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A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard, the only woman to have served as Prime Minister of Australia sits down for insightful, moving and thought-provoking conversations with some of the most interesting people from around the world working to advance gender equality – whether that"s by actively dismantling gender-based barriers, or by being inspirational trailblazers in their field. We"ll bring you stories from the worlds of business, entertainment, media, sport and many more, shining a light on people doing amazing things

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42:41

Catherine & Naomi on job sharing & diversity in...

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2025/10/29

Thismonth'sepisodeof A Podcast of One's Ownis a little unusual because you'll hear fromtwoguests, who are unaccustomed to the limelight as they work in the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office which is one department of the UK’s national securitycommunity. They're also both mums and in a long term job share.They talkto Julia about the stereotypes and misconceptions of their work, what it’s really like for women, diversity in national security and how they make job-sharing work in such an

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33:39

Julia's Book Club - Highway 13

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2025/10/01

In this month’s Book Club episode, Julia Gillard and her co-host Sarah Holland-Batt explore Highway 13 by internationally acclaimed Australian author Fiona McFarlane.The award-winning book is a series of loosely connected short stories focusing on the lives of everyday people who have all been affected by a single serial killer in a small Australian town.Paul Biga is arrested and charged over the brutal murders of at least a dozen backpackers and hitchhikers along an Australian highway in the

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40:08

Julia Gillard and Bridget Phillipson live at the...

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2025/07/23

In this live event recording Julia sits down with the UK's Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson.In a wide-ranging conversation, they reflect on her journey from a working-class upbringing in Sunderland and running a domestic abuse refuge, to becoming a Cabinet Minister in the first Labour government for 14 years.The pair discuss the state of gender equality today, tackling misogyny and violence against women and girls, and emerging divisions

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35:36

Julia's Book Club - Butter

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2025/04/16

In our April Book Club episode, Julia and Kathy unpack Butter, the cult Japanese bestseller by Asako Yuzuki.Inspired by the real-life case of the “Konkatsu Killer” and translated into English, the book follows journalist Rika Machida as she tries to get inside the mind of convicted serial murderer Manako Kajii.Kajii, a gourmet cook, is serving time behind bars for the murders of lonely businessmen who she seduced with her delicious home cooking.What follows is an intimate and unsettling relationship

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53:42

Beverley Ditsie on the fight for queer freedom

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2025/04/02

In this episode, Julia Gillard is joined by Dr. Beverley Ditsie – pioneering filmmaker, artist, and gender non-conforming activist – whose fearless activism has shaped the fight for queer rights in South Africa and beyond.From co-founding South Africa’s first multiracial LGBTQ+ rights group at just 16 to leading the country’s first Pride March in 1990, Beverley has been at the forefront of the battle for equality for decades. In 1995, Bev made history as the first openly lesbian person to address

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44:40

Julia looks back on 2024

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2024/12/25

In the final episode of 2024 Julia sits down with her good friend Josephine Linden to discuss their favourite books of the year, and look ahead to the new releases they can’t wait to read in 2025.Thank you to all our listeners for joining us again this season, the whole A Podcast of One’s Own team hopes you’ve enjoyed the interviews and book club episodes as much as we have!Show notes:Books discussed by Julia and Josephine during this episode include:The Enigma of Room 662 by Joel DickerThe Truth

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46:20

June Oscar on First Nations gender justice

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2024/11/20

Dr June Oscar AO is a is a proud Bunuba woman from the remote town of Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.Her remarkable decades-long career has taken her from a small office in a cattle station in a tiny Western Australian town, to serving a five-year term as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. June was the first woman to hold this role in its 20-year history and used her position to advocate for, and empower, indigenous women and girls across

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45:27

Angie Murimirwa on the transformative power of education

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2024/10/30

Angie Murimirwa personifies the transformative power of education.Growing up in Zimbabwe, Angie was one of the first girls to receive support from the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) to go to secondary school.Angie is now the organisation’s CEO.In this episode Julia - who is Patron of CAMFED - and Angie discuss the huge barriers to education that many girls still face, and the impact finishing school has on not only an individual, but also their family and community.They also talk about the

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1:04:19

Julia's US Election Special with Amy Walter

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2024/10/08

It’s been arguably the most eventful US Presidential campaign in history and the stakes couldn’t be higher, not just for the United States, but for the world.There’s been two assassination attempts on Republican nominee Donald Trump, who became the first US President to be convicted of a felony over hush money payments to an adult film star.We've seen President and Democratic nominee Joe Biden sensationally withdraw from the race after the most disastrous presidential debate performance in history

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34:01

Alexis Wright on activism, Indigenous land rights and...

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2024/09/18

Alexis Wright is one of the most highly-regarded Australian authors in recent times, winning both the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Stella Prize - twice.Her work is challenging the traditional publishing world and asking some tough questions.But her passions extend far beyond writing.In this episode, Julia explores Alexis’ early beginnings as a young activist, her lifelong dedication to Indigenous land rights and her concerns around global warming, as well as her literary success.Show

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33:53

Julia's Book Club – Blue Sisters

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2024/09/04

In this episode of Julia's Book Club, Julia and Kathy Lette sit down to discuss Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors.Blue Sisters is the second novel from Mellors, following her bestselling debut Cleopatra and Frankenstein. It tells the story of three very different sisters – strait-laced lawyer Avery, party girl Lucky and stoic world champion boxer Bonnie – who are torn apart by grief and scattered to different corners of the globe after the sudden tragic death of their fourth sister, Nicky.As the sisters

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51:57

Elif Shafak on the power of storytelling, freedom of...

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2024/08/21

Elif Shafak is a best selling author, a political scientist and an advocate for women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights and freedom of expression.In this episode Julia and Elif journey on a candid and deep conversation about Elif’s childhood in Turkey, what drew her to writing, and the lengths she’s had to go to keep telling the stories of those who are often silenced.They also delve into Elif’s spectacular new novel There are Rivers in the Sky, and discuss why tackling the world’s water crisis is critical

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46:22

Julia's Book Club - Knife: Meditations After an...

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2024/08/07

In this month’s Book Club episode, Julia and Kathy Lette explore Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by internationally-renowned author, Salman Rushdie.In his memoir, the Booker Prize winner recounts the horrifying moment he was stabbed, almost to death, while on stage in upstate New York, preparing to deliver a lecture on keeping writers safe from harm.Julia and Kathy examine his incredible literary career, his life under 24-hour surveillance and the fatwa which led to the frenzied attack,

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36:11

Domtila Chesang on ending female genital mutilation.

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2024/07/24

In this episode Julia sits down with Domtila Chesang, an incredibly courageous woman who has dedicated her life to ending female genital mutilation in her home country, Kenya.In this powerful conversation Domtila explains how the devastatingly harmful practice impacts girls and women around the world, and how she’s working to educate and empower communities in order to stamp it out.She details the pivotal moment in her life that started her journey as an activist.Julia and Domtila also discuss her

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39:06

Julia's Book Club - The Wren, The Wren

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2024/07/10

In this month’s Book Club episode, Julia and Sarah Holland-Batt discuss The Wren, The Wren by Man Booker prize winner, Anne Enright.Shortlisted for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction, the novel is told in three voices and explores an Irish family’s love, betrayal and intergenerational trauma.Julia and Sarah delve into Enright’s poetry and unique writing style.Show notes:The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright is published by Penguin and available at all good bookstores:

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42:45

Katrina Gorry on motherhood, the road to the Olympics...

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2024/06/26

Katrina Gorry is a trailblazer on and off the pitch. Last year she stole our hearts in her record-breaking performance in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, making the highest number of tackles and covering the most ground of any player in the tournament. Katrina helped the Matildas reach the semi-finals for the first time ever, catapulting her and the rest of the team to the status of national treasures and putting women’s football on the map in Australia for the first time.Speaking to Julia just after

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40:26

Julia's Book Club - The Sun Walks Down

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2024/06/12

In this episode of Julia's Book Club, Julia and Sarah Holland-Batt sit down together in London to discuss The Sun Walks Down, by Australian author Fiona McFarlane.The Sun Walks Down tells the story of a remote South Australian town in the 1880s where a young boy has gone missing during a dust storm.As the community rallies to find 6 year old Denny Wallace, readers experience the search, the town dynamics and the complex landscape surrounding them from the perspective of various characters, including

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39:54

Jelena Dokic on tennis, abuse, mental health and her...

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2024/05/29

For many Australians, and tennis fans around the world, Jelena Dokic is a household name.In this episode, she opens up to Julia about her childhood surviving poverty and fleeing war-torn Yugoslavia, to her meteoric rise to fame on the tennis court, all the while silently suffering at the hands of an abusive father.Now, the self-described 'victim, survivor, thriver' speaks openly about how she’s overcoming her mental health struggles and vicious online trolls to lead a happy and fulfilling life as a

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36:25

Julia's Book Club - The Fraud

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2024/05/15

In this month’s Book Club episode Julia sits down with her good friend, best-selling author Kathy Lette, to discuss The Fraud, by British writer Zadie Smith.The Fraud is a historical fiction novel set in the Victorian era, centred around a real life London court case - The Tichborne Trial.England is captivated by the case, in which a man claims to be Sir Roger Tichborne - the heir to a large fortune and long believed dead.Julia and Kathy delve into the book’s exploration of race, gender, age and

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48:17

Katy Gallagher on overcoming tragedy, life in...

A Podcast of One"s Own with Julia Gillard ·

2024/05/01

Katy Gallagher is Australia’s Federal Minister for Women, Minister for Finance and Minister for the Public Service.In this candid conversation Julia and Katy delve into Katy’s early life growing up in Canberra, the tragic loss that shaped her path forward, her career in ACT and federal politics and how she’s working to better the lives of all Australian women through the Federal Government’s new strategy for gender equality.Show notes:Learn more about the Federal Government’s strategy for gender

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