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Texts in the City: Growing Up Asian in Australia

Growing Up Asian In Australia contributor Benjamin Law discusses the text and its topic with Andrew McDonald.

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Eliza Griswold: The Tenth Parallel

Journalist and poet Eliza Griswold discusses ideology, politics and geography - within and between faiths.


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Lunchbox/Soapbox: Glyn Davis: Leader of The Gang: How Political Parties Choose Numero Uno

With political leadership constantly in question, Glyn Davis draws on history and sociology to suggest why this may be.

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Ideas for Melbourne: City and Urban Planning

Jane-Frances Kelly, Trevor Dance, Rob Adams and Jill Garner explore density, distribution and demographics.


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An Evening with Alain de Botton

Alain de Botton brings his light touch and intellectual pirouettes to the topic of religion and its atheistic utility.

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Law and Order Week: A History of Bad Behaviour

Opium dens, illegal brothels and men with names as colourful as their pasts: we uncover Melbourne's criminal record.


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Liao Yiwu

Chinese dissident writer Liao Yiwu speaks with Alex Landragin about freedom, exile and books that transport him home.

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Must-Read Histories

Stuart Macintyre, Tim Soutphommasane, Marcia Langton and Clare Wright discuss essential works of Australian history.


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The Slap

Key figures in the TV adaptation of Christos Tsiolkas' novel The Slap discuss its journey from page to screen.

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Lunchbox/Soapbox: Thomas Keneally on Australians from Eureka to the Diggers

Thomas Keneally tells a story of racism, wartime politics, empire and the life and death of White Australia.


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Sad/Angry/Happy: Angry

Brendan Cowell, Karen Pickering and Michael Currie join Hilary Harper to discuss the truth and utility of anger.

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Paul Keating

In a marathon session, Paul Keating talks cultural vision, reconciliation, reform and creativity with Robert Manne.


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Seven Billion: It's Getting Crowded in Here!

As the world prepares for its seven billionth person, our panel search for the soul in our ever more crowded cities.

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The Writer's Banquet: Meals on Wheels

Join Ramona Koval as she explores the food flights of Frank Camorra, Elizabeth Chong and Stephanie Alexander.


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Griffith Review: Ways of Seeing

John Armstrong, lead essayist of 2011's first Griffith Review, impels universities to reform their humanities program...

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Christian Lander

Christian Lander, author of Stuff White People Like, in conversation with John Safran


 

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