Ideas at the House

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Ideas at the House episodes

June 20, 2021 Caitlin Moran | More Than A Woman
Caitlin Moran is the UK’s funniest feminist. Her memoirs, columns and essays tackle all of the things we care about... sex, family, politics and dismantling the patriarchy. This event was recorded live at All About Women in 2021, where she joined us from London in a wild, occasionally angry, and extremely fun conversation with broadcaster, Yumi Stynes.

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1 hr 3 min
June 11, 2021 Kate Crawford | How Smart is Artificial Intelligence?
We all know that Artificial Intelligence is here to stay. But how many of us know the full extent of what this means? Not just the obvious things, like the threat to our jobs, or the potential dangers of surveillance. What about the deeper issues, like the impacts on our legal systems, our politics, our economies and our environment? This episode features an on stage discussion with Professor Kate Crawford, one of the world’s leading researchers into the social and political implications of AI. In her new book, called "The Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence", Kate has meticulously mapped out how these new, rapidly evolving technologies are affecting our lives and our planet, and in doing so, has revealed how little we actually understand them. This session was recorded live at the All About Women festival, and was hosted by science communicator, Rae Johnson. - You can watch this talk along with the others recorded at the All About Women festival, 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
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59 min
June 07, 2021 Laura Bates | Men Who Hate Women
The 'All About Women' festival this year, took place amid a string of revelations involving women in Australian public life, including the dreadful treatment of Brittney Higgins, and the emergence of historic rape accusations against the then Attorney General.

This timely conversation with British feminist Laura Bates, founder of the 'Everyday Sexism Project' and author of “Men Who Hate Women”, highlights the deadly dangers of extreme online misogyny. Laura appeared in the Joan Sutherland Theatre via video link in March 2021.

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57 min
May 31, 2021 Bill Birtles, Yun Jiang & Richard Fidler | The China Puzzle
Against the context of growing hostilities between President Xi Jinping's government and the west, nationalist agendas across the board, shocking stories about the abuse of the Uyghur population, trade wars and diplomatic flare-ups, this tightening of the flow of information sparked international alarm. But with unacceptable racism against Asians in the west on the rise, and China's global influence and economic power growing ever stronger, how do we think about the complicated China question?

Listen to former ABC China correspondent Bill Birtles and China specialist Yun Jiang for this timely discussion recorded in the Playhouse and moderated by Richard Fidler.

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1 hr 18 min
May 27, 2021 Deadly Voices from the House | New Series
A quick word about the new series of the Deadly Voices From The House. Acclaimed presenter, journalist, actor, producer and arts guru Rhoda Roberts AO talks with musicians Julian Bel Bachir, DOBBY and Bow & Arrow, available now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. - The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House has arrived. At home or on the go, take a front row seat whenever you want. Register for free now and start watching on Stream.
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1 min
May 23, 2021 Maria Ressa | Living for Journalism
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33 min
May 17, 2021 Azadeh Moaveni | Iran Awakening
Working between two cultures is something that this weeks' guest has grown up with. Born in America to a family of refugees from the Iranian revolution, Azadeh Moaveni has split her life between the middle east and the west. As a journalist, she has worked for publications like Time Magazine and the LA Times in cities like Tehran and Cairo, and her books include memoirs and deep investigations. In this episode, she shares her knowledge of the politics of the Arab world, especially as it pertains to women.

Watch Azadeh's 2020 All About Women conversation with Jacqueline Maley on Youtube.

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31 min
May 14, 2021 Azadeh Moaveni | Iran Awakening
Working between two cultures is something that this weeks' guest has grown up with. Born in America to a family of refugees from the Iranian revolution, Azadeh Moaveni has split her life between the middle east and the west. As a journalist, she has worked for publications like Time Magazine and the LA Times in cities like Tehran and Cairo, and her books include memoirs and deep investigations. In this episode, she shares her knowledge of the politics of the Arab world, especially as it pertains to women.

Watch Azadeh's 2020 All About Women conversation with Jacqueline Maley on Youtube.

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31 min
May 10, 2021 Melissa Lucashenko | Too Much Lip
Indigenous writer Melissa Lukashenko has been writing poetry, essays and novels for decades. Her work has been nominated for pretty much every Australian literary prize there is. Most recently, she has won the Miles Franklin award for her novel Too Much Lip. In this conversation, she’s speaking with Benjamin Law.

Watch Melissa Lucashenko's conversation with Fintan O'Toole and and Deborah Lipstadt at Antidote on Youtube.

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30 min
May 03, 2021 Gina Rippon | Gendered Expectations
Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. Bet you’ve heard that before. The idea that men’s brains are wired for logical systems and map reading, while women’s brains excel at emotional intelligence and intuition is deeply culturally embedded. And, it’s complete garbage. Professor Gina Rippon is an international researcher in the field of cognitive neuroscience, and in her book, The Gendered Brain, she looks at the infuriating persistence of the idea of brain difference, and it’s misogynistic roots. In this conversation, Professor Rippon is interviewed by Fauziah Ibrahim and they explore her own experience of the difference within her own family.

Watch Gina Rippon's 2020 All About Women talk hosted by Natasha Mitchell on YouTube.

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26 min