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174. Brigid Delaney on Stoicism

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 32:57


174. Brigid Delaney on Stoicism.

173. Bo Seo on how to have a good argument

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 60:03


I spoke to Bo Seo about his latest book 'Good Arguments', discussing how in a shouty world, it matters more than ever to be able to disagree without being disagreeable. Our conversation took place as part of the ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author Series, in association with Harry Hartog Bookshop.

Michael Traill on Willoughby Wildcats, lifelong learning and jumping ship (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 49:00


Michael Traill on Willoughby Wildcats, lifelong learning and jumping ship (Rebroadcast).

172. Robert Dessaix on Abracadabra

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 54:28


Robert Dessaix is the quintessential public intellectual. Sparking off his new book ‘Abracadabra', we talked about Robert's personal language (‘K'), the inspiration he draws from Nikolai Gogol, and being raised by an adoptive father who was born in the 1880s. Our conversation took place as part of the ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author Series, in association with Harry Hartog Bookshop.

171. Daniel Pink on the power of regret

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 47:45


171. Daniel Pink on the power of regret.

170. Ben Quilty on painting soldiers, asylum seekers and Santa

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 55:31


170. Ben Quilty on painting soldiers, asylum seekers and Santa.   Photo credit: Daniel Boud

169. Amani Haydar on Agony, Anger and Art

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 49:12


169. Amani Haydar on Agony, Anger and Art.

168. Jennifer Nadel & Matt Hawkins on Compassion in Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 43:16


168. Jennifer Nadel & Matt Hawkins on Compassion in Politics.

167. Ed Coper on fighting online lies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 46:03


167. Ed Coper on fighting online lies.

166. Van Badham on cranks, conspiracies & courage

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 57:35


Susan Carland on Islam and authenticity (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 45:23


Susan Carland on Islam and authenticity (Rebroadcast).

165. Ryan Holiday on Stoicism

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 54:37


165. Ryan Holiday on Stoicism.   Photo credit: Dawson Carroll

164: Andrew Denton on Improvisation, Interviewing & Liquid Time

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 56:46


164: Andrew Denton on Improvisation, Interviewing & Liquid Time.

163. Emma McKeon on Swimming, Stress & Success

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 35:58


163. Emma McKeon on Swimming, Stress & Success. 

162. Michelle de Kretser on Shimmering Stories & Scary Monsters

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 60:54


Michelle de Kretser on Shimmering Stories & Scary Monsters.   Photo credit: Joy Lai

161. Nyadol Nyuon on seeking refuge & fighting racism

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 59:55


161. Nyadol Nyuon on seeking refuge & fighting racism.  

160. Madeleine Dore on avoiding guilt, busyness & indecision

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 52:22


160. Madeleine Dore on avoiding guilt, busyness & indecision.   Photo credit: Prue Aja

159. Cathy Wilcox on cartoons, chance & change

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 71:39


159. Cathy Wilcox on cartoons, chance & change.

158. Robyn Archer on festivals, artistic risks & German cabaret

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 63:05


158. Robyn Archer on festivals, artistic risks & German cabaret.     Photo credit: Rohan Thomson

157. Paul Grabowsky on making music

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 65:12


157. Paul Grabowsky on making music. 

Sheridan Harbridge on cabaret, comedy and creativity (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 60:39


Sheridan Harbridge on cabaret, comedy and creativity (Rebroadcast)

Violet Roumeliotis on welcoming refugees (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 53:29


Violet Roumeliotis on welcoming refugees.

Cordelia Fine on Female Brains, Boys‘ Toys and Other Delusions of Gender (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 55:40


Cordelia Fine on Female Brains, Boys' Toys and Other Delusions of Gender (Rebroadcast).    

156. David Williamson on a Life of Drama

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 54:26


156. David Williamson on a Life of Drama.

155. Cal Newport on deep work and the curse of email

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 63:18


155. Cal Newport on deep work and the curse of email.   Photo credit: Penny Gray

Joshua Gans on Parentonomics (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 55:29


Joshua Gans on Parentonomics (Rebroadcast).        

Patricia Karvelas on resilience and community (Rebroadcast).

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 45:45


Patricia Karvelas on resilience and community (Rebroadcast). 

Ellen Broad on what makes a good online life (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 55:45


Ellen Broad on what makes a good online life (Rebroadcast).

154. Harry Garside on boxing, ballet and masculinity

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 40:27


154. Harry Garside on boxing, ballet and masculinity.

153. John Safran on comedy, constraints & creativity

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 72:59


153. John Safran on comedy, constraints & creativity.  You can check out John's new book 'Puff Piece' here. Photo credit: Penguin Random House.

Markus Zusak on stories that mean everything (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 75:34


Markus Zusak on stories that mean everything (Rebroadcast).

Hugh Mackay on the Golden Rule and the Positivity Trap (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 57:49


Hugh Mackay on the Golden Rule and the Positivity Trap (Rebroadcast).  Note that this episode contains some discussion of the share of people reporting 'No religion' in the Australian Census. The correct figures were 22.3% in the 2011 Census (which listed 'No religion' last), and 30.1% in the 2016 Census (which listed 'No religion' first).

Jono Lineen explains why walking makes us wise (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 68:50


Jono Lineen explains why walking makes us wise (Rebroadcast).  To mark The Good Life reaching 150 episodes, we're conducting a listener survey. The survey is HERE . It will take you about three minutes, and gives you a chance to suggest who you'd like to hear from in future episodes. Thanks in advance for sharing your insights and helping shape future

152. Jill Stark on breakdowns and breakthroughs

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 60:29


152. Jill Stark on breakdowns and breakthroughs.  If this episode raises issues for you, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. To mark The Good Life reaching 150 episodes, we're conducting a listener survey. The survey is HERE . It will take you about three minutes, and gives you a chance to suggest who you'd like to hear from in future episodes. Thanks in advance for sharing your insights and helping shape future episodes. 

151. John Bell on leadership lessons from Shakespeare

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 35:41


John Bell on leadership lessons from Shakespeare. To mark The Good Life reaching 150 episodes, we're conducting a listener survey. The survey is HERE . It will take you about three minutes, and gives you a chance to suggest who you'd like to hear from in future episodes. Thanks in advance for sharing your insights and helping shape future episodes.  (Photo: Naomi Hamilton)

150. Rhiannon Evans on lessons from Ancient Rome

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 62:36


150. Rhiannon Evans on lessons from Ancient Rome. To mark The Good Life's 150th episode, we're conducting a listener survey. The survey is HERE . It will take you about three minutes, and gives you a chance to suggest who you'd like to hear from in future episodes. Thanks in advance for sharing your insights and helping shape future episodes.  N.B. Rhiannon's podcast is "Emperors of Rome", available here. Rhiannon's publications include "Utopia Antiqua" and "Caesar's triumphs over Gaul and Rome" (with Sarah Midford). The latter is available for free download here.

Linda Burney on love, loss, racism and hope (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 53:54


Linda Burney on love, loss, racism and hope (Rebroadcast).

Sisonke Msimang on exile and home, hatred and belonging (Rebroadcast).

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 36:41


Sisonke Msimang on exile and home, hatred and belonging. You can find out more about Sisonke, her recent book Always Another Country, and her other writing here.

149. Turia Pitt on triathlons, beauty and happiness

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 48:17


149. Turia Pitt on triathlons, beauty and happiness.   Check out Turia Pitt's books: Happy & Other Ridiculous Aspirations, Everything to Live For and Unmasked.

148. Rob Hamill on rowing naked across the Atlantic

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 55:00


148. Rob Hamill on rowing naked across the Atlantic. If you want to learn more about Rob's adventures, you can check out his Youtube channel 'The Cruising Kiwis' here. Rob is available for speaking engagements here.

147. Natasha Stott Despoja on pathbreaking, changemaking & 80s rock

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 53:55


147. Natasha Stott Despoja on pathbreaking, changemaking & 80s rock.

Pat Dodson on reconciliation, Catholicism and Yawuru country. (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 79:58


Pat Dodson on reconciliation, Catholicism and Yawuru country.

146. Alice Pung on tragedy, cultural appropriation and the craft of writing

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 55:14


Alice Pung on tragedy, cultural appropriation and the craft of writing. You can learn more about Alice Pung's new book 'One Hundred Days' here. 

Dylan Marron on conversations with people that hate me (Rebroadcast).

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 30:12


Dylan Marron on conversations with people that hate me (Rebroadcast). If you're interested in Dylan's podcast, you can find information here.

145. Juliette Wright on Givit and living life like you cannot fail

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 55:59


Juliette Wright on Givit and living life like you cannot fail. Photo: Glenn Hunt

144. Rodney Vlais on changing men who use family violence

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 49:01


Rodney Vlais on changing men who use family violence.

Nat Heath on Ironman Triathlons and Indigenous Identity (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 69:25


Nat Heath on Ironman Triathlons and Indigenous Identity (Rebroadcast).

Jihad Dib on racism, role models and respect (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 48:29


Jihad Dib on racism, role models and respect (Rebroadcast).    

Lana Sandas on addiction, advocacy and incarceration (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 52:22


Lana Sandas on addiction, advocacy and incarceration (Rebroadcast).

Leigh Sales on luck, doubt, trolls and what makes a great interview (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 44:28


Leigh Sales on luck, doubt, trolls and what makes a great interview (Rebroadcast).

Marie Coleman on feminism, trailblazing and a good retirement (Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 54:46


Marie Coleman on feminism, trailblazing and a good retirement (Rebroadcast).

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