Co-producers Tim Sneddon and Jeff Achtem explain how accessibility and the need for low-cost family festivals drove them to create the new Merribek Family Festival, walking listeners through their exciting program; Nina Sanadze, founder of  Collective Polyphony Festival, and artist Camille Perry from Collective Agitation explore the importance of giving a voice to different perspectives and diasporas; Dr Craig Cormick on his new book, ‘A Darker Shade of Moonlite: A Creative Biography’, a retelling of history through the lens of the present, exploring the queerness of bushranger Captain Moonlite; Director Melanie Hillman on her all-female cast production, ‘A funny thing happened on the way to the forum’, comically reimagining the 2000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright, Plautus