Podcast Episodes

The Kennedys—inside the infamous political dynasty and their summertime secrets

Who are the Kennedys, really? And what has made the legacy of America's political dynasty so famous, divisive and enduring? 

The Kennedys are often de…

4 weeks ago

Encore: My beloved husband's path to Voluntary Assisted Dying

After Pauline McGrath's husband David was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he chose to use Voluntary Assisted Dying. Pauline supported him through the…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Top-secret cake recipes and a 'Garden of Eden'—nourishing the soul with homestyle Jewish cooking

Monday Morning Cooking Club's Merelyn Chalmers her family's story of survival, and piecing together hundreds of treasured family recipes from Jewish …

4 weeks, 2 days ago

Encore: A father and a son and The Odyssey

Author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn was teaching a university class on Homer's The Odyssey, when his elderly father decided to enrol in it.Daniel…

1 month ago

Richard Flanagan on belonging in books and in Australia

For writer Richard Flanagan, the political belief that white Australians do not belong in this land is wrong and it's damaging any progress we might …

1 month ago

A Palestinian family story

Micaela Sahhar grew up hearing stories of her Palestinian family's life in Jerusalem before 1948, and what happened when they had to leave.

There was …

1 month ago

A Palestinian family story

Micaela Sahhar grew up hearing stories of her Palestinian family's life in Jerusalem before 1948, and what happened when they had to leave.

There was …

1 month ago

Encore: Maggie Dent on guiding young girls to become confident young women

Raising girls in an age of smartphones and early sexualisation is tough and in this complex arena, parenting educator Maggie Dent says we can't leave…

1 month ago

The three shocks that changed Australia

Political journalist, George Megalogenis has mapped key areas in our population, workforce and geopolitical standing in recent decades, and looks at …

1 month ago

Encore: How a teen mum named Melissa proved everybody wrong

Melissa Redsell was in Year 12 when her doctor told her she was going to have a baby.  After her baby was born, she was told she had 'ruined her life…

1 month, 1 week ago