Talkfest - ABC RN Podcast
1) It took years of witnessing other people's courage for lawyer Bri Lee to report her own sexual abuse.
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.
2) Alice Pung, George Megalogenis and Sofia Stefanovic on being a newcomer to Australia
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
Alice Pung, George Megalogenis and Sofia Stefanovic on being a newcomer to Australia
53:52 | Jan 12th, 2019
3) Monsters come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes we need them.
Ben Pobjie, Tara Moss and Jon Ronson gaze bravely into the abyss.
4) It's almost 2019. Imagine NYE in New York. NY, we love you. Maybe.
Sarah Krasnostein, Kate Miller-Heidke, Brodie Lancaster and Christie Whelan Brown on why they love and hate New York
5) Talking food porn with Adam Liaw, Yotam Ottolenghi and Wendy Harmer, and footy hero Bob Murphy turns to writing.
Footy and food - the good, the bad, the obscene and the life-changing.
6) Australian speculative fiction. What is it?
What do the future and alternative worlds imagined by Australian authors say about our country today?
7) Google knows our deepest secrets
Why do we tell search engines more about ourselves than the people closest to us?
8) The hunt for the man who caused Australia's deadliest bushfires
Author Chloe Hooper investigates the man charged with the Black Saturday bushfires.
9) Epic love and pitching classic books to 21st century readers
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?
10) Public policy in Australia and our risk-averse leaders
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 Natal...Show More