, 'In the SALOON with' Margo Lanagan and Paul Capsis, we meet with author and performer in the studio for an in-depth conversation about the story and its performance. You can read 'Singing My Sister Down' in Lanagan's award-winning and internationally acclaimed collection by the same name, Singing My Sister Down, published by Allen & Unwin. StorySALOON is hosted by Jane Messer. Find out more about StorySALOON's live shows and podcasts at www.storysaloon.com.au Paul Capsis photo: Hellene Algie | 33m 23s | ||||||
| 6/10/25 | ![]() Three flash fictions by Gillian O'Shaughnessy, read by Monica Sayers | In this episode we present three flash fictions by West Australian writer Gillian O'Shaughnessy, from our June live show. Gillian is an award-winning writer whose flash fictions and short stories have been published widely in Australian and international journals and anthologies. The reading is by Monica Sayers, returning to StorySALOON a second time. Sayers is a proud Australian born Chinese actor, director, and voice artist. She has acted in many film and television roles, and with major theatre companies including the Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare, and Hayes Theatre. Gillian O'Shaughnessy's stories have been published in online journals, and can be read by following the link to her website at https://gillianoshaughnessy.com/ StorySALOON is hosted by Jane Messer. Find out more about StorySALOON's live shows and podcasts at www.storysaloon.com.au | 14m 45s | ||||||
| 6/2/25 | ![]() 'In the SALOON with' Paddy O'Reilly and Monica Sayers | Welcome to 'In the Saloon With...', where StorySALOON host Jane Messer meets with an author and actor from the live show for a deep-dive into the writing of the short story and the actor's performance of it. In this episode we talk with Paddy O'Reilly, author of 'Baggage Claim' and Monica Sayers, who read the story live for StorySALOON's May 2025 show. Paddy's novels and short stories have been published, anthologised and broadcast in Australia, Europe, China, the UK and the USA. Her most recent book, the novel Other Houses, was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2023. Monica Sayers is a proud Australian born Chinese artist who works as an actor, director, and voiceover artist. Her many tv and stage roles have included The Messenger, Rake, Love My Way and roles with Bell Shakespeare, Sydney Theatre Co, Belvoir and Hayes Theatre. You can read 'Baggage Claim' online in the journal Overland, Issue 231, Winter 2018. Jane Messer is the host of StorySALOON Live and StorySALOON Podcast. Find out more about StorySALOON at www.storysaloon.com.au. | 0m 38s | ||||||
| 5/26/25 | ![]() 'Baggage Claim' by Paddy O'Reilly, read by Monica Sayers | Our final story from StorySALOON's live 6 May show is 'Baggage Claim' by Paddy O'Reilly. Paddy's novels and short stories have won and been shortlisted for a number of major awards, and been published, anthologised and broadcast in Australia, Europe, China, the UK and the USA. 'Baggage Claim' was read by Monica Sayers, a proud Australian born Chinese artist who works as an actor, director, and voiceover artist. Her tv and stage roles have included The Messenger, Rake, Love My Way and Romeo and Juliet (Bell Shakespeare) Chimerica and The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui with Hugo Weaving (Sydney Theatre Co) and Hay Fever with Marina Prior (Melbourne Theatre Co). You can read 'Baggage Claim' online in the journal Overland, Issue 231, Winter 2018. Find out more about StorySALOON's live shows and podcasts at www.storysaloon.com.au | 19m 23s | ||||||
| 5/19/25 | ![]() 'GPS' by Cate Kennedy, read by Jules Billington | This week's short story is 'GPS' by Cate Kennedy. It's a short story for lovers of twisted fairy tales and bushland suspense. Every girl should have a grandmother like this one in their lives. Cate Kennedy has been writing and publishing short stories, along with poetry, novels and essays for over three decades. Recent short stories have been published in The Saturday Paper, and the anthologies The Scarlet Stilleto: 30 Years of Mystery, Murder and Malice, and Into Your Arms : Nick Cave’s Songs Reimagined. When not in Castlemaine, Victoria, Cate can be found teaching on the faculty of the MFA in Creative Writing at Pacific University in Portland, Oregon. 'GPS' was performed live at StorySALOON on May 6 by Jules Billington. A NIDA graduate, Jules works as an actor, director, and performance and movement coach. Their film credits include Buckley's Chance and iconic queer Australian feature films Ellie & Abbie (and Ellie’s Dead Aunt) and All About E. On stage, they're known for their stunning performances at Belvoir, MTC and Bell Shakespeare. Jules is returning to the stage in June, in Corialanus, at Bell Shakespeare company's new theatre space, The Neilson Nutshell. 'GPS' by Cate Kennedy is from the anthology South of the Sun: Australian Fairy Tales for the 21st Century, published for the Australian Fairy Tale Society, by Serenity Press, 2021. Coming up in our next episode: 'Baggage Claim' by Paddy O'Reilly, read by Monica Sayers. | 0m 22s | ||||||
| 5/12/25 | ![]() 'Aitu' by Oliver Coulter, read by Chris Alosio | This week's short story is 'Aitu' by Oliver Coulter, was performed live by Chris Alosio for StorySALOON on May 6, 2025 at The Vanguard, Newtown. A young man of Samoan heritage is driving along a Northern Territory highway carrying special cargo. It's a road story that's both spiritual and darkly funny, and is about the importance of knowing your culture. In Polynesian languages the word 'aitu' refers to ghosts or spirits. Oliver Coulter is a Samoan-Australian writer raised in the Northern Territory. He has won a NT Literary Award and his work has also featured on ABC Radio National. Chris Alosio is a rising star in screen and television, acclaimed for his roles in the Netflix series, Surviving Summer, and feature films Talk to Me, Next Goal Wins and Fighting Season. 'Aitu' was first published in the online Australian journal Going Down Swinging, Nov 2022. | 12m 00s | ||||||
| 4/28/25 | ![]() 'In the SALOON With...' Nic Low and Taofia Pelesasa and host Jane Messer | Welcome to the first of our in-depth conversations, 'In the Saloon With...', where StorySALOON host Jane Messer meets with an author and actor from the live show for a deep-dive into the writing of the short story and the actor's performance of it. In this episode we talk with Nic Low, author of 'Octopus' and Taofia Pelesasa, who read the story live for StorySALOON's April 2025 show. Based in Melbourne and New Zealand, Nic Low's Ngāi Tahu Māori and European heritage shape the short story 'Octopus', which is set in Rotorua on New Zealand's South Island. Low is the author of three acclaimed books, his short story collection Arms Race, which includes the story 'Octopus'; Uprising, and Little Doomsdays. 'Octopus' is about a rowdy road gang and an octopus, a story in which myth and reality powerfully collide. It is read by Taofia Pelesasa, a Western Sydney creative of Tokelauan and Samoan heritage. Pelesasa has worked as an actor, writer and filmmaker in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Samoa. His short film, Humans of the Islands, (CoconetTV.com) explores the impacts of rising sea levels on Pasifika island futures, a topic which he discusses in this episode. Jane Messer is the host of StorySALOON Live and StorySALOON Podcast. | 48m 00s | ||||||
| 4/21/25 | ![]() 'Protocols of Transference', by Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker, read by Dakotah Love | Build a mechanical brain to hold and remember First Nations stories. ’Protocols of Transference’s’ narrator is a First Nation person who is gathering and saving Indigenous stories. | 10m 42s | ||||||
| 4/21/25 | ![]() 'Octopus' by Nic Low, read by Taofia Pelesasa | This week’s short story is ’Octopus’ by Nic Low. Set in New Zealand’s South Island, it’s about a rowdy road gang and a giant octopus, as much real as it is myth. | 21m 30s | ||||||
| 4/8/25 | ![]() "Tinder Date" by Monique Choy, read by Zoe Carides | ‘Tinder Date’, by Sydney fiction and travel writer Monique Choy is read by Zoe Carides. Set in a Marrickville bar, city girl Celia meets farmer Alistair. How will the date go? | 22m 58s | ||||||
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