Wednesdays 9am; replay Mondays 9am

Gary Max chats to the people who help shape our Jewish community. Politicians, communal leaders, authors and more are Talking to the Max in between quirky songs and unbelievable tales from the golf course.

Max has a keen understanding of Melbourne’s Jewish community communications needs. He has decades of experience in PR, government and media relations for leading Australian businesses and has been and remains involved in a number of Melbourne Jewish community organisations. 


In Talking to the Max, Gary keeps us up to date with communal issues, news, as well as showcasing achievements of individuals and organisations. The show’s style is light and chatty, but with questions that delve into all the issues.

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25 May 2021, 10am

25 May 2021, 10am Talking to the Max Jonathan Pearlman, Editor of the Jewish Quarterly. May edition includes articles by Simon Schama and Deborah Lipstadt

24 Mar 2021, 9am

24 Mar 2021, 9am Talking to the Max Rob Sward on the book – Rabbi John Levi

17 Mar 2021, 9am

17 Mar 2021, 9am Talking to the Max MP James Newbry and Jewish Holocaust Centre’s Jayne Josem

10 Mar 2021, 9am

10 Mar 2021, 9am Talking to the Max Daniel Tuksar UIA

24 Feb 2021, 9am

24 Feb 2021, 9am Talking to the Max Andre Obeler was Talking to the Max

17 Feb 2021, 9am

17 Feb 2021, 9am Talking to the Max UIA’s Jeff Feldman and Courage to Care’s Mike Zervos

10 Feb 2021, 9am

10 Feb 2021, 9am Talking to the Max UJEB’s Tal Spinrad 

23 Dec 2020, 9am

23 Dec 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Mary Li, wife of Mao’s Last Dancer discusses her book, Mary’s Last Dance…Ron Jontof Hutter discusses his composition, Kristalnacht Cantata and current world threats to peace

16 Dec 2020, 9am

16 Dec 2020, 9am Talking to the Max David Southwick and Zak Gelfand were Talking to the Max

9 Dec 2020, 9am

9 Dec 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Josh Burns MP and ECAJ’s Julie Nathan were Talking to the Max 

25 Nov 2020, 9am

25 Nov 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Sen James Paterson and outgoing JCCV President Jennifer Huppert

11 Nov 2020, 9am

11 Nov 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Bruce Wolpe on the US election; Vic Alhadeff, CEO NSW JBD

4 Nov 2020, 9am

4 Nov 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Bram Presser, Melb Jewish Book Week; Author Harry Lew

28 Oct 2020, 9am

28 Oct 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Bruce Wolpe on the US election, Elka Gaensler on the MBD’s Get Dignity community survey

14 Oct 2020, 9am

14 Oct 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Jeff Feldman, UIA; CSG and Hatzolah a new App for the community

7 Oct 2020, 10am

7 Oct 2020, 10am Talking to the Max ZFA’s Jeremy Leibler..Melb Council candidates Beverley Pinder and Beverley Honig..AUJS Pres Gabi Agostin

30 Sep 2020, 9am

30 Sep 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Perspectives on Yom Kippur in lockdown, Glen Eira candidate Alan Grossbard 

23 Sep 2020, 9am

23 Sep 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Dassi Erlich; Glen Eira Council candidates David Zyngier and Phil De’Ath

16 Sep 2020, 9am

16 Sep 2020, 9am Talking to the Max New Glen Eira candidate Simone Zmood

9 Sep 2020, 9am

9 Sep 2020, 9am Talking to the Max David Redman CEO of the AJN; Yossi Aron

2 Sep 2020, 9am

2 Sep 2020, 9am Talking to the Max UJEB’s Tal Spinrad, online learning; and Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft, South Africa’s Travelling Rabbi

26 Aug 2020, 9am

26 Aug 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Dave Sharma MHR on Israel-UAE; Seumas Spark on Dunera Lives – Profiles and Ron Reichwald on 80th anniversary of the Dunera landing

19 Aug 2020, 9am

19 Aug 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Jamie Hyams, Glen Eira Councillor

12 Aug 2020, 9am

12 Aug 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Dean Hurlston, Ratepayers Vic; Bernadette Pearce and David Margetts, Save Glen Eira

5 Aug 2020, 9am

5 Aug 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Mark Leibler, Rebecca Forgasz and Jewish Care’s Cassie Barrett

29 Jul 2020, 9am

29 Jul 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Melinda Jones, new Pres of NCJWA

22 Jul 2020, 9am

22 Jul 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Michael Gawenda talks about his biography of Mark Leibler plus an excerpt of Noel Pearson at the book launch

15 Jul 2020, 9am

15 Jul 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Justin Kagan CSG & Leon Landau Hatzolah on managing COVID; AIJAC’s Aharon Shapiro on Black Lives Matter

8 Jul 2020, 9am

8 Jul 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Macnamara MP, Josh Burns and the Shtick’s Henry Greener

1 Jul 2020, 9am

1 Jul 2020, 9am Talking to the Max AJN’s Rebecca Davis on the News’ Gender Equality Survey; Macabbi Vic’s Brian Swersky on sport during COVID19 

24 Jun 2020, 9am

24 Jun 2020, 9am Talking to the Max Arnold Zable talks about his new book, The Watermill; catch up with David Southwick MLA