Eastside Radio

What I do bring to the table is 40 years of sheer obsession with this music ever since I discovered Soul at 16.

So if you're listening in Sydney, you might know me as the host of Sounds of Soul on 89.7 FM Eastside Radio, a show I've presented for over 20 years.

I've spent years waiting for a podcast that digs into the messy, human, incredible stories behind these great records.

And nobody seemed to be making it, so instead of complaining, I've decided to make it myself.

Just his name and those six words that still fill dance floors around the world.

Open the door to your heart.

This episode of The Soul Files was written, presented and produced by Bernard Schmitz aka DJ Bernhard for 89.7 FM Eastside Radio in Sydney.

You can find transcripts and archival sources for everything covered today at eastsidefm.org. A quick rating on your podcast app goes a long way in helping to keep these histories alive.

Links are in the show notes.

We'd like to give a special thanks to Eastside Radio 89.7 FM.

The intersection was recorded on Gadigoland.

Sovereignty never ceded.