Podcast appearances and mentions of Bri Lee

We're sharing our top book recommendations for your summer reading, including celebrity memoirs and new releases from viral authors.Plus, we dive into the stories behind Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir and Prince Harry’s Spare, exploring 2024's most talked-about reads.THE END BITSBook reccomendations: From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley Spare by Prince Harry People We Meet on Vacation, Book Lovers, Happy Place and Funny Story by Emily Henry Margot's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe Eggshell Skull, Beauty, Who Gets to Be Smart and The Work by Bri Lee. Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner Find The Spill podcast on Instagram here.Listen:A Brutally Honest Review Of Taylor Swift's Fame. A Brutally Honest Review Of Gladiator II.The Sexiest Christmas Movies Of All Time. A Brutally Honest Review Of Wicked.Subscribe to The Spill Newsletter by clicking here. Listen to more episodes of The Spill here. Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH:Do you have feedback or a topic you want us to discuss on The Spill? Send us a voice message, or send us an email thespill@mamamia.com.au and we'll come back to you ASAP! WANT MORE?If you’re looking for something else to listen to why not check out our hilarious and seriously unhelpful podcast The Baby Bubble hosted by Clare and Jessie Stephens.Or click here to listen to the hosts of Mamamia Out Loud open up about creativity and how they stay inspired. Read all the latest entertainment news on Mamamia... here. CREDITS Hosts: Laura Brodnik & Em Vernem Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish Audio Producer: Scott Stronach Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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, instead stepping forward to write radio plays that held a nation captive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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, instead stepping forward to write radio plays that held a nation captive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Bri Lee is the award winning author of Eggshell Skull, Beauty and Who gets to be Smart.  The Work is her first novel. The art scene in New York is one of the toughest in the world. After years of struggle Lally is finally making her gallery work; supporting emerging artists and paying the bills. Patrick feels like he is teetering on the verge of something. It feels like everyone in Sydney's antiquities scene is suitably antique but maybe, with the right connections he can lower the age range. Lally and Patrick both know they have to prove themselves. That success might as well be a synonym of sacrifice, but maybe there's more than just The Work… Final Draft is produced and presented by Andrew Pople Want more great conversations with Australian authors? Discover this and many more conversations on Final Draft every week from 2ser. Get in touch with Andrew and Final Draft. We love to hear about what you're reading! Twitter - https://twitter.com/finaldraft2ser  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/finaldraft2ser/  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/finaldraft2ser/ 

Bri Lee is the award winning author of Eggshell skull and Who gets to be smart.  The Work is her first novel. The art scene in New York is one of the toughest in the world. While artists stay locked in their studios creating works of inspiration, the industry of ‘the arts' whirs away creating the buzz that keeps it all relevant. After years of struggle Lally is finally making her gallery work. Her risk is paying off and she is finally able to support emerging artists and pay the bills. Never mind the occasional cost if the art is good and the buyers are excited. Patrick feels like he is teetering on the verge of something. It seems like everyone in the Sydney antiquities scene is suitably antique but maybe, with the right connections he can lower the age range. One big client is all he needs and there's a new client with their eye on the handsome young associate  Lally and Patrick both know they have to do The Work to prove themselves. In their world success might as well be a synonym of sacrifice. They are together alone, until a chance meeting at a New York art conference throws them into each other's orbits. If you're familiar with Bri Lee's non-fiction you are certain to be a fan of The Work. If you're not familiar with Bri's earlier books, well then have I got a reading list for you. The Work continues with the themes of Eggshell Skull and Who Gets to be Smart, exploring power and privilege; who has it and how they use it to perpetuate power dynamics in our world. For Lally and Pat, Lee inverts many common stereotypes; Lally is older, she's got money while Pat is struggling. Lally commands respect while Pat is essentially a handsome nobody. All this serves to highlight the level of scrutiny that Lally puts herself through, wondering at the fragility of her position. Pat meanwhile works hard but essentially believes he will get there. As first they meet and then explore a transcontinental relationship we are treated to dynamic and vibrant dialogue that ranges from art history to the zeitgeist. There are some truly memorable moments as they spar with each other (and noone, not even the local community fundraiser is safe). The Work deals with a darker side of the glittering world Lally and Pat inhabit. As power is leveraged against people based on their sex, their background or even just for the hell of it, we are confronted with our world as a place where caprice and indifference rise to the level of assault. Shock and awe are vehicles for public affirmation and it can be hard to find anyone with any principles left. The Work is a striking, character driven exploration of the world of art, culture and the capital that drives it all. It asks questions of its characters and doesn't flinch from their dark sides. I know I was rooting for a happy ending for Lally and Pat, but in the journey I found so much more as their lives clashed with the issues and ideas driving us today.

Richard Broome tells the story of early European contact with its guns, diseases and ideas upon the First Nations people of Victoria in 'Aboriginal Victorians'.'The Work; by Bri Lee is a stunning debut novel about power, art and money.

Bri Lee is one of Australia's most exciting new literary voices. Her work as a writer, activist, and thinker has captivated readers both locally and internationally, ever since the blockbuster success of her 2018 memoir Eggshell Skull. Last month, Bri released her first novel, The Work, a brilliant, funny, sexy and—of course—smart book which explores the interconnecting power dynamics of the contemporary art world, told through the long distance love story of Pat and Lally. The book is, unsurprisingly, a critical and commercial success, and we caught Bri as she was in the midst of a sold-out national tour. Bri is the contributing culture editor at ELLE Australia, and we talk about a piece she wrote in our relaunch issue about how the influencer-ification of public intellectuals, about her month without technology in Antarctica, about the community she's fostered with her newsletter publication News & Reviews, and more. Please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends, and find us over at @ELLEAUS on Instagram and Tiktok for more from ELLE Australia.  This episode is proudly brought to you by Kerastase, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of What the ELLE? Explore Kerastase's Genesis collection here. What the ELLE? episode tile features the artwork "Beach Bum" by Matilda Bailey and is designed by Paulina Paige Ortega. 

Liam Pieper and Sofija Stefanovic are old friends who went to high school together. They've since both gone on to write moving and funny memoirs about their childhoods. Sofija wrote about being an immigrant kid in Australia during the dissolution of Yugoslavia, while Liam used his teenage experience of selling pot around the suburbs of Melbourne from the back of his pushbike to tell a story of family, addiction and learning how to live with yourself. And now they tackle the quiz together to promote the Melbourne Writers Festival.Go see Sofija talk with Prize-winning writers Siang Lu (Ghost Cities) and Laura Jean McKay (Gunflower) https://mwf.com.au/program/ghost-cities-and-ghost-futures#Go see Liam in conversation with Bri Lee about their new books about the Australian art world:https://mwf.com.au/program/real-pieces-of-workSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Re-Read: bonus episodes where we chat with previous Better Words guests and catch up on what's happened since they joined us on the pod. Bri Lee is a writer, journalist and activist. Her debut book Eggshell Skull was a multi-award winner. She followed this with Beauty and Who Gets to Be Smart. She is working on a PhD in law at the University of Sydney where she also lectures in media law. The Work is her first novel. Listen to our previous chat with Bri here.You can follow Bri @bri.e.lee on Instagram and check out News & Reviews. *There's a little bit of background noise in this episode, sorry! Unfortunately, it's a hazard for us all recording remotely from home. In this interview, we chat about:Why Bri feels more comfortable and excited about discussing The Work, in comparison to her previous non-fiction novelsWhy polarisation is a crucial part of any art (and why it means aggregating star reviews on platforms like Goodreads doesn't really work)Bri's writing process for this dual-perspective story The various selves needed to craft and then promote your workWhy Bri views fiction and non-fiction as a spectrum rather than a binaryPrivilege, hard work and our obsession with the next young 'it' writersThe work Bri does in creating News & Reviews Books and other things mentioned:Good Material by Dolly AldertonCool Story with Bri and Bridie Sally RooneyThe Work is available in Australia now.Connect with us on Instagram: @betterwordspod

Happy Tuesday, book clubbers! This month, we read The Work by Bri Lee. The Work follows Lally, who has invested everything into her gallery in Manhattan and she's enjoying it because the sacrifices are finally paying off. We also follow Pat, a scholarship boy desperate to establish himself in Sydney's antiquities scene. When they meet at New York's Armory Show their chemistry is instant. But while the book follows their relationship and how it develops, we also follow their pretty flawed decision-making as they try to make it in the art world. Big thanks to Baileys - Irish Cream Liqueur - for making this episode possible. If you are over 18 and interested in an indulgent treat then head online or in-store to shop Baileys. Remember to Drink Responsibly. Your hosts today were Rhiannon Joyce (@rhiannonjoyce), Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald) and Ruby Hall (@rubytuesday2.0). This episode was audio produced by Sohani Goonetillake. Enjoy the content we create? The best way to support us is to click that ‘follow' button in your favourite podcast app and leave a five star review. Orrr you can go old school and tell a friend to listen! The Shameless Book Club has a room on room on Apple Books! Check it out here.  See you next time!

This month we're sharing Bri Lee's conversation with Ali Clarke. Bri spoke about her first novel 'The Work', as well as her writing processes, current projects and what she enjoys reading. ✨ This conversation is fun while also touching on some very important topics. We hope you enjoy!

Bri Lee is one of Australia's leading thinkers and writers. She's the author of Eggshell Skull, Beauty, Who Gets To Be Smart? and now, her first fiction novel, The Work. In this episode of Culture Club Chats, Bri shares her thoughts on 'sad girl novels', why she wanted to explore class, power and sex in The Work and her advice on making it as a writer in 2024.  You can see more of Bri on her Instagram @bri.e.lee and her newsletter News & Reviews. Her first fiction novel, The Work is available to buy now.  Jas also referenced her article in ELLE titled, Are Influencers The New Public Intellectuals? Katie Zhou created our fab cover art and India Raine is our wonderful editor and composer of our jingle. Email us at cultureclubmail@gmail.com, find us on Instagram @cultureclubpod, or on our personal accounts @jasmineeskye and @yemagz. This is a DM Podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bri Lee is an author, journalist, and activist. You've probably seen her pop up on telly, in panels, and online, because in just over 5 years Bri has carved out an acclaimed career, publishing the bestselling Eggshell Skull and another two books of non-fiction. Her work has interrogated how the legal system deals with sexual crimes, the realm of eating disorders, and the class structures within education, and all of it is written through a personal prism.In 2024, Bri turns her hand to fiction for the first time in her debut novel The Work. It's the story of New Yorker Lally and Sydneysider Pat; two people in the art world who are not artists themselves, but trying to curate a life better than the one they came from. In everything she writes, Bri has a fascination with power. And from DC to AC/DC, you'll hear why.Destiny's Child - Independent Women, Pt. 1AC/DC - Back In BlackThe Preatures - YanadaKaren O & Danger Mouse - RedeemerChappell Roan - After Midnight

In this episode of Tell Me What to Read host Ben Hunter sits down with fellow book experts Steph and Shanu to chat about our April Book of the Month, The Work by Bri Lee and the latest releases.  Books Mentioned: The Work Funny Story Butter To Sing of War Human? Ghost Cities Your chance to win a Mother's Day Go-To Prize Pack worth $451!* Tell Me What To Read, powered by Booktopia. Follow @booktopiabooks on Instagram, TikTok, Threads and YouTube. Follow @booktopia on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's episode kicks off with some local news. The Inspired Unemployed team has found themselves in the headlines as a “practical joke” on a feminist panel didn't land.  During this segment, we reference a TikTok from Culture Club listener, Maybelline San Juan who was in the audience when the comedy dup hijacked the talk.  Next, Billie Eilish has gotten a few Swifties up in arms over her comments around vinyl packaging and multiple drops. We reference this Billboard article titled Why Billie Eilish Insists On Sustainability In Her Career by Lyndsey Havens.  Jojo Siwa has had one of the most famous “rebrands” of all time over the past few weeks and we need to talk about it. The former child star has gone mega viral after teasing her new “grown up” single Karma.  We discuss our thoughts on her shedding her child star status and read from this Vulture article Is JoJo Siwa's ‘Karma' a Flop or a Flop? by Rebecca Alter and Jason P. Frank.  Stand-up comedian Stef Dag was interviewed on the TikTok account Subway Takes and sparked an internet discourse around the “Candid Girlfriend”. We chat about the many (many) takes that came from the 90 second clip.  In recommendations, Maggie loved an essay by Gladys Lai for Vogue Australia titled I stopped wearing make-up. Now, my feelings about beauty are more complicated than ever and Jas devoured The Work by Bri Lee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bri Lee on the brutal series of events which began her life as a writer tackling injustice in our courts, the beauty industry, and in our schools (CW: description of legal processes relating to sexual assault)

Hey book clubbers! Today Bri Lee and Sohani are discussing the 'sad girl novels' literary trend and how Bri's latest book deviates from this trend.  Very excitingly, Bri's book ‘The Work' will be coming out on April 3rd and she will be at the Melbourne Writers Festival which is taking place from the 8th to the 12th of May. You can buy your tickets to Bri's event here. Join us for all the book chat over on our Insta @theshamelessbookclub, our TikTok @theshamelessbookclub, or in The Shameless Book Club Facebook group. Big thanks to Baileys - Irish Cream Liqueur - for making this episode possible. If you are over 18 and interested in an indulgent treat then head online or in-store to shop Baileys. Remember to Drink Responsibly. Your host today is Sohani Goonetillake. This episode was audio produced by Sohani Goonetillake. Enjoy the content we create? The best way to support us is to click that ‘follow' button in your favourite podcast app and leave a five star review. Orrr you can go old school and tell a friend to listen! The Shameless Book Club has a room on Apple Books! Check it out here.  See you next time!

It's our first catch up episode of 2024 and we're so happy to be back! We catch up on our holidays - Laura's reveals her latest injuries and wants YOUR help to be less clumsy in 2024, and Steph shares the reality of what it's really like to holiday with a toddler. And Steph shares her reflections on turning 30 – what she's letting go of (caring about cellulite) and practicing more of (backing herself). Chat to you on Wednesday ❤   SPECIAL SHARES: Steph: The Eras Tour film and Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings Laura: The Work by Bri Lee (coming out April 3rd) Kic UPDATE: Whether you're looking to build strength, find your Pilates flow or start your running journey – Kic off 2024 with our Feel Good Challenge. Make 2024 the year you focus on your smile, not the scales. FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Stephen sits down for a long-form chat with Bri Lee, author of the best selling memoir Eggshell Skull which details Bri's work as an associate in the Queensland District Court and her experience as a complainant survivor in the criminal justice system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Janice Hallett is the author of three best-selling novels. Her debut, The Appeal, was awarded the CWA Debut Dagger of 2021. Her second novel, The Twyford Code, was named Crime & Thriller Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2023. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels was an instant Times and Sunday Times bestseller on its launch in January 2023. Janice is a former magazine editor, award-winning journalist, and government communications writer. As a playwright and screenwriter, she penned the feminist Shakespearean stage comedy NetherBard and co-wrote the feature film Retreat. Today, we're discussing her festive novella returning to the world of her debut: The Christmas Appeal. Our interview begins at 21:00We've got a Substack publication now! On the last day of the month, we share recommendations for two things we reckon you should read/watch/listen to. The beauty of Substack is you can revisit all our old editions and comment on our episode updates to share your thoughts. Come say hi! Caitlin has been shimmying away in Jersey Boys and hasn't had time to read much, so instead, Michelle is giving two recommendations for the week. Michelle recommends: Strong Female Character by Fern BradyThis memoir is, at times, tough to read because it is unflinchingly honest. Fern was told she 'couldn't be autistic' because she had boyfriends and made eye contact – but this book explores the ways that being female has got in the way of an autism diagnosis and how understanding herself as autistic has helped her understand herself better. Michelle recommends: The Schoolhouse by Sophie WardThis literary thriller introduces us to Isobel – a woman who lives an isolated life and feels safe in her routines. When she gets a letter from an old teacher and a local schoolgirl goes missing, it sends her spiralling into the memories of a traumatic experience at an experimental school from the 1970s. The story dips between the present investigation in 1990 and Isobel's diary entries from 1975. In this interview, we chat about:Janice's almost accidental turn to book publishing after a decade of trying to get a screenwriting career off the ground – and how this inspired The Appeal's groundbreaking formatThe joy of community theatre and how it's shaped Janice's lifeHow Janice plans and writes her novelsRevisiting the world of Lockwood for The Christmas AppealA little teaser for Janice's 2024 novel, The ExaminerHow Janice feels about the success of her books after so many years of screenwritingBooks and other things mentioned:Maisie Peters in her Wembley era (like it's hard)Book Bar (follow them here!)Cool Story Podcast by Bridie Jabor and Bri Lee (discussing The Fraud by Zadie Smith)Treason (musical production)Partygate (TV series)Attachments by Rainbow RowellFollow @janice.hallett on InstagramThe Christmas Appeal is available now. Thank you to Viper Books for sending us copies of the book to read in preparation for the interview....

Two of Australia's most poignant, most well read, and most fun journalists join Effie and Clancy on the podcast this week. Authors Bri Lee and Bridie Jabour explain their chalk and cheeseness, but also the magnetic pull that has seen them debut a weekly podcast show, Cool Story with Bri and Bridie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi pals! We start off this week with an overview of the break-up of our generation; Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn. We go over our reactions, the rumours, as well as how far the Swifties are taking it. From break-ups to new couples, next, we chat about the rumour that Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet are dating. Lizzo's body-positive brand Yitty has been in the news after trans-and queer-women-owned and operated business, Urbody, called them out for stealing their product design. "Therapy speak" is back after an article by Bustle was published. We discuss Is Therapy-Speak Making Us Selfish? By Rebecca Fishbein and chat about the HR-ification of friendship as well as its resurgence on TikTok. Australian fashion brand Ellery has been scrutinised in an incredible feat of fashion journalism by Australian journalist and writer Bri Lee for the publication, The Monthly. We break down the article and chat about the "glamour" of the Australian fashion space. In recommendation land, we both have been consuming Australian TV with Maggie loving Class of '07 and Jas getting into Wellmania on Netflix. Katie Zhou created our fab cover art and India Raine is our wonderful producer and composer of our jingle. Email us at cultureclubmail@gmail.com, find us on Instagram @cultureclubpod, or on our personal accounts @jasmineeskye and @yemagz.See you next time! Jas and Mags xo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we delve into how fear is ruling our institutions and our society. "let them hate so long as they fear"We go into the kyrarchial systems as outlined in Bri Lee's book, Who Gets to be Smart. The examples of cognitive dissonance of leaders, the ridiculous dealings with Optus that seem to never end and the overarching world of education and what's behind the mechanism of it all. In contrast we explore how Ted Lasso is a prime example of a very different type of leadership style that the world needs to see more of. We look at what meaningful inclusion really can look like. The psychological damage and psychosocial risks of being gaslit by companies or organisations and how they are continually continuing awful behaviour with performatory efforts. We also cover why outsourcing is not the answer to your workplace culture issues. __________________Thank you so much for listening and I'd love to continue this conversation - you can connect with me directly on instagram @notcompliantenough or over on twitter @notcomplianten and if you want to get all professional, let's connect on LinkedIn.You can work 1:1 with me in my new program for supporting people navigating through toxic workplaces. For a for information and a free intro chat check this out. Need a speaker or panel member for your next event or a spicy guest for your podcast?Drop us a line at hello@intuitivelycreate.comwww.karistamarcinek.comwww.intuitivelycreate.comYou can buy us a coffee to support our content here - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/karista This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit karista.substack.com

BEST OF Burgers, Beers & Book With Ben Hobson and Bri Lee #3

Hey, hello. Caroline here. After a brief hiatus, we're back with another episode of The Philosophy of Sex! In this episode, I discuss sex and law with author, journalist, and activist, Bri Lee. A lot has changed within Australian consent law in the last 12 months. In June, NSW enacted affirmative consent laws that require people to give and obtain consent before sex. Victoria followed suit a few months later. After a disheartening 2021 awash with allegations of sexism and sexual violence within our political and legal systems, the newly implemented laws felt deeply consequential and monuments. When these new laws were introduced, I was simultaneously relieved, overjoyed, and concerned that they are merely a bandaid for a much bigger problem. Law helps us when something goes wrong. In some cases, it can be a deterrent. However, how do we prevent sexual violence from happening in the first place? And can the law be responsible for this?While consent law is undeniably important, and a huge step forward, Bri and I discuss whether legislation alone can genuinely curb rates of sexual violence. We discuss the need for shifts in cultural attitudes and asking deeply uncomfortable questions like why predominantly men perpetrate sex crimes, and how we respond to this constructively. Bri and I also explore issues of bias, and whether ideas of objectivity serve or hinder the justice system. Bri is the author of three books, including Eggshell Skull, a memoir chronicling her time working as a judge's associate while pursuing her own sexual assault case. She is currently completing PhD in law at the University of Sydney, where she lectures in media law. Bri has been a vocal advocate for improvements to consent law and sexual violence law, particularly in Queensland. This conversation happens in two parts. The first, looking at the criminal justice system from a survivor's standpoint. Bri shares her story and explains the process of pursuing her own case. The second part explores the wider issue of reducing sexual violence in society, and whether the law is an effective method for creating such reductions.This conversation is about consent, accountability and our many blindspots in working towards a world with less sexual violence. Before listening, please bear in mind this conversation discusses sexual abuse; however, no graphic details are shared. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New legislation is making its way through Australian state parliaments, enshrining the concept of "affirmative consent": an explicit, articulated, ongoing agreement to sexual activity.Bri Lee, Saxon Mullins, and Amy Thunig navigate these recent changes and the implications for sexual freedom. Are changes to the law enough? What should justice look like? And how to get the next generation of people to be different?Hosted by Lucia Osborne-Crowley, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for All About Women 2022.-Watch other talks on Stream. The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House. Register for free now and start watching.Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katherine Collette is a novelist, podcaster and engineer living in Melbourne. Her debut novel, The Helpline, was published in the US, UK, Germany and Italy. Her second novel The Competition was published in February 2022. She also co-hosts the writing podcast The First Time. Our interview begins at  00:12:20 P.S listen out for who next week's guest is! Caitlin recommends: Blood Moon by Lucy Cuthew An emotional and moving YA verse novel about cyberbullying and periods. Michelle recommends: The No-Show by Beth O'Leary A brilliant, fun and heartfelt contemporary novel about three women and the man who stood them up. (We've previously interviewed Beth,https://www.betterwordspodcast.com/episode/life-and-writing-after-the-flatshare-with-beth-oleary ( listen to that here)) In this interview, we chat about: The joy (and curiosity) of Toastmasters and how this inspired the novel Katherine's experience with the club and visiting the international Toastmasters conference Wrangling the book's structure and choosing the perspectives to write from (there's a lot of killing your darlings here!) Katherine's co-hosted podcast, The First Time The mystery of publishing a book The surprises of publishing for the second time Katherine's work in engineering and the combination of working in both industries How Katherine wrote her first book in between work and parenting Books and other things mentioned: Sarah Crossan (author) Hard Quiz (TV show) Mastermind (TV show) Liane Moriarty (author) Wahala by Nikki May Ben Law (author) Cecelia Ahern (https://www.betterwordspodcast.com/episode/finding-characters-ps-i-love-you-and-lessons-from-18-novels-with-cecelia-ahern (listen to our interview)) Bri Lee (https://www.betterwordspodcast.com/episode/the-vulnerability-of-life-writing-with-bri-lee (listen to our interview)) Louise O'Neill (https://www.betterwordspodcast.com/episode/violence-isolation-and-a-changing-ireland-with-louise-oneill (listen to our interview)) Stephanie Yeboah (https://www.betterwordspodcast.com/episode/fat-acceptance-and-living-life-unapologetically-with-stephanie-yeboah (listen to our interview)) Animal by Ella Baxter Follow Katherine at https://www.instagram.com/katherinecollettewriter/?hl=en (@katherinecollettewriter) and The First Time Podcast https://www.instagram.com/thefirsttimepod/?hl=en (@thefirsttimepod) The Competition is available now. Thanks to Text Publishing for sending us copies of the book in preparation for this interview. Connect with us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterwordspod/ (@betterwordspod)

Nicole talks to Griffith Review Editor, Ashley Hay, about he incredible works and writers in Griffith Review issue #75 - Learning Curves, all about education. "From preschool to postgrad, from private to public, and from sandstone to the school of life, what do the parameters of our educational experiences add up to? What does a good education look like in a country with an increasingly segregated school system, public funding for private institutions, and a tertiary sector that’s facing an uncertain financial and philosophical future?" Featuring new work by Raewyn Connell, Bri Lee, Andrew Leigh, Melanie Myers, Pasi Sahlberg, Gabbie Stroudand Miriam Sved, among many others. SHOW NOTES: Nicole Abadee Website: https://www.nicoleabadee.com.au Facebook: @booksbooksbookspodcast OR @nicole.abadee Twitter: @NicoleAbadee Instagram: @booksbooksbookspodcast OR @nicoleabadee Griffith Review Issue # 75 "Learning Curves" Website: https://www.griffithreview.com/editions/escape-routes/ Facebook: @griffithreview Twitter: @GriffithReview Instagram: @griffithreviewSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the ways survivors of child sexual abuse or violent crime can seek redress is through compensation.  But, at that point, some discover that the perpetrators have hidden their assets - in their superannuation funds, where it can't be reached. It's a common enough problem that four years ago, the government promised to fix it. So far, however, it has failed to act on that promise.  Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper Bri Lee on the loophole being exploited, and why the government has failed to act.  Guest: Contributor to The Saturday Paper, Bri Lee. Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram

Hear from acclaimed new talents Ella Baxter and Allee Richards as they speak to Elizabeth McCarthy about their debut novels, which each brings unique perspective to the story of a young woman navigating sudden loss and grief. Baxter’s New Animal is the ‘profound, profane and darkly hilarious’ (Bri Lee) story of a young cosmetician in a family mortuary who falls in with a Tasmanian BDSM community after experiencing tragedy. Exploring friendship, desire and grief, Richards’ Small Joys of Real Life follows a woman reeling from the death of a fleeting romantic encounter and has been described as Sally Rooney meets Helen Garner.Recorded for MWF in 2021.Support MWF: https://mwf.com.au/donate/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bri Lee is a lawyer and writer. Her books include the award winning Eggshell Skull and Beauty. Her latest is Who Gets to Be Smart.Who Gets to Be Smart begins in Oxford. Bri Lee is visiting a friend there on a Rhodes Scholarship. As she wanders the lanes and cobbles of Oxford's campuses Lee thinks back to Virginia Woolf decrying the iniquity that sees Women scholars living in relative squalor compared to their male peers.Woolf wrote about this iniquity, positing the solution that women needed A Room of One's Own, and five hundred pound a year.Nearly a century later Bri Lee realises that this is not enough. That equality within the system does not address the systemic privilege and bias that props up the system, creating a framework of elitism that maintains power in the hands of a few. Where Woolf worries about the lack of money for women, Lee questions where the money comes from. In the money and power that prop up the colleges she finds a system of institutionalising education that reinforces the very systems that fund them.Who Gets to Be Smart challenges the rationale of the academy and its stranglehold on so-called intelligence. The books takes the reader on a tour through the racist legacy of Cecil Rhodes and his bequest that founded the Rhodes scholarship, through to the contemporary parallel of the Australian Ramsay Centre. The Ramsay Centre's mission to fund scholarships in ‘western civilisation' highlights that tertiary institutions are not simply neutral spaces of so-called higher learning, but active participants in a process of consolidating power through ideas.Lee asks the reader to consider the the concept of Kyriarchy and Kyriarchal systems. Now there are multiple wonderful, much better qualified explainers of Kyriarchy including Bri Lee and Omid Tofighian whom Lee engages with (Read them if my examples make no sense). My understanding of Kyriarchy is that it is interrelated systems in our social world that work to keep us off-balance and subservient, and thereby controlling us indirectly. Kyriarchy plays on your job insecurity and worries about getting a home loan, even as you strive to have an Insta-perfect life and send your child to the best school. And Kyriarchy relies on multiple, intersecting systems that worsen as you move away from my white-bread example above. Kyriarchy is particularly cruel if you do not follow the dominant religion, speak another language and don't look like your neighbour.Who Gets to Be Smart explores the myriad ways in which knowledge is held and denied and at its heart is the way that systems of power work to keep us always further down, while looking up. It asks to question why we are so fractured, viewing potential friends and allies as competition, while raising up our oppressors as paragons.Throughout Who Gets to Be Smart Lee explores the various mechanisms of centralising power through smarts. We are treated to the dubious history of ‘intelligence' and intelligence testing, a system that has sought to simplify a complex system and sort us all into our places. School systems and the ongoing battle for funding in Australia comes under the microscope.As the training grounds for the type of institutionalised thinking the book discusses they are incredibly unequally served. Lee gives us the numbers on this iniquity and explores how a country that prides itself on having an egalitarian spirit will also commit to Olympic level mental gymnastics to justify this inequality.Who Gets To Be Smart is an important book for a world that feels forever to be dividing itself along ideological lines, because it seeks to examine how those ideologues got where they are and what maintains their status. It puts in the readers hands a guide to pulling back the curtain.Book Club is produced and presented by Andrew PopleWant more great conversations with Australian authors?Discover this and many more conversations on Final Draft every week from 2ser.

Author and activist Bri Lee regularly runs workshops on consent and sex in schools. She writes about those workshops in the context of a growing national conversation about sexual harassment and assault. Today, Bri reads her article from The Monthly, 'Ill-informed consent'.   Guest: Contributor to The Monthly Bri Lee.

POA for today: Eggshell Skull author Bri Lee drops by to talk about the Australian Me Too movement, and her new book 'Who Gets To Be Smart'. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Charlotte Wood will be in conversation with Bri Lee discussing her new book ‘The Luminous Solution: Creativity, Resilience and the Inner Life'. In it she allows us to reflect on our own life and path, to look afresh at what we want to be.

Australia has become well known as the defamation capital of the world, with many high profile figures regularly, and successfully, suing media outlets.But recently there's been a new trend: politicians using defamation law against ordinary people.It's become so common that one senior government minister is even suggesting creating a new fund to bankroll the lawsuits, all paid for by the taxpayer.Today, legal academic and contributor for The Saturday Paper Bri Lee on how the current wave of defamation threats is impacting the ability of regular people to criticise their elected officials, and what that might mean for our democracy. Guest: Legal academic and contributor for The Saturday Paper, Bri Lee.Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Class inequality is not inevitable, and it's not too late to change things here in Australia to promote a better experience for all. In our second episode exploring class inequality, Dr Susan Carlandasks the experts: How can we change things? How can we ensure that a diverse range of voices occupies equal weight in the halls of power and the rooms where decisions are made? Hear from the Monash University Sustainable Development Institute's John Thwaites AM about the political and economic decisions that must be made if we're going to remedy class inequality for good. Historian Tony Moore provides some additional context into Australia's past relationship with the working class – a connection that informs the country to this day and may provide the key to a more equal tomorrow. Journalist Rick Morton and author Bri Lee also return with insights into how improving the accessibility of resources like education, housing, and other necessities will have a positive knock-on effect for generations to come. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Morrison government’s doubling of fees for humanities degrees is the latest manoeuvre in a long-waged culture war. But what do we stand to lose as arts, history and culture departments shrink, future students are saddled with huge loans or deterred from studying, and academia is forced to defend itself on increasingly neoliberal terms? Featuring Who Gets to Be Smart author Bri Lee, former ABC managing director and Sydney University vice-chancellor Mark Scott, and La Trobe emeritus professor of politics Judith Brett, in discussion with ABC RN’s Big Ideas host Paul Barclay. Recorded for MWF in 2021. Supported by the Australia InstituteSupport MWF: https://mwf.com.au/donate/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who holds the power in Australia? In this two-episode arc, Dr Susan Carland seeks to answer that question – and understand how we got here. Over the past several decades, Australia's social stratification has become more pronounced. It's partially the result of economic trends such as trickle-down theory and the increasing casualisation of employment in the gig economy, but there are other factors at play here. In this series, host Dr Susan Carland sits down with John Thwaites, chair of the Monash Sustainable Development Institute and ClimateWorks Australia; Bri Lee, author of the book Who Gets to Be Smart?, Rick Morton, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper, and Monash Arts Associate Professor of Communications & Media Studies Dr Tony Moore. Find out how privilege and disparate levels of access to basic resources such as education are contributing to an imbalance of power and influence in the land of the ‘fair go' – threatening the egalitarian ideals Australia's striven to model for the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The biggest tertiary reforms in decades are taking shape in our universities. Are students attracted to cut-priced STEM courses and rejecting humanities subjects that have doubled in price? Insiders suggest another possibility: cash-strapped universities could create more places in higher fee courses.

For the nineteenth episode of The Literary Edit Podcast, I was joined by Australian author, journalist and activist Bri Lee, whose books Eggshell Skull, Beauty and Who Gets to Be Smart are among my favourite non-fiction reads. You can read about Bri's Desert Island Books here, and the ones we discuss in this episode are: The Harry Potter Series by J K Rowling The Outline Trilogy by Rachel Cusk The Secret History by Donna Tartt Superior by Angela Saini Orchid & the Wasp by Caoilinn Hughes No Friend but the Mountains by Behrouz Boochani Less by Andrew Sean Greer The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Other books we spoke about included Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard, A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving and Flames by Robbie Arnott. If you'd like to buy any of the books we discussed in the episode, please consider doing so from the list I created for Bri on Bookshop.org, an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. If you're based in Australia, please consider buying them from Gertrude & Alice, who deliver all over the country. To contact me, email lucy@thelitedit.com   Facebook The Literary Edit   Instagram: @the_litedit @bri.e.lee   Twitter: @thelitedit @bri_lee_writer  

The biggest tertiary reforms in decades are taking shape in our universities. Are students attracted to cut-priced STEM courses and rejecting humanities subjects that have doubled in price? Insiders suggest another possibility: cash-strapped universities could create more places in higher fee courses.

Veronica Heritage-Gorrie and Kathryn Heyman share insights into their powerful memoirs of adversity and perseverance with the author of Who Gets To Be Smart, Bri Lee (and another special guest: Veronica's grandchild). Veronica's Black and Blue: a memoir of racism and resilience tells of her experiences as an Aboriginal police officer fighting for justice within and beyond Australia's deeply compromised law-enforcement system. Kathryn's Fury is the account of her year-long stint as a fishing trawler deckhand in the Timor Sea, which reshaped a life marked by poverty and abuse. Together, they explore the transformative power of giving form to your experiences.  Please note, this episode contains references to topics such as the Stolen Generations and sexual assault.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bri Lee is a phenomenal woman. She’s an author and freelance writer. Her first book, Eggshell Skull, won Biography of the Year at the ABIA Awards, the People's Choice Award at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, and was longlisted for the 2019 Stella Prize. She is also a non-practicing lawyer and continues to engage in legal research and issues-based advocacy. Today, I’m talking to Bri about her latest book, entitled Who Gets to Be Smart – a look at the role privilege, power and knowledge plays in our lives. She comes to the conclusion that far from offering any 'equality of opportunity', Australia's education system exacerbates social stratification. Today, we talk about what it’s like to not feel good enough – and what messages we need to be sending to young women today. Buy Who Gets To Be Smart here Follow @bri.e.lee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Writer Bri Lee talks about her latest book, 'Who Gets to Be Smart: Privilege, Power and Knowledge'. Bri realises that far from offering 'equality of opportunity', Australia's education system exacerbates socio-economic disadvantage. She also closely observes the elite microcosm of Oxford through her friend Damian, a Rhodes Scholar. Broadcast on 7 September 2021.

Dr Richard Denniss, chief economist at The Australia Institute talks federal politics and closely examines Morrison's "safe plan" for opening up, including Richard's recent report on the centrality of Australia's TTIQ (Test, Trace, Isolate, Quarantine) system to the plan, which underpins the Doherty's modelling. Writer Bri Lee returns to talk about her new book, Who Gets to Be Smart: Privilege, Power and Knowledge. Art curator Sue Cramer explores the work and life of pioneering Swedish abstract artist of the 19th and 20th century, Hilma af Klint. Her work is being featured in a fully virtual exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW, Hilma af Klint At Home.

Crabb and Sales perform live on stage for the first time in 16 months in Sales' home town of Brisbane. The event starts respectably enough with a brace of Queensland writers but the pair soon falls to bickering over the pronunciation of a terrible 1980s boy band. (6.00) In the Heights | Trailer (15.00) Who Gets to Be Smart by Bri Lee (17.00) Revisionist History Podcast  (20.30) My Year of Living Vulnerably by Rick Morton (23.00) The Betoota Advocate (24.00) Acknowledgements (Stories of Friends, Enemies and Figuring Things Out) by Becky Lucas (28.40) Car Crash by Lech Blaine (31.40) My Rock 'n' Roll Friend by Tracy Thorn (37.00) Wind of Change Podcast | Song by Scorpion (41.40) 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything | Trailer | Apple TV (44.10) The Go Betweens: Right Here | Trailer | iView (47.00) Trashy Divorces - A Good Podcast About Bad Relationships (50.00) Bitch Doctrine by Laurie Penny (52.00) Cabin Pressure Radio Series (54.00) WTF! Marc Maron - Episode 1208 with Hugh Grant  (55.30) A Very English Scandal | Trailer | iView  (55.45) Paddington 2 | Trailer |   (57.00) The Remains of A Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (1:00.00) Stevens's Professionalism and Ours by David Luban  (1:01:00) How To Fail With Elizabeth Day - S10, Ep8 How to Fail: Kazuo Ishiguro (1:06:20) Night Blue by Angela O'Keeffe Pre-order WELL HELLO - Meanderings from the world of Chat 10 Looks 3 Produced by DM Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'I wanted to dig into the complexity of an event like that, and allow people to see not just the humanity of the people involved, but also the negative aspects of how these events play out.' Each month we celebrate an Australian debut release of fiction or non-fiction in the Kill Your Darlings First Book Club. For May that debut is Car Crash: A Memoir by Lech Blaine, out now from Black Inc. At seventeen, Lech Blaine walked away unharmed from a car crash that killed three of his friends and left two in comas. In the aftermath, rumours about speed and drink driving erupted. There was intense scrutiny from media and police. Lech used alcohol to numb his grief and social media to show stoicism, while secretly spiralling towards depression and disgrace. This is a riveting account of family, friendship, grief and love after tragedy. Heartbreaking and darkly hilarious, Car Crash is a story for our times. First Book Club host Ellen Cregan spoke with Lech about the book, revisiting past trauma and the power of brutally honest feedback. Editor's Note: This conversation touches on difficult topics such as death, grief and trauma. Our theme song is Broke for Free's ‘Something Elated'. Production assistance from Lloyd Pratt. Further reading: Read Ellen Cregan's review of Car Crash in our May Books Roundup. Lech spoke to Bri Lee in 2017 about the process of writing a memoir in your twenties. Lech recommends Rick Morton's My Year of Living Vulnerably: Rick shares his workspace and writing practice for Show Your Working. Buy a copy of the book from Brunswick Bound. (more…)

Bri Lee, Nikki Stamp, Abbey Mag and Frances Cannon at the Wheeler Centre Bri Lee's Beauty is a deeply personal treatise on body image, discipline and perfectionism. For this discussion, hosted by Lee herself, our panellists take the essay as a jumping-off point for a broader conversation about beauty standards in the 21st Century. Together, they consider the beauty lies we tell ourselves and each other, and explore the impossible standards amplified through social media. What impact is our obsession with beauty and wellness having on our physical and mental health? When wielded by major multinational brands, do ideas of beauty diversity, inclusion and body positivity signify progress or ploy? Can they be both? Join artist and ‘Self Love Club' founder Frances Cannon, plus-size model and advocate Abbey Mag and doctor and author Nikki Stamp as they discuss reasons for caution and celebration in a time of changing beauty ideals. A warning: this event includes some discussion of eating disorders and mental illness.Support the Wheeler Centre: https://www.wheelercentre.com/support-us/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scientist Chris KP explains the concept of dog years; Award-winning author Bri Lee's new essay, Beauty, reflects on how beauty standards impact the way we interact with ourselves, and when she joins the studio we get a closer look at her own experience with the current beauty norms; How's former Breakfaster Jeff Sparrow? Find out as Gez and Sarah retell their catch-up session in the sun; Nat Harris is filling in for Gez when the conversation starts evolving around bike dinking and their favourite dinking memories. Lastly, Breakfaster regular Christos Tsiolkas discussed his epic new novel Damascus and its range of intriguing topics. With presenters Sarah Smith, Daniel Burt, Geraldine Hickey, and Nat Harris.