The Drawing Room

The Drawing Room

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The Drawing Room episodes

  • Here be (AI) dragons
    Kate Crawford suggests that AI isn't artificial and nor is it intelligence.
    And rather than getting caught up in technical details, we should be looking at how AI changes our society and what it takes to keep these systems running.
    In the Drawing Room, Crawford provides a map into these uncharted waters.
    24 min
  • A Letter for Life
    When Jeremy Spinak was 36, he learnt that he had a rare form of cancer and had months to live.
    He decided that he wanted to leave a message behind for his children: his story and his reflections as he faced the end.
    22 min
  • A Letter for Life
    When Jeremy Spinak was 36, he learnt that he had a rare form of cancer and had months to live.
    He decided that he wanted to leave a message behind for his children: his story and his reflections as he faced the end.
    22 min
  • Coded Bias
    Computer algorithms are mostly invisible, but they play a central role in the way we live our lives.
    When they work well it's like magic; but when they don't, things can get very complicated.
    Shalini Katayya talks about her documentary, Coded Bias, which looks at the risks of machine learning.
    24 min
  • Coded Bias
    Computer algorithms are mostly invisible, but they play a central role in the way we live our lives.
    When they work well it's like magic; but when they don't, things can get very complicated.
    Shalini Katayya talks about her documentary, Coded Bias, which looks at the risks of machine learning.
    24 min
  • The gospel of Vika & Linda
    The voices of Vika and Linda Bull have been lifting the spirit of listeners for decades now.
    That continued last year when, under isolation, they shared a series of gospel songs with fans on social media.
    21 min
  • The gospel of Vika & Linda
    The voices of Vika and Linda Bull have been lifting the spirit of listeners for decades now.
    That continued last year when, under isolation, they shared a series of gospel songs with fans on social media.
    21 min
  • Running away with Shaun Gladwell
    With the lockdowns around Australia during 2020, running has been an increasingly popular way to get exercise and to explore the world.
    Shaun Gladwell has always shown an interest in movement in his art, and his latest exhibition, Homo Suburbiensis, shows him taking to the streets with the rest of us.
    24 min
  • Running away with Shaun Gladwell
    With the lockdowns around Australia during 2020, running has been an increasingly popular way to get exercise and to explore the world.
    Shaun Gladwell has always shown an interest in movement in his art, and his latest exhibition, Homo Suburbiensis, shows him taking to the streets with the rest of us.
    24 min
  • A funny Aftertaste
    A new comedy on ABC TV is taking audiences into the world of celebrity chefs behaving badly.
    Erik Thomson talks about his character, Easton West, who has burnt his last bridge, in a rather spectacular viral moment, and is headed home to the hills of Adelaide to lick his wounds.
    21 min

About The Drawing Room

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Retire to the eclectic environs of the RN Drive Drawing Room, for music, musings and unexpected conversations. The Drawing Room is equal parts performance space, salon, and kitchen table confessional.

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