2RPH Signals

A 15-minute monthly program covering the latest 2RPH news. Expect to hear updates on the station, our volunteers, and insights into individual programs.

30 Laps

Take the toll-free expressway to stories of interest around cars both old and new, as well as the people who built, designed, drove, raced and made them famous, and at some times, infamous.

Ablequest

Readings and interviews – news about the latest assistive technologies for people with disabilities.

Missed an episode? Head to the Podcasts page to catch up on all the Ablequest episodes.

Accent on Asia

Readings from the Asian press

Ageing with Attitude

Attitude is everything. Why let ageing get you down when it can be one of the happiest and most meaningful times in your life? A time to flaunt your own style, know your friends from your acquaintances and value health as the real wealth. This program explores the joy that only comes with wisdom and the enduring treasures of body, mind and spirit.

Animates

Animates focusses on people with disabilities who find owning or being close to an animal helpful for everyday life. Includes exclusive interviews and stories, presented by a team of volunteer presenters and producers.

Head to the Podcasts page to catch up on Animates episodes.

Antiques Radio Show

The Antiques Radio Show is a monthly program about antiques and the decorative arts, presented by Jolyon Warwick James. It explores news, reviews, events objects and goings on in the world of things that are old, beautiful or both – whether valuable or not!

The Paston Treasure, unknown artist, Dutch School, c1663, oil on canvas, Norfolk Museums Service. Image copyright: John Hammond

Australian Police Journal

Australian Police Journal (APJ) is a program based on articles from one of Australasia’s pre-eminent non-fiction publications about policing. The feature articles read in this 30-minute program showcase contemporary policing issues and the investigation of historical crime cases. 

Australian Women's Weekly

Profiles of respected women, lifestyle articles, entertainment news and human interest stories - the Australian Women's Weekly has it all. Tune in to the program to catch a range of articles taken from the popular Australian magazine.

Aviation Digest

Readings from the world of aviation.

Aviation Digest

Readings from the world of aviation.

Baby Boomer's Guide To Life In The 21st Century

Presented by Patricia "Little Pattie" Amphlett and Lex Marinos, The Baby Boomer's Guide To Life examines current issues through a senior perspective, as well as interviews with legendary Australian media figures, sports stars, politicians, and more.

BBC News Bulletin

The latest five-minute news bulletin from the BBC World Service, covering breaking global news.

BBC World Service

BBC World Service is the world’s largest international broadcasting providing impartial news, reports and analysis.

Book at Bedtime

Episodic book readings before bed.

Bookshelf

The perfect program for book lovers! Bookshelf reads book reviews and news from popular newspapers and magazines.

Breakfast

We've got everything you need to start each brand new day with enthusiasm! Join us for the daily newspaper headlines, columns, and arts and lifestyle sections from all the major newspapers. We even read the horoscopes. 

Monday breakfast includes the five-minute segment 'Older  Australians' and Wednesday breakfast includes the five-minute segment 'Disability news', sponsored by Brazier Mobility.

You can listen to today's broadcast here.

Children's Book

A 30 minute reading from a children's or young adult book.

Choice Magazine

Readings from the fortnightly publication of the same name

Christian Science Weekly Perspective

Sponsored program. Listen to readings of articles from The Christian Science Monitor explaining how each contributor has overcome challenges by a clear sense of God’s love as taught and practised by Christ Jesus.

Christianityworks

Sponsored program. If you yearn to live a life of meaning and purpose, joy and peace, then Christianityworks is for you: full of life-changing, practical Bible teaching. Visit https://christianityworks.com for more information.

Colours of Australia

With 30% of Australia’s population coming from non-English speaking backgrounds, Menaka Cooke interviews some of the many remarkable migrants from multi-cultural backgrounds who call Australia home. The fortnightly show will highlight the struggles migrants can face when trying to fit in and their important contributions to Australian society.

Computalk

An informative program featuring articles on all things computers and technology.

Death Notices

Death notices from The Sydney Morning Herald

Diva

Features on lifestyle issues affecting young lesbian and bisexual women, non-binary people, and their allies.

Downunder

Readings – with a highly Australian bent

Dr Who Magazine

Dr Who magazine is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science-fiction TV series. 

Features Forum

Readings from the comment, opinion and features pages of The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Financial Review and The Conversation.

You can listen to this program on demand here.

Filler

Let us surprise you!

Film Club

Movie reviews from a variety of online sources.

Food & Wine

Readings from a number of sources – news about the good life

Frankie

Readings from Frankie - a beautifully designed modern arts and crafts magazine with interviews and thoughtful pieces about books, food and cultural trends for the 18–40 age bracket

Galleries & Gardens

Readings – news and views from the world of art and public gardens

Gardening Show

Articles about plants, gardening and growing food.

Geographica

Readings from Australian Geographic and other environmental magazines

Get Together

Readings – a kaleidoscope of items

Good Food

Articles about food, wine, and fine dining. From the pages of the SMH Good Food liftout and other sources.

Granta

Granta is a quarterly literary magazine published in book form four times a year. It is respected around the world for its mix of outstanding new fiction, poetry, reportage, memoir, photography and art. Selected readings are presented by Tomas Drevikovsky.

Granta

Granta is a quarterly literary magazine published in book form four times a year. It is respected around the world for its mix of outstanding new fiction, poetry, reportage, memoir, photography and art.

Green Advocate

Readings from various environmental magazines

Griffith Review

A popular program, the Griffith Review features articles from the Australian literary magazine of the same name. It has a variety of articles, including essays, memoirs, reportage, short fiction and poetry.

Guardian Australia

Readings – news, sport, comment, analysis and reviews from Guardian Australia

Health Matters

Readings from various newspaper and magazine articles related to health and well-being

Hear This

Readings from Vision Australia's library

History Today

Readings from History Today magazine – historic events, people and occasions revisited. “What Happened Then, Matters Now”.

Hour of Power

Sponsored program. Hour of Power is a religious program from the US, hosted by Bobby Schuller, the grandson of founder and first host, Robert H. Schuller. The program explores how God and the Christian faith have changed people's lives for the better. Visit www.hourofpower.org.au for more information.

Illawarra Mercury

Readings from the Illawarra Mercury, covering the latest news from Wollongong and surrounding areas.

Inclusive Agenda

Join Emma Rossi for Inclusive Agenda. The program offers a platform for decision-makers, researchers and innovators to discuss initiatives that affect people with a disability, the elderly and the marginalised. This 30-minute monthly program will provide interviews with key personnel as well as interesting and informative panel discussions airing differing views or complementary views on a key issue or policy.

Insight for Living

Sponsored program. Insight For Living provides simple, clear and relevant Bible teachings and resources, to help you better understand who Jesus is and deepen your relationship with God.

Insight for Living - Sunday

Religion

Junior Journal

Readings – all kinds of interesting stuff for the younger generation

Kaleidoscope

A kaleidoscopic look at stories and articles that reflect our multi-faceted world from sources including Spectrum, This England, The Oldie, Evergreen, Sydney Uni Alumni Magazine, the weekend papers and much more.

Leading the Way

Sponsored program. Presented by Dr. Michael Youssef, Leading the Way explores today’s issues and provides Biblical solutions to the challenges Christians are facing today.

Leading the Way - Sunday

Religion

Letters To The Editors

A selection of 'Letters to the Editors' from all the major metropolitan newspapers.

Limelight

Readings – Australia's classical music and arts magazine providing a comprehensive array of news, CD and live performance reviews, interviews, in-depth features and more.

Little Fictions

Little Fictions is a half-hour storytelling program presented by Sydney actor, Ella Watson-Russell. The show features contemporary short stories by authors from across Australia and read by actors, recorded at live performances or in studio. 

Missed an episode? Head to the Podcasts page to catch up on all the Little Fictions episodes.

Living Planet

Environmental news from Deutsche Welle, for a European glimpse

Lunchtime Book

One of our most popular segments, the Lunchtime Book Reading! Listen to contemporary fiction and non-fiction books on a range of topics. The best bit? If you miss the first broadcast at 1pm, you can catch a repeat at 7:30pm on 2RPH Plus (DAB+ only).

Meditative Moments

A program dedicated to living and making time for oneself, stress management, healing and loving relationships. Providing empowerment for the week ahead and relaxation to ready you for sleep.

Men's Matters

Men's Matters is a fortnightly program that covers articles on health, fitness, lifestyle, leisure and mental and physical wellbeing from a male perspective. It is presented by Robert Snars.

Messages of Hope

Sponsored program. Listen to interviews and discussions offering real hope to cope with life’s challenges. For more information on the program, visit: www.messagesofhope.org.au.

Mindfood

Readings – smart thinking

Money Magazine

Produced by Vision Australia Radio, Money Magazine features articles from Australia's longest-running and most-read personal finance magazine, Money. It's easy-to-understand financial news, advice, reviews and awards.

Monitor World

Readings from the online edition of The Christian Science Monitor

Muse

Muse is a program focused on books, art and music.

Music Room

A music program

New Horizons

News from Blind Citizens Australia

New Scientist

Readings from New Scientist magazine

New Voices

New Voices is about the art of storytelling, featuring the work of new writers (most of whom are yet to be published); they provide listeners with writing tips, read a sample of their work, and are critiqued by a complete stranger. Tune in to New Voices to find your way back to why we all want to read and write stories to begin with - sharing experiences, making sense of the world, and creating worlds with words.

Optimal Life

News, advice and advocacy information for seniors from a variety of publications. Proudly sponsored by Seniors Rights Service.

Pearls and Irritations

Progressive, liberal commentary on issues that impact Australians, with articles that focus on politics, public policy and world affairs.

People in Profile

Readings from newspaper Profile – features the background behind the public image

Pre-recorded programs

In lieu of live newspaper readings, we present a variety of archival programs.

Profile

Readings of life stories of the famous, the infamous – and quiet achievers.

Read A Record

Nostalgic interlude – music and narration

Reader's Digest

Inspiring stories, hilarious jokes, and surprising advice on health, weight loss & more.

Rural News

Rural News offers a daily wrap of what’s impacting Australia’s farming and regional communities.

Saturday Newspaper Feature Magazines

Readings – magazine features

Science & Environment

Readings from Cosmos magazine

Sideshow

Join presenters Anthea Williams and Hanna Cormack for discussions with artists and arts workers from across the creative spectrum for entertaining, enlightening and provocative discussions about art, culture and disability.

Spectrum

Readings of selected articles from The Sydney Morning Herald weekend lift out

Sporting Pages

Readings – selected articles from the sporting press

Sporting Pages

Readings – selected articles from the sporting press

Talking Vision

Interviews and information from Vision Australia for people with a vision impairment.

Telling Tales

Readings

The Australian

Readings – front page, national, local and world, business and editorial

The Big Issue

Readings from the fortnightly, independent magazine that is sold on the streets by homeless people

The Conversation

The Conversation offers informed commentary and debate on the issues affecting our world.

The Daily Telegraph

Readings – front page, national, local, sport and editorials

The Economist

Readings – background to global current affairs from The Economist magazine

The Koori Mail

A national newspaper 100% Aboriginal owned and self-funded, with news and stories focused on the issues that matter to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

The Lord's Challenge

Sponsored program. The Lord's Challenge is a program from the Laymen's Evangelical Fellowship International, which is a Christian organisation founded and headquartered in Chennai, India.

The Monthly

Readings – Australian politics, society and the arts

The New Statesman

Readings from Britain's current affairs and politics magazine

The New Yorker

Readings – selected articles from The New Yorker magazine

The Newcastle Herald

Readings – front page, national, local, sport and editorials

The Religion Review

Readings from the religious press

The Savvy Investor

The Savvy Investor explores local and international money and finance news from a range of sources, including the Australian Financial Review, the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, as well as leading commentators.

The Smithsonian

Readings from the official journal published by the Smithsonian Institution

The Spectator

Readings from the weekly British magazine

The Star Observer

Readings from The Sydney Star Observer - Australia's longest-running publication for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities.

The Sunday Papers

A compilation of articles from The Sun Herald and The Sunday Telegraph.

You can listen to this program on demand here.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Readings – front page, national, local and world, business and editorial.

You can listen to this program on demand here.

The Weekend Australian

Readings live from the newspaper The Australian.

You can listen to this program on demand here

Time Magazine

Readings from both the hard copy and online versions of Time Magazine

Travel Time

Learn all about the world through the comfort of your own home with Travel Time. The program features articles on national and international travel destinations, as well as different ways of travelling.

Unearthed

Unearthed is a program with a compilation of readings about archaeology.

Vantage Point

A look at life from the vantage point of The Holy Bible, examining spirituality in everyday life and personal experiences. Visit www.vantagepoint.org.au for more information.

What's In Space?

What's In Space is a show that's all about space! Featuring readings from All About Space, Sky And Telescope, and other sources.

Woman's Day

Featuring news, gossip and interviews about Australian and international celebrities, as well as some lifestyle and recipes.

Writers From The Vault

A literary hurdy-gurdy of stories, poems, plays and articles from the wider western literary canon and beyond. Reading from multiple sources, including the archives of the NSW State Library.

Yesterdays

Readings – historical items from The Daily Telegraph