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About MATILDA RADIO
Writer and filmmaker Sal + photographer Mark have a five-year plan to sail their Swan 47 MATILDA from Palma, Spain, back to Sydney, Australia. This is a podcast sharing the wonder and realities of living your dream while maintaining their careers, a marriage and a 50-year-old boat. Next episode out end of October, 2026.
- Publisher
- SAL BALHARRIE and MARK CHEW
- Category
- society & culture · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Jun 2026
- Latest episode
- 4 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
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4 Oct 2026
17 Under The Light Of The Moon
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO A weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // This episode comes to you MAHON, MENORCA. (https://www.alongdustyroads.com/posts/things-to-do-in-mahon-menorca) Back in our beloved Mahon. In this the penultimate episode of MATILDA RADIO SEASON ONE, we recap what surprised and delighted, disappointed about the places we have been; what we love and what we find frustrating about Matilda. While Mark goes back to Australia, we'll be taking a break for a couple of weeks. Next Episode - end of October What's Sal reading and watching: - WE WERE FORBIDDEN by Jacqueline Harpman (https://wordswithoutborders.org/book-reviews/jacqueline-harpmans-we-were-forbidden-harpman-wood/) What's Mark reading and watching: - YOU ARE HERE by David Nicholls (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/24/you-are-here-by-david-nicholls-review-a-well-mapped-romance) Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
28 Sept 2026
16 Surviving the Straits of Bonifacio
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO A weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // This week we survived the Straits of Bonifacio - no thanks to Reckmann! (https://www.reckmann.com/en/210/furling-systems/) Links to stuff we discussed: - (https://www.sardegnaturismo.it/it/esplora/torre-delle-stelle)History of Bonifacio (https://bonifacio.it/) Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
24 Sept 2026
16 WE DID IT! The Rolex Swan Cup
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO A weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // We are proud, we are humbled, we loved every minute. The Rolex Swan Cup. Incredible. Links to stuff we discussed: - THE ROLEX SWAN CUP IN PORTO CERVO (https://www.yccs.it/regate-2026/fotogallery/rolex_swan_cup-3345.html) - Swan on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/clubswan/reels/) - Results (https://data.orc.org/public/WEV.dll?action=series&eventid=ihckq&classid=L1&divid=L1C) No reading, no watching, just sailing. Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
13 Sept 2026
14 AND WE ARE RACING!
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO It's a different week here at Matilda Radio, while we compete in the ROLEX SWAN CUP. We are focused and maybe we are ready....rules for the week: 1. Safety. 2. Fun. 3. Focus. Let's talk about it. Links to stuff we discussed: - ROLEX SWAN CUP (https://www.yccs.it/regate-2026/rolex_swan_cup-3345.html) - ROGER FEDERER - Career Points Breakdown (https://www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com/playerProfile?name=Roger%20Federer&tab=statistics) Total Points Won: 54.1% (127,702 won out of 236,038 played) Total Points Lost: 45.9% (108,336 lost) Matches Won: 81.9% (1,245 wins out of 1,520–1,526 recorded singles matches) Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
7 Sept 2026
E13 From The Island of Stromboli
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO A weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // This episode comes to you from Sardinia after a 48 hour crossing back from Sicily. Off the back of a question from a listener, we ask the question - WHY GO? Why go/come to Europe to charter a boat? Next May / June? Where to go and what to avoid and one sure fire planning tool to help you plan and dream. Links to stuff we discussed: - VULCANO (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isola_di_Vulcano) - LIPARI AND PUMICE (https://mistralsailing.it/en/diario-di-bordo/lipari_sailing_trip/) - FILACUDI (https://www.filicudiconservation.com/) - PREDICT WIND (https://www.predictwind.com/apps/predictwind-app?utm_source=googleads_int&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=66055735&utm_content=153204599457&utm_term=predict%20wind&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=66055735&gbraid=0AAAAAD8p6IHzgOlP2d-iFxdtJ9l0H6Jp3&gclid=CjwKCAjwwfnUBhAtEiwAfQpAYlxnF6DBywnK46ZYgBlszF9N6nYr6mm3E6cYCnimtRDT29k8xZ8ljRoCHeUQAvD_BwE) - IT IS THE ROLEX SWAN CUP (RSC) (https://www.yccs.it/regate-2026/rolex_swan_cup-3345.html) - ROLEX SWAN CUP 2026 - PREVIEW AND THAT'S MATILDA AT 38 SECS! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=zZp6KeYLvIg) - COLLECT BOAT IN MAO/MAHON - ES GRAU - FORNELLS - PREGONDA - NORTH COAST - CITUADELLA - SOUTH COAST - CALA EN PORTER - MAO - BALEARIC ISLANDS - DAVID & SUSIE BAGGALEY (https://store.imray.com/products/balearic-islands-ib0231-2?srsltid=AfmBOoqaR7mfA1ZJIzvgTu5rq15NECrOf_KfFIkuQ8C01e5lcSlqfPMB) - NAVILY - THE MOST INNOVATIVE CRUISING GUIDE - USE NAVILY TO PLAN AND DREAM! (https://www.navily.com/) What's Sal reading and watching: - The things we never say // Elizabeth Strout (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Things_We_Never_Say) - The Artist // Lucy Steed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Things_We_Never_Say) What's Mark reading and watching: - What We Can Know by Ian McEwan (https://www.the-tls.com/literature/fiction/what-we-can-know-ian-mcewan-book-review-beejay-silcox) Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
31 Aug 2026
Da da da da da
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO A weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // This episode comes to you while sailing from Scilla, Calabria across to Vulcano on the Aeolian Islands! (https://wearepalermo.com/news/vulcano-island/) Links to stuff we discussed: - Da da? WHAT THE HELL IS SAL TALKING ABOUT? (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1570883747985879) - ANOTHER WEEK OF NAVY BLUES (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArQ2ZJRttCo) - THIS WEEK'S UNOFFICIAL SPONSOR // THE Z HUT (https://thezhut.com.au/?srsltid=AfmBOopj6DH_Pmo48MT4WlGVncxdFIxUsxgKjPH5siCZ0-ab476X9BiZ) - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VULCANO (https://wearepalermo.com/news/vulcano-island/) - THE SCHYLLA, CHARYBDIS AND NAUSICA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSHkxr_-8hY) - THE STRAITS OF MESSINA (https://www.whensailing.com/blog/strait-of-messina-a-guide-for-sailors) - FLEABAG / THE PERFECTION THAT IS (https://medium.com/@elenahijazi/fleabag-the-greatest-show-ever-written-52bd6ed9cf98) - SOUTHERN WOODENBOAT SAILING (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/) What's Sal reading and watching: - (https://www.the-tls.com/literature/fiction/what-we-can-know-ian-mcewan-book-review-beejay-silcox)SEASCRAPER by Benjamin Wood (https://cristinasanders.me/2025/12/04/seascraper-book-review/) What's Mark reading and watching: - (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35036409-my-brilliant-friend)WHAT WE CAN KNOW by Ian McEwan (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/16/what-we-can-know-by-ian-mcewan-review-the-limits-of-liberalism) Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
23 Aug 2026
Fiasco in Fiskardo
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO A weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // This episode comes to you from SIRACUSA, SICILY (https://www.visitsicily.info/en/localita/siracusa/) this week we crossed back from Greece to mainland Italy and now in Sicily. SONG OF THE WEEK - DRAFT DAUGHTERS BLUES by BE GOOD TANYAS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhGJ_KFAU_8) Links to stuff we discussed: - FISKARDO - LIVE WEBCAM (https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/ellada/ionian-islands/kefalonia/fiskardo.html) - TIM & PAULINE CARR WORLD SAILORS (https://nmmc.co.uk/object/boats/falmouth-quay-punt-curlew/) - LIN & LARRY PARDY WORLD SAILORS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_and_Larry_Pardey) - KATABATIC WIND EXPLAINED (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0b8qoPFxlA) - ROCELLA IONICA DETENTION FACILITY (https://www.globaldetentionproject.org/countries/europe/italy) - ROLEX SWAN CUP (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtm33T9auh0) - KAKUMA REFUGE CAMP (https://www.markchew.com.au/about-1) - ANNIE'S EASTER MIX // PLAYLIST (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sAUBBL7p7XTkltq0FAuJg?si=a3253827ba824435) - I SEE DOCO LAB (https://www.iseedoco.com/) - SOUTHERN WOODENBOAT SAILING (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/) What's Sal reading? - The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji and here's a review - sorry for the recommendation Book Group :) (https://laurieisreading.com/2025/11/09/book-review-the-persians-by-sanam-mahloudji/) Want to join next book group? September 28. WhatsApp Sal - +61417352673 What's Mark reading? - What We Can Know by Ian McEwan (https://www.the-tls.com/literature/fiction/what-we-can-know-ian-mcewan-book-review-beejay-silcox) Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
17 Aug 2026
Bazza's a bit famous
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO A weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // This episode comes to you from FRIKES, ITHACA (https://www.ithaca.gr/en/home/where-to-stay/villages/frikes-en/) Links to stuff we discussed: - LEVAKAS CANAL (https://sailingbritican.com/lefkas-canal/?srsltid=AfmBOopsZF7SqxZqIzEbJAU1j-LllZm9RWg8uf10-Px-iXwJYSPUoTf2) - SPARTAHORI / SPILIA TAVERNA (https://www.visitmeganisi.com/leisure/taverna-spilia) - SKORPIOS - JACKIE'S ISLAND (https://www.skorpiosisland.com/#gallery) - PERSEIDS 2026 COMETS IN GREECE (https://xpat.gr/perseids-2026-greece-best-time-where-to-watch/) - SOUTHERN IONIAN (https://www.discovergreece.com/ionian-islands) - SOUTHERN WOODENBOAT SAILING (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/) What's Sal reading and watching: - The Persian's by Sanam Mahloudji (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/25/the-persians-by-sanam-mahloudji-review-women-on-the-edge) - The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage (https://app.thestorygraph.com/book_reviews/079446c5-015f-48a4-8106-ca0dd6988d6f) What's Mark reading and watching: - Seascraper by Benjamin Wood (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/28/seascraper-by-benjamin-wood-review-a-story-that-sings-on-the-page) Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
8 Aug 2026
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO A weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // This episode comes to you from VONITSA (https://castleroute.culture.gov.gr/en/vonitsa/), Mainland GREECE. Links to stuff we discussed: - (https://www.sardegnaturismo.it/it/esplora/torre-delle-stelle) What is a Baker's Dozen? (https://www.britannica.com/story/why-is-a-bakers-dozen-13) - ALLTRAILS (https://www.alltrails.com/) this week's unofficial sponsor - OLIVE TREES IN PAXOS (https://paxoslocalguide.com/olive-harvesting-on-paxos-from-tree-to-table/) - ANTIPAXOS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipaxos) - NAVALLY (https://www.navily.com/) - BATTLE OF ACTIUM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIL_RxNzCC8) - GOOGLE MAP IMAGE OF BOATS ON SHORE AT ACTIUM (https://www.google.com/search?q=cleopatra+marina+preveza&rlz=1C5MACD_enAU1140AU1140&oq=CLEOPATRA+MARINA&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgCEAAYgAQyCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyDQgBEC4YrwEYxwEYgAQyBwgCEAAYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgGEAAYgAQyBwgHEAAYgAQyDQgIEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgJEAAYhgMYgAQYigXSAQg4MzE3ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&source=chrome.ob&ie=UTF-8#lpg=ik:CAoSHENJQUJJaERJb2ROWlZ4VTFTS1ZzbUd0VGZUSzA%3D) - VONITSA (https://castleroute.culture.gov.gr/en/vonitsa/) - SOUTHERN WOODENBOAT SAILING (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/) What's Sal reading and watching: - The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/25/the-persians-by-sanam-mahloudji-review-women-on-the-edge) What's Mark reading and watching: - A Stranger in Corfu by Alex Preston (https://tealeafreads.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/book-review-a-stranger-in-corfu/) Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
3 Aug 2026
Meet Me in Corfu (30 years later)
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO A weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // This episode comes to you from the island of LONGOS (https://www.thelondoner.me/2019/10/the-little-harbour-town-of-longos-paxos.html), PAXOS (https://www.feelgreece.com/en/blog/mini-guide-paxos) in GREECE. Links to stuff we discussed: - This week's song - COLIN HAY - Waiting for my real life begin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko5isS9JQKM) - CORFU TOWN (https://www.sunshineseeker.com/destinations/corfu-old-town/) - CAN I DRINK TAP WATER IN CORFU (https://www.reddit.com/r/Corfu/comments/1mkz1r7/drinking_water/) - MARK'S NEAR MISS THUNDERSTORM (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/campaigns/view-campaign/8y4xX9jVvsNwfTkjb9MNBCt-QTwVD2LX3IsV8fys2s-7-vpI9RqNahSGulAz77ff_nWwkhNwX9QYb4PaZ-dGzvXRTBCjwcVY%20%20) - MARINE TRAFFIC (https://www.marinetraffic.com/) - CEUTA UPDATE (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/02/ceuta-border-crossing-spain-morocco) - FIX THE NEWS (https://fixthenews.com/) - BLUE CAVES - west coast Paxos (https://www.feelgreece.com/en/blue-caves-paxos) - O'MATHILDE - $500,000 per week (https://www.yachtcharterfleet.com/luxury-charter-yacht-29724/seakid-ii.htm) ++ - I SEE DOCO LAB WINNER (https://www.instagram.com/i.see.doco.lab/) - APPLY TO I SEE DOCO LAB (https://www.iseedoco.com/filmink) - FILMINK (https://www.filmink.com.au/public-notice/disrupting-how-films-get-made-i-see-doco-lab-launches-in-australia/) What's Sal reading and listening to: - (https://www.the-tls.com/literature/fiction/what-we-can-know-ian-mcewan-book-review-beejay-silcox) A PASSAGE TO INDIA by EM Forster - DARK IS THE MORNING by Rupert Thomson What's Mark reading: - A STRANGER IN CORFU by Alex Preston Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
26 Jul 2026
In the shoes of Odysseus
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO // A weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // This episode comes to you from SIVOTA, GREECE + ROME. Links to stuff we discussed: - SIVOTA (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syvota) - AN ABANDONNED VILLAGE (https://www.alltrails.com/trail/greece/epirus--3/sivota-vrachonas) - Brachonas - THE ODYSSEY (https://cinemabarberini.it/film/odissea-v-o-/) - THE VIKING BOAT (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/23/owners-of-viking-ship-used-to-film-the-odyssey-say-studio-has-not-paid-bill-for-damage) - TRUCE(S) - Mark's film set in one room (https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/truces/2426344003839) - FIUME O MORTE! // RIVER OR DEATH (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9gO3M8dd0Y) - THE INVITE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invite) - MARK'S FAV ACTOR IN THE WORLD (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen%C3%A9lope_Cruz) - THE ECONOMIST interview with Elon Musk MONEY WON'T MATTER (https://www.instagram.com/reels/DbNPAhVgfTx/) - VEGAN DIETS VS MEAT HEAVY DIETS // YALE (https://e360.yale.edu/digest/vegan-diet-climate-meat-vegetarian-pescatarian) What's Sal reading and watching: - A ROOM WITH A VIEW - E.M. Forster (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Room_with_a_View_(1985_film)) What's Mark reading and watching: - WHAT WE CAN KNOW - IAN MCEWAN (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/16/what-we-can-know-by-ian-mcewan-review-the-limits-of-liberalism) Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
19 Jul 2026
All seas lead to Rome & Calypso's cave.
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO A weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // This episode comes to you from Sal in Rome and Mark in Orthoni (https://www.google.com/maps/place/%CE%91%CE%BA%CF%81%CF%89%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF+%CE%9A%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B9/@39.8625149,19.4319465,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x1344b6d37e129993:0xbea4d24a564753f!8m2!3d39.8625154!4d19.4319465!16s%2Fg%2F11c1nyrtn2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDcxNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D). Yes we made it! Links to stuff we discussed: - ORTHONI AND CALYPSO'S CAVE (https://explore.ionianislands.net/pois/282) - MEDUSA (https://www.beculture.it/en/medusa-by-caravaggio-story/) - PROTESTS IN VENICE (https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/18/europe/protests-venice-italy-us-envoy-yacht-intl) - SANTA MARIA DI LEUCA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_di_Leuca) - COURTESY FLAGS (https://www.force4.co.uk/department/chandlery-above-deck/flags-staffs-wind-indicators/courtesy-flags#page=1&filters=%7B%7D) - GARIBALDI (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_Garibaldi_(Rome)) - SQUASHED FLY BISCUIT (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garibaldi_biscuit#:~:text=The%20Garibaldi%20biscuit%20consists%20of,are%20similar%20to%20Eccles%20cake.&text=Popular%20with%20British%20consumers%20as,consumed%20with%20tea%20or%20coffee.) - 22 YEAR OLD POET - GOFFREDO MAMELI (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_Canto_degli_Italiani) - BRONZE STATUE AT VATICAN CITY (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49886953) - I SEE DOCO LAB (https://www.iseedoco.com/) - SOUTHERN WOODENBOAT SAILING (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/) What's Sal reading and watching: - DARK IS THE MORNING // RUPERT THOMSON (https://www.the-tls.com/literature/fiction/dark-is-the-morning-rupert-thomson-book-review-justin-warshaw) - THE HEIR APPARENT (https://reesesbookclub.com/book/the-heir-apparent/) - YESTERYEAR (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/apr/16/yesteryear-by-caro-claire-burke-review-the-downfall-of-an-allamerican-tradwife) What's Mark reading and watching: - MY BRILLIANT FRIEND (https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/1go3cx9/my_brilliant_friend_what_am_i_missing/) - WHAT WE CAN KNOW (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/16/what-we-can-know-by-ian-mcewan-review-the-limits-of-liberalism) Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
12 Jul 2026
Siracusa & the dust of Etna
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO A weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // This episode comes to you from Roccella Ionica, Calabria. (https://turismo.reggiocal.it/area-metropolitana/locride/roccella-jonica) Links to stuff we discussed: - SYRACUSE (https://www.visitsicily.info/en/localita/siracusa/) - ARCHIMEDES AND THE SEIGE OF SYRACUSE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW8kdFKCzl8) - (https://www.navily.com/)UNOFFICIAL SPONSOR // LA ICONICA (https://laionica.com.au/our-story/)- Aussie Chicken empire - we applaud your place of birth! - BOARDWALK (https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/feadship-superyacht-boardwalk)- Owned by US Ambassador to Italy and significant Trump supporter - Tilman Fertitta - utterly offensive BEST HAMBURGER IN EUROPE UNOFFICIAL RATING SYSTEM 1. HUNDRED (https://reportergourmet.com/en/news/8456-hundred-burgers-how-two-self-taught-friends-make-the-best-burger-in-the-world) // Valencia // 100% as official voted by people who know about this stuff...not just me 2. PETIT BAR (https://petitgastrobar.com/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral) // Big on flavour // Fornells, Menorca 3. PANINOTECA DA ANTONIO e DANIELO FOOD TRUCK (https://maps.app.goo.gl/V6TNXcJ3qUMchAW66)// SYRACUSA And make sure to follow us on - I SEE DOCO LAB (https://www.iseedoco.com/)- tell the documentary makers in your life about this incredible opportunity - SOUTHERN WOODENBOAT SAILING (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/) - your weekly link to all things boat What's Sal currently reading: - A STRANGER IN CORFU - ALEX PRESTON (https://www.voicemag.uk/review/16375/book-review-a-stranger-in-corfu-by-alex-preston) What's on her list to read next? - THE HEIR APPARENT (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/232885690-the-heir-apparent) - THE LAST LEOPARD - A LIFE OF GUISEPPE TOMESI di LAMPEDUSA (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-18-bk-1448-story.html) Recommendations - What We Can Know by Ian McEwan (https://www.the-tls.com/literature/fiction/what-we-can-know-ian-mcewan-book-review-beejay-silcox) - Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke (https://cribnotesbookclub.substack.com/p/is-yesteryear-worth-it) What's Mark reading and watching: - My Brilliant Friend (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35036409-my-brilliant-friend) Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
5 Jul 2026
How do you pronounce Trapani?
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO A weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // This episode comes to you from west coast of Sicily, near Siracusa. Apologies in advance for the sound quality. This is what happens when you try and make a podcast, on deck, while you're sailing, with an engine going...We're chatting southern Sicily, Greek ruins, cloud inversion, Sam and Jim, Miuccia prada. And watch out for Matilda Radio Book club :) she's coming :) This week's locations: LEVANZO (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Levanzo/@37.9971796,12.3331824,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x131958a815f3c091:0x634fbd07d4828af0!8m2!3d37.9996877!4d12.3320708!16zL20vMDl4Mjhn?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDYyOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) RAGUSA (https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TcwNjeILzZg9GIrSkwvLU4EADHrBX8&q=ragusa&rlz=1C5MACD_enAU1140AU1140&oq=Ragusa&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBEC4YgAQyCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyBwgBEC4YgAQyBwgCEAAYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEC4YgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgGEAAYgAQyBwgHEAAYgAQyBwgIEAAYgAQyBwgJEC4YgATSAQgyMTMwajBqNKgCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) Links to stuff we discussed: - (https://www.sardegnaturismo.it/it/esplora/torre-delle-stelle)Levanzo, Miuccia Prada and her Villa Burgarella (https://www.vanityfair.it/gallery/levanzo-cosa-fare-egadi-weekend) - Private Tour with Luigi - Valley of the Temple (https://guidavalledeitempli.info/) - Romano - Bar Pizzeria Ristorante a Levanzo (https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/938266122/romano---bar-pizzeria-ristorante-a-levanzo/) - Hot house industry of South Eastern Sicily (https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/greenhouses-and-photovoltaics-sicily-new-model-l-green-agriculture-AIQY2nvC?refresh_ce=1)- SOUTHERN WOODENBOAT SAILING (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/) - I SEE DOCO LAB (https://www.iseedoco.com/) What's Sal reading and watching: - A Stranger in Corfu - Alex Preston (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/240081871-a-stranger-in-corfu) What's Mark reading and watching: - My Brilliant Friend (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35036409-my-brilliant-friend) Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
28 Jun 2026
T'Shirt Sailing to Sicily
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO A weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // This episode comes to you from TRAPANI, SICILY. Yes we made it! HERE'S WHERE WE ARE! TRAPANI // SICILY (https://www.google.com/search?q=GOOGLE+MAP+TRAPANI+SICILY&rlz=1C5MACD_enAU1140AU1140&oq=GOOGLE+MAP+TRAPANI+SICILY&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yDQgCEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgEEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyCggFEAAYgAQYogQyBwgGEAAY7wUyBwgHEAAY7wUyBwgIEAAY7wUyBggJEEUYQNIBCDc1ODdqMGo3qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) CONTENT WARNING: This how contains the overuse of the word - EXTRAORDINARY. It has been used an extraordinary amount of times. Future episodes, while visiting and indeed experiencing EXTRAORDINARY moments will be described using a greater range of the English language. The host in question has been warned to tone down her reactions, yet expand on adjectives and if she must reach for the word, to limit use to a maximum of two uses per episode. Links to stuff we discussed: - AMANDA'S HOUSE IN TORRE DELLE STELLE (https://www.idealista.it/en/immobile/33215785/) - UNOFFICIAL SPONSOR - NAVALLY - THE MOST INNOVATIVE CRUISING GUIDE (https://www.navily.com/) - UNOFFICIAL SPONSOR - WORLD'S GREATEST MARINE FAN (https://www.abmnautica.com/articolo/ventilatore-caframo-modello-bora/?id=1219&features=11903&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20567658712&gbraid=0AAAAACmAD_fymVyinh-AYsttO7uEl6qem&gclid=CjwKCAjw6f3RBhApEiwAMaCqWZwjCUTD42eceddb5jU0OWkzXhin3qUUYIg-9uVeSlz1Dh_ncjv5vxoC-8kQAvD_BwE) - MATILDA'S INTERIOR (https://www.instagram.com/p/DGvj216MGb1/?hl=en&img_index=4) - ROCNA ANCHOR (https://rocna.com/) - MARK'S GORGEOUS BOOK // I LOVE ITALY (https://thismagnificentlife.com/guy-grossi-2__loveitaly/) - BRIOCHE CON GELATO (https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/brioche-con-gelato) - I SEE DOCO LAB - Sal's online filmmaker incubator with a $20k Award! (https://www.iseedoco.com/) - SOUTHERN WOODENBOAT SAILING (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/) What's Sal reading and watching: - What We Can Know by Ian McEwan (https://www.the-tls.com/literature/fiction/what-we-can-know-ian-mcewan-book-review-beejay-silcox) AND THE IMMORTAL DINNER (https://www.gethistories.com/p/the-immortal-dinner-1817?hide_intro_popup=true) - Yesteryear (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/apr/16/yesteryear-by-caro-claire-burke-review-the-downfall-of-an-allamerican-tradwife) // Tradwife (https://ca.thegospelcoalition.org/columns/femmes-scriptura/4-things-you-should-know-about-tradwives/) What's Mark reading and watching: - My Brilliant Friend (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35036409-my-brilliant-friend) Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
21 Jun 2026
From Torre Delle Stelle
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO A weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // This episode comes to you from TORRE DELLE STELLE - Tower of the Stars 15nm east of Cagliari on Sardinia. Was Mark able to get through his list of jobs? Was Sal able to seal the deal in London? Will they head to Tunisia or to Sicily? Links to stuff we discussed: - TORRE DELLE STELLE - IN THE GULF OF ANGELS (https://www.sardegnaturismo.it/it/esplora/torre-delle-stelle) - NAVALLY - THE MOST INNOVATIVE CRUISING GUIDE (https://www.navily.com/) - BALEARIC ISLANDS - DAVID & SUSIE BAGGALEY (https://store.imray.com/products/balearic-islands-ib0231-2?srsltid=AfmBOoqaR7mfA1ZJIzvgTu5rq15NECrOf_KfFIkuQ8C01e5lcSlqfPMB) - ITALIAN WATERS PILOT - ROD & LUCINDA HEIKELL (https://store.imray.com/products/italian-waters-pilot-ib0229-2?srsltid=AfmBOoq67ALwaBIz2cylhER7el7vW3ygJwJi1ZFTNHX-rsQl4Ef2tgsD) - UK REFORM PARTY (https://www.reformparty.uk/) - DAUNTS BOOKS FOR TRAVELLERS (https://dauntbooks.co.uk/) - SOUTHERN WOODENBOAT SAILING (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/) What's Sal reading and watching: - What We Can Know by Ian McEwan (https://www.the-tls.com/literature/fiction/what-we-can-know-ian-mcewan-book-review-beejay-silcox) What's Mark reading and watching: - My Brilliant Friend (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35036409-my-brilliant-friend) Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com (https://www.salbalharrie.com/) and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/)
14 Jun 2026
While anchored under the roman ruins of NORA // SARDINIA
WELCOME TO MATILDA RADIO a weekly podcast from two mad Australians who gave up living the norm to live the dream // This episode comes to you from the south coast of Sardinia, under the Roman ruins of NORA. Mark and Sal introduce you to MATILDA their 47 foot S&S Swan while chatting about their five year plan (or eight year, or two year...) Links to stuff we discussed: - MOODY 30 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSNlT0juKlg) - FRENCH CANALS (https://www.french-waterways.com/practicalities/canal-routes-to-mediterranean/) - NORA, SARDINIA (https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TewMDBLqzBgtFI1qDA0SjU3sjCwNDc1TDVMTTa1MqhItExKNUlOMTNPMjA0SEw09pLIyy9KVEgsSs5ITM3PyU_PTE7MUSjOLEkFACFeFw0&q=nora+archaeological+site&rlz=1C5MACD_enAU1140AU1140&oq=NORA+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqEAgBEC4YrwEYxwEYgAQYjgUyBggAEEUYOTIQCAEQLhivARjHARiABBiOBTIHCAIQABiABDIWCAMQLhivARjHARiABBiOBRiYBRiZBTIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQLhiABDIHCAkQLhiABNIBCDM3MzJqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) - SOUTHERN WOODENBOAT SAILING (https://www.southernwoodenboatsailing.com/) What's Sal reading and watching: - Lazar - Nelio Biedermann (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/30/lazar-by-nelio-biedermann-review-a-hungarian-epic-from-a-22-year-old-author) - La Chimera (https://letterboxd.com/film/la-chimera/) What's Mark reading and watching: - My Brilliant Friend (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35036409-my-brilliant-friend) - My Father's Shadow (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50ICTaEuQxg) Got a question for Mark and Sal - send us an email: Sal - sal@salbalharrie.com and Mark - helm@southernwoodenboat.com
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