I had the privilege of talking to ABC Radio National’s Life Matters program this week about my new book HipsterMattic. Host Richard Aedy seemed a little bemused by my quest to become the ultimate cool kid, but it was a fun interview and if you’re thinking of buying the book and want a bit of a preview on what you can expect, this is a nice little overview.

The producer even managed to dig up a 1940s jazz track called ‘Harry the Hipster’ which I’d been dying to hear after researching it for the book. They played it at the start of the chat, which I was chuffed with. I don’t think many people realise the word ‘hipster’ has been around for over 70 years now, so it was nice to delve into a bit of history with the Life Matters audience.

I got in trouble from my publicist for insinuating that some of them may have been around in the 1940s when this song was first released, so if you were listening and you are under 90 years old, I do apologise.

Here’s the audio: