New Podcast Explores Ice Age Land Bridge Beneath Bass Strait

A new podcast series is bringing to life the Ice Age world of the Bassian Plain, an ancient land bridge that once connected mainland Australia to Lutruwita/Tasmania.

Part of The Land Bridge digital story, funded by the Australian Government, The Land Bridge Podcast features long-form interviews with scientists and First Nations custodians who share knowledge of this now-submerged landscape.

Between 43,000 and 14,000 years ago, sea levels fell, exposing the shallow Bass Strait seafloor and forming a vast land corridor linking Victoria and Lutruwita (the name for Tasmania in Palawa Kani, the language of Tasmania’s First Peoples).

The series gives listeners a chance to slow down and explore cultural and scientific understandings of the drowned, deep time, Bassian Plain.

“These interviews are largely uncut,” says producer Lucinda Horrocks. “They offer a rare opportunity to hear directly from researchers and cultural custodians in their own words—bringing rich, layered perspectives to this extraordinary place.”

Season 1 is now available to stream, and features the guests:

• Palawa custodian and Pakana Ranger Fiona Maher on the cultural significance of Sea Country and the Bass Strait Islands

• Professor Simon Haberle on reconstructing deep human history through pollen and charcoal records

• Bunurong women Aunty Gail Dawson and Tasma Walton sharing saltwater dreaming and cultural stories

• Dr Stefani Crabtree and Professor Sean Ulm on modelling ancient migration pathways

• Associate Professor Neville Barrett on mapping the seafloor of Bass Strait

• Author Adam Courtenay, telling the surprising story of the 1797 Sydney Cove shipwreck

Season 1 of The Land Bridge Podcast is streaming on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and at https://thelandbridge.au/. Season 2 is currently in development.

The Land Bridge project was supported by the Australian Government through the Our Marine Parks grant program.

Media Contact: Wind & Sky Productions, enquire@windsky.com.au, 03 4310 6667

About Wind & Sky Productions

Wind & Sky Productions is an independent documentary company specialising in stories of community, culture, history, and science.

Wind & Sky excels at working collaboratively with organisations and individuals to produce high quality productions. They adopt innovative extensions to documentary storytelling using written essays, images, digital exhibitions, and live events to engage audiences.

Known for their surprising stories about real people Wind & Sky’s award-winning work is distributed online, has toured international festivals, is screened at dedicated events and is on permanent display at museums and cultural institutions.

More information about Wind & Sky Productions is available at https://windsky.com.au/

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