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Comedy writer Lorin Clarke heralds a new honour in humor writing, Dr Jen highlights some scientific lessons of lockdown, UK comic Carl Donnelly shouts about his new show, Another Round; memoirst Susan Hampton learns that anything can happen after winning a major prize for non-fiction; and the team ask what people have taken home by accident. With presenters Monique Sebire, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfasters3RRRFM/X: https://x.com/breakfasters
CELEBRATING JOHN CLARKEJohn Clarke was a pioneering comedian, actor and writer, whose television appearances as farmer Fred Dagg in the 1970s marked the emergence of a distinctive home-grown style of New Zealand comedy. In 1977 Clarke moved permanently to Australia, where he was best known for the popular television series The Games and a series of satirical mock interviews with Australian Bryan Dawe. His wide-ranging talents included scriptwriting, music, documentary presenting, and literary pastiche, and his comic performances encompassed pratfalls, parody and political satire.John died of a heart attack in 2017 aged 68 whilst hiking in the Grampians with his wife and friends.Celebrating John is his daughter Lorin Clarke - herself no stranger to life in the creative arts. Lorin wrote, directed and narrated the award-winning ABC RN audio fiction serial, The Fitzroy Diaries (originally aired on ABC RN's Life Matters), which you can find here. It won the Best Fiction award at the Australian Podcast Awards in May 2019. Lorin also writes for television and is a regular columnist for The Big Issue.Her recent memoir, Would That Be Funny? Growing Up With John Clarke is out now.Lorin is currently directing a documentary film about her Dad.Lorin Clarke (IG Lorin Clarke Official)Lorin Clarke's website (LorinClarke.com)Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die is a podcast made by Marieke Hardy (IG @marieke_hardy).You can follow at IG @GoingToDiePodMusic by Lord Fascinator (IG @lordfascinator)Produced by Darren Scarce (IG @Dazz26)Video edits by Andy Nedelkovski (IG @AndyNeds)Artwork by Lauren Egan (IG @heylaurenegan)Photography by Eamon Leggett (IG @anxietyoptions)With thanks to Amelia Chappelow (IG @ameliachappelow)Camilla McKewen (IG @CamillaLucyLucy)and Rhys Graham (IG @RhysJGraham)Drop an email to mariekehardyisgoingtodie@gmail.comWhilst acknowledging the privilege that comes with having the space to discuss death and mortality, we want to also recognise that discussing these topics can raise some wounds. Should you wish to seek extra support, please consider the following resources:https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/online-grief-support-groupshttps://www.grief.org.au/ga/ga/Support/Support_Groups.aspxhttps://www.headspace.com/meditation/griefhttps://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-guided-meditation-for-working-with-grief/https://griefline.org.au/get-help/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
With special guest: Lorin Clarke… in conversation with Bill Kable The mere mention of John Clarke’s name brings a smile to the faces of Australians and New Zealanders in particular. The much loved actor/writer/comedian died suddenly on 9 April 2017 but his memory lives on. Now with the new book Would that be funny? John Clarke’s daughter Lorin Clarke ensures that we learn some more about the man we all feel we grew up with. Lorin really did grow up with him and she has a unique insight into the man who appeared so often on our radios and televisions. John had an unlikely start into becoming an icon. He started two University courses that he did not finish and at that point had no idea what he was going to do in life. So he travelled to London as young people did and found himself with a key part in one of our favourite movies. When The Adventures of Barry McKenzie was being cast in London he played a stereotypical Aussie abroad. Most importantly he met in London his future wife Helen. “Picked her out of thousands” he liked to say. Podcast (mp3)
In her own right, Lorin Clarke, the daughter of New Zealand Comedian legend John Clarke, is as talented as it comes. Following in her father's footsteps, Lorin expressed her creative side through writing and producing children's TV, film, and books, as well as podcasts and columns for the ABC. She's told the story of what it was like growing up with John as a father in her memoir ‘Would that be Funny? Growing Up with John Clarke'. Lorin joined Jack Tame to chat about the memoir, which was released in August this year. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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With special guest: Lorin Clarke… in conversation with Bill Kable The mere mention of John Clarke’s name brings a smile to the faces of Australians and New Zealanders in particular. The much loved actor/writer/comedian died suddenly on 9 April 2017 but his memory lives on. Now with the new book Would that be funny? John Clarke’s daughter Lorin Clarke ensures that we learn some more about the man we all feel we grew up with. Lorin really did grow up with him and she has a unique insight into the man who appeared so often on our radios and televisions. Podcast (mp3)
The Girl in the Eagle's Talons by Karin Smirnoff: This is the latest book in the Millennium series which was started by Stieg Larsson who wrote the first three books, before he died. The estate then commissioned David Lagercrantz to do three more in the series and now there's the next one, the first to be done by a woman. It's more of that very gritty Scandinavian crime. Millennium magazine has finally hit the dust and Mikael Blomkvist is licking his wounds, trying to reconcile himself to a modern world of podcasts rather than the printed version - and travels north to see his daughter who's about to get married to a very shady civil servant who's involved in some shady goings on about the development of a new wind farm and what it will take to win the locals over and to persuade some landowners to sell to the developers. Turns out Lisbeth Salander is also in the area, having been asked to take on the care and protection of her niece, which is a job she's entirely unsuited for and unwilling to perform. Really nice to be reading about her again. Would that be Funny? by Lorin Clarke. Lorin is John Clarke's daughter and has written a memoir about what it was like growing up with someone who was not only so very famous but also so incredibly funny, all the time. As many families do, they had their own language for things, some of which is hilarious - she gives lots of words and the Clarke family definitions of them, it's a bit like a secret society. John wrote his own book a few years ago, called Tinkering, but to read about him from someone who knew him intimately and has inherited his love of words and humour is really lovely. It's a great tribute to him. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Back in 2015, Daniel Lavery took over Slate's long running advice column, Dear Prudence, using his sometimes snarky, often hilarious, and always insightful writing to respond to other peoples' confessions. This week he chats with Michael about how his own experiences – of transitioning, of family estrangement, of falling in love – all informed the ways he talked to those anonymous commenters on the internet. Reading list: Dear Prudence: Liberating Lessons from Slate.com's Beloved Advice Column, Daniel M. Lavery, 2023 Something That May Shock and Discredit You, Daniel M. Lavery, 2020 Middlemarch, George Eliot, 1871 God Forgets About the Poor, Peter Polites, 2023 Would that be Funny? Growing up with John Clarke, Lorin Clarke, 2023 You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter Guest: Daniel M. Lavery
Back in 2015, Daniel Lavery took over Slate's long running advice column, Dear Prudence, using his sometimes snarky, often hilarious, and always insightful writing to respond to other peoples' confessions. This week he chats with Michael about how his own experiences – of transitioning, of family estrangement, of falling in love – all informed the ways he talked to those anonymous commenters on the internet.Reading list:Dear Prudence: Liberating Lessons from Slate.com's Beloved Advice Column, Daniel M. Lavery, 2023Something That May Shock and Discredit You, Daniel M. Lavery, 2020Middlemarch, George Eliot, 1871God Forgets About the Poor, Peter Polites, 2023Would that be Funny? Growing up with John Clarke, Lorin Clarke, 2023You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Daniel M. LaverySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As Fitzroy Diaries returns for a third season, with a new episode launching today, we talk to the creator of the award-winning series, Lorin Clarke. And, you may have seen footage of the huge mouse plague that ravaged parts of regional Australia earlier this year. What is a mouse plague and will there be a resurgence this summer?
The father of modern Kiwi comedy John Clarke is being celebrated in a new online collection launched by NZ On Screen. Clarke's daughter Lorin Clarke, a writer, broadcaster and columnist based in Melbourne, worked with NZ On Screen to bring the collection together. She joins the show to discuss her father's incredible legacy.
The father of modern Kiwi comedy John Clarke is being celebrated in a new online collection launched by NZ On Screen. Clarke's daughter Lorin Clarke, a writer, broadcaster and columnist based in Melbourne, worked with NZ On Screen to bring the collection together. She joins the show to discuss her father's incredible legacy.
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We look back at what got us through the lockdown and we take a glimpse at that first week of the pandemic when it's fairly safe to say, everyone felt a bit nuts.
We look back at what got us through the lockdown and we take a glimpse at that first week of the pandemic when it's fairly safe to say, everyone felt a bit nuts.
With travel difficult and gathering in big groups discouraged, Christmas will likely be a little strange this year so Fictions is presenting a series of letters written to things that will be missed most during the upcoming festive season.
With travel difficult and gathering in big groups discouraged, Christmas will likely be a little strange this year so Fictions is presenting a series of letters written to things that will be missed most during the upcoming festive season.
A country pub, a regional hospital and a courtroom. Fictions presents three short thrillers set in regional Australia, very late at night.
A country pub, a regional hospital and a courtroom. Fictions presents three short thrillers set in regional Australia, very late at night.
Writer, comedian, satirist John Clarke was a legend in his native New Zealand and his adopted Australia. He came to prominence with his character Fred Dagg, but was also the creator of farnarkling, 'The Games', and the Clarke and Dawe satirical political interviews. John Clarke died on 9 April 2017 while hiking in the Grampians. On 2 July that year, there was 'A Celebration of John Clarke' at the Melbourne Town Hall, hosted by The Wheeler Centre and the Clarke family. There were numerous speakers, and the full audio of the event is online and outstanding. One of the speakers was Andrew Denton, a friend of Clarke's and a legend of Australian television himself, as the host of Enough Rope. This episode features Andrew Denton's eulogy on that amazing night, as well as a funny, emotional interview with Denton on the impact Clarke had one his life and career. Denton talks about the wisdom of his mentor and friend, particularly with respect to 'the art of living a life'. To read a transcript of Andrew speech, visit Speakola. To listen to the speech, listen to the podcast or visit the Wheeler Centre site. You can Andrew Denton's end of life law reform movement, Go Gentle Australia here. The National Press Club speech referred to in the episode is this one. The Clarke family were incredibly supportive with respect to this episode. My sincere thanks to Helen, Lorin and Lucia, and you can support John's chosen charity Trust for Nature here. You can also buy his recording and books at his website, including the clips used with permission in the episode. Tony's '1989 The Great Grand Final' is available online or directly from Tony, signed as a Fathers Day gift. His other books are available too if you felt like supporting him in lockdown. Episode supported by GreenSkin™ and PurpleSkin™ avocados at http://lovemyavocados.com.au. Please subscribe to the podcast, visit Speakola, and share any great speeches that are special to you, famous or otherwise. I just need transcript & photo /video embed. Speakola also has Twitter and Facebook feeds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We look back at what got us through the lockdown (for a lot of us that involved online shopping) and we take a glimpse at that first week of the pandemic when it's fairly safe to say, everyone felt a bit nuts.
We look back at what got us through the lockdown (for a lot of us that involved online shopping) and we take a glimpse at that first week of the pandemic when it's fairly safe to say, everyone felt a bit nuts.
In which Stew finds a way to be cross with chalk drawings.
A woman walks, baby strapped to her chest, through the streets of Fitzroy and Carlton. As she walks, she notices the way the skyline edges upward, nudged by the cranes of developers. And she notices the history of this place, ever-present, despite those cranes. For this special episode, we present the first two episodes of The Fitzroy Diaries, and eight-episode series produced by the Australian Broadcast Corporation. Fitzroy Diaries was created and written by Lorin Clarke, edited by Sophie Townsend, and sound designed by Mark Don. The Fitzroy Diaries The Truth Instagram Twitter
A woman walks, baby strapped to her chest, through the streets of Fitzroy and Carlton. As she walks, she notices the way the skyline edges upward, nudged by the cranes of developers. And she notices the history of this place, ever-present, despite those cranes. For this special episode, we present the first two episodes of The Fitzroy Diaries, and eight-episode series produced by the Australian Broadcast Corporation. Fitzroy Diaries was created and written by Lorin Clarke, edited by Sophie Townsend, and sound designed by Mark Don. The Fitzroy Diaries The Truth Instagram Twitter
A woman walks, baby strapped to her chest, through the streets of Fitzroy and Carlton. As she walks, she notices the way the skyline edges upward, nudged by the cranes of developers. And she notices the history of this place, ever-present, despite those cranes. For this special episode, we present the first two episodes of The Fitzroy Diaries, and eight-episode series produced by the Australian Broadcast Corporation. Fitzroy Diaries was created and written by Lorin Clarke, edited by Sophie Townsend, and sound designed by Mark Don. The Fitzroy Diaries The Truth Instagram Twitter
In which Stew decides he is a city mouse, and Lorin defends the seals.
Hello everybody - say hi if you still exist won't you. Today we talked about how much we like doing our daily podcast.
Look. There's a lot in this episode. We talk about the horrors of horse racing and trigger warnings and climate change and Farrell 2.0 tells us about pushing the lever on the man cream dispenser.
Hello all! Today we talk about social embarrassment and catfishing. But don't worry: STEWART IS NOT A CREEP. The waitress whose address he asked for even said so. Here's the catfish story: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-09/lincoln-lewis-fake-catfish-internet-stalker-court-trial/10919538 And here's another development: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-11/lincoln-lewis-fake-catfish-bridesmaid-stalked-bride/10990198
They call me Bruce: classic or not? T-shirt suggestions also welcome. Thanks for playing…
It's different when you're in the same room.
In which Stew drinks a martini, talks to the kids, struggles to say liquor land outlet, and coins the wonderful term #chutme Here is the book Lorin mentioned: https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-rabbit-and-the-shadow-melanie-rutten/prod9780994109804.html?source=pla&gclid=CjwKCAiAz7TfBRAKEiwAz8fKOKwa7f43B6ro92ZKuvSsrJQd05dnLY1SiCxFjVKXx02SytglNAiqRoCTUEQAvDBwE
Welcome back. Again. The hilarious Thomas Caldwell photo is here: https://twitter.com/cinemaautopsy/status/1031008459179745280
We are asking an important intellectual question. Have YOUR say: yawn or fart and why? http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/features/the-fitzroy-diaries/
Hey! Everyone! Go and listen to the Fitzroy Diaries and give it a rating or a review. It's also on social media - search for @fitzroydiaries and come and say hi...
Welcome back everybody! Here are some links: @architecture architecture - http://architecturearchitecture.com.au The Phillip Island Literary Festival - https://www.theislandstorygatherers.com A B Original Briggs - https://www.facebook.com/2blak2strong Purple hen wines - https://www.purplehenwines.com.au Bassine Specialty Cheeses - https://www.bassinespecialtycheeses.com.au The Fitzroy Diaries - https://www.facebook.com/Fitzroydiaries/ - http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/features/the-fitzroy-diaries/
THIS PODCAST WAS RECORDED LAST WEEK SORRY FOR CONFUSING EVERYONE.
In which Stewart unilaterally introduces a new segment.
We're baaaaaaack. Stew might not have been to an education home but he does know how to do a criminal profile of a male thief.
Bitingly clever satire delivered with a well-timed drollness marked John Clarke’s work which included the black singleted, gumboot-cladded Fred Dagg, the alternative national anthem We Don’t Know How Lucky We Are, the groundbreaking mockumentary The Games, and weekly skits on the absurdities of Australian political life with longtime collaborator Bryan Dawe. To mark his death, and the republication of his novel The Tournament alongside two writing collections, friends and colleagues Tom Scott and Michael Heyward gather with Clarke’s daughter Lorin Clarke, herself an accomplished writer, to pay tribute to this remarkable man, chaired by Gemma Gracewood.
Playwright Hannie Rayson is a much-loved Australian institution. She made history when her stage hit Life After George became the first play to be shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award, and her first major success, Hotel Sorrento was made into a feature film and is a staple of VCE reading lists. She has also written for television, including popular hit Sea Change. In her long-awaited memoir, Hello Beautiful, Hannie presents scenes from her own life, with all the insight, wit and narrative flair she has perfected in her plays. In this conversation with writer, director and broadcaster Lorin Clarke, she shares insights from this hilarious (and often dramatic) behind-the-scenes look at the life of an Australian success story. In partnership with Montalto Vineyard & Olive Grove.