My guest this episode is Clem Bastow; freelance journalist, screenwriter, broadcaster, comic, wrestling enthusiast and university tutor.​

She's the fingers and brain behind some of the best cultural feminist critiques, cosplay costumes and celebrity interviews.

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Pack your bags, we're going to Sydney! 

I'm having some fantastic Quickies up north and you'll get to hear all of 'em. 

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My guest this episode is Katie Pearson; nightlife organiser, DJ, feminist activist, and all round legend. 

She's responsible for some of the best nights out you've ever had, for enriching the Melbourne queer community and moving the government to create a task force to address sexual harassment and assault in nightclubs.

Listen and indulge in her 'wow factor' in this post-#VoteYes episode of Quickie.

 

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My guest this week is Brooke Powers; DJ, community icon, and official high muntress at clubbing.

We talk about her DJ career and output, her role as a nightlife curator of Spank!, and the Powers of taking personality responsibility. A very special Quickie with a spectacular star.

This episode of Quickie is brought to you by Shebah; Australia's first all-female rideshare service. 

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My guest this week is the brilliantly blasphemous Catherine Deveny; writer, comedian, social commentator, and non-fuck giver.

We talk about the various death threats she's made, her long-term relationship with Cardinal George Pell, and the shitshow that is ANZAC Day.

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Anna Broinowski is an author and filmmaker who tracks the illicit, controversial and bizarre.

She is one of the very few Westerners who's been allowed to film in North Korea and is the only one Pauline Hanson has granted unrestricted access to.

Her ACTA Award-winning SBS documentary 'Hanson: Please Explain!' and book 'Please Explain, The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Pauline Hanson' provided Broinowski with incredibly intimate access to the woman Marcia Langton described as  "a half-wit."

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My guest this episode is Rowena Murray; sexual educator, author, digital marketer and fellow blonde ambassador.

She’s written a book ‘For Foxes’ Sake’ for tween and teenage girls on the subjects of sex, love, and relationships. It tackles everything from internet porn, sexting, online dating, sexual peer pressure, social media to sex education in the new digital world.

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My guest this week is Jamila Rizvi; the bright spark from the world of politics, media, and publishing. A distinguished career marked by blood, sweat, and cheers, she has recently released her phenomenal book, 'Not Just Lucky.' 

Find Jamila's website here, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Buy 'Not Just Lucky' here.

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My guest this week is Maddison Connaughton; VICE features editor, almost winner of the Young Walkey Award, and lover of the soy flat. This softly-spoken superstar shares her thoughts on publishing, tombstone inscriptions, and how to get ahead at VICE. (Hot tip; it’s taking acid.)

Find Maddison at VICE, Instagram, and Twitter.

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Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space so please give this podcast 5 stars.

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A quick wrap up about all things Quickie as I muse on my journey to and from the 2017 Sydney Writers' Festival.

You can listen back to the episodes with New York Times bestselling author of The Mothers, Brit Bennett, Guardian data editor and BBC present Mona Chalabi, and dazzling showgirl and author Jenieveve Chang.

I'm so excited to be speaking with VICE features editor Maddison Connaughton next week, as Quickie goes fortnightly.

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