StoryFest

The Golden Maze - Richard Fidler in conversation with Nicole Abadee

Richard Fidler first visited Prague in 1989, the moment in history when the decrepit police state was being overthrown by its people in what became known as the Velvet Revolution. The experience never left him. Thirty years later, Fidler returned to Prague to uncover the glorious and grotesque history of Europe's most instagrammed and uncanny city. And, in his inimitable style, he has brought story and history together in a personally curated history of one of the world’s most magical cities, Prague. Beloved ABC broadcaster and bestselling author of Ghost Empire and Saga Land, Richard Fidler joins Nicole Abadee in conversation about his passion for Prague and his passion for story.

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Richard Fidler

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Nicole Abadee

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Buy The Golden Maze from your local bookstore or online here.

If you had asked most people before covid hit our shores, they would have told you there was no way that school children could shift overnight to online learning; that it was impossible for banks to offer mortgage holidays; impossible to double unemployment benefits; impossible to house rough sleepers or put a hold on evictions; impossible to offer wages subsidies and definitely impossible to get Australians to stay home from the beach and the pub. But we did it.

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Tanya Plibersek

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Jane Caro

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In a live version of his popular 2017 TedX talk, The Art of Forgetting, David Hunt argues that in order for Australia to understand who we are, we must embrace the good and bad in our history.

David is the author of the bestselling, award-winning, Girt: The Unauthorised History of Australia and the sequel, True Girt. He writes regularly about Australia’s past for the national newspapers and talks about the same on radio and in his podcast Rum, Rebels and Ratbags. He is also the presenter for Foxtel History Channel’s 2019 documentary series, Aussie Inventions That Changed the World.

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David Hunt

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Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)

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Naturalist, poet and seasoned bushwalker John Blay worked for over a decade to uncover the Bundian Way, a 380-kilometre ancient pathway from Mount Kosciuszko to the New South Wales far south coast, used by both the Aboriginal people of the area and the earliest British arrivals. John collaborated with the Eden Aboriginal Land Council to survey and researching the history of the ancient pathway. Thanks to their efforts, today the Bundian Way is heritage listed. But what is it about the Bundian Way that makes it less like a walk and more like a pilgrimage? Hosted by Inga Simpson

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John Blay Books

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Inga Simpson

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Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)

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They call it the Sandwich Generation. Adult children juggling children of their own, work and ageing parents. In her latest book, journalist Amal Awad reveals society’s discomfort with the stark realities of ageing, disease and death in a culture that celebrates eternal youth. As a GP, Joanna Nell knows only too well what ageing looks like. Drawing on personal experience, these two writers share insights into what we are facing as our parents age, as we age, and how to navigate that path with compassion and humour. Hosted by Pamela Cook.

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Amal Awad

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Joanna Nell

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Twitter @Jo_nell_writer

Pamela Cook

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Twitter - @PamelaCookAU

Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)

www.listenuppodcasting.com.au

Facebook - @kelbutler / @listenuppodcasting

Twitter - @KelButler

So often, we talk about landscape as character and how setting informs the story. Join Candice Fox, Robert Hollingworth and Karen Viggers as they discuss how place is central to their storytelling and is so much more than a mere location. Hosted by Inga Simpson.

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Candice Fox

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Robert Hollingworth

https://roberthollingworth.com.au

Facebook @robert.hollingworth.37

Karen Viggers

https://www.karenviggers.com

Facebook @grass.castle

Twitter @ViggersK

Inga Simpson

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Facebook @simpsoninga

Twitter @@NestOfPages

Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)

www.listenuppodcasting.com.au

Facebook - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

Female highwaywomen and the Estonian underground may not sound like they have much in common but each reveals a story of women tested by adversity. One when transported to Australia where she must forge a new life and a new identity. The other when Stalin’s brutal red army crushes everything in its path. Join Lauren Chater, author of the bestseller The Lace Weaver and Meg Keneally with her debut solo novel Fled, an epic adventure based on the extraordinary life of convict Mary Bryant, as they discuss the amazing woman at the centre of their stories. Hosted by Nicole Abadee.

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Lauren Chater

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Meg Keneally

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Twitter @KeneallyMeg

Nicole Abadee

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Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)

www.listenuppodcasting.com.au

Facebook - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

Natasha Lester swapped a career in marketing to become a writer. Her first two novels were works of literary fiction but Lester found her passions lay in writing historical fiction. Since 2016, she has published a string of novels but it is The Paris Seamstress that rocketed Lester to international acclaim. She chats with Suzanne Leal about the journey, the surprises, the joys and the secrets to her success.

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Natasha Lester

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Suzanne Leal

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Facebook - @suzanne.author

Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)

www.listenuppodcasting.com.au

Facebook - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

David Hunt’s narration of Girt is one of Audible Australia's bestselling audio books of all time. Rolling Stone declared his Australian history podcast, Rum, Rebels & Ratbags, one of 2016’s hottest podcasts. Katherine Collette documented her path to publication in The First Time Podcast. Allison Tait is co-host, of the top-rating podcast So You Want To Be A Writer. Join them as they discuss why the publishing industry is no longer just about printing books and why we're turning to sound. Hosted by Pamela Cook.

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Pamela Cook

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Twitter @PamelaCookAU

David Hunt

https://davidhuntwriter.com

Facebook @dphunt1

Twitter @DavidHuntGirt

Allison Tait

https://allisontait.com

Facebook @AllisonTaitWriter

Twitter @altait

Katherine Collette

Facebook @kollette

Twitter @kecollette

Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)

www.listenuppodcasting.com.au

Facebook - @kelbutler @listenuppodcasting

In this chat with Caroline Baum, Emily Maguire talks about love and family, betrayal and forgiveness, and the things we do to fill our empty spaces.

About Love Objects...

Nic is a forty-five-year-old trivia buff, amateur nail artist and fairy godmother to the neighbourhood's stray cats. She's also the owner of a decade's worth of daily newspapers, enough clothes and shoes to fill Big W three times over and a pen collection which, if laid end-to-end, would probably circle her house twice. Every Sunday, she meets her beloved niece Lena for lunch. Except for one Sunday when Nic fails to show up. Worried, Lena goes to Nic’s house to see if her aunt is all right and gets the shock of her life.

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Emily Maguire

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Caroline Baum

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