Eliza and Geraldine are back after their podcast sabbatical!

And it wouldn’t be an LDC without a big conversation about US politics and whether President Biden should run again or allow someone younger to have a crack at Donald Trump.

Geraldine & Eliza do a recap of the past three months, including Eliza's looming 40th birthday and Geraldine's trip to Europe to celebrate the German composer, Mahler.

There's all the usual discussion of books and podcasts and movies, with a small rave from Geraldine about the “Oppenheimer" movie.

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Wifedom – Anna Funder

Wifedom review by Susan Wyndham in the Guardian

Last Man Standing – The UK Times podcast

Romantic Comedy – Curtis Sittenfeld

The author Stefan Zweig

This week, a big announcement for the LDC community.

After six years of weekly podcasts, Eliza and Geraldine are going to take a breather ... for a while.

This podcast has been an unexpected joy in the lives of both women. The insights and loyalty of listeners will be treasured forever!

But, life has become busy and Eliza is finding it tricky to make the regular podcast commitments.

From now on, the aim will be to dip in and out of your ears once every quarter or so, and keep the "Best of" series every year.

Until then, keep in touch via the website [email protected]

Thankyou for listening!!

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This week, Geraldine takes a dive into the latest concerning road toll figures.

US journalist Seymour Hersh has won prizes and international acclaim for his investigations in the past. But is his latest theory on America blowing up the all-important Nord Stream pipeline a step too far?

And how the TV adaptation of "Fleishman's in Trouble" has left some Manhattan mums wondering if they're in strife, too.

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How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline - Seymour Hersh

‘The Killing of Osama Bin Laden’ The London Review of Books, Seymour Hersh

Osama Bin Laden Situation Room photo

‘We profiled the “Signs of Crisis” in 50 years of mass shootings. This is what we found’ New York Times, Jillian Peterson & James Densley

Financial stress worse than COVID-19, says Beyond Blue CEO, Australian Financial Review

Simone Young conducts Mahler’s First Symphony

‘The Fleishman Effect’ The Cut, Caitlin Moscatello

Geraldine has been on an intermittent fasting diet for the past three months.

The 'it' diet had been recommended by many friends and dieticians in the media as the easy, hassle free way to lose weight.

However, over summer, she'd had enough.

The biggest problem was that she wasn't losing weight. But new scientific studies have raised questions about the risks and impact on the body of this method of dieting.

Also this episode, do you feel guilty when you board a plane, given the environmental damage from the emissions? Eliza's says no.

And book recommendations after a summer of reading.

Thanks for listening to the 6th year of LDC. Leave a review on your podcast app, join the Facebook group 'LDC Podcast' or email [email protected]

What direction is travel heading? ABC Saturday Extra

Germany at war with itself over involvement in Ukraine conflict – ABC Saturday Extra

Why Germany dragged its feet over supplying Leopard tanks - The Conversation https://theconversation.com/ukraine-war-why-germany-dragged-its-feet-over-supplying-leopard-tanks-to-ukraine-198521

Who is the Wager Group? BBC explainer

Spare – Prince Harry

Best of Friends – Kamila Shamshie

‘Lone Wolf’- The Quarterly Essay – Katherine Murphy

Salonika Burning – Gail Jones

Jennifer Johnston books

The Shipping News – Annie Proulx

Global news podcast - BBC

Thanks for listening in 2022!

ABC Boyer Lectures with Noel Pearson

Seasonal Symphony - Gardening Australia & Classic FM

Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump Maggie Haberman

Nancy Pelosi’s Legacy - New Yorker podcast

Prospects for Ukraine - ABC Saturday Extra

Long read on Roy Cohn

Project Rozana

The Crown

How to dress ‘tech bro’

The Coming Storm podcast BBC Radio 4

The Split - TV series

Lucy by the Sea - Elizabeth Strout

Fleishman Is In Trouble - TV

The interest rate theory of everything - Derek Thompson

Ann Manov lashes She Said

We could have been friends, my father and I Raja Shehadeh

Geraldine’s interview

The Lost King

Blueback

Christmas parties are back and a long, hot summer is on the cards.

Eliza and Geraldine have been wining and dining but Geraldine thinks people are feeling particularly tired this December, more so than previous years. She puts that down to the long tail of COVID disruption and two years of forced adaptation.

Also, facing up to the challenge of the renewable energy transition.

And Eliza's new sporting obsession.

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Superpower of the zero-carbon world - ABC Saturday Extra

To Barbra With Love – Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

Stolen Focus Johan Hari

Sydney Modern Project – Art Gallery NSW

Good Weekend article

Yiribana Gallery Sydney

Between the Covers Bookclub (podcast)

The White Lotus season 2

The Crown

The Wire

Elizabeth Gyles Brandreth

The Hour TV series

The Far Right Rises in Israel – The Daily

Geraldine's been focussed on Australia's international diplomacy this week but Eliza's been reading about America.

First it was the surprising midterm election results and then the big correction happening in the tech sector. She thinks that the tech leaders like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are the 'thought leaders' of this generation because they run media companies where an increasing volume of Australians get their news.

They also discuss Sam Bankman-Fried and his failed crypto exchange FTX.

Also this week, an exploration of whether trauma and infidelity can be passed on through the generations via DNA.

And Eliza's new reading list.

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Pivot podcast with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway

How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Collapse

‘A Crypto Catastrophe: The Stunning Fall of FTX – and What Comes Next’ Plain English with Derek Thompson (podcast)

Infidelity and Other Affairs Kate Legge

The Madness: A Memoir of War, Fear and PTSD Fergal Keane

Irish Independent’s review of Keane’s book

The Rest is History podcast

This week, Eliza "interviews" Geraldine about her article in the respected journal "Australian Foreign Affairs".

In it, Geraldine argues that America - not China - will be Penny Wong's greatest challenge in office. Geraldine cites the fact that America doesn't take too kindly to criticism, or the suggestion that Australia might go its own way in terms of foreign policy.

Also this week, Eliza discusses Elizabeth Strout's devastating new novel "Lucy by the Sea".

And Geraldine sings in a Puccini choir.

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Messa Di Gloria - Puccini

Penny Wong: Testing herself and AustraliaAustralian Foreign Affairs

More on the Australia - Japan security deal

Lucy by the Sea: A Novel Elizabeth Strout

NYT review of Lucy by the Sea

Nick Bryant on England’s political chaos

Eliza thought everyone knew about the concept of the 'mental load': a term for the invisible labor involved in managing a household and family.

But the phrase wasn't on Geraldine's radar. As they discuss it, both women talk about how they remember all the little tasks in life, and how they're preparing for Christmas.

Also in this episode: Geraldine's two-day ethics conference in Melbourne.

Should we worry about nuclear warfare?

And Eliza celebrates her birthday.

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Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump

‘It’s my curse and my salvation’: Trump’s most famous chronicler opens up

Cranlana Ethics Centre

Is Russia’s threat to Ukraine the new Cuban missile crisis? ABC Saturday Extra

Are we in an anxiety crisis? ABC Saturday Extra

What are Tactical Nuclear Weapons and What if Russia Uses Them?