The Monthly's Contributing Editor Rachel Withers talks about the political fallout from the federal budget and more. Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sir Paul Nurse sits down with Amy to explore and answer the question, What Is Life? This is considered in Paul's recent book, What Is Life? Understand biology in five steps. Journalist and author Zoe Holman talks about her new book, Where The Water Ends: Seeking Refuge in Fortress Europe, which explores Europe's migration and refugee crisis.