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• Plants remember and react, but do they mind being eaten? Michael Pollan on sentience in the natural world

  October 2, 2026 · 37 min

  It's not too much of an overstatement to say that for over 30 years, Michael Pollan's books have helped reshape conversations about industrial food systems, animal consciousness and our obligations to other living things. His new book, A…

• Intimacy in the age of porn – and when women are more successful than their partners: playwright Suzie Miller

  September 24, 2026 · 40 min

  Melbourne-born Suzie Miller's background as a lawyer has influenced the 40-odd plays she has written, many of which feature strong social-justice themes. Best known among those works are the award-winning Prima Facie, which has been staged…

• Judith Lucy on burnout, chasing wellness and knowing you’re both deeply unhappy and a 'privileged wanker'

  September 18, 2026 · 40 min

  Australians know Judith Lucy as the comedian with a sardonic wit and no-fear attitude to mining her personal life, from her unconventional upbringing and numerous disastrous relationships, to drinking too much and the indignities of…

• Alexa Leary on surviving tragedy and living a ‘second life’

  September 11, 2026 · 25 min

  At just 19, Alexa Leary was a champion triathlete when she suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in an horrific cycling accident. She wasn't expected to survive the crash, but she beat the odds, learning to walk, talk and live again…

• Dodging the Taliban, camel spiders and becoming 'impervious to shock': Former special forces soldier Bram Connolly 

  September 4, 2026 · 39 min

  Bram Connolly is the type of person you want as a neighbour if there's ever a crisis or an emergency on your street. Connolly spent 20 years in the Australian special forces navigating the world's most dangerous landscapes, from…

• Up close with the Donald Trump ‘regime’ – New York Times reporter and Australian Jonathan Swan

  August 28, 2026 · 39 min

  Australian journalist Jonathan Swan, a White House reporter for The New York Times, is perhaps best known for his hard-hitting interviews with US President Donald Trump. Most famous was his August 2020 exchange with Trump, in which Swan's…

• Comedian Myf Warhurst turns serious – about everything

  August 21, 2026 · 34 min

  Think of Myf Warhurst and the word “bubbly” might spring to mind. With everything the radio and TV personality does – from Spicks and Specks to the Eurovision Song Contest or her documentary, The Truth about Menopause – Warhurst is known…

• George Megalogenis on immigration, instability and the 'three shocks' shifting modern society

  August 14, 2026 · 41 min

  George Megalogenis is known as a big thinker about Australian politics and culture, searching beyond the noise for what’s really going on in our country. He has four decades' experience in the media, including time in the parliamentary…