HCNSW Podcast

About HCNSW Podcast

The History Talks podcasts offer a valuable opportunity to delve into Australian history through the insights of prominent historians or those who significantly contribute to historical knowledge. These recordings capture speaker events, providing listeners with a platform to engage with the rich historical narratives and perspectives shared by experts in the field. Whether exploring significant events, individuals, or societal transformations, these podcasts serve as an accessible and informative resource for those interested in delving deeper into Australia's past. The History Talks podcasts are a series of recordings of speaker events featuring leading Australian Historians, produced by the History Council of New South Wales. Creative Commons license: CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike)

Publisher

The History Council of NSW and various guests

Category

arts · education · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 May 2019

Latest episode

20 May 2026

Latest episodes

56 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 May 2026

   HCNSW Annual History Lecture 2025 Dr Margaret Cook

   History Council of NSW Annual History Lecture 2025 delivered by Dr Margaret Cook. Includes a Q & A following the lecture with Dr Amanda Wells. Dr Margaret Cook is a Research Fellow at the Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, and holds an honorary research position at La Trobe University. She is an environmental historian who has published on water histories and climate-related disasters, with a particular focus on rivers, floods, culture and climate. Margaret is the author of...

2. 

   10 Feb 2026

   History Now: Caught on Screen: Australia’s Convict History in Film and Television

   Nations are often remade through close attention to detail. In this episode, historian Dr James Finlay reflects on how Australia’s convict past has been represented on screen, tracing shifts from early cinematic melodrama through to television drama and contemporary film, and considering how these visual narratives continue to shape national memory. Drawing on archival research, James introduces an unexpected case study: a 1937 German musical set in the Parramatta Female Factory. The discussi...

3. 

   10 Feb 2026

   History Now: Interpreting Cockatoo Island/Wareamah: Past, Present, Future

   Waramah/Cockatoo Island is one of Sydney Harbour’s most complex historical sites. Shaped by layers of incarceration, labour, industry, and governance, the island offers a rare opportunity to examine how power, punishment, and productivity were engineered into a single landscape—and how those histories are interpreted today. This episode brings together curators, historians, archaeologists, and digital specialists to explore Cockatoo Island’s past and present. We begin with its global signific...

Who has been a guest on HCNSW Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Sophie Loy-Wilson
• Dr Yves Rees
• Dr Peter Hobbins

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 14 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

17

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

30

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