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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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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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Ep 23: How to be Stoic in Modern Times + The Bloody...

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2023/03/24

Author, Brigid Delaney, considers whether ancient philosophers can guide us in how to live a good life, and has found the Stoic school may have the answers. and Our classics experts consider the grim power of Angela Carter’s adult fairytales that celebrate the dark and the macabre. Guests Brigid Delaney, author of “Reasons Not To Worry – How to be Stoic in Modern Times” (plus two other non fiction books looking at the challenges of modern life) Associate Professors Lisa Bennett and Kylie Cardell

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Ep 22: The Last Days of Roger Federer + Unforgettable...

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2023/03/07

Literary raconteur, Geoff Dyer, isn’t getting any younger and it’s got him contemplating The End; not death so much as “last times”, the likes of which can strike at any time in a person’s life. “The Last Days of Roger Federer and other endings” skilfully ducks and weaves through the life and creative work of writers, painters, philosophers, musicians, sports stars and, indeed, Geoff himself and reflects on this very singular life we each receive. and This week’s author of classic literature is the

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34:37

Ep 21: Gracie Flynn may be dead, but she’s not gone +...

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2023/02/23

The highest compliment any reader can pay new crime fiction writer, Joanna Morrison, is “I couldn’t put it down” or “You moved me”. Both epitaphs apply equally to “The Ghost of Gracie Flynn”. It’s a non-linear unravelling of two compelling mysteries; a literary ghost story with a bittersweet twist. and Louise Adler is a warm and witty conversationalist who shares what drives her in the creation of Australia’s most respected literary festival…and the ones that got away! Guests Joanna Morrison,

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44:51

Ep 20: A female mortician meets a bloke from the bush...

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2023/02/06

Prolific British author Fiona McIntosh faced the challenge of setting her latest two novels in an Australian landscape when Covid kept her from her usual European haunts. The result is “The Orphans”; a tale of love, murder and treachery set between 1930s Adelaide and the Flinders Ranges. In her other post-Covid release, “Dead Tide”, McIntosh had to create a plot that allowed her to move her regular character, detective Jack Hawksworth, from Scotland Yard to Adelaide. and Research and serendipity

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EP 19: Black comedy in aged care in “The Castaways of...

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2023/01/24

What are the odds of an author penning not one, but two, debut novels - and of BOTH being fabulous?! Newly retrenched from a career in aged care, Karen Herbert wrote “The Castaways of Harewood Hall”, a not so gentle comedy featuring elderly people and animals. She quickly followed that with “The River Mouth”, a dark drama set in a small WA town similar to where she grew up. and Dr Diane Velasquez loves reading romance novels. So much so, they propelled her into academia where she’s been conducting

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33:47

Minisode 18.5: A Personal Journey Of Spiritual...

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2023/01/13

Heather Rose has spent her life saying yes and pushing the boundaries of physical and spiritual experience. She tells of love, loss, and discovery in her memoir, "Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here". Music composed by Quentin Grant Heather Rose Insta - @thelightawritersees Web - https://heatherrose.com.au Allen & Unwin @allenandunwinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ep 18: Holiday reads

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2022/12/19

Detective Cato Kwong gets mixed up in dirty politics between Timor and Australia in “Crocodile Tears” by Alan Carter+ We’ve got your summer reads completely covered The fifth and final installment in the award-winning Cato Kwong series, “Crocodile Tears” sees Cato’s life on the line with someone from the past as his only hope. A thriller rich in political, cultural and historical detail, Cato’s search for the good guys will twist and turn all the way from Perth to Timor-Leste and Darwin…so hold on

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Ep 17: Grace Chan’s speculative fiction “Every...

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2022/12/12

Are there times when you wonder what sort of world our children and grandchildren will inherit? Grace Chan has created an online world called Gaia in which the people of 2080 take refuge from the climate ravaged earth. Gaia is clean, beautiful and exciting and it’s just announced the opportunity for citizens to shake off their bodies entirely and permanently upload their consciousness to it. Gaia seems to have everything, but is it enough? And… Join Annie Hastwell’s discussion with retired ABC Radio

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Ep 16: Adventures in Paris in "My Sweet Guillotine" +...

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2022/11/29

When Jayne Tuttle fell in love with Paris she had no idea its quaint charm would beindirectly responsible for almost killing her. In her first Paris memoir "Paris Or Die" wemeet her as a young aspiring actor dizzy with the joy of life in the City of Light. Her newmemoir "My Sweet Guillotine" confronts and explores the terrifying incident that changedher Paris existence and her whole life’s direction.And…Have 20th century women writers been given the recognition they deserve? Make upyour own mind as

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Minisode 15.5: A world quest for a religion where...

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2022/11/22

When Pentecostal preacher Louise Omer started to question her devotion to a religion run by men to keep men in power, she decided to break free. "Holy Woman, A Divine Adventure" is the story of her wandering world pilgrimage looking for a religion that lets women share the power. Music composed by Quentin Grant Louise Omer Insta - @/shahouley/ Web - https://www.louiseomer.co Scribe Publications @scribepub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ep 15: Victoria Hannan’s Marshmallow + John...

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2022/11/15

An innocuous little marshmallow shatters the life of a group of friends. As the anniversary of the horrible event looms, each must come to terms with their altered selves and address what their lives can now be. And How might we deal with alien life forms determined to destroy us if they were to enter our lives disguised as beloved children? We compare Wyndham’s chilling sci-fi novel with its 21st century TV adaptation. Guests: Victoria Hannan, author of Marshmallow Annie Warburton, broadcaster

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Ep 14: Chilling out with crime writers new and old;...

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2022/11/02

After a “reading slump” Sarah was delighted to be swept away by a powerful new detective, Antigone Pollard; she isn’t afraid of the dark and won’t take no for an answer as she hunts down a sexual predator in the small seaside town of Deception Bay. And… Far from being spooked, Cath and Sarah find re-reading Agatha Christie’s crime novels strangely soothing…but both agree she was no poet! Guests: Vikki Petraitis, author of “The Unbelieved” Sarah Tooth, second hand bookshop owner and Agatha Christie

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Ep 13: In Search of the Woman Who Sailed the World +...

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2022/10/18

Biologist and award-winning author Danielle Clode embarks on a journey to reveal the true story of Jeanne Barret, the first woman to circumnavigate the world in 1775. We meet an impoverished peasant from Burgundy who disguised herself as a man and sailed on a french voyage around the world from the South American jungles and Magellan Strait to the tropical islands of the Indo-Pacific. Seamlessly weaving together memoir, history and science, Clode unmasks the remarkable woman who, like all explorers,

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Ep 12: Psalms for the End of the World + My...

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2022/10/04

The Times calls it “ingenious and clever”, the Daily Mail declares it “mind-bendingly clever”, “Psalms for the end of the World” is a sprawling jigsaw of a story that propels its characters through time and space as they explore and discover the relative nature of love and reality. And… Dani Vee wasn’t content merely to create a podcast, Words and Nerds, that attracts 50,000 listeners each month, she’s also written a picture book and presides over the “slush pile” at edgy Aussie children’s

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Minisode 11.5 Facing death with a To-Do list in The...

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2022/09/26

Death isn’t like in the movies - there’s no grand musical score playing as we leave this world. It’s just the final scene of our wonderful, complex and maybe ordinary life. But, asks author Megan Albany, what’s to be done about all that unfinished business? In The Very Last List of Vivian Walker, Vivian writes a to-do list and so begins a tale both hilarious and heartbreaking. Music composed by Quentin Grant Insta - @ meganalbanywriter FB - @ meganalbanywriter Twitter - @ Megan_Albany Web

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Ep 11: Rattled explores the subtle terror of being...

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2022/09/19

Ellis Gunn didn’t just survive the terrifying and unsettling experience of being stalked. She wrote about it, in a book that is part poetic real life thriller, part advice manual for women. And… It may be many centuries since Vikings raided, traded and settled across Europe and Scandinavia, but time has not dimmed the romance of their stories. Viking scholar Dr Lisa Bennett explores why the heroic sagas continue to be a rich inspiration for authors and film-makers. Guests: Ellis Gunn, author of

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Minisode 10.5 Scottish noir with a fairytale edge in...

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2022/09/12

Australian author Charlotte McConaghy talks about her latest novel, how her screenwriting experience informs its edgy pace and why climate remains her passion even as she writes a romantic thriller. Another book by Charlotte McConaghy is “Migrations; A novel” Music composed by Quentin Grant Insta - @ charlottemcconaghy FB - charlottemcconaghyauthor Twitter - @ CharMcConaghy Web - https://www.charlottemcconaghy.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ep 10: Ghost Tattoo tells the hidden story of one...

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2022/09/05

It took forty years for Dr Tony Bernard to uncover the full horror of what his father went through in World War 2. The memoir “Ghost Tattoo” is an extraordinary adventure and survival tale of life in Auschwitz but more than that it tells the lesser-known story of what really happened in the Jewish ghettos. And… What sets memoir apart from autobiography and why is it such an important form of writing? Dr Kylie Cardell illustrates a lively conversation about what she calls “life writing” with two

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