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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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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 ...

15 Jan 2026

Long-listed Miles Franklin Award recipient Suzanne McCourt chats about her early life, starting a writing career as a mature person and her connection with Poland

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Patsy and Andrew discuss LGBTIQA+ books that have been turned into films. They then interview Suzanne McCourt about her early ...

14 Jan 2026

Take Me to Your Reader with Madeleine Cleary 27 December 2025

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Former diplomat and now a historical fiction writer Madeleine Cleary chats about her life and her acclaimed debut novel ‘The ...