Outspoken Maleny Podcast
1) Heather Rose in conversation
It is a few years now since Heather Rose came to Maleny to speak about her memoir Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here. The book revealed that, aside from being a best-selling, internationall...Show More
2) Chris Hammer in conversation
These days Chris Hammer is best known for his ‘bush noir’ novels - a category which might even have been created to describe his books. They unravel in far-flung parts of Australia: in the opal fields...Show More
3) Hugh White in conversation
Hugh White argues that, right now, we confront the world's most dangerous crisis in generations, with the old global order facing a direct challenge in three crucial regions: Eastern Europe, the Middl...Show More
4) Joanna Jenkins in conversation
Our ‘introducing author’ is the wonderful Joanna Jenkins.Her first novel How To Kill a Client, became a massive best-seller. In her new novel, The Bluff, her focus moves from big-city l...Show More
5) Jane Rawson in conversation
Much of Jane Rawson's recent output has been fiction. In the case of Human/Nature, however, she presents a series of linked essays that delve, in a very idiosyncratic and personal way, into the many w...Show More
6) Barry Traill AM (BJ) in conversation
Our introducing speaker tonight is Dr Barry Traill AM, (BJ). Barry is a long-term resident of Maleny, and is one of Australia’s most successful environmental advocates. He is the former Director of Pe...Show More
7) Debra Oswald in conversation
Our featured author tonight is Debra Oswald. Debra came to prominence, or maybe the right word is fame, with the production of the immensely popular television series Offspring in 2010, for which she ...Show More
8) Steve MinOn in conversation
Our first guest tonight is the fascinating Steve MinOn. Steve’s debut novel is First Name Second Name, which won the Glendower Award for an emerging Queensland writer at the 2023 Queensland Literary ...Show More
9) Rick Morton in conversation
I'm going out on a limb here. I think Rick Morton’s Mean Streak is an important book. Its description of the creation, implementation and eventual dismantling of Robodebt reveals a long slow-motion t...Show More
10) Siang Lu in conversation
Siang Lu is the author of two novels, The Whitewash and Ghost Cities. The latter, which we'll be discussing, was inspired by the existence of several vacant uninhabited megacities of China. It follows...Show More