The table’s set, and writer and activist Carly Findlay has put together her dream guest list of attendees. She’ll be joined by writer Yassmin Abdel-Magied,broadcaster Namila Benson, educator Nic Holas and journalist Beverley Wang to explore media and the...

Columnist, writer, and renowned raconteur Benjamin Law has assembled a conversational menu for his dream dinner party, with guests writer and activist Nayuka Gorrie, novelist Melissa Lucashenko, journalist David Marr and writer Nevo Zisin. Listen to them...

Comedian and writer Judith Lucy sits down on the Therapy Couch for a chat with broadcaster and book reviewer Elizabeth McCarthy, who plays ‘literary therapist’ in a discussion around the creative process and the comedy scene. Recorded live at Melbourne W...

Award-wining UK writer Juno Dawson hasn’t shied away from broaching big topics with young adult readers. Sexuality, gender, mental health and the power of writing: she talks with pop icon Brendan Maclean. Recorded live at Melbourne Writers Festival 2018,...

Twitter icons and general funny people Jonny Sun (Canadian graphic novelist) and Mara Wilson (American writer and former child actress) examine Twitter, ethics and empathy with Kirsty Webeck. Recorded live at Melbourne Writers Festival 2018 and supported...

Why are there no official commemorations of the wars fought on Australian soil between First Nations people and white colonists? Author and historian Henry Reynolds explores this question with academic Marcia Langton, and why the frontier wars are still ...

If Australia finally cut ties to the tiara and became a republic, what would the maiden address of our first president sound like? Lend an ear to speculative speeches from Father Rod Bower, Marcia Langton, Nakkiah Lui, Omar Musa and Matt Preston. Hosted ...

Three thriller writers, Candice Fox, Susi Fox and Megan Goldin, get into the nitty gritty of their genre. They discuss defying stereotypes and expectations of female characters, writing revenge, and how women’s stories and experiences are depicted in thr...

American author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses writing yourself into history, making courageous art, Obama and We Were Eight Years in Power, Black Panther and Captain America, and the cultural, social and political issues surrounding race in t...