Podcast Episodes

The epic mystery of a female pope and the birth that was her undoing

Writer Emily Maguire on losing her own faith, but finding awe and inspiration in a controversial myth about a female pontiff who some people believe …

1 year, 4 months ago

From Yugoslavia to Australia — Jelena Dokic on tennis and the truth

Jelena Dokic overcame adversity, poverty and violence to rise to the top of the tennis world. Years later, her revelations about her father's abuse s…

1 year, 4 months ago

Journey inside Africa's cave of Great Apes to upend your understanding of the human origin story

Lee Berger, National Geographic Explorer in Residence and real-life Indiana Jones with tales of his hominid discoveries, many of which have rewritten…

1 year, 4 months ago

Why Andrew sets the table under the stars in the Australian Outback

As Andrew Dwyer ventured further into the desert, he fell in love with the people and the landscape. He battled sandstorms, floods and isolation to s…

1 year, 4 months ago

Byron Bay, reality TV and Shane Warne's bowel movements — why Akmal Saleh hates the jungle

An impulse decision to buy a home in the rainforest results in a comedy of errors involving a python in the roof, an unexpected tax bill, two reality…

1 year, 4 months ago

From the Commonwealth Games to Everest and the Channel swim — Gerrard doesn’t need to see to believe

Athlete Gerrard Gosens didn't realise he was blind until his first day at primary school. His adventurous spirit led him to become a three time Paral…

1 year, 4 months ago

What Jack Reacher did next — Lee Child on our favourite lone wolf

How a Birmingham boy became best-selling thriller writer, Lee Child, and the creator of one of the literary world's most popular loners. (R)

James Gra…

1 year, 4 months ago

What Jack Reacher did next — Lee Child on our favourite lone wolf

How a Birmingham boy became best-selling thriller writer, Lee Child, and the creator of one of the literary world's most popular loners. (R)

James Gra…

1 year, 4 months ago

The Indigenous psychologist doing things differently - From the Pilbara to Perth and beyond

Dr Tracy Westerman grew up in the Pilbara, where suicide and mental health issues have deeply scarred Indigenous communities. So this Nyamal woman de…

1 year, 4 months ago

How a famous, broken bible changed the story of a family

Michael Visontay with the true tale of how fragments of a rare Gutenberg Bible were sold off, leaf by leaf, in New York in the 1920s, and how the sal…

1 year, 4 months ago