Podcast Episodes

Is our university system broken?

Students are dropping out, academics are burning out, so is enough being done to save higher education? It's a multibillion-dollar sector, employing and educating millions, with expectations it can d…

Published on 9 hours ago

The radicalisation of boys — Jess Hill, George Megalogenis, Thomas Mayo with Natasha Mitchell at Byron Writers Festival

Some boys are being radicalised by misogynist online subcultures like the 'Manosphere' and the 'incel' (involuntarily celibate) scene. Parents are anxious and boys are confused. What's happening, why…

Published on 1 day, 9 hours ago

The AI Con — unpacking the artificial intelligence hype machine

Is the world really in the midst of an AI revolution, or is it all just clever marketing, powered by immense amounts of money, capital and hype? This episode arms you to spot AI hype in all its guise…

Published on 2 days, 9 hours ago

Barry Jones and Kerry O'Brien — on complexity, politics and love

Barry Jones and Kerry O'Brien - Two titans of Australian political and social commentary share insights into how to think well, how to act well and how to make sense of politics, history, the fragili…

Published on 3 days, 9 hours ago

Tradwives — cosy cottage core fantasy, or something more sinister? With Megan Agnew, Rosie Waterland, Beverley Wang and Nakkiah Lui

They cook, make babies, and look impossibly perfect while doing it.Tradwives are using social media to redefine femininity and womanhood… or are they just setting it waaaayyy back?

The Tradwives Club …

Published on 1 week ago

My Sister and Other Lovers — Esther Freud with Natasha Mitchell at Byron Writers Festival

Esther Freud’s first semi-autobiographical novel Hideous Kinky became a film starring Kate Winslet and told the wild story of two little girls living in Morocco with their bohemian mother.  More than…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

When dreams speak truth — exploring the relationship between our realities and the subconscious

What happens when the harsh realities of our daily lives — death, war, illness, hardship — invade that most private of realms — our sleep? Four poets and writers explore how things show up in dreams …

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

The US was meant to pivot to Asia — has Donald Trump changed course?

With Donald Trump mediating conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, what has become of the United States' strategy in the Asia Pacific region?

The event Asia Disrupted: Trump's First Six Months was r…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Alison Lester and Jane Godwin on how children’s books change lives

Even years later, children's books can hold a special place in our hearts, and they also teach, comfort, inspire, and grow young minds, and set kids up for life. Two of Australia's best loved childre…

Published on 2 weeks ago

From devil horns to deep listening — Maxine Beneba Clark, Debra Dank, Damon Young on the power of communication

From  finding the right language to connect to Country, making the world a more poetic place for kids, to a Vulcan salute between two lovers — communication makes the world go round. Three brilliantl…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago