Podcast Episodes

Mary Beard's Roman Empire

Some of the wildest stories about Roman emperors involve playing the violin while watching the city burn, and appointing a horse as consul. Classicis…

2 years ago

Mic's way out of the woods

Deeply ashamed of what he had done, Mic Whitty retreated into the Welsh wilderness for almost a year. Eventually an unexpected goal pulled him out of…

2 years ago

Satu Vanksa on faith, love and music

Satu Vanska grew up in Japan as the child of Lutheran Missionaries. When the family moved back to Finland, she felt isolated and alien. But Satu knew…

2 years ago

Guilty feminist Deborah Frances-White

The podcaster and comedian on her early life in Queensland, where she yearned to wear a coat; lessons from improv comedy; and how eyebrows were the k…

2 years ago

Trent Dalton on life before Boy Swallows Universe

As a child Trent was a quiet observer of the drama of his family and his neighbourhood. He became an award-winning writer (R)

2 years ago

Brigitte and the seven peaks

Brigitte Muir's dream to climb the seven highest mountains on each of the seven continents took much longer and cost her more than she expected, but …

2 years ago

Our hormones and our minds: Jayashri Kulkarni

Dr Jayashri Kulkarni on her Indian-Australian upbringing and her groundbreaking research into women's hormones and mental health

To binge even more gr…

2 years, 1 month ago

From ploughs to cash cows: a short history of economics

Federal MP Andrew Leigh is a former professor of economics who is fascinated by how economics can create magic

2 years, 1 month ago

A matter of trust

How Jeanne Ryckmans fell for a dashing Irish Professor who was far from what he appeared to be

2 years, 1 month ago

The magnificent history of the Huxleys

Historian Alison Bashford with the story of the Huxley family, who founded one of the great dynasties of the world

2 years, 1 month ago