Best Adelaide Writers Week Podcasts (2025)

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AWW25: No Place Like Home - Brooke Boland, Winnie Dunn and Lia Hills 1:01:14

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With Carody Culver. There’s no place like home, although home isn’t always a place. It could be a feeling, an instinct, a language, a person, a memory; it could be somewhere we long to return to or can’t wait to escape. Join Griffith Review 87 contributors Brooke Boland, Winnie Dunn and Lia Hills as they explore the myriad material consequences of …

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On stage at Adelaide Writers' Week with Niall Williams, Charlotte Mendelson and Brian Castro 54:06

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This edition of the Bookshelf was recorded on stage at Adelaide Writers' Week on Sunday 2 March – with Irish writer Niall Williams (Time of the Child), English writer Charlotte Mendelson (Wife) and all the way from the Adelaide Hills, Australian writer Brian Castro (Chinese Postman). How and when do they do their best reading, what have books meant…

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Trump and the EU, Arco Madrid and Adelaide Writers’ Week 32:06

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EU and far-right politics expert Marta Lorimer joins Emma Nelson to discuss how the bloc can respond to Donald Trump’s new foreign policy. Plus: Monocle’s Robert Bound speaks to the co-founders of the Kyiv and Miami-based Voloshyn Gallery at Spanish art fair Arco Madrid. Finally, Georgina Godwin heads to Adelaide Writers’ Week for the final leg of …

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Is America on the cusp of collapse under Trump? Natasha Mitchell and guests at Adelaide Writers Week 53:31

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Donald Trump's return to The White House is up-ending the way America works — at home and on the global stage. Does it herald the potential social, political, and constitutional collapse of United States? The world has watched nations sleepwalk into ultranationalist fascism before, is this that moment? Or is American democracy more resilient than a…

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Andrea Goldsmith's The Buried Life - and a train steaming towards disaster . . . 54:06

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Kate and Cassie read three new works of fiction, with the help of two guest reviewers: a novel of ideas, death, love and music, in Australian writer Andrea Goldsmith's The Buried Life; a real train derailment from the 1890s hurtles together rail workers, coffee sellers, anarcho-feminism, art and typewriters in Irish-Canadian writer Emma Donoghue's …

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Supporting teenagers to thrive online 54:14

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Teenagers 'live' online and on social media. How can they reap the many benefits that social media can offer? There are plenty of them: an endless pool of knowledge and curiosity. But parents need to help them navigate the risk and threats online — of which there're also plenty. On Big Ideas, we have a panel of experts with a plethora of valuable i…

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Can storytellers change the world? Tim Winton and Rachel Perkins join Natasha Mitchell 53:31

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Two of Australia’s most influential and legendary storytellers, author Tim Winton and filmmaker Rachel Perkins, join Natasha Mitchell at WOMADelaide’s Planet Talks to discuss the power of stories and the role of artists to create change in the world. SpeakersRachel PerkinsMulti-award-winning filmmaker, and founder of Blackfella filmsDirector, prese…

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Populist rage in America — history, causes and impacts 54:07

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Populism is part of American political history. It has been and still is the dominant vocabulary of dissent. But the current resurrection of authoritarian politics in the US is different. While the two parties could absorb populist movements in the past, this time populism has absorbed the party. Presented at the American Academy in Berlin Speaker …

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Good conversations — with writer and poet Ian WIlliams (CBC Massey Lecture 5) 58:22

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What makes a good conversation? And do good conversations have anything in common? Ian Williams studies his daily conversations and explores how our age has left many people in what he calls a "drought of loving voices." In searching for conversations that feel transcendent, not transactional, he argues that in great conversations, the content is l…

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#TeslaTakedown, Flying Books at Neverland and Voices of Faith 34:19

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UK correspondent for Austrian magazine ‘Falter’, Tessa Szyszkowitz, joins Georgina Godwin following her trip to Silicon Valley to discuss today’s #TeslaTakedown protests and the local backlash to Jeff Bezos’s Venetian wedding. Plus: Monocle’s Toronto correspondent, Tomos Lewis, explores independent bookshop Flying Books at Neverland. Then: Sanjoy K…

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Curtis Sittenfeld's Show Don't Tell + Tim Rogers and Zan Rowe on two new debuts 54:36

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Kate and Cassie discuss bestselling American writer Curtis Sittenfeld’s sharp and observant collection of short stories Show Don’t Tell; You Am I frontman Tim Rogers reads First Name Second Name, an excellent debut from Queensland novelist Steve MinOn, and the ABC’s own Zan Rowe (of Triple J, Double J and Take 5 fame) shares her thoughts on Scottis…

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Who can speak for whom to whom about what? — with writer and poet Ian Williams (CBC Massey Lecture 4) 53:00

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We're in an era where many people feel an ownership over certain words, and how a community expresses itself. The term "appropriation" has come to create guardrails around what can be said and by whom. Award-winning Canadian writer Ian Williams considers the role of speech and silence in reallocating power, and what it means to truly listen. The CB…

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Personal conversations — with writer and poet Ian Williams (CBC Massey Lecture 3) 53:07

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Bookstores are full of titles that are supposed to help us deal with difficult conversations — about emotions, misunderstandings and hurt feelings. The problem is that difficult conversations are almost always about something other than what they seem to be about. And what we're actually looking for in a conversation isn't always answers — it's com…

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Public conversations — with writer and poet Ian Williams (CBC Massey Lecture 2) 52:12

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Public space is important for democracy. This is where we articulate our values, and perhaps change our minds. So how do we open ourselves up to connection with strangers while safeguarding our personal sovereignty and resisting efforts to convert us? And what can we learn from our conversations with strangers and loved ones alike about how to navi…

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Why we need to have a conversation about conversations — with writer and poet Ian Williams (CBC Massey Lecture 1) 52:27

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Ever felt that no one is really listening? At a time when we're more connected than ever, why does it seem like we can barely talk to each other? Civic and civil discourse have deteriorated, and the air is raw with anger and misunderstanding on all sides. Award-winning Canadian author and poet Ian Williams is reviving the lost art of conversation i…

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Hay Festival 2025 and Monocle’s Hanami Market 29:33

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Daniella Peled, managing editor of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, joins Georgina Godwin to discuss the week’s news and culture, including protests in Turkey, Israel embracing Europe’s far-right and drones on Mount Everest. Plus: Hay Festival CEO, Julie Finch, joins the programme to discuss the 2025 spring lineup. Then: journalist and fr…

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AWW25: Leaps of Faith - Ceridwen Dovey and Zeynab Gamieldien 1:02:14

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With Carody Culver. Whether it’s religious, political, societal, philosophical or spiritual in nature, the act of believing can be a lodestar, a comfort, a ritual, a guiding principle or a reason for living. Join Griffith Review 86 contributors Ceridwen Dovey and Zeynab Gamieldien as they explore what faith can tell us about our desires, our values…

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AWW25: Putin’s War on Women - Sofi Oksanen 1:00:49

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With Jo Case. Sofi Oksanen, librettist for Innocence, acclaimed Finnish playwright and bestselling novelist blends family history and journalistic rigour in Same River, Twice to reveal Russia’s history of weaponising sexual violence against women – and its links to genocide in Ukraine, misogyny within Russia itself and imperialism on the world stag…

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AWW25: How Johnny Voghel Escaped a Dead-End Job - Leo Robson 1:00:12

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With Lauren Oyler. Leo Robson is a well-known British essayist and critic who has just written his first novel, The Boys. He talks to Lauren Oyler about writing a comedy about confusion and loss – a generational saga that takes place over a fortnight. Event details: Thu 06 Mar, 1:15pm | West Stage

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AWW25: Grief - Nova Weetman 1:00:46

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With Jonathan Green. According to Marcel Proust, “grief develops the power of the mind.” Jonathan Green tests the proposition with Nova Weetman, who has written a memoir, Love, Death and Other Scenes, about the death of her partner, the playwright Aiden Fennessy, during COVID. Event details: Thu 06 Mar, 12:00pm | West Stage…

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AWW25: "We Were Elsewhere People” - André Aciman 55:41

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With Richard Buckham. Bestselling author André Aciman (live stream) shares with Richard Buckham his abiding preoccupation with the themes of exile, longing and memory – themes that inhabit his new memoir about his teenage life, My Roman Year. Event details: Thu 06 Mar, 10:45am | West Stage

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AWW25: What Will Survive of Us? - Howard Jacobson 1:01:00

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With Georgina Godwin. Booker Prize–winning author Howard Jacobson (live stream) talks to Georgina Godwin about the questions at the heart of What Will Survive of Us? – whether love can survive marriage, betrayal and the passage of time. Event details: Thu 06 Mar, 9:30am | West Stage

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Australians – the ‘aristocrats’ of Asia? The Lucky Country 60 years on 55:36

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In his influential 1964 book The Lucky Country, Donald Horne wrote that Australians played an aristocratic role in Asia: "rich, self-centred, frivolous, blind". A lot has changed in 60 years, but does Australia still think it's better than its neighbours? Recorded at the Australian Academy of the Humanities annual symposium, The Ideas and Ideals of…

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This week’s novels takes us to Zanzibar, Budapest and Renaissance Florence 54:05

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This week’s novels takes us to Zanzibar, Budapest and Renaissance Florence with Nobel Prize-winning English-Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Theft; while guest reviewers Tim Ayliffe reads Laurent Binet’s Perspectives; and Siang Lu reads David Szalay’s Flesh. BOOKS Abdulrazak Gurnah, Theft, Bloomsbury Laurent Binet, Perspectives (translated from…

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AWW25: When Betty Turned One Hundred - Debra Oswald 51:04

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With Helen Pitt. With One Hundred Years of Betty, Debra Oswald has written a ‘whole of life’ novel, the story of the determinedly curious Betty from 1928 to 2028. In conversation with Helen Pitt, Oswald explores writing across an entire century. Event details: Wed 05 Mar, 5:00pm | West Stage

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AWW25: Hazel Rowley Memorial Lecture 2025: Legend v Facts: A Biographical Dilemma - Matthew Lamb and Geordie Williamson 58:37

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Australian writer Frank Moorhouse was legendary in Australian literary and cultural life. But what if the facts contradict the legend? Join Clare Wright in conversation with Matthew Lamb for this year’s Hazel Rowley Memorial Lecture about sorting the legend from the facts. Hear how Matthew grappled with this in his brilliant biography, Frank Moorho…

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AWW25: From Publisher, to Agent, to Author - Deborah Callaghan 55:43

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With Mark Dapin. Former publisher and literary agent extraordinaire Deborah Callaghan talks to Mark Dapin about The Little Clothes, her provocative new novel about the vicissitudes of middle age. Event details: Wed 05 Mar, 2:30pm | West Stage

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AWW25: The Silent Service - Mike Carlton 1:01:11

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With Bob Carr. Mike Carlton shares stories of the little-known Australian submariners of the 20th century with Bob Carr. His latest book, Dive!, is a chronicle of courage, espionage and political maneuvering. Event details: Wed 05 Mar, 1:15pm | West Stage

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AWW25: Datsun Angel - Anna Broinowski 1:04:57

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With Jo Case. Anna Broinowski chats to Jo Case to talk about her new memoir, Datsun Angel, the confronting story of a sex, drugs and violence-fuelled adventure through the savage Australian outback of the 1980s. Event details: Wed 05 Mar, 12:00pm | West Stage

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AWW25: Exile, Nostalgia and Letting Go - Téa Obreht 1:00:59

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With Jo Case. The critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Tiger’s Wife and Inland, Téa Obreht (live stream), tells Jo Case about her latest novel, The Morningside, a haunting, dystopian story about war, climate refugees and magic. Event details: Wed 05 Mar, 10:45am | West Stage

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AWW25: Iconic Women - Daisy Goodwin and Dava Sobel 57:41

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With Katrina Strickland. Marie Curie and Maria Callas were legends in both their professional and private lives. Bestselling writers Dava Sobel and Daisy Goodwin take us inside these remarkable women’s worlds, in company with Katrina Strickland. Event details: Wed 05 Mar, 9:30am | West Stage

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AWW25: An Escape to Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain - Matthew Longo 1:03:11

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With Annabelle Quince. The winner of the 2024 Orwell Prize for Political Writing, Matthew Longo, talks to Annabelle Quince about The Picnic. An improbable historical event, this pan-European outing involved goulash, beer and 600 East Germans on the border between Hungary and Austria. Event details: Tue 04 Mar, 2:30pm | West Stage…

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AWW25: Robodebt: A Moral Vacuum and a Multi-Billion-Dollar Government Shakedown - Rick Morton 1:02:09

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With Tory Shepherd. Award-winning journalist Rick Morton talks to Tory Shepherd about his book, Mean Streak, a compelling but horrifying account of the “venality, incompetence and cowardice” behind Australia’s shameful Robodebt scandal. Event details: Mon 03 Mar, 5:00pm | West Stage

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AWW25: 2025 MUD Literary Prize 55:37

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The MUD Literary Prize celebrates a debut novel of literary fiction. Past winners have included Trent Dalton and Pip Williams. Hear from the 2025 winner, Cameron Stewart, author of Why Do Horses Run? with chair David Sly. Special thanks to the MUD Literary Club for their support and contribution to Adelaide Writers’ Week Event details: Mon 03 Mar, …

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AWW25: What’s Next? - Thomas Mayo and Jared Thomas 1:01:59

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The Voice to Parliament referendum was an opportunity for meaningful Indigenous recognition. Thomas Mayo and Jared Thomas reflect on the defeat of this modest proposal. Are we mean-spirited? Are we naysayers who lack the empathy to redress profound wrongs? Did advocates fail to effectively prosecute their case? And what is the way forward? Event de…

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AWW25: Self-Interested, Controlling, Delusional: The Problem of Public Writing - Lauren Oyler 1:01:34

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With Nicole Abadee. Critic and Novelist Lauren Oyler joins Nicole Abadee to explore the self-aggrandisement and selfexoneration inherent in public writing, as well as literary criticism and Oyler’s latest essay collection, No Judgement. Event details: Mon 03 Mar, 1:15pm | West Stage

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AWW25: A One-Man Anthology - Shaun Micallef 1:00:17

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With Alexander Ward AM. Shaun Micallef talks to Alexander Ward AM about his new anthology, Slivers, Shards and Skerricks, a dizzying collection of prose, plays, philosophy, poetry and parody by one of Australia’s “most intelligent and more handsome Renaissance men.” Event details: Mon 03 Mar, 12:00pm | West Stage…

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AWW25: Blurring the Boundaries between Fact and Fiction - Jamieson Webster (live stream) 58:45

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With Leo Robson.What does the rise and fall of autofiction suggest about contemporary subjectivity? Is ‘lived experience’ the only form of truth available to the neoliberal author, be it the patient on the analyst’s couch or the modern novelist? Can audiences no longer suspend disbelief? Psychoanalyst Jamieson Webster and literary critic Leo Robson…

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AWW25: Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza - Peter Beinart (live stream) 1:01:17

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With Debbie Whitmont. Columnist and journalist Peter Beinart says, “I still believe in the metaphor of Jews as a family. But it has been corrupted. Our leaders have turned our commitment to one another into a moral sedative.” He discusses these issues with Debbie Whitmont. Event details: Mon 03 Mar, 9:30am | West Stage…

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AWW25: The Future of Mainstream Media - Alan Rusbridger and Mark Scott 1:03:24

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With Jonathan Green. Legendary former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger and Mark Scott, former managing director of the ABC and now Vice Chancellor of the University of Sydney, talk to Jonathan Green about the state of the modern media and why it is that journalists are routinely viewed as unethical and untrustworthy. Event details: Sun 02 Mar, 5:00p…

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AWW25: Lord of the Flies Meets Picnic at Hanging Rock - Nikki Gemmell 1:00:12

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In conversation with Natasha Stott Despoja, award-winning and bestselling author Nikki Gemmell discusses her latest determinedly feminist literary thriller, Wing. It’s the story of four girls and their teacher who disappear for four days and refuse to explain what happened. Event details: Sun 02 Mar, 3:45pm | West Stage…

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AWW25: The Men of the Media - Martin Baron (live stream), Eric Beecher and Alan Rusbridger 1:03:25

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With Kim Williams. Kim Williams chairs a discussion with Martin Baron, Eric Beecher and Alan Rusbridger on the blokes with ink in their veins and asks what happens when the ink runs out and the presses grind to a halt. Event details: Sun 02 Mar, 2:30pm | West Stage

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AWW25: Writing to Change the World - Anna Spargo-Ryan (live stream), Clare Wright and Jonathan Green 59:09

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With Alice Grundy.When some of the institutions fundamental to democracy are struggling both here and overseas, when it feels like progress is slipping and hard-won rights are being wound back, how can the power of writing show us a way forward? Amy McQuire, Clare Wright and Anna Spargo-Ryan offer ideas for working our way out of some of the wicked…

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AWW25: The United States: Down and Out? - Allan Behm, Nick Bryant, Dr Prudence Flowers and Emma Shortis 1:03:41

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With Natasha Mitchell. The international community is busy coming to terms with the re-election of President Trump, but he is a symptom of American malaise, not its cause. Americans are neither willing nor able to save themselves from themselves – in a fundamental sense, America is down and out. But it has enormous resilience, which it needs to emp…

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AWW25: Australia’s Carbon Capture: Releasing Fossil Fuels’ Grip on Our Democracy - Ross Garnaut, Sarah Hanson-Young, Polly Hemming and Royce Kurmelovs 1:03:18

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With Natasha Mitchell. The influence of the gas and coal industry on our politicians and policymakers is an open secret in Australia. What is less well understood is why this small industry, with little economic significance, wields such apparent power and how easy it would be to free our democracy from its grip. Richard Denniss, Royce Kurmelovs, R…

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AWW25: How to Fix the Housing Crisis - Maiy Azize, Alan Kohler, Amy Remeikis and Jordan van den Lamb 1:01:07

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With Natasha Mitchell. The Australian Dream used to be to own your own home, but young people are being increasingly locked out of home ownership. In fact, young people today are on track to be the first generation to be worse off than their parents. How did we as a nation get here and how do we fix it? Alan Kohler, Maiy Azize, Amy Remeikis and Jor…

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AWW25: Depraved New World - John Crace 1:01:38

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With Tory Shepherd. Bestselling author John Crace and his much-loved companion Herbert Hound offer a lacerating and hilarious account of post-Brexit Britain, from the fall of BoJo through the ensuing series of clusterf*cks, in Crace’s latest book, Taking the Lead. Join him in conversation with Tory Shepherd. Sat 01 Mar, 5:00pm | West Stage…

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AWW25: Australia’s Housing Mess and How to Fix It - Alan Kohler 57:57

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With Richard Denniss. Australia’s favourite financial journalist, Alan Kohler, has much to say about the country’s enduring housing crisis and the solutions we need. He shares the thinking in his book The Great Divide with Richard Denniss.Event details: Sat 01 Mar, 3:45pm | West Stage

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AWW25: Keir Starmer: The Biography - Tom Baldwin 1:02:32

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With Steve Bracks. Journalist and former Labour Party senior policy adviser Tom Baldwin explains the complexities and contradictions of Sir Keir Starmer, Labour’s most working-class leader in a generation to Steve Bracks. Sat 01 Mar, 2:30pm | West Stage

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AWW25: Unravelling Memories and Buried Secrets - Diana Reid 57:15

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With Nicole Abadee. In Signs of Damage, bestselling and multi-award-winning novelist Diana Reid writes about memory, morality and the difference between understanding someone and explaining them. She talks to Nicole Abadee about her latest novel. Event details: Sat 01 Mar, 1:15pm | West Stage

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