Talkfest dives into RN and the Wheeler Centre’s live recordings, curating the most compelling moments from some of the best public conversations.
Episodes (35)
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Population
Population
Published: 17 Mar 2018 Duration: 53:52George Megalogenis, Rita Panahi, Lauren Duca, Peter Mares and others explore the problem of population in a rapidly changing political, economic and environmental landscape.George Megalogenis, Rita Panahi, Lauren Duca, Peter Mares and others explore the problem of population in a rapidly changing political, economic and environmental landscape.
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Growing up
Growing up
Published: 10 Mar 2018 Duration: 53:52Brit Bennett, Ben Law, Alice Pung and others reflect on the agony, excitement and melancholy that accompanies growing up.Brit Bennett, Ben Law, Alice Pung and others reflect on the agony, excitement and melancholy that accompanies growing up.
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Addiction
Addiction
Published: 3 Mar 2018 Duration: 53:52Nick Xenophon, Alain de Botton, Kate Holden and Jenny Valentish on the highs and lows of addiction.Nick Xenophon, Alain de Botton, Kate Holden and Jenny Valentish on the highs and lows of addiction.
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Sadness
Sadness
Published: 24 Feb 2018 Duration: 53:52Gary Shteyngart, Matthew Mitcham, Michael Carr-Gregg and Susan Wyndham reflect on sadness, failure and what happens when the bleakness overwhelms.Gary Shteyngart, Matthew Mitcham, Michael Carr-Gregg and Susan Wyndham reflect on sadness, failure and what happens when the bleakness overwhelms.
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The Future
The Future
Published: 17 Feb 2018 Duration: 53:52Cory Doctorow, Adam Liaw, Kimba Griffith and others explore our idea of the future in a rapidly changing world.Cory Doctorow, Adam Liaw, Kimba Griffith and others explore our idea of the future in a rapidly changing world.
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Monsters
Monsters
Published: 10 Feb 2018 Duration: 53:51Ben Pobjie, Tara Moss and Jon Ronson gaze bravely into the abyss.Ben Pobjie, Tara Moss and Jon Ronson gaze bravely into the abyss.
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Identity
Identity
Published: 3 Feb 2018 Duration: 53:51Santilla Chingaipe, Nevo Zisin and Paul Beatty reflect on the problems of identity and self-definition.Santilla Chingaipe, Nevo Zisin and Paul Beatty reflect on the problems of identity and self-definition.
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Australia
Australia
Published: 27 Jan 2018 Duration: 00:31Don Watson, Judith Brett, Jack Latimore and Stuart Macintryre reflect on the problem of Australian identity.Don Watson, Judith Brett, Jack Latimore and Stuart Macintryre reflect on the problem of Australian identity.
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Good intentions
Good intentions
Published: 16 Dec 2017 Duration: 53:52Jonathan Safran Foer, Bob Brown and others on good faith, good intentions and optimism in the face of misery.Jonathan Safran Foer, Bob Brown and others on good faith, good intentions and optimism in the face of misery.
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Protest
Protest
Published: 9 Dec 2017 Duration: 53:52Masha Gessen, Tony Birch and Black Lives Matter activists, Patrice Cullors and Rodney Diverlus, on dissent, resistance and building a movement.Masha Gessen, Tony Birch and Black Lives Matter activists, Patrice Cullors and Rodney Diverlus, on dissent, resistance and building a movement.
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Fear
Fear
Published: 2 Dec 2017 Duration: 53:52Kenneth Roth, Erik Jensen and Cheryl Strayed on fear, anxiety and the end of the world.Kenneth Roth, Erik Jensen and Cheryl Strayed on fear, anxiety and the end of the world.
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Elders
Elders
Published: 25 Nov 2017 Duration: 53:51Vivian Gornick, Robert Dessaix and Barry Jones on ageing, accumulating and gaining insight.Vivian Gornick, Robert Dessaix and Barry Jones on ageing, accumulating and gaining insight.
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Money
Money
Published: 18 Nov 2017 Duration: 53:51Andy Field, Stephen Heintz and Geraldine Doogue talk money, debt, art and philanthropy.Andy Field, Stephen Heintz and Geraldine Doogue talk money, debt, art and philanthropy.
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Questions
Questions
Published: 11 Nov 2017 Duration: 53:52Helen Razer, Jamila Rizvi and Julian Burnside ask the urgent and provocative questions facing contemporary Australia.Helen Razer, Jamila Rizvi and Julian Burnside ask the urgent and provocative questions facing contemporary Australia.
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Music
Music
Published: 4 Nov 2017 Duration: 53:52Kate Tempest, Carrie Brownstein, Paul Kelly and others reflect on music, language and musical inspiration.Kate Tempest, Carrie Brownstein, Paul Kelly and others reflect on music, language and musical inspiration.
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Celebrity
Celebrity
Published: 28 Oct 2017 Duration: 53:52The cult of celebrity is one of the defining features of contemporary culture but what drives our curiosity about the lives of others?The cult of celebrity is one of the defining features of contemporary culture but what drives our curiosity about the lives of others?
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Wanderlust
Wanderlust
Published: 21 Oct 2017 Duration: 53:51Tony Wheeler, Chris Turney and Favel Parrett reflect on the journeys and places that have shaped them.Tony Wheeler, Chris Turney and Favel Parrett reflect on the journeys and places that have shaped them.
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Parenting
Parenting
Published: 14 Oct 2017 Duration: 53:51Jennifer Saunders, Catherine Deveny and Lenore Skenazy on what it means to be a good enough parent.Jennifer Saunders, Catherine Deveny and Lenore Skenazy on what it means to be a good enough parent.
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Being a girl
Being a girl
Published: 7 Oct 2017 Duration: 53:52Maxine Beneba Clarke, Clementine Ford and others reflect on the experience of girlhood and issues of sexuality, gender identity, race and belonging.Maxine Beneba Clarke, Clementine Ford and others reflect on the experience of girlhood and issues of sexuality, gender identity, race and belonging.
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Loss
Loss
Published: 30 Sep 2017 Duration: 53:52Rob Carlton, Clementine Ford and Izzeldin Abuelaish reflect on death, loss and the experience of enduring grief-stricken life.Rob Carlton, Clementine Ford and Izzeldin Abuelaish reflect on death, loss and the experience of enduring grief-stricken life.
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