The Weekend Read Podcast
1) Anna Stewart on being a captain of one of the biggest games of the year
For 31 years, there has been a rivalry – drawing on a divide so inherent and base – that it pits mate against mate. We’re not talking about State of Origin, we’re talking about the Reclink Community C...Show More
2) Atticus Bastow on the mysteries of the universe at the bottom of an abandoned mine shaft
Over 90 years ago, a swiss astrophysicist theorised there was an unseen, unobservable force that sits behind the universe we know. He called it ‘dark matter’, and today we’re not much closer to unders...Show More
3) Martin McKenzie-Murray on the ugly side of football fandom ahead of Euro 2024
The 2024 Euros are just weeks away – with some of the best footballers in the world competing in an event that draws in hundreds of millions of viewers. But the legacy of the last Euros is still an un...Show More
Martin McKenzie-Murray on the ugly side of football fandom ahead of Euro 2024
20:36 | May 24th, 2024
4) Elizabeth Farrelly on the city of the future
Today, columnist Elizabeth Farrelly will read her piece about our modern cities and how they relate to the history of how humanity has imagined the perfect city. Farrelly is one of Australia’s foremos...Show More
5) Sophie Cunningham on remembering Georgia Blain
Today, author and editor Sophie Cunningham reads her piece from a recent edition of The Saturday Paper. Australian author Georgia Blain chronicled her battle with cancer in a monthly column for The Sa...Show More
6) Elmo Keep on the insane spectacle of U2 at the Las Vegas sphere
On the Las Vegas strip, in a sea of casinos, sits an enormous dome that lights up the sky. It’s called The Sphere and it’s a performance venue where punters are dazzled by 54 thousand metres of LED sc...Show More
7) Ange Lavoipierre on how much sex is too much for one person
Today on the show, journalist Ange Lavoipierre will be reading her piece from a recent edition of The Monthly. In the suburb of Newtown, in Sydney, two support groups almost diametrically opposed are ...Show More
8) Jane Gleeson on why we need decay to save the planet
Today on the show, writer Jane Gleeson-White, with her piece from a recent edition of The Monthly. In inner-city Sydney, the heart of the urban jungle, Jane meets environmental lawyer turned activist,...Show More
9) Konrad Muller on organic wine and whether it’s worth it
Today, writer Konrad Muller reads his latest piece on the quest to learn whether making organic wine is worth the effort. It's called “Notes from a small vineyard” and in it he tries to discover the t...Show More
10) Anthony Ham on what happens when a mine is meant to be rehabilitated
Surrounded by what we know as the Kakadu National Park, the Northern Territory’s Ranger Uranium Mine finally ceased processing in 2021, after nearly 50 years of operation. With the mine now closed, ...Show More