Ideas at the House

These conversations were recorded live on stage as part of Bingefest.

First up we have our favourite moments from Gut Churn with Radiolab co creator and host, Jad Abumrad.

Followed by bingeworthy journalism with executive producer of Serial, Julie Snyder. 

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Recorded at Bingefest 2016.

Come on an adventure to find out what goes on in a writers' room. Industry veteran Dan Harmon (Rick and Morty, Community), four seasons deep Josh Thomas (Please Like Me), and up and comers Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor (Rosehaven) are here to give you the backstage insight into what it takes to write a hit show. And then they'll write a brand new show for you, on the spot! 

Hosted by Gretel Killeen. 

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One of Dr James Clapper’s final tasks before stepping down as the Director of National Intelligence at the end of the Obama Administration was to release an extraordinary report on anticipated global trends through 2035, The Paradox of Progress. That report set out some stark messages about technology, cyber security, governance, democracy, economics, conflict, population, ideology, climate change, environment, and disease.

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Recorded at All About Women Festival on March 5th, 2017.

What if the key to living a happier, healthier life is already inside of us? Inquisitive and talented microbiology student and bestselling author Giulia Enders explores one of the most complex, important, and even miraculous parts of our anatomy - the gut.

Chaired by Natasha Mitchell.

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Recorded at All About Women Festival on March 5th, 2017. 

In an age of disruption and climate change, how will humans adapt?  Social scientist Karen O’Brien has devoted her career to exploring the mechanisms that drive change and adaptation. What do we need to understand about how we create change – and how do we deal with the consequences?

Chaired by: Santilla Chingaipe

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Recorded at All About Women Festival on March 5th, 2017.

Why is there still gender inequality and a gender pay gap? If we want to end male dominance in board rooms and parliaments, then maybe we need to stop telling women to be more confident, negotiate better, speak up and support each other. What if, instead of telling women to fix themselves, we fixed the system?

Panel: Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Catherine Fox & Ann Sherry Chair: Fauziah Ibrahim

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Recorded at All About Women Festival on March 5th, 2017.

What happens to a loud woman with big opinions in a culture where women are expected to be small, quiet and compliant?

Lindy West’s vibrant humour, refreshing candour and unapologetically trenchant attacks on body shamers and trolls have earned her the admiration of Lena Dunham, Ira Glass, and Caitlin Moran.

What can each of us take away from the courage of someone who confronts rape jokes, the fat police, and anti-abortionists - and laughs to tell the tale?

Chair: Sarah Macdonald

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Recorded at All About Women on March 5th, 2017.

What’s wrong with our education system? How can we transform mass education into something that can work for everyone and delivers what we need in a world of rapid change?  As journalist Lucy Clark battled to save her daughter from a school system that discouraged difference, she set out to discover the real meaning of success and failure and why we educate young people as we do.  Chair: Bridgette Van Leuven

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Recorded at All About Women on March 5th, 2017

Has contemporary feminism grown so tame, cowardly and irrelevant that it barely challenges the status quo? Have feminists traded liberation for acceptance? What will it take to wake the movement up? In a fearless call for revolution, Jessa Crispin demands more of feminism - nothing less than the total dismantling of a system of oppression.

Chaired by Danielle Harvey.

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Recorded at All About Women on March 5th, 2017. 

What is it about women with opinions, or aspirations to power, that brings out the worst in our culture? Whether we are called ‘nasty women’, ‘frightbats’ or ‘hysterical’ – take your pick – these are labels that are deployed to try to put women in their place. But what happens when women stop being afraid, and ‘nasty woman’ becomes a badge of honour? Panel: Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Van Badham, Lindy West Chair: Fauziah Ibrahim

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