Breaking Ground: Women in the Arts and Creativity is a special podcast series by Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS), recorded on Burramattagal land of the Darug Nation to mark International Women’s Day 2025.

From tackling censorship today to truth-telling, join the panel’s iconic aunties as they take you through strategies to navigate your creative yearning and career—all with a lot of good humour and candour.

For more on Things My Auntie Didn’t Teach Me:

YouTube: Lessons in sustaining a creative career 

Executive producer and host: Lena Nahlous, DARTS CEO

Credits: Guests: Professor Anita Heiss, Oumi Karenga -Hewitt and Dr Paula Abood, Anushri Sood

Music: L’Etoile danse ( Pt1)  by Meydan, (Free Music Archive) licensed under Attribution 4.0 International

Music: Relaxing Latin guitar by Greg Kirkelie (Free Music Archive) licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

The name of this series was inspired by UK-based Speaking Volumes

Podcast Producer; Editing & mixing: Nadyat El Gawley 

Colour Cycle Executive Producer and Host: Lena Nahlous, DARTS CEO

Digital Engagement & Comms Manager: Glaiza Perez

Symposium Project Producers: Simone Amelia Jordan, Lena Nahlous, Kevin Bathman

Breaking Ground by Diversity Arts Australia was proudly funded by NSW Government’s - Women NSW, Creative Australia, and Create NSW. Venue Partner: Arts and Cultural Exchange. Event partners: The Dream Collective, Parramatta Artist Studios, Hachette Australia.