Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDanijel's life between borders
Danijel Malbasa grew up in an ethnically-mixed family in the former Yugoslavia. When the country was on the precipice of war, the Malbasa family was …
2 years, 10 months ago
The secrets and generosity of the dead
Journalist Jackie Dent explores the the world of anatomists and dissectors, the people who open up human cadavers to uncover their secrets
2 years, 11 months ago
Maggie Dent - Raising Strong Girls
Parenting expert Maggie Dent on on how parents can raise confident and well-adjusted girls
2 years, 11 months ago
To Kythera, with my mother
Writer Susan Johnson was in her 60s when she decided to make a new life on the Greek Island of Kythera, with her 85-year old mother Barbara along for…
2 years, 11 months ago
Matt Hall's life at supersonic speed
Matt Hall made his first solo flight at 15 years old and has been addicted to life in the air ever since. He became a top gun fighter pilot and after…
2 years, 11 months ago
Family folklore: spies, secrets and suffering
Phil Kafcaloudes grew up hearing stories about his legendary grandmother, who became a spy for the British in World War Two. It was even said she kil…
2 years, 11 months ago
Kate Forsyth on the intrepid and curious Charlotte Waring Atkinson
Charlotte was Australia's first children's author. She came to the colony of NSW from London in 1826, and now her trailblazing, tragic and dramatic l…
2 years, 11 months ago
What the world can learn from Charlie Brown
From Charlie Brown to Franz Kafka, psychoanalyst Josh Cohen explores why being a loser can be a good thing
2 years, 11 months ago
Billy Bragg — the boy from Barking
Billy Bragg grew up in working-class Barking, east of London. The expected path was to go from school to the local car factory, but Billy his sights …
2 years, 11 months ago
Gillian Bell — life and cake
Gillian has the best job in the world — travelling overseas to bake sumptuous and heartfelt wedding cakes, using foraged and fresh produce to tell a …
2 years, 11 months ago