Podcasts about Eggshell skull

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.

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. 

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

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

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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  

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.

Bri Lee is an author and freelance writer. Her journalism has appeared in publications such as The Monthly, The Saturday Paper, Guardian Australia and Crikey. 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. Ahead of the release of her latest book 'Who Gets to Be Smart', Joel and Rob sit down with Bri to discuss challenging the facets of meritocracy, the world of education, and more. Books mentioned in this podcast: Bri Lee - 'Who Gets To Be Smart': https://bit.ly/3y49Feh Host: Joel Naoum & Rob O'Hearn Guest: Bri Lee Producer: Nick Wasiliev

The Bookstorian Podcast. A podcast for booklovers and bookstagrammers.Books mentioned in this podcast:Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.The Boy in the striped Pyjamas by John Boyne.The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay by Michael Chabon.American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins.The Hair With Amber Eyes by Edmund De Waal.The Light we cannot see by Anthony Doerr.Winter of the world by Ken Follett.The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank.The Meaning of Hitler by Sebastian Haffner.Catch 22 by Joseph Heller.An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro.The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe.Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally.Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee.The Diamond Hunter by Fiona McIntosh.The Pearl Thief by Fiona McIntosh.Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels.Podcast may contain spoilersHost: Teagan @bookstorian_Guests: Sheridan @booknookreviews and AndrewEmail thebookstorianpodcast@outlook.com.auFollow me @thebookstorianpodcastDesign by Emma Russell CreativeMusic from https://www.zapsplat.com

Hello muffins. This week we are so excited to bring you our conversation with Bri Lee, author of 2018's award-winning smash hit book Eggshell Skull. Eggshell Skull documented Bri's two-year long legal battle to get justice for an assault she experienced as a girl, and explains the many flaws in the Australian legal system, and how they stop victims from seeking justice. Bri, a trained lawyer, has also been an outspoken advocate for changing Australia's strict defamation laws, arguing that they are holding our country back from a much-needed #MeToo reckoning. We talk to Bri about rape myths, the Geoffrey Rush and Dyson Hayden cases, about body image and the Australian fashion industry, and about an unspoken narrative that should have surrounded Amy Winehouse. If you loved this episode please share it with your friends, or rate, review and subscribe.Warning: This episode discusses sexual harassment, victim blaming and rape culture, and may not be suitable for all listeners.You can follow us on Instagram: @afterworkdrinkspodcast, @grceoneill, @isabelletruman, or join our closed Facebook group, After Work Drinks Podcast. If you'd like to show your support, please rate, review and subscribe and share AWD

* This episode discusses sexual assault and eating disorders. If this episode is triggering please contact LifeLine at 13 11 14. * Today's SPECIAL episode of THE NASTY WOMAN (BOOK) CLUB is dedicated to September's book of the month which was BRI LEE's 2018 memoir EGGSHELL SKULL. On the show Demi and Ellie talk about how the memoir navigates Australia's ‘unjust' justice system, gaslighting and trauma.To read Ellie Stamelos' written review on EGGSHELL SKULL head to TNWC website - thenastywomanclub.comOctober's book of the month is ME AND WHITE SUPREMACY by LAYLA SAAD. It's available at Booktopia, Amazon or any of your local book stores. Ellie and Demi will be reviewing the book on the podcast on the first Sunday of November.Feel free to message The Nasty Woman Club Instagram and Facebook pages with your thoughts on ‘Me and White Supremacy' - we'd love to include others' thoughts on the book in the future episode.The Nasty Woman Podcast is hosted and produced by Demi Lynch.For more stories on intersectional feminism and women empowerment head to thenastywomanclub.comMake sure to also join The Nasty Woman Club Community Group on Facebook.If you wish to support this podcast and The Nasty Woman Club platform head to paypal.me/thenastywomanclub See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jessica Lynn Jacquez on writing and growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Jessica Lynn Jacquez's memoir Point Me to the Skies is about searching for meaning in a life of chaos and dysfunction. Read it to discover more about her powerful story and be inspired to start and finish your own! ⇨ YOU WILL LEARN: * How a strong 'why' and support from friends and family helped Jacquez write Point Me to the Skies * The creative way the life coach planned her memoir * The highs and lows of penning a life story set in the San Francisco Bay Area * Raw and honest writing tips you can use to start writing now * Be driven and brave like Jacquez to write your story! Please note: If you or someone you know is impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence contact emergency services. If you are affected by this story and want to seek assistance, see: 1800RESPECT https://www.1800respect.org.au/, Kids Help Line http://kidshelpline.com.au/, Lifeline https://www.lifeline.org.au/ ⇨ FULL ARTICLE Click to read: https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/point-me-to-the-skies/ ⇨ VIDEO PODCAST Click to watch: https://youtu.be/6rI4bdBfWiI ⇨ PUBLISHING SERVICES DEAL 1 hour free for email subscribers with any publishing service booked during the month of September! Click for more https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/publishing-services/ and subscribe here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/sign-up/ ⇨ FREE GIFT Four steps to plan your autobiography chapters - FREE structure success video training, click to sign up: https://wp.me/P8NwjM-3o ⇨ YOUR SAY Are you going to try one of Jacquez's writing tips? Which ideas resonate with you? Leave me a comment below or here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/contact/ ⇨ RELATED LINKS Why write: Why is writing important and why do we write https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/understanding-your-why/ Tell the truth: The surefire way to out skeletons in the family closet https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/tell-the-truth/ Story outline: How to make an outline and have topics to write about https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/story-outline/ How to make a timeline and top online timeline makers (plus free printable!) https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/how-to-make-a-timeline/ Painful stories: How to write about sad memories and hard conversations https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/painful-stories/ Book review: Educated by historian Tara Westover https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/tara-westover/ Book review: Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/bri-lee/

GUESS WHAT?!?! The Nasty Woman Club has started a BOOK CLUB. On the first Sunday of every month myself Demi Lynch and contributor Ellie Stamelos will be reviewing and discussing a book that looks at issues and topics in the world of intersectional feminism. To kick off this series we decided to deep dive into Glennon Doyle's latest memoir - UNTAMED.To read Ellie Stamelos' written review on UNTAMED head to TNWC website - thenastywomanclub.comSeptember's book of the month is EGGSHELL SKULL by BRI LEE. It's available at Booktopia, Amazon and QBD. Ellie and Demi will be reviewing the book on the podcast on the first Sunday of October.Feel free to message The Nasty Woman Club Instagram and Facebook pages with your thoughts on Eggshell Skull - we'd love to include others' thoughts on the book in the future episode.The Nasty Woman Podcast is hosted and produced by Demi Lynch.For more stories on intersectional feminism and women empowerment head to thenastywomanclub.comMake sure to also join The Nasty Woman Club Facebook groups 'The Catch Up' and 'Unfiltered.' If you wish to support this podcast and The Nasty Woman Club platform head to paypal.me/thenastywomanclub See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why is Humpty Dumpty an egg? No where does it say that he's an egg! Also, why did 160 men try to put him back together? That's too many! What does this have to do with the Law? Surprisingly, a lot. America's Justice System is broken. Sit back and enjoy.

Bri Lee is a writer and editor with a career to watch. Her first book, Eggshell Skull, was published in 2018. It was shortlisted for the 2019 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards in non-fiction, winning the 2019 People's Choice Award, and also won the 2018 People's Choice at the Nib Awards for research in writing, and the 2019 ABIA for Biography of the Year. Eggshell Skull was also shortlisted for the 2019 Indie Book Awards and longlisted for the 2019 Stella Prize. Her second work, Beauty, is a meditation on beauty and body image. It was published in 2019, and will be followed by Brains in 2020. Bri was the Founding Editor of the quarterly print periodical Hot Chicks with Big Brains, commissioning and publishing diverse non-fiction about women and their work from 2015 to 2018. Bri's shorter pieces have been published in The Monthly, Harper's Bazaar Australia, The Saturday Paper, Crikey, The Guardian, Griffith Review, i-D, VAULT Art Magazine, and elsewhere. She regularly appears on The Drum on ABC TV, various ABC Radio National programs, and often gives talks on writing, law, feminism, fashion, pop culture, and art. In 2016 Bri was the recipient of the inaugural Kat Muscat Fellowship, and in 2017 was one of Griffith Review's Queensland writing fellows. She has received numerous other fellowships, residencies, and mentorships, most recently the 2018 Premier's Young Publishers and Writers Award at the Queensland Literary Awards. About The Garret Read transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's guest is a lawyer and an award winning, critically acclaimed writer. We are so excited to have Bri Lee on Better Words! We talked about Eggshell Skull, the newly released Beauty, other writing projects and her campaign to have the Queensland Law Reform Commission review consent and 'mistake of fact' laws (consentlawqld.com). To start, Michelle and Caitlin talk about tea and their recent reads. Interview starts at 13:30. Check out the shownotes here. Join our Facebook group to continue the conversation. Follow us on Instagram @betterwordspod and please subscribe and leave a rating or review.

Bri Lee is a women’s rights activist, speaker and author who has written two books; the multi-award winning title Eggshell Skull, and Beauty, which is available NOW (and probably going to be multi-award winning too, tbh.) Olivia chats with Bri about self worth, Harry Potter and whether Salamander’s are amphibian (yes, they are).Books mentioned:This House of Mine by Helen GarnerJoe Cinque’s Consolation by Helen GarnerMurder Without Motive by Martin McKenzie-MurrayTall Man by Chloe HooperWasted by Elspeth MuirWoman of Substances by Jenny ValentishPerfect Me by Heather WiddowsAny Ordinary Day by Leigh SalesHarry Potter by JK Rowling

Bri Lee entered a Queensland court as a bright-eyed judge’s associate. Two years later she returned as a sexual assault complainant in her own case. Helen Garner praises Bri’s award-winning account of her journey through the legal system, Eggshell Skull, as “scorching, self-scouring... a young woman finds her steel and learns to wield it”. Discussing her eloquent memoir with Guardian Australia’s Editor Lenore Taylor, Bri discusses what it means to be a woman in our justice system, taking control of her own story, and the rife inequality each step of the way.

Bri Lee brought us the incredible book Eggshell Skull and now she returns with Beauty, a powerful meditation on beauty and body image. Booktopia's Joel and Olivia sat down with Bri to chat about the origin of this book, why she wanted to write it, her success with Eggshell Skull and how she dealt with suddenly being in the spotlight, when self improvement tips over to self harm, the idea of the second self and much more. Books mentioned in this podcast: Beauty by Bri Lee —> http://bit.ly/2nwxQT1 Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee —> http://bit.ly/2nCUKbC Hosts: Joel Naoum and Olivia Fricot Guest: Bri Lee

On this episode of Court Appointed, Mike and Tommy discuss the Eggshell Skull theory.  Say What !!  I know right ??  Is this a real thing ??  You bet it is and it may affect you if you are ever a Tortfeasor.  A what, did you say!!!  The Court is now in Session with music, "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief" by MCRB.

Bri Lee was a District Court Judge's Associate in Queensland where she was exposed to some of the worst rape cases in the country. It was dealing with these traumatic stories that spurred Bri to confront her own history of sexual abuse and take the man that assaulted her to court. Her book is Eggshell Skull, its examination of the toll that our justice system takes on women and all survivors of abuse. Quickly become a leading advocate in this space. | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De Palo

Myf and Zan are unpacking what is, on record, the slowest tempo Hottest 100 in history and what it means. The many discussions around Kerri-Anne Kennerly and Yumi Stynes on Studio 10 have us diving in too, while Oscar noms are bringing joy to a certain Brit. The Fyre Fest flow-on online spirals us into interesting new territory, and Zan is saying Konbanwa to the new Terrace House season, while Myf is flicking the pages of a brilliant new Australian book. Show notes: The Changing Sound of the Hottest 100: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-29/listen-to-the-changing-sound-of-triple-js-hottest-100/10742150?sf206769552=1 How Pop Music Got So Slow: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/how-did-pop-music-get-so-slow-197794/ Lowanna Gibson's open letter: https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/morning-shows/an-open-letter-to-racist-kerrianne-kennerley/news-story/66357708e3cc5392d7ab9a134c2398fb Sarah Malik on KAK & Yumi: https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/culture/article/2019/01/30/what-was-really-going-behind-kerri-anne-and-yumi-stoush?fbclid=IwAR0ctJ3xro7rzVeYLMiBDHEPk_zB9YOr-42mPhS_YdmQ1-d_EFOC-5AbrIo Richard E. Grant: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs8PRBTjA-i/ Andy King from Fyre Fest: https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1090369108045004800 Terrace House: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80212301 Eggshell Skull: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/other-books/Eggshell-Skull-Bri-Lee-9781760295776 Email us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.au

Myf and Zan are unpacking what is, on record, the slowest tempo Hottest 100 in history and what it means. The many discussions around Kerri-Anne Kennerly and Yumi Stynes on Studio 10 have us diving in too, while Oscar noms are bringing joy to a certain Brit. The Fyre Fest flow-on online spirals us into interesting new territory, and Zan is saying Konbanwa to the new Terrace House season, while Myf is flicking the pages of a brilliant new Australian book. Show notes: The Changing Sound of the Hottest 100: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-29/listen-to-the-changing-sound-of-triple-js-hottest-100/10742150?sf206769552=1 How Pop Music Got So Slow: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/how-did-pop-music-get-so-slow-197794/ Lowanna Gibson’s open letter: https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/morning-shows/an-open-letter-to-racist-kerrianne-kennerley/news-story/66357708e3cc5392d7ab9a134c2398fb Sarah Malik on KAK & Yumi: https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/culture/article/2019/01/30/what-was-really-going-behind-kerri-anne-and-yumi-stoush?fbclid=IwAR0ctJ3xro7rzVeYLMiBDHEPk_zB9YOr-42mPhS_YdmQ1-d_EFOC-5AbrIo Richard E. Grant: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs8PRBTjA-i/ Andy King from Fyre Fest: https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1090369108045004800 Terrace House: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80212301 Eggshell Skull: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/other-books/Eggshell-Skull-Bri-Lee-9781760295776 Email us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.au

Myf and Zan are unpacking what is, on record, the slowest tempo Hottest 100 in history and what it means. The many discussions around Kerri-Anne Kennerly and Yumi Stynes on Studio 10 have us diving in too, while Oscar noms are bringing joy to a certain Brit. The Fyre Fest flow-on online spirals us into interesting new territory, and Zan is saying Konbanwa to the new Terrace House season, while Myf is flicking the pages of a brilliant new Australian book. Show notes: The Changing Sound of the Hottest 100: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-29/listen-to-the-changing-sound-of-triple-js-hottest-100/10742150?sf206769552=1 How Pop Music Got So Slow: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/how-did-pop-music-get-so-slow-197794/ Lowanna Gibson’s open letter: https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/morning-shows/an-open-letter-to-racist-kerrianne-kennerley/news-story/66357708e3cc5392d7ab9a134c2398fb Sarah Malik on KAK & Yumi: https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/culture/article/2019/01/30/what-was-really-going-behind-kerri-anne-and-yumi-stoush?fbclid=IwAR0ctJ3xro7rzVeYLMiBDHEPk_zB9YOr-42mPhS_YdmQ1-d_EFOC-5AbrIo Richard E. Grant: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs8PRBTjA-i/ Andy King from Fyre Fest: https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1090369108045004800 Terrace House: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80212301 Eggshell Skull: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/other-books/Eggshell-Skull-Bri-Lee-9781760295776 Email us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.au

This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss No Exit, Thick, The Far Field, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, Warby Parker, and As Long As We Both Shall Live by JoAnn Cheney. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: No Exit: A Novel by Taylor Adams Last Woman Standing by Amy Gentry The Dreamers: A Novel by Karen Thompson Walker Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom The Orphan of Salt Winds by Elizabeth Brooks The Good Food: A Cookbook of Soups, Stews, and Pasta by Daniel Halpern and Julie Strand The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris What we're reading: Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?: (And How to Fix It) by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic More books out this week: Marked by S. Andrew Swann Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis Echo North by Joanna Ruth Meyer The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai (Li Po) by Ha Jin The Perfect Liar: A Novel by Thomas Christopher Greene The Smiling Man: A Novel by Joseph Knox Unquiet: A Novel by Linn Ullmann A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland by DaMaris B. Hill The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi Bluff City: The Secret Life of Photographer Ernest Withers by Preston Lauterbach Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives by Jane Brox Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely by Andrew S. Curran When Death Becomes Life: Notes from a Transplant Surgeon by Joshua D Mezrich Adèle: A Novel by Leila Slimani Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll by Ian S. Port No Mercy (Ellery Hathaway) by Joanna Schaffhausen Elsey Come Home by Susan Conley Mothers: Stories by Chris Power Talk to Me by John Kenney Annelies: A Novel by David R. Gillham Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro Oculus: Poems by Sally Wen Mao Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday by Natalie C. Anderson Late in the Day: A Novel by Tessa Hadley Hark by Sam Lipsyte Womanish: A Grown Black Woman Speaks on Love and Life by Kim McLarin You Know You Want This: "Cat Person" and Other Stories by Kristen Roupenian Unmarriageable: A Novel by Soniah Kamal The Liar’s Room by Simon Lelic Joy Enough: A Memoir by Sarah McColl The Whispers by Greg Howard The Book of Training by Colonel Hap Thompson of Roanoke, VA, 1843: Annotated From the Library of John C. Calhoun by Percival Everett None of the Above: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal, Corporate Greed , and the Criminalization of Educators by Shani Robinson and Anna Simonton Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married by Abby Ellin Night School: A Reader for Grownups by Zsófia Bán and Jim Tucker Fearless by Sarah Tarkoff As Long as We Both Shall Live by JoAnn Cheney Something Like Breathing by Angeka Readman Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life by Edith Hall The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction by Meghan Cox Gurdon  Downhill from Here: Retirement Insecurity in the Age of Inequality by Katherine S. Newman Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon Why We Fight: One Man’s Search for Meaning Inside the Ring by Josh Rosenblatt The Restless Kings: Henry II, His Sons and the Wars for the Plantagenet Crown by Nick Barratt Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age by Mary Pipher 96 Words for Love by Rachel Roy and Ava Dash Big Bang by David Bowman Rewrite: Loops in the Timescape by Gregory Benford Shadow Captain by Alastair Reynolds

Please note: This podcast contains discussions of sexual abuse. Bri Lee is the author of ‘Eggshell Skull', a bestselling memoir about Bri's time as a Judge's Associate in Queensland, witnessing institutional injustices faced by women, children and minorities in sexual assault trials. The book is also a devastating coming-of-age story, as Bri's recounts her own journey through the legal system as a plaintiff in her own case. In this episode, Bri talks to Good Reading about the frustrations and triumphs of writing such a book, the ongoing fight for legislative change, and ‘f***ing chickpeas.'Books mentioned:Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee: http://bit.ly/2vqmjVvBeautiful Revolutionary by Laura Elizabeth Woollett: http://bit.ly/2OvSHi2Night Games by Anna Krien: http://bit.ly/2KgSKLd

Please note: This podcast contains discussions of sexual abuse. Bri Lee is the author of ‘Eggshell Skull’, a bestselling memoir about Bri's time as a Judge's Associate in Queensland, witnessing institutional injustices faced by women, children and minorities in sexual assault trials. The book is also a devastating coming-of-age story, as Bri’s recounts her own journey through the legal system as a plaintiff in her own case. In this episode, Bri talks to Good Reading about the frustrations and triumphs of writing such a book, the ongoing fight for legislative change, and ‘f***ing chickpeas.’ Books mentioned: Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee: http://bit.ly/2vqmjVv Beautiful Revolutionary by Laura Elizabeth Woollett: http://bit.ly/2OvSHi2 Night Games by Anna Krien: http://bit.ly/2KgSKLd

In this week’s podcast we watch a monster being born in Haifaa al-Mansour’s literary biopic Mary Shelley (2:02). Then we turn pages about monsters of a different kind in the memoir Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee (18:03). And finally, we analyse the cultural politics of a new clothing category: activewear (31:44).

In this episode, we discuss the public discussions that have occurred in the aftermath of Euridyce Dixon's tragic death, in particular when is the line crossed between 'safety advice' and plain victim blaming? We also look at Bri Lee's excellent memoir Eggshell Skull and explore the themes of criminal responsibility in sexual offence trials and mental health in the legal profession.

Our June 2018 Book of the Month is Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee! This episode, we review Bri Lee's incredible memoir and discuss the impact it had on us as readers and why we believe it is such an important, timely book. [Content warning: mentions of sexual assault.] Eggshell Skull is the story of Bri's journey through the Australian legal system; first as the daughter of a policeman, then as a law student, and finally as a judge's associate in both metropolitan and regional Queensland--where justice can look very different, especially for women. The injustice Bri witnessed, mourned and raged over every day finally forced her to confront her own personal history, one she'd vowed never to tell. And this is how, after years of struggle, she found herself on the other side of the courtroom, telling her story. BUY NOW: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/eggshell-skull-by-bri-lee-9781760295776/

Author Bri Lee joined Amy in the studio to discuss her memoir, Eggshell Skull, which details her time as a Judge's Associate at the Queensland District Court and then as the complainant in her own case. Broadcast on 29 May 2018.

Eminent social researcher and author Hugh Mackay AO joined Amy in the studio to talk about his new book,Australia Reimagined: Towards A More Compassionate, Less Anxious Society. Author Bri Lee also came in to discuss her moving and courageous memoir,Eggshell Skull, which details her time as a Judge's Associate at the Queensland District Court and then as the complainant in her own case. Plus Ben Eltham, National Affairs Correspondent forNew Matildaon the latest in federal politics.