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6 Oct 2024

Medical anthropologist Tarryn Phillips and Fijian political analyst and researcher Edward Narain chat about their backgrounds, their careers and their collaboration on an ethnographic novel- 5th Oct 2024

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Patsy and Robert discuss Australian Gothic. They then chat with Tarryn Phillips and Edward Narain about their backgrounds, their careers, their partnership and ethnography. In the second part they chat about their ethnographic novel, ‘Sugar’. The final discussion extends to a discussion about sugar’s devastating impact on Fiji and the ethics of writing about another culture.

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9 Feb 2026

Unconventional award winning author Robert Skinner discusses his life, his views and his debut novella ‘I’d Rather Not’.

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Andrew and Robert discuss famous first lines and their importance to the rest of a book. Robert Skinner then bats  ...

5 Feb 2026

Screenwriter and author Rachel Givney chats about her writing process and her crime novel ‘Don’t Say His Name’

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Patsy and Loretta discuss Australian gothic/noir. They then chat with cross genre writer Rachel Givney about her writing styles, her ...

20 Jan 2026

Eleanor Elliot Thomas an ex human rights lawyer and now an acclaimed author chats about how her legal experience informs her writing and her second book ‘Do We Deserve This

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Robert and Andrew have an opening discussion about translating works from another language into English. They then interview Eleanor about ...