Bri Lee's book Eggshell Skull is the story of one woman's long and painful journey through our legal system to bring the man who sexually assaulted her to justice.

Alice Pung, George Megalogenis and Sofia Stefanovic on being a newcomer to Australia

Jan 12th, 2019 53m 52s

When you move to Australia from another country, everything can seem so very very strange. Newcomers and outsiders share their funny and illuminating stories on being a migrant

Monsters come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes we need them.

Jan 5th, 2019 53m 52s

Ben Pobjie, Tara Moss and Jon Ronson gaze bravely into the abyss.

It's almost 2019. Imagine NYE in New York. NY, we love you. Maybe.

Dec 29th, 2018 53m 52s

Sarah Krasnostein, Kate Miller-Heidke, Brodie Lancaster and Christie Whelan Brown on why they love and hate New York

Talking food porn with Adam Liaw, Yotam Ottolenghi and Wendy Harmer, and footy hero Bob Murphy turns to writing.

Dec 22nd, 2018 54m 3s

Footy and food - the good, the bad, the obscene and the life-changing.

Australian speculative fiction. What is it?

Dec 15th, 2018 54m 7s

What do the future and alternative worlds imagined by Australian authors say about our country today?

Google knows our deepest secrets

Dec 8th, 2018 54m 7s

Why do we tell search engines more about ourselves than the people closest to us?

The hunt for the man who caused Australia's deadliest bushfires

Dec 1st, 2018 54m 5s

Author Chloe Hooper investigates the man charged with the Black Saturday bushfires.

Epic love and pitching classic books to 21st century readers

Nov 24th, 2018 53m 58s

The beauty of Persian storytelling, and if you could rewrite modern classics, how would you change them? Would Ryan Gosling or Princess Meghan get a look-in?

Public policy in Australia and our risk-averse leaders

Nov 17th, 2018 53m 57s

Strong leaders, unity and legalising marijuana. To get change in society, you need robust public policy but formulating public policy is often hard work. Geoff Gallop, Peter Hartcher, Richard Di Natale and Fiona Patten on the volatility of publ

The power of hope

Nov 10th, 2018 53m 52s

Kon Karapanagiotidis, Banok Rind, Alisha Fernando, Leila Gurruwiwi, Jane Vadiveloo and Caroline Cabezas talk about the power of love, music, language and hope.

The challenges facing human rights

Nov 3rd, 2018 53m 51s

Gillian Triggs, Julian Burnside and Tom Porteous on human rights and politics

Eggshell Skull

Oct 27th, 2018 53m 57s

Bri Lee's book Eggshell Skull is about our justice system; its deep-rooted tenets and its disastrous shortcomings.

Indigenous Knowledge

Oct 20th, 2018 53m 57s

Bruce Pascoe, Tony Birch and Gregory Phillips examine the breadth and depth of Indigenous knowledge prior to European settlement.

Cultural criticism

Oct 13th, 2018 53m 56s

Bhakthi Puvanenphiran chats with Emily Nussbaum, Mel Campbell, Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf and Cerise Howard about the form and craft of cultural criticism.

Media in the modern age

Oct 6th, 2018 53m 55s

Katharine Murphy, Ronan Farrow, Sally Warhaft and Tracey Spicer explore fresh ideas for cultivating media accountability.

The Lebs

Sep 29th, 2018 53m 56s

Michael Mohammed Ahmad discusses growing up in western Sydney and the craft of writing.

It's more than a game

Sep 22nd, 2018 53m 52s

Martin Flanagan, Bob Murphy, Karen Lyon and Paul Roos discuss winning, losing, coaching, fear and the bonds of a football team.

Feminism old and new

Sep 15th, 2018 53m 56s

Leena van Deventer, Nayuka Gorrie, Reni Louise-Permadi, Dur-é Dara, Clementine Ford and Anne Summers discuss the consolations and future of feminism.

Nationhood

Sep 8th, 2018 53m 56s

Geraldine Brooks, Tom Elliott, Voranai Vanijaka, Mark Colvin, Julianne Schultz, Timmah Ball, Annie Zaidi and Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm discuss nationhood and the commonwealth.

The wisdom of reading

Sep 1st, 2018 53m 58s

Sally Rippin, Glory Edim and Anita Heiss on reading, Indigenous literature and the importance of books for black women

This Alien Nation, Australia

Aug 25th, 2018 53m 58s

Sofija Stefanovic, Alice Pung and George Megalogenis are joined by other outsiders to share funny and illuminating stories on being a migrant

Pop culture in the US and Australia

Aug 18th, 2018 53m 56s

The Still Processing duo deconstruct Kanye, while Nayuka Gorrie talks about 'blerd' (black nerd) culture

Regional concerns - the cashless card and The Nationals' support

Aug 11th, 2018 53m 56s

The cashless debit card and rise of political independents are stirring concerns in rural and regional Australia.

Women in sport

Aug 4th, 2018 54m 2s

Women playing professional sport is no longer a dream. In the past year, women's AFL and netball teams have joined a domain that for well over a century was dominated by men. Hear perspectives on how our ideas and expectations on gender and spo