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Finance minister Katy Gallagher on loss, love, politics and pet kangaroos
In this episode, we speak with Senator Katy Gallagher. The busy politician is close to both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmer…
1 year, 3 months ago
Kara Swisher on Elon, Trump and the tech bros taking over
In this episode we speak with Kara Swisher, the American journalist, author and podcaster who has been covering the tech sector for 30 years - and no…
1 year, 3 months ago
Fear, fun and faceplants: a day in the life of ballet dancer Callum Linnane
In this episode we speak with Callum Linnane, a principal dancer with The Australian Ballet. Linnane, 29, has been dancing since he enrolled in tap c…
1 year, 4 months ago
Richard Roxburgh, Peter Greste and 400 days in an Egyptian prison
In this episode, we speak with journalist Peter Greste and actor Richard Roxburgh. Greste is a former foreign correspondent, arrested with two other …
1 year, 4 months ago
“There’s not one silver bullet to fix things”: Music Australia boss Millie Millgate
We speak with Millie Millgate, the director of Music Australia, established by the federal government two years ago to support our contemporary music…
1 year, 4 months ago
Processed meats and cancer: How a shock diagnosis of stage four bowel cancer drove Lucie Morris-Marr to investigate the links
In this week's episode we speak with the author of a new book, Processed, about the downside of sandwich ham and salami, fried bacon, hot dogs, peppe…
1 year, 4 months ago
Why Helen Garner trained her forensically observant eye on an Aussie rules team - and what she learnt from it
In this week's episode we speak with acclaimed author Helen Garner, who followed the travails of her grandson's footy team for her new book, The Seas…
1 year, 5 months ago
Australian Open boss Craig Tiley on the highs and lows of running a global event
In this episode, we speak with CEO of the Australian Open, Craig Tiley, on the eve of the 2025 tournament for a chat about his own background as a pr…
1 year, 5 months ago
Good Weekend Summer: Missy Higgins on turning adolescent angst and mid-life heartbreak into song
In this episode we speak with Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, who broke through two decades ago with her hit debut album The Sound of Whi…
1 year, 5 months ago
Good Weekend Summer: Tim Minchin on social media, doubt and the surprising advice he gives uni students
In today's episode, singer/songwriter Tim Minchin discusses the poison that is social media, how he emerged from his bruising time in LA and why he u…
1 year, 6 months ago