Brisbane’s practical afternoon argument.
4BC Afternoons turns the middle of the day into a running Brisbane conversation. Street closures, cost pressure, legal delays, footy tips, family stress, and odd local scenes all get treated as things people are already arguing about in cars, offices, and kitchens.
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4BC Afternoons is local talk radio with a practical Brisbane pulse. It moves fast. The program works from the assumption that news matters most when it lands in someone’s commute, household budget, workplace, park, or weekend plan. A Teneriffe film shoot becomes a story about closed streets, Chicago signage, trucks, rain machines, and whether anyone might spot Kevin Costner or Jake Gyllenhaal. A Telstra outage becomes a bigger question about the rush toward a cashless society. A council fence around Kangaroo Point parks turns into a plain-spoken check on copper, nickel, zinc, soil remediation, and what parents should actually worry about. The show likes concrete details. It asks what something costs, who is delayed, what feels unfair, and whether the official explanation matches daily life. Serious topics are handled with care, but rarely with distance. Estate delays, executor liability, food security, imported fertiliser, inflation, wages, burnout, and holiday guilt all get translated into ordinary household stakes. Guests supply the expertise. Callers and texts supply the irritation, skepticism, and odd little truths that make the conversation feel live. The pacing is modular, with quick pivots from public affairs to sport, community events, weather, and good-news moments. Footy has its place too, especially when NRL tipping, Queensland loyalty, and humid Townsville conditions enter the room. The show can be warm and amused, but it is not fluffy. It has a habit of finding the practical pressure point inside a headline. That makes it useful for listeners who want to keep up without being talked down to. It is especially tuned to people who care about Brisbane, Queensland, cost pressure, family life, and the small disruptions that become everyone’s talking point by afternoon.
Made for: For listeners who want local news, caller energy, useful explainers, and a bit of footy without losing the everyday human angle. It suits people tracking Brisbane life through traffic, costs, council decisions, sport, and household pressure.
What sets it apart: The show turns broad news into street-level consequences, then keeps the conversation moving through experts, texts, calls, and quick pivots. It feels less like a bulletin and more like Brisbane working out what the day’s stories mean in real time.
Tune in to 4BC Afternoons, weekdays from 12pm-3pm.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Carla Bignasca turns economics, public services and international events into practical Queensland conversation, with callers helping connect the headlines to daily life.
4BC Afternoons moves through public life at the pace of a Brisbane talk-radio program, with Carla Bignasca combining guest interviews, producer banter and open-line responses.
Carla Bignasca gets you from stagflation to State of Origin without making the afternoon feel like homework.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
An afternoon show that links breaking disruptions to everyday life and local talk.
Carla's afternoon show starts with a Telstra outage that knocks railway systems offline in Victoria and New South Wales and stops payments in Queensland. That makes the cashless-versus-cash question feel immediate, not theoretical.
A brisk local talk hour that ties economic pressure to listener texts and Brisbane film-set chatter.
This Friday afternoon episode stays close to local talk, moving from energy costs and real pressure on families and businesses into GDP, wages, inflation, and productivity.
Chatty afternoon radio that moves from Lisa McCune warmth to a plainspoken economics discussion.
4BC Afternoons settles into an easy, locally rooted rhythm, shifting from a Lisa McCune conversation to callers swapping brushes with fame before turning to a clear-eyed talk about inflation, fuel excise, and stagflation.
A brisk afternoon mix of electric cars, airline economics, dinner etiquette and royal debate.
The afternoon program works through a practical run of motoring, money, etiquette and royal commentary, keeping each subject close to everyday consequences.
A warm holiday-afternoon show that keeps music, faith, and local chat in the same lane.
This Good Friday edition leans less on hard news and more on making the hour feel shared. Sir Paul McCartney in the soundtrack, Easter close at hand, and a conversation about what the day means for listeners give it a plain, local warmth.
Indie film advice with real-world pressure.
Filmmaking talk from inside the workflow.
Screenwriting craft with honest room tone.
Hollywood talk with the machinery exposed.
Horror craft, cult memory, and monster talk.
Carla opens on a Telstra outage that knocks railway systems offline in Victoria and New South Wales.
This episode discusses how Australia's reliance on imported fertilizer during global crises presents an opportunity to improve soil health and reduce fertilizer use by 70% through sustainable farming practices.
Friday's Afternoons run opens with the main talking points: the team gets into rising energy costs, wages, inflation, GDP, and the gap between what the economy says and what households actually feel.
This episode discusses the transformation of a Brisbane street into a Hollywood movie set for the film 'Honeymoon with Harry', featuring A-listers like Jake Gyllenhaal and Kevin Costner, and how the area is being adapted to resemble Chicago.
This episode explores the psychological reasons behind feeling guilty for taking holidays or resting during economic stress, featuring insights from psychologist Dr.
This episode previews the NRL round seven match between the Cowboys and Manly, discussing team performance, key players, and weather conditions.
The host opens 4BC Afternoons with a busy, live-wire blend of conversation and caller energy.
4BC Afternoons with Carla Bignasca on April 14, 2026 covers longer Queensland summers, with Sydney's summer period reported as expanding from 76 days in 1990 to 125 days in 2023.
This Easter Monday edition of the 4BC Afternoons podcast covers local topics including celebrations at Roma Street Parklands, hooning in Logan, reckless e-bike use, and discussions about Easter egg prices and Orthodox Easter preparations.
Carla keeps this Good Friday show relaxed and music-led.
This episode previews highlights from a radio show including sports tipping with Josh Morris, political analysis with Michael Shoebridge on Trump and Albo, and a controversial discussion with author Lucinda Holdforth about longevity.
This episode covers Brisbane's transport disruptions, nutrition advice on Easter eggs, and a discussion about Paw Patrol live theatre.
This episode discusses the controversy surrounding Australian basketball legend Andrew Bogut, who is accused of body shaming and facing a formal complaint from the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL.