At the Athenaeum Theatre, American author Jennifer Egan (A Visit from the Goon Squad, Manhattan Beach) discusses history, hope and American upheaval with Michael Williams.

For this conversation, we bring together local and international experts from across the fields of medicine, social work and palliative care for a clear-eyed discussion of advanced planning and autonomy in later life. Oncologist Ranjana Srivastava, geriatrician and oncologist Supriya Mohile, social worker and writer Melanie Joosten and palliative care activist Molly Carlile AM discuss senior activism, cultural differences and patient-centred medical approaches.

In this discussion, Leena van Deventer, Nayuka Gorrie, Reni Louise-Permadi and Dur-é Dara explore intergenerational tensions around topics such as intersectionality, solidarity and privilege, in order to move forward with constructive conversations about the future of the movement. Where has feminism in Australia come from? Where are we now? Where could (and should) we go next if we work together?

Nate DiMeo is the voice and producer of The Memory Palace, a celebrated storytelling podcast about the past. In this conversation, recorded live at Geelong Regional Library & Heritage Centre, he talks about history, time and wonder – and how he's built a creative livelihood around his writing. Hosted by Jon Tjhia.

In her introduction to Growing up Aboriginal in Australia, editor Anita Heiss writes: ‘[These] stories cover country from Nukunu to Noongar, Wiradjuri to Western Arrernte, Ku Ku Yalinji to Kunibidji, Gunditjamara to Gumbaynggirr and many places in between.’ With contributors Celeste Liddle, Zachary Penrith-Puchalski and Sharon Payne, Heiss hosts a frank, funny and forthright discussion of formative years and life lessons.

Alexander McCall Smith, author of the The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and many other novels for adults and children, joins Toni Jordan for a discussion of creativity, comedy and collaboration.

Neuroscientist David Eagleman joins Natasha Mitchell to discuss his new book, 'The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World', exploring the link between the brain and creativity.

Human rights lawyer, author and broadcast Geoffrey Robertson tells the colourful story of his life – from his days at Epping Boys High School to his Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford to the epic legal battles that have taken him to the UK Supreme Court, the European Court of Human Rights and appeal courts in Trinidad, Mauritius and more.

For the first time in Australia, Sofija Stefanovic presents This Alien Nation – and welcomes some of her favourite outsiders for a celebration of elsewhere and right here. Come for the stories and leave with some feelings – with restaurateur and Speed Date a Muslim founder Hana Assafiri, writer Khalid Warsame, journalist George Megalogenis, author and lawyer Alice Pung, musician Vahideh Eisaei and cultural historian and critic Maria Tumarkin.

With host Clementine Ford, Peep Show star and author of 'How Not to Be a Boy' Robert Webb discusses his search for answers – and how the questions of masculinity revealed themselves through his encounters with grief and expectation; with women and men.