Biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake joins Amy from London for an in-depth conversation about his new book, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures. They discuss the mysterious, lively and endlessly fascinating fungi kingdom. Poet and aged-care reform advocate Sarah Holland-Batt speaks about the many issues surrounding the coronavirus outbreaks in aged-care homes in Victoria that has led to the early death of so many elderly Australians. Sarah is an Associate Professor in Creative Writing at QUT and Chair of Australian Book Review. Plus Ben Eltham discusses the latest in federal politics.

British writer Robert Macfarlane joins Amy for a special long-form conversation about the connections between landscape, language, people, and place. They delve into Robert’s latest book, Underland: A Deep Time Journey, and also draw on ideas from his past works including, Mountains of the Mind, The Old Ways, and Landmarks. Robert is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge University.

British writer Robert Macfarlane joins Amy for a special long-form conversation about the connections between landscape, language, people, and place. They delve into Robert’s latest book, Underland: A Deep Time Journey, and also draw on ideas from his past works including, Mountains of the Mind, The Old Ways, and Landmarks. Robert is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge University. Danya Jacobs, senior lawyer from Environmental Justice Australia tells Amy about the federal court case she co-led and won on behalf of Friends of Leadbeater's Possum Inc. against VicForests to protect our old growth native forests and endangered species. What do the final court orders mean for the protection of native forests in Victoria? Plus Ben Eltham discusses the latest in federal politics.

A special National Science Week show! Psychologist Professor Cordelia Fine from the University of Melbourne talks about the real science behind sex differences, drawing on her 2017 book, Testosterone Rex, and her Aeon Magazine essay 'Sexual Dinosaurs'. Cordelia debunks the gender biases in neuroscience and evolutionary biology that exaggerate the role of testosterone in male and female brains and behaviour. Her book, Testosterone Rex won the prestigious Royal Society Science Book Prize in the UK. John Delpratt, horticultural scientist and Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne, tells us about the process of restoring the threatened native grasslands and wildflowers of Victoria, and the fate of the Western Grassland Reserve. These precious grasslands have been taken over by urban development, and just 10% of the agreed land has been acquired by the state government by the 2020 deadline. Plus Ben Eltham chats about the latest on federal politics.

Psychologist Professor Cordelia Fine from the University of Melbourne talks about the real science behind sex differences, drawing on her 2017 book, Testosterone Rex, and her Aeon Magazine essay 'Sexual Dinosaurs'. Cordelia debunks the gender biases in neuroscience and evolutionary biology that exaggerate the role of testosterone in male and female brains and behaviour. Her book, Testosterone Rex won the prestigious Royal Society Science Book Prize in the UK.

LA-based journalist Lesley Blume speaks about her new book, Fallout: the Hiroshima cover-up and the reporter who revealed it to the world. Dr Katja Hogendoorn, an entomologist and native bee expert from the University of Adelaide talks about the dazzling Metallic Green Carpenter Bee, why it's vulnerable to extinction, and how her team is trying to save this species on Kangaroo Island after the devastating summer bushfires. And historian Dr Chloe Ward from RMIT tells us about the latest in UK politics.

LA-based journalist Lesley Blume speaks about her new book, Fallout: the Hiroshima cover-up and the reporter who revealed it to the world

 Freelance writer Anthony Ham discusses his new book, The Last Lions of Africa: Stories from the Frontline in the Battle to Save a Species.

Freelance writer Anthony Ham discusses his new book, The Last Lions of Africa: Stories from the Frontline in the Battle to Save a Species. Dr Emma Shortis from RMIT talks about the latest in US politics, including concerns around Trump's ongoing undermining of the US postal service and the effect it may have on postal voting in the November Presidential Election. And Alison Pennington, senior economist at the Centre for Future Work on the increasingly deregulated labour market and how women are experiencing rising inequality due to COVID-19.

Professor Jenny Hocking discusses her High Court win to have the "Palace Letters" released by the National Archives of Australia, and what they reveal about the 1975 Whitlam Dismissal. Deakin University philosopher Dr Matthew Sharpe explores how the ideas of Marcus Aurelius and Stoic philosophy can help us get through the Melbourne lockdown and COVID-19 pandemic. And Dr Richard Denniss, Chief Economist at The Australia Institute, explains the state of Australia's economy during COVID-19 and de-mystifies the economic symbolism at play in the federal government's response. He also explains the Treasurer's 'back to the 1980's' fiscal inspiration, and what the changes to JobKeeper and JobSeeker mean for us.