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A major hospital in strife
Episode 1151
The catholic church is known for running schools and charity services in Australia, but it also operates more than 20 publicly funded hospitals.
It’s…
2 years, 1 month ago
What will happen if the Israel–Hamas war lasts for all of 2024?
Episode 1150
Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza now seems like it will last even longer, with the Israeli military saying it is prepared for a long conflict – one…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Summer Read: New nipples with tattoo ink
Episode 1149
A clinic inside Melbourne’s Royal Women’s Hospital is quietly changing lives through the power of tattoos.
The Combined Breast Service offers breast …
2 years, 1 month ago
The Summer Read: Richard King on how ChatGPT is changing how knowledge is shared
Episode 1148
Today on the show, writer Richard King, with his piece ‘Machine Learning’ about the AI chatbot ChatGPT.
He begins his story with discourse sweeping a …
2 years, 1 month ago
The Summer Read: Christos Tsiolkas on pieces of fiction that stay with us forever
Episode 1147
Today on the show, author Christos Tsiolkas with a recent piece from The Monthly. “The Past is a foreign country: they do things differently there” –…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Summer Read: Carrie Tiffany on sugar, family and loss
Episode 1146
Today on the show, author Carrie Tiffany, with her piece from The Monthly.
After the death of her mother, Carrie reflects on the hold of sugar upon h…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Summer Read: John Safran on life lessons from Father Bob
Episode 1145
Today on the show, writer and filmmaker John Safran, with his piece from the latest edition of The Monthly.
Father Bob Maguire was an icon in his own…
2 years, 1 month ago
Read This: The Cause and Effect of Richard Flanagan
Episode 1144
Described by the Washington Post as "one of our greatest living novelists", Richard Flanagan has been writing for more than three decades. His 2013 n…
2 years, 1 month ago
Read This: Melissa Lucashenko is the Poet Laureate of Ratbags
Episode 1143
Melissa Lucashenko writes about big ideas and brutal experiences, but she does so with grace, with generosity and – maybe above all else – a rich sen…
2 years, 1 month ago
Read This: The Three Words That Made George Saunders a Writer
Episode 1142
George Saunders is one of literary fiction's most acclaimed living writers. Along with his many collections of short stories, he also published the B…
2 years, 1 month ago