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Salvage and the Ethics of Space Billionaires:...

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2025/04/16

Amy& Justina chat with Jennifer Mills, a celebrated writer of climate fiction and dystopian novels and author of The Airways (2021), Dyschronia (2018) and Gone (2011). Her latest book, Salvage, is out on May 27. Join us as we chat about ambiguous utopias, the ethics (or lack thereof) of space billionaires, and the responsibility we have to each other and the world in the face of climate emergency. Pre-order Salvagehere. Find more of Jennifer's work here. For a chance to win Side Chick Nation by

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25:49

Voiceover Face Off!

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2025/04/04

I do voices! The late great Robin Williams quote from his classic film Mrs. Doubtfire is "I do voices" and we do too. In this episode Rachel and Eddie recap season ones interview Voice Off challenges with a variety of wonderful guest highlights.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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40:17

Tsundoku 45: The Romance Edition

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2024/10/01

As Mills and Boon celebrate 50 years of taking readers on journeys of love and lust, Annie speaks with Barbara Hannay about her latest novel, The Wife's Secret, and Michaela discusses medical romance with Amy Andrews, author of The Outback Doctor's Surprise. Featured books: The Wife’s Secret by Barbara Hannay The Outback Doctor's Surprise Bride by Amy Andrews Barbara’s recommendations: Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner Amy’s recommendations: Working Class Boy and Working Class Man by

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44:47

Episode 41: “The Work” by Bri Lee + “The Radio Hour”...

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2024/07/05

Peeling back the veneer of the New York art scene, Bri Lee takes readers into the background world that fuels the industry. ‘The Work’ follows the lives of two protagonists from vastly different backgrounds: gallery owner, Lally, and antiquities dealer, Patrick, as they each follow a path to success, but at what cost? + Victoria Purman takes readers back to the golden years of radio broadcasting in post-war Australia, to the post war world when women were no longer content to sit in the background,

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16:18

Tsundoku Minisode 36.5

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2024/02/21

Molly Schmidt’s Salt River Road is a searing account of grief and redemption set in the big sky/small town landscapes of south west WA..Racism, poverty and country town politics are all part of life in country Western Australia in the 1970’s. But for the Tetley family all that matters is that they have lost their beloved mother Elena, and they are all falling apart…and in danger of losing the farm that is their livelihood.Through the eyes of teenage siblings Rose and Frank the reader experiences

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42:02

Episode 36: “The Disorganisation of Celia Stone” +...

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2024/01/22

Celia appears to have it all and her life is running like clockwork - and so it should because she has it planned down to the very last minute - but then along comes a challenge that could be her undoing! Celia is thrust into a process equal parts amusing and heartbreaking as she shakily charts a new path.+ From falling for the boy next door to romancing a minotaur - occupational therapist turned successful romance novelist Davina Stone talks us through the many forms that modern romance takes

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45:37

Episode 35: Paddy O’Reilly’s “Other Houses” + The...

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2023/12/29

Cath has admired the work of Paddy O’Reilly for some time but with her shortlisting for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, “Other Houses” looks sure to win O’Reilly many new admirers. It’s a tale of class, aspiration and the boundaries we will cross for love. + Michaela has an Anne of Green Gables doll that her mother bought on a pilgrimage to Prince Edward Island in the ‘80s. She asks Associate Professors Lisa Bennett and Kylie Cardell to reveal their ‘Green’ credentials and discuss LM

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38:03

Episode 34: Sarah Smith’s “12 Steps to a Long and...

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2023/12/01

Sarah Smith has been successfully writing for popular TV shows such as “McLeod’s Daughters”, “All Saints” and “Love Child” for years. Now, she’s turned her hand to fiction creating a clever and quirky murder mystery set in the Los Angeles fast lane and narrated by a young, vibrant (albeit dead) woman, hellbent on finding her killer. + Mireille Vignol is a renowned literary translator who has taken the work of Australian greats such as Kate Grenville and Kenneth Cook to French speaking audiences

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36:47

Minisode 33.5 - Trent Dalton’s new novel Lola in the...

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2023/11/16

Trent Dalton’s new novel Lola in the Mirror travels to the dark heart of homelessness and domestic violence and yet is a love story and a love letter to his home town Brisbane. Lola has no name when this story begins. For 16 years she and her mother have been on the run through Brisbane’s underbelly, dodging dangerous men. Sit down with journalist and novelist Trent Dalton and hear him talk about the city that saved his mum, finding the dark places in order to hold on to light, and why if he didn’t

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42:27

Episode 33: Fashion, feminism and war with Natasha...

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2023/10/31

“The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard” is loosely based on the life of Mitzah Bricard, a woman the world remembers as the outrageous muse of Christian Dior but who was, in fact, his First Assistant Designer and enormously talented in her own right. What follows is a compelling tale of glamour, desire and intrigue. + “Summer of Blood” is set in 1960s California where two Australian detectives arrive in search of a missing man, only to find themselves immersed in the world of music, free love, drugs

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51:40

Minisode 32.5: Discovering The Unwritten Histories of...

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2023/10/16

Leaving the world of academia when creativity came knocking has paid off for Pip Williams. She's the bestselling author of "The Dictionary of Lost Words" and "The Bookbinder of Jericho", and speaks with Sarah about the ideas that light her up and inspire her to write. In this conversation, Pip mentions two books that were references for her writing: "The Surgeon of Crowthorne" by Simon Winchester and "Testament of Youth" by Vera BrittainAlso written by Pip Williams, "One Italian Summer".Pip

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42:11

Episode 32: Justin Cronin’s latest dystopian thriller...

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2023/10/02

In Cronin’s “The Ferryman” the world’s elite enjoy eternal youth and deep personal satisfaction on the archipelago of Prospera but all is not as it seems and unrest is fomenting on both sides of the social divide. + Georgia Nicholls has been writing romance since she was 14 and penned a fan fiction tale about One Direction’s Harry Styles…her writing has come a long way since then but she still loves it when they live happily ever after. + Eve gives a brief review of “The Mother” by Jane Caro, but

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46:47

Episode 31: Meet Leslie Bird, fiction’s most abrasive...

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2023/09/11

Let author Catherine Therese introduce you to Leslie Bird, a fictional character so caustic she’ll make your eyes water. Yet, as Michaela discovered, the story behind Leslie’s creation is more likely to bring a sympathetic tear to your eye. + The course of Australian art changed in 1971 with the formation of the Papunya Tula art movement. John Kean, was there to witness its birth and tells Cath what forces he believes inspired and informed the movement’s four leading lights. Guests Catherine

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43:14

Episode 30: Chris Hammer thrills in “The Tilt” +...

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2023/08/14

The fates of three people from the 1940s, ‘70s and today collide in Chris Hammer’s thrilling new mystery, “The Tilt” - you won’t see it coming! + Prolific 20th century writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley wrote everything from witty and malicious novels about the British literati to his still famous Utopian dystopia Brave New World, and later in his 50 year career went on to explore the world of psychedelic drugs. Annie Warburton explores the Huxley ouvre to understand why Huxley remains a

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Episode 29: Three successful authors share their tips...

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2023/07/28

Best-selling Australian authors, Sean Williams, Victoria Perman and Tricia Stringer, talk to Tsundoku’s Sarah Martin and Cath Kenneally about their very different paths to literary success - Tricia dabbled in self-publishing, Victoria succeeded in speed dating a publisher and Sean tried the splatter gun approach with short stories. Victoria identified the single thread common to all three quests, “ We all immersed ourselves in writing communities. We didn’t sit at home and get a bit paranoid about

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Episode 28: Crack the case in Garry Disher’s “Day’s...

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2023/07/05

Best selling Australian author of “rural noir”, Garry Disher hopes to be seen as novelist first and crime writer second. American Academic Saar Shahar discusses what sets literary journalism apart from the pack. Paul Gough shares the books that first made him fall for sci-fi . Three great minds in this week’s episode, determined to rise above the throng and give us something worth reading. Guests: Garry Disher, author of “Days End”, the fourth book in his fabulous Hirsch series. Saar Shahar, author

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38:24

Episode 27: “The Sun Walks Down”, an Australian...

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2023/06/19

In September 1883, the South Australian town of Fairly huddles under strange, vivid sunsets. A child has gone missing and the whole town is intent on finding him. More than a mystery, Fiona McFarlane explores the varied townsfolks’ relationship with the complex landscape and unsettling history of the Flinders Ranges. Tsundoku’s Annie Hastwell loved it from start to finish and joins the critics in their unanimous praise. + Self-declared fan of Barry Humphries, Annie Warburton, reviews the late

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38:23

Episode 26: Troubled love in Louise Kennedy’s...

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2023/05/29

At first drawn to short stories, Louise Kennedy couldn’t resist expanding this ill-fated love story set at the peak of the Irish Troubles into a full and vividly depicted novel, “Trespasses”. + Is it too much to say that the author of Captain Cook’s “Voyages” was “cancelled” by his contemporaries and the sexual exploits of Joseph Banks “went viral”? Not according to US literary academic Saar Shahar who has researched the writings around Captain Cook’s voyages. = The next best thing to reading is

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Episode 25: Shannon Burn’s literary salvation + Greek...

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2023/05/12

“I’ve discovered an important truth and it’s all I care about, all I can depend on,the only thing that means anything, the one sure thing that will help me survive.No one can be trusted. I am on my own.” This devastating truth lies at the core ofShannon Burn’s memoir, “Childhood”.+Pandora, Jocasta, Aphrodite and Medea; these are just some of the women ofGreek mythology whose stories have grown and warped over the millenia.Associate Professor Lisa Bennett introduces us to the forensic work of

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39:30

Ep 24: Vikki Wakefield’s thrilling adult debut + a...

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2023/04/26

Hugely popular author of gritty young adult fiction, Vikki Wakefield, has turned her hand to a psychological thriller in ‘After You Were Gone’ …with resounding success. and Associate Professor Dr Kylie Cardell gives a fascinating synopsis of Blake Gopnik's mammoth biography of Andy Warhol…all 900 pages of it!. so Curl up on the couch, go for a walk or even clean out the pantry whilst you listen to Cath and Annie’s talented and most congenial guests. Guests Vikki Wakefield, on ‘This is How We Change

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