Ideas at the House

By Sydney Opera HouseSociety & Culture Education

Ideas at the House episodes

July 21, 2016 Deadly Voices from the House: Rhoda Roberts
Deadly Voices from the House is an informative, entertaining half hour of storytelling and discussion, it delivers lively and revealing conversations with prominent First Nations leaders from the music, arts and culture sector here in Australia and overseas. Hosted by Rhoda Roberts, Head of Indigenous Programming at Sydney Opera House, Deadly Voices from the House is supported by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia and the National Indigenous Radio Service, and is produced by Sydney Opera House. Listen and Subscribe to DVFTH on iTunes.
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32 min
July 14, 2016 Alain de Botton: On Love
Twenty-first century depictions of love and marriage are shaped by a set of Romantic myths and misconceptions and with his trademark warmth and wit, Alain de Botton explores the complex landscape of a modern relationship, presenting a realistic case study for marriage and examining what it might mean to love, to be loved - and to stay in love. Alain de Botton is an internationally renowned philosopher, television presenter and author of international best sellers Essays in Love, How Proust Can Change Your Life and Status Anxiety. In this talk, he discusses his stunning new novel The Course of Love, a philosophical novel about modern relationships.
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1 hr 13 min
July 12, 2016 Sneak Peek: Deadly Voices from the House
Acclaimed presenter, journalist, actor, producer and arts guru Rhoda Roberts returns to our airwaves to present Deadly Voices from the House, recorded live from Sydney Opera House. Featuring a diverse selection of guest appearances from prominent Indigenous leaders from the music, arts and culture sector, Deadly Voices from the House provides an important platform to discuss critical issues facing the Indigenous community and gives voice to a variety of upcoming indigenous music, arts and cultural projects. Deadly Voices from the House is supported by Sydney Opera House Presents, the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia and the National Indigenous Radio Service.

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1 min
May 24, 2016 An Evening with Niall Ferguson
The Scottish-born Harvard University professor, known for his provocative and contrarian views on international history and economic policy, discusses his life and work. Ferguson is a prolific commentator, a contributing editor to the Financial Times, and is the author of 11 books. In 2011, his film company released its first feature-length documentary, Kissinger, which won Best Documentary at the New York International Film Festival.
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1 hr 22 min
April 27, 2016 Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple — nom de plume of the ‘sceptical doctor’Anthony Daniels — will explore social and economic inequality in asession titled Is Society Broken? How to think about poverty, crimeand inequality. A retired doctor and psychiatrist who worked inprisons in Britain’s second largest city, Birmingham, Dalrymple hasfamously chronicled ‘life at the bottom’, anatomising thedevelopment of a multigenerational underclass in Westerndemocracies. His lively and provocative essays and books —including Life At The Bottom, If Symptoms Persist, Spoilt Rotten!The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality and The Wilder Shores of Marx —challenge liberal mainstream views about the causes of crime andthe reality of poverty. Dalrymple is the CIS’ Max HartwellScholar-in-Residence for 2016.
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1 hr 15 min
April 13, 2016 Can Contemporary Art be timeless?
The explosion of art from the confines of art galleries to screens, installations and public spaces have changed contemporary art and what is expected of us as audiences. Join MCA director Elizabeth Ann and researcher Jacqueline Millner to discuss what makes the art of our time important and how contemporary art becomes timeless.
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1 hr 16 min
April 06, 2016 Rebecca Huntley
Rebecca Huntley is one of Australia's foremost social researchers and experts on social trends. She is the author of Does Cooking Matter?, a call to arms to bring our nation back into the kitchen, and Eating Between the Lines: Food and Equality in Australia.
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13 min
April 06, 2016 Peter Gilmore
MAD SYD
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13 min
April 06, 2016 MAD SYD panel: Massimo Bottura, Rene Redzepi, Rebecca Huntley, David Chang, Kylie Kwong and Chido Govera,
René Redzepi is the founder of MAD and the chef-patron of noma, a restaurant in Copenhagen and multiple winner of Restaurant Magazine's 'Best Restaurant in the World' award.
Kylie Kwong has been the owner of Sydney’s celebrated Billy Kwong restaurant since 2000 and is a passionate campaigner for sustainable food and ethical eating. She is the author of six books and presenter of three television series, and in 2014 was named by Food & Wine magazine as one of the world’s 25 most innovative women in food and wine.
Momofuku founder David Chang is the chef who turned ramen and pork buns into haute cuisine. Beginning with the Momofuku Noodle Bar in 2004, he has built a culinary empire that includes restaurants in New York City, Toronto, Washington DC, Sydney and his own print quarterly, Lucky Peach, a regular collaborator with MAD.
Massimo Bottura is an Italian-born chef who apprenticed with Georges Cogny and Alain Ducasse in the 1980s and 1990s. In 1995, he opened the multi-award-winning restaurant Osteria Francescana in Modena, which has maintained Three Michelin Stars since 2013. He is also the author of four books, including Parmigiano Reggiano and Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef. Chido Govera is a 29-year-old Zimbabwean farmer and campaigner with her own foundation, The Future of Hope. After being orphaned at the age of seven and left to care for her brother and near-blind grandmother, Govera was invited to learn mushroom cultivation, supported by Belgian environmental entrepreneur Gunter Pauli. Today, she teaches mushroom farming to women and orphans throughout the developing world.
Rebecca Huntley is one of Australia's foremost social researchers and experts on social trends. She is the author of Does Cooking Matter?, a call to arms to bring our nation back into the kitchen, and Eating Between the Lines: Food and Equality in Australia.
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45 min
April 06, 2016 Massimo Bottura
Massimo Bottura is an Italian-born chef who apprenticed with Georges Cogny and Alain Ducasse in the 1980s and 1990s. In 1995, he opened the multi-award-winning restaurant Osteria Francescana in Modena, which has maintained Three Michelin Stars since 2013. He is also the author of four books, including Parmigiano Reggiano and Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef.
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20 min