Time To Talk with Sean Sennett

The Black Sorrows’ Joe Camilleri joins Sean Sennett on this episode of Time To Talk to reflect on his remarkable creative life.As The Black Sorrows release a new compilation, The Quintessential Black Sorrows, Joe looks back on the band’s journey and the songs that shaped it. He also revisits his earlier days with Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons, talks through his songwriting process, and shares the highs and lows of a career that’s been as rich as it’s been enduring.

The great Brian Nankervis is Sean Sennett’s special guest on Time To Talk this week. Currently on the road with the RocKwiz 25 tour, this conversation traces Brian’s journey from his early days as a school teacher to his first forays into comedy, his alter ego Raymond J. Bartholomeuz, and the creation and enduring appeal of RocKwiz. Along the way, Brian also discusses his love of Bob Dylan, Stephen Cummings, and much more.

Ever wondered what it's like inside a tribute band - let alone one of the best in the world? This week Jodie Thornton joins Sean Sennett to talk about just that. Jodie is Agnetha in Bjorn Again. Of course you've heard of them - Bjorn Again is the world’s Number One ABBA tribute band. Formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1988, the band has now toured over 120 countries to international critical acclaim. And they're not slowing down anytime soon. Join us as Jodie takes us beyond the platform boots and the blue eye shadow for a fascinating look inside Bjorn Again.

Deborah Mailman is Sean Sennett’s guest on this week’s episode of Time To Talk. While Deborah is promoting her new film Kangaroo, she took the time to chat to Sean about her experience making the film and then went back to recall her early days in Brisbane as an acting student at QUT, throwing back to her earliest days at La Boite and Queensland Theatre, while discussing so much more.

Belinda Carlisle joins Sean Sennett on this episode of Time To Talk. Currently promoting her new album, Once Upon A Time In California - the record is Belinda’s homage to the golden age of West Coast pop. Along the way Belinda chats about everything from her solo career and playing live to the Germs, The Go-Go’s, songs that made the album, songs that didn’t and so much more.

Tim Minchin joins Sean Sennett in the Time To Talk hot seat. A fascinating chat that covers Tim’s new album Time Machine and then dips into a broader conversation about the creative process, the Beatles, growing up in Perth, A.I. dealing with ‘thwarted expectations’ as an adult and so much more. As you know, Tim is the composer and lyricist of smash-hit stage musicals, Matilda and Groundhog Day. Among many accolades, he has won two Olivier Awards for Best Musical, a British Composers Award for Best Score, a Logie for Best Supporting Actor, an ACTAA for best TV comedy performance, an Edinburgh Comedy Award for best Newcomer, a Whats On Stage Award for Best Actor in a Musical, The Richard Dawkins Award for Science Communication, and an Order of Australia for Services to the Arts and the Community. He has been nominated for some Tonys and a Grammy.

The brilliant Meg Washington joins Sean Sennett on Time To Talk. Fresh from her work on the feature film How To Make Gravy, Meg is here to talk about her new album GEM. Along the way Meg chats about all aspects of her career as a musician, from writing songs and touring to finally becoming a fully independent artist .

Wendy James has re-formed Transvision Vamp and they’re heading to Australia in 2026. Here Wendy talks to Sean Sennett about the band’s earliest days, her influences, the Clash, Elvis Costello, Kurt Cobain, her life as a solo artist and why she decided to re-boot Transvision Vamp after a quarter of a century

Midge Are is heading to Australia to play hits from every part of his career in October 2025. Joining Sean Sennett on Time To Talk, Midge talks about Ultravox, Visage, his own experience as a performer at Live Aid, songwriting, streaming and so much more.

Russell Morris returns to Time To Talk to chat to Sean Sennett about his Farewell Tour. Along the way Russell discusses how he got his start in music, his concerns with the industry today and why he’d like to go out on top. For a more in-depth look at Russell’s career check out his previous visit on Time to Talk in Series 5.

10CC’s Graham Gouldman joins Sean Sennett to talk about the upcoming 10CC Australian tour. Graham discusses his earliest days writing hits for the Hollies and the Yardbirds, through to his 10CC work, his solo albums, his writing process and even playing more recently with Ringo Starr.

Robert Forster returns to the podcast to chat about his ninth studio album, Strawberries. Robert talks to Sean Sennett about collaborating with Peter Morén from Peter Björn and John and recording the album in Stockholm. Robert also discusses his curation of the Go-Between’s boxsets, touring and much more.

Tim Finn joins Sean Sennett to talk about the re-release of his 1983 solo album Escapade and the live dates he will be playing in August to promote it. Along the way, Tim chats about songs such as ‘Fraction To Much Friction’, ‘Made My Day’ and other highlights from the album. He also discusses how the record was made and how Escapade affected his place in Split Enz and eventually led to his subsequent career as a solo artist.

Sarah McLeod from The Superjesus joins Sean Sennett on this episode of Time To Talk. Sarah’s band - and much loved Adelaide rockers - have just released a brand new album. It’s their first in two decades. Sarah chats about the new album, songwriting, her influences and lets us know what it’s really like to be a true indie artist in 2025. And there’s a whole lot more.

This week Sean Sennett talks to the legendary Tex Perkins about the new Cruel Sea record, Straight Into The Sun. The pair discuss the recording of the album as well as Tex and the band’s songwriting process. Along the way Tex chats about everything from his love of Alice Cooper to touring with Cold Chisel and much in-between.

David Wenham chats to Sean Sennett about the big screen return of one of his most famous characters Johnny Spitieri in Spit. Along the way the pair touch on everything from David’s admiration of Norman Gunston to how he got his start in acting in an effort to curb his errant schoolboy ways.

Keith Urban joins Sean Sennett for a serious ‘deep dive’ into his remarkable career. With the recent release of his album ‘High’, Keith has announced an Australian tour. Last week he was honoured on the Tamworth Country Music Festival’s ‘Roll of Renown’. Sean flew to Sydney to talk to Keith, in a discussion that goes away back to the artists earliest days right through to the present. Expect laughs and honesty as Keith talks about making it on the international stage, his songwriting and recording process, overcoming addiction, playing with everyone from the Rolling Stones to Taylor Swift and much more.

Australian actor Bryan Brown joins Sean Sennett on this episode of Time To Talk to discuss his new series Darby and Joan. Beyond that the pair chat about everything from how Bryan got his start as an actor, his career as a writer, seeing the Beatles as a kid and so much more.

The Saints’ Ed Kuepper joins Sean Sennett on Time To Talk to chat about the news Saints’ box set ‘(I’m) Stranded’ and the formation of The Saints ’73 - ’78. Ed talks about the early days of the original Saints, his earliest influences, recording ‘(I’m Stranded)’, what happened to his original SG and much more.

Paul Kelly joins Sean Sennett to talk about his new album Fever Longing Still. The artist chats about recording the LP, his songwriting process, artists he admires and his relationship with the film adaptation of ‘How To Make Gravy’. There’s also a little cricket talk and we’ve gone for an audio vérité introduction as a homage to the album’s opening track ‘Houndstooth Dress’.