Historian Carolyn Rasmussen discusses Melbourne's progressive power-couple of the early 20th century, Doris and Maurice Blackburn. They were both socialists, feminists, parliamentarians, and passionate about peace. Carolyn's book is called, 'The Blackburns: Private Lives, Public Ambitions.' Broadcast on 19 March 2019.

Andrew Walter, Professor of International Relations at Melbourne University, explores the most recent and dramatic developments in Brexit and the UK parliament. As the clock ticks down to March 29, what could happen next? The only things parliament can agree on is that it doesn't want a cliff-edge "no deal Brexit" and that it needs more time. Broadcast on 19 March 2019.

Journalist and scholar Leta Hong Fincher discusses the rising gender inequality in China, the widespread concept of 'Leftover Women', and her new book, 'Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China.' Fluent in Mandarin, Leta is the first American to receive a Ph.D. from Tsinghua University's Department of Sociology in Beijing.

Historian David Walker discusses his essay in the AFA Journal, 'Great Australian Divide: The Western outpost faces the Asian Century.' David discusses the history of Australia's complex national identity and relationship to Asia. In Australia, Asian immigration was at once viewed with anxiety but also with positivity and optimism – it is here we discover the surprising origins of the multicultural spirit in 19th century Australia.

Feminist and political economist Professor Marilyn Waring became the youngest female MP in New Zealand’s history. She joined Amy to talk about the limits of GDP as an economic measure of national success and how it doesn’t count the contribution of women's unpaid work and the inherent value of our environment. She wrote a landmark book 31 years ago, 'Counting for Nothing: What Men Value and What Women are Worth.' We discuss her new book that follows on from it; 'Still Counting.' Broadcast on 19 February 2019.

Tim Flannery, palaeontologist, scientist and author, joins Amy to discuss his book, 'Europe: A Natural History.' When researching this book, Tim Flannery asked himself, "When did the first distinctively European organisms evolve? ...on a tropical archipelago 100 million years ago, [when it looked] much more like the Solomon Islands today than contemporary Europe."

Professor Andrew Walter demystifies Brexit for us; he explains why the UK Parliament rejected the first deal, what the so-called 'Irish backstop' is and why understanding Ireland and Northern Ireland's complex history is so important to the issue. Plus, with a looming Brexit deadline approaching, what comes next? Professor Walter is based at the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne.(Broadcast on February 5, 2019)

Acclaimed writer Fiona Wright discusses her new non-fiction book, 'The World Was Whole', which explores Fiona's lived experience of chronic illness. She explores our relationship to the spaces we inhabit – not only the physical world, but also our physical bodies. This book has been longlisted for The Stella Prize in 2019. (Broadcast on 29 January, 2019)

Peter Cochrane, historian and novelist, spoke about his new book on "the story behind the story" of Australia's involvement in World War I, 'Best We Forget: The War for White Australia: 1914-18'. He examines how the racial preoccupations and anxieties that shaped Australia’s preparation for and commitment to the war have been lost to popular memory. Broadcast on September 4, 2018.

Barry Jones, public intellectual and former Minister for Science in the Hawke government, spoke about what’s wrong with our political parties and system and he and Malcolm Fraser's big idea to solve it. Broadcast on 28 August 2018.