Rob Hirst, much loved and will be missed dearly.

Paul Kelly is an Australian music icon. His 30th album is out now, "Seventy" which feels like part 2 of "Fever Longing Still." (Because it is)

His songwriting feels effortless, but it's a natural skill that many of us would dream of.

Paul has had a massive year, sold-out arena shows, back to back albums and the Red Hot Summer Tour in 2026.

‘Seventy' traces its inspiration to Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and Boccaccio's Decameron, where disparate souls come together to swap yarns and keep the darkness away. “Telling stories is deeply human and has been since we started to become humans,” says Kelly.

'Seventy' comes with the song 'Rita Wrote a Letter' - Part 2 of 'How to Make Gravy'. In this interview, Paul reflects how this song has been on the shelf for a little while - but for one big reason.

The release of 'Seventy' comes as Kelly rides a wave of unprecedented demand, having recently sold out his extensive arena tour across the country. The tour reinforced his position as Australia's unofficial poet laureate, with Rolling Stone declaring: "He is one of the grand masters of songwriting and our unofficial poet laureate. This year he turned 70, and long may he run." The Age reflected on his enduring cultural impact: "He's forever connecting us back to memory, to place, to home. Kelly's set got me thinking about how he's baked into our national consciousness and perhaps played a part in forming it.”

This is The Rider with Becko, and Paul Kelly.

You might remember where you were when the Hottest 100 of 2006 was announced, and for the first time in ages it was a winner you couldn't argue against.

"One Crowded Hour" was the standout song of the year, a masterpiece.

Augie March were on a slow build, up until then. They had setbacks and tragedy that we'll tackle in this episode.

2006 was a year they will never forget.

Catch Augie March on tour in April as they celebrate 20 years of "Moo, You Bloody Choir,"

This is The Rider with Becko, and Glenn from Augie March.