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Join Kathy Lette – beloved humourist and co-author of the Australian classic Puberty Blues – as she returns with another riotously entertaining tale.

A host of Melbourne International Comedy Festival comics gather to explore how comedy survives, thrives and occasionally lands a punch on authoritarianism. 

Can we still have nuanced conversations in a polarised world? Leading academics Daniel Heller and Farid Zaid make the case for learning the art of agreeing to disagree. 

Preeminent philosopher A. C. Grayling returns to Melbourne to discuss one of the most urgent issues of our time: the decline of democracy. 

Trailblazing former prime minister Jacinda Ardern reflects on power, politics and resilience.

Trust in governments, mainstream media and online sources is eroding. Can Wikipedia save us?

Celebrated writer and thinker Amitav Ghosh explores rebirth, regeneration and the cycles of life in this in-conversation about his newest novel.

In this timely event, Canadian writer, podcaster and political commentator David Moscrop explains what’s going wrong in today’s political landscape – and how individuals, societies and institutions can work together to set things right.

In this special live podcast recording of Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps, Sarah Wilson explores how we might live more thoughtfully in an age of uncertainty.