Paddy and Zane from Sunshine Coast indie-folk duo The Dreggs join Katie to have a chat about their music (including their fabulous new single, ‘Head Above the Water’), their advocacy for mental health awareness, and their current Australian tour. There’s also gorgeous new music by a bunch of other Australian artists, including lesbian heroes Alex Lahey and Gordi, and a favourite by k.d. lang. Here is the playlist: * Bad Dreams – Indigo Sparke * Take Your Opportunities – David M. Western * Open Road – Kelly Brouhaha * Keepsake – The Dreggs * Head Above the Water – The Dreggs * Dino’s – Alex Lahey x Gordi * I’m Anything (But Myself Around You) – Romanie * Here, Now – Jessie Monk * Emma Lee – Georgia Van Etten * Sexuality – k.d. lang Follow The Dreggs on Facebook and Instagram.

Katie plays shimmering new Australian music by Sydney’s Jofi, Byron Bay’s Pete Murray, central Queensland’s Innocent Eve, Melbourne’s LANKS, and Gold Coast’s Amy Shark (featuring Keith Urban). There are also cool new tunes by artists from the USA (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Adeem the Artist), the UK (Sarah McQuaid), Ireland (Mark Geary) and Sweden (Isak Danielson). Here is the playlist: * Rough Beginnings – Edie Brickell & New Bohemians * Catastrophe – Jofi * If We Never Dance Again – Pete Murray * My Despair – Innocent Eve * Apartment – Adeem the Artist * Charlie’s Gone Home (The St Buryan Sessions) – Sarah McQuaid * Spectre – Mark Geary * I’d Do It All Again – LANKS ft. Lucy Sugerman * If You Ever Forget that You Love Me – Isak Danielson * Love Songs Ain’t for Us – Amy Shark ft. Keith Urban Above: LANKS’ Spirits Part 1 album cover artwork by Will Devereux; photo by Will Cuming

Katie has a fascinating chat with Canberra guitarist, singer and composer Pheno (aka Jess Green) about her musical collaboration with visual artist Patricia Piccinini to mark the recent launch of the new hot-air balloon sculpture Skywhalepapa. There are also fabulous new songs by Australian and US artists, and an old favourite from Georgia Fields. Here is the playlist: * Friends Like Hers – Izellah * Don’t Let Go – Mel Pollard * Sweet and Dandy – Tash Sultana * We Are the Skywhales – Pheno & Patricia Piccinini * Open Orange – Georgia Fields ft. Phia * Twenty-Five – Josh Cashman * Another Day – Nicole McKinney * Favor – Julien Baker * Stubborn Love – Edie Brickell & New Bohemians Above: Pheno & Patricia Piccinini’s ‘We Are the Skywhales’ single artwork by Patricia Piccinini Visit Pheno’s official website and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Katie plays songs by some of the top 40 finalists in this year’s Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition, plus great new and recent tunes by artists from Perth, Kiama, Brisbane, Melbourne, Yackandandah and Amsterdam. Here is the playlist: * Slow Motion Breakup – Tanaya Harper * Rise & Fall – Ginny Mee * The Right Reasons – Carla Geneve * This Rainy Day – Jordan Merrick * Lemon + Lime – Joe Mungovan * Brave – Aya Yves * Grey Skies Over Collingwood – Bruce Hearn * Batflowers – Washington * You Be You – This Way North * Call Me In (Arte Session) – Luwten Above: Luwten’s ‘Call Me In’ single cover artwork by Sonja Muda van Hamel

There are more fabulous new Australian songs in the second hour today – by artists from Melbourne, Darwin, Canberra and Perth, including a couple of new queer artists. Katie throws in a joyous track by Michael Franti & Spearhead to keep everyone’s spirits up, and one from the great Roy Orbison with k.d. lang singing harmonies. Here is the playlist: * Holy – Rhye * Queenstown – GUTHRIE * Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Zoë Fox * Devil Town – Julian James * Sleeping Dogs – Alice Cotton * Match to a Rock – Tracy McNeil & the GoodLife * Dominoes – Kim Yang * All I Know – Alexander Biggs ft. Tamsin Wilson * When the Sun Begins to Shine – Michael Franti & Spearhead * These Palms – Louise Gaul * The Well – Tanaya Harper * You’re the One – Roy Orbison Above: Alice Cotton’s ‘Sleeping Dogs’ single artwork by Cj Fraser-Bell

As Melbourne goes back into lockdown for a few days, Katie pre-records a show full of great new music to cheer herself and her listeners up. The first hour is all-Australian, with songs by artists from Brisbane, Melbourne, Tasmania, Sydney, Byron Bay, Gold Coast, Cairns and Newcastle. So much excellent creative work is happening around this country! Sarah McLeod’s ‘Chachi’s Theme’ is a particularly special song for anyone who has ever loved and lost an adored pet. Here is the playlist: * Break – Asha Jefferies * Always the Water – The Luke Sinclair Set * Swinging on the Balcony – EVIE * Chachi’s Theme – Sarah McLeod * Lay the Stones – Zac Henderson * Colourblind – Indigo Sparke * One to Wait (2020) – Bobby Alu * All the Lies About Me – Amy Shark * Locked Up – Spinifex Gum ft. Briggs * The Children Came Back – Spinifex Gum ft. Briggs * Lost in Us – Hurricane Fall Above: Asha Jefferies’ ‘Break’ single cover photograph by Josh Tate

Katie has been featuring the music of Warnindilyakwa woman Emily Wurramara on Miss Chatelaine since the show started in 2017, so she is delighted to have a chat to Emily about her latest single and video, ‘Cruisin’’, and her upcoming appearances at the SummerSalt concerts around Australia. On top of that are a whole lot of awesome new tracks mainly by Australian artists! Here is the playlist: * Lonesome Winter Blues – Jessie Monk * Drawing Blood – Zac Henderson * Lady Blue – Emily Wurramara * Cruisin’ – Emily Wurramara * Amends – Odette * Sweet and Dandy – Tash Sultana * Most of All (Live @ Atlas) – Gurli Octavia * Revolution – Mali-Koa * My Island Home – Spinifex Gum ft. Emma Donovan Visit Emily Wurramara’s official website and follow her on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

It’s another hour of fabulous new music, with songs about taking risks, dealing with negative thoughts, backing yourself, believing in your dreams and more. The artists come from Melbourne, the Sunshine Coast, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York and Cornwall. Here is the playlist: * Wild Ride – Brigitte Bardini * Sweet Oblivion – Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird * Ghostly Afterimage – Shelley Segal * Head Above the Water – The Dreggs * Never Gonna Be the Same – Mia Wray * Helpless – Rhye * Call Me a Fool – Valerie June ft. Carla Thomas * The Silence Above Us – Sarah McQuaid * Living in the Land of Oz (acoustic) – Ross Wilson Above: The Dreggs’ ‘Head Above the Water’ single artwork

It’s a new year, and with it comes a slew of new music! Katie plays tracks by eight Australian artists, one US artist and one Danish artist in the first hour of the show. The Australian artists include some who have previously been played on Miss Chat and some completely new to Katie. Exciting stuff! Here is the playlist: * Brave – Aya Yves * 5 Rivers – Joelistics ft. Parvyn * Everything Everything – Indigo Sparke * No Perfect Man – Nick Batterham * Deep Black Water – Georgia Van Etten * Daydreaming – Zander Rhodes * Not Like a Brother – Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife * Come in Closer – Rhye * I Wasn’t Ready – Gurli Octavia * I’ve Been Holding Onto You for Way Too Long – Alexander Biggs Above: Zander Rhodes’ ‘Daydreaming’ single artwork by Shyanne Trutwein

Katie counts down her top 20 best/favourite songs of 2020. In a challenging year for everyone, musicians really came through and released some fabulous tracks. Eight of the songs in numbers 10 to 1 are by Australian artists and two are by US artists. Numbers 1 and 4 are by queer Australian artists. Here is the playlist: 10. Raw Stuff – Didirri 9. Aralia – Leah Flanagan 8. Wolves – Jensen McRae 7. Catherine Wheel – Washington 6. I Contain Multitudes – Bob Dylan 5. I’ll Take Lonely Tonight – Tim Minchin 4. Extraordinary Life – Gordi 3. The Soft Apocalypse – Emma Swift 2. Cherub – Ball Park Music 1. From Little Things Big Things Grow – Electric Fields Hear numbers 20 to 11 of Katie’s top songs in Part 1 of the show here, and check out her 2020 interviews with Didirri in show no.170 and Leah Flanagan in show no.173.