 In 1979, a heartbroken teenage boy recorded some songs on cassette for the 16-year-old girl who had won his heart. But she never got to hear them. The cassettes have sat in a box for 42 years. Where was the girl the songs had been written for? |
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| Five minutes with Jonathon Kendall |
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 Jonathon Kendall is your new co-host of The Conversation Hour, joining Richelle Hunt weekdays from 11am. Jonathon has been the Breakfast presenter with ABC Gippsland since 2014. We caught up with Jonathon to find out a bit more about what makes him tick. |
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 Peter Greenaway helped fix his first jukebox at the age of five. Sixty years on, he’s in high demand as one of the only people left in Australia who can repair and service the classic music machines. |
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 Oxygen is being sold on the black market in India and public areas are being turned into makeshift hospitals. The Conversation Hour explores how communities in Victoria are coming together to support those affected by the crisis. |
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| Unofficial History of Gertrude Street |
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 Long-time proprietors call this bustling strip a 'microcosm of Melbourne', and for many Indigenous residents it was a key community meeting place. Drive listeners recall royal visits, Muhammad Ali and the parking meter angel Gabriel. |
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 Beloved ABC Radio Melbourne listener Avice Marsh gave us so much during lockdown. Now she is gone, but the 100-year-old "angel" of the airwaves' song will play on, writes Jacinta Parsons. |
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 Afternoons film reviewer Thomas Caldwell calls First Cow a rich cinematic experience with subversive undercurrents. |
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 Malaysian chef Engku Irna shares her turmeric vegie curry recipe on Drive's Foodie Tuesday. This stew with tofu, tempeh, bean curd, glass noodles and vegetables has a heap of flavour and will keep you warm as the weather cools. |
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