Podcast Episodes

Encore: David Malouf on growing up in Brisbane and his life of letters

Award-winning Australian author, poet and essayist David Malouf died last week at the age of 92, he  spoke with Richard in 2014.

The first son of a Le…

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Matt Bevan on the history you think you know

The ABC journalist explains how competing, overlapping narratives and outright myths form our understanding of events of the past, featuring an imper…

5 months ago

Encore: My year circumnavigating Australia on a surf ski

Bonnie Hancock got the idea to paddle around Australia after she stumbled on a book in her local library, the wild adventure ended being a gruelling …

5 months ago

The improbable life of 'The Pinching Padre', a vicar with a thirst for adventure and theft

Professor Daniel Reynaud on the incredible true story of an assuming vicar who turned out to be the most decorated military chaplain in Australian hi…

5 months ago

Surviving White Island and what happened next — Stephanie Browitt's story

At 23 years old, Stephanie Browitt willed herself to stay awake long enough to survive a volcano eruption on New Zealand's Whakaari / White Island. M…

5 months ago

Sandi Toksvig's bright side

The Danish-British author, broadcaster and comedian recalls her unusual early life with glee, including how she came to be holding the hand of Neil A…

5 months ago

My year with the real Rudolf Nureyev — a volatile but vulnerable genius

When the world's most famous dancer offered a young sailor a job as his assistant, Blue Robinson thought it was a joke at first. But what followed wa…

5 months, 1 week ago

Encore: How I came to work with the lions who live in trees

Alex Braczkowski is a big cat expert and for years he's been following a rare group of tree-climbing lions, including the charismatic, enigmatic, thr…

5 months, 1 week ago

My best friend was killed by her ex-husband — this is the message I want men to hear

Hannah Clarke and her three children were killed in an horrific attack that shocked Australia but for Dave Kramer their deaths were personal, he knew…

5 months, 1 week ago

The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

Author Helen Pitt has written a history of the iconic fun park and it's a tale bound up with con men, crooked cops, and developers who have long want…

5 months, 1 week ago