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Isabel Allende explores how feminism has shaped her life over the past seven decades. Jennifer Higgie documents the lives of women artists and their self-portraits.

Our cheery panel find the humour in some of the most challenging parts of a difficult year.

Ian Dunt's final commentary for 2021 on UK politics and society. Playwright David Williamson's warts and all autobiography.

Bruce Shapiro looks back at the successes and failures of 2021 for America and its President, Brendan Borrell recounts the epic race for the COVID-19 vaccine and Dennis Duncan reveals the unexpected history of the book index.

Laura Tingle has the latest from Canberra, political economist Yanis Varoufakis discusses a difficult year in global politics and Adrian Fisher reveals what life is like as the world's leading maze designer.

Mae Ngai explains how the racism that the thousands of Chinese found on the goldfields of California and Australia in the 19th century has had a lasting influence on East-West relations today, and Rebecca Solnit explains how seeing George Orwell's garden, in particular his roses, changed her whole perception of him.

An acting legend has died, and there's still a push for better protection for indigenous cultural sites. What now for The Solomons, after riots and unrest. And American/Australian scholar Ethan Blue tells a powerful and disturbing story of US deportation.

Bruce Shapiro on the latest court cases holding America's attention, Peter Lewis on creating a digital public square and Marion Maddox on Charles Strong's Australian Church (and on the Religious Discrimination Bill).

Laura Tingle has the latest on Canberra politics, Barat Ali Batoor discusses the long history of Afghan refugees in Australia and Zoe Playdon tells the story of trans trailblazer Ewan Forbes.

Howard French has written an acclaimed new book putting Africa and Africans front and centre in their contribution to the making of the modern world.