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The leading playwright Joanna Murray-Smith makes a powerful case for the role of the arts in Australian public life, arguing that moral righteousness is stifling artistic expression.
The last ever Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture was recorded at the State Library of Victoria on 8 October 2024.
Speaker
Joanna Murray-Smith Playwright, screenwriter and novelist
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How should we reflect on wars, past and present? Do the rituals of Remembrance Day and Anzac Day hold meaning for young people?
Natasha Mitchell is joined by a crowd of high school students and special guests with opinions on the future of commemoration.
This event was hosted and organised by Victoria's Shrine of Remembrance to mark its 90th anniversary.
Speakers:
Che Weon (Michelle) LeeMasters of architecture student, University of Melbourne School of DesignGranddaughter of Korean war veteran(Michelle's Shrine design is linked to below)
William MuhlhauserYear 9 student, Haileybury CollegeMember, ‘Winjeels’ student club, Moorabbin Air MuseumRecipient of 2024 Spirit of Anzac Prize
Zackary MelvaineYear 11 student, Mill Park Secondary CollegeAustralian army cadetMember of Australian Defense Force's National Drone Racing TeamYouth Mayor of the City of WhittleseaRecipient of 2023 Premier's Spirit of Anzac Prize
Thanks to Sue Burgess and Laura Thomas at the Shrine of Remembrance.
Further information:
"First Songline" Che Weon (Michelle) Lee's design for the Shrine of Remembrance for her Masters degree in ArchitectureVictoria's Shrine of Remembrance 90th anniversary events
Drone warfare, technology and the psyche: an insider speaks [this episode of Science Friction by Natasha Mitchell is mentioned in this program]
What it's really like to live with drone warfare [illustrated feature]
Premier's Spirit of Anzac Prize
Shrine of Remembrance Young Ambassador Leadership program
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It needs strong leadership and good coordination. But most of all, it needs public opinion to rise up and push policy makers to tackle this crisis. Canada can teach us a lesson in how to do that. Homelessness is a systemic housing problem – not caused by mental health issues or drug abuse.
Presented at the Australian Homelessness Conference, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI)
Speakers
Tim RichterFounder, President & CEO of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH)
Carmel HaughSystems and Community Lead for the Brisbane Zero collaboration, Micah Projects
David PearsonCEO Australian Alliance to End Homelessness
Dr Tom AlvesHead of Development, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI)
Further information
Big Ideas – Housing as a human right? With Alan Kohler and Kevin Bell
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When you're alive, the idea of dying feels weird, remote, alien. Yet it's the one experience we will all have. Can philosophy help us make sense of that weirdness? What can talking about death and dying teach us about living? Natasha Mitchell is joined by a philosopher, funeral director, and a First Nations' songman for an uplifting, insightful conversation on death.
This event is part of the Sophia Club live philosophy event series, presented by Aeon Media, publishers of Aeon and Psyche.
Speakers:
Kimba GriffithCo-founder and co-owner, The Last Hurrah
Professor Klaus JahnPhilosopherSchool of Historical and Philosophical Studies and Graduate School of Humanities and Social SciencesUniversity of Melbourne
Fred LeoneButchella songman, musician, and performerGarrwa-Mambaliya Clan
Thanks to Sophia Club event creators and producers Brigid Hains (Editorial director, Aeon Media), Rosie Black, Jasmine Walter.
Further information:
LIsten and read a Days Like These feature and podcast about Fred Leone’s family story about a king, escape and connection to country.
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From To Kill a Mockingbird to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, there are no shortage of options to include on those lists of "The Great American Novel". But which is the real plot in the story of America?
This event was recorded at the University of Melbourne on 24 October 2024.
Speaker
Sarah Churchwell Professor of American Literature and Chair in Public Understanding of the Humanities, University of LondonAuthor, Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and The Invention of The Great Gatsby, The Wrath to Come: Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells, and more
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Friends are among the most important relationships we will have in our lives. So what makes someone a friend, how do we hold on to them, and how do they shape who we are?
This event was recorded at the Sydney Writers Festival on 22 May, 2024.
Speakers
Gyan Yankovich Author, Just Friends: On the Power, Influence and Joy of FriendshipLifestyle editor, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
Susan Wyndham Co-editor (with Brigitta Olubas), Hazzard and Harrower: The lettersFormer Literary editor, Sydney Morning Herald
Melanie Kembrey (host), Editor, Spectrum (arts and culture publication), Sydney Morning Herald
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Why did acclaimed actor Melissa Jaffer step away from the spotlight and the swinging 60s to enter a strict cloister of Australian nuns for 4 years? Sister Marian McClelland is the last of two surviving members of the same Australian order of contemplative nuns. They became nuns at a time of radical change for women worldwide and for the Catholic Church and have extraordinary stories to tell about how faith shaped their sense of identity and purpose. They join Natasha Mitchell with oral historian Dr Sarah Gilbert, author of Unconventional Women: The story of the last Blessed Sacrament Sisters in Australia.
This event was organised by Melbourne University Press and hosted at the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne.
Speakers:
Dr Sarah GilbertWriter, researcher, producer, and oral historianAuthor, Unconventional Women: The story of the last Blessed Sacrament Sisters in Australia (Melbourne University Press, 2024)
Sister Marian McClellandOrder of the Blessed Sacrament sisters in Australia
Melissa JafferAustralian actor of stage and screen
Further information:
Sisters in arms: Catholic nuns through two millenniaJo Ann Kay McNamaraHarvard University Press, 1998
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Literature on crime is huge. Many of you just love to read about a good murder. But do you prefer a soft touch around violent scenes? Or do you want to read it in the drastic, graphic language that shows crime the way it is? Writing crime stories can be a minefield: Do authors have to tell people, if they want to use them in their book? Particularly if they want to paint 'your character' the villain? Can you re-traumatise a victim when you turn their painful experience into a bestseller? A stellar panel of acclaimed crime authors tell how they found their own way to deal with the dilemma of the ethics of writing about murder and corruption.
Presented at the Byron Writers Festival.
Speakers
Matthew CondonAward-winning journalist and author, host of two true crime podcasts – Ghost Gate Road and Dig: Sirens Are Coming
Candice FoxBestselling author, her latest book is 'Devil's kitchen'
Benjamin StevensonAward-winning stand-up comedian and USA Today best-selling author of the 'Ernest Cunningham Mysteries', including 'Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone' and 'Everyone on This Train is a Suspect'
Rosemarie Milsom (host)Founding director of Newcastle Writers Festival, former award-winning print journalist with Fairfax Media and broadcaster with the ABC
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From mis and disinformation to election interference, parts of the internet have become dystopian, due to a lack of regulation. What is this doing to our democracies, and how are governments around the world trying to reign the tech giants in?
The 8th annual Sir Zelman Cowan Centre Oration was recorded on 10 October 2024.
Speaker
Jon Faine Vice Chancellor's Fellow at the University of MelbourneFormer ABC Radio hostAuthor, Apollo and Thelma
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Ninety years ago, in the face of communism, fascism, and the Great Depression, Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies, asked the question 'Is democracy doomed?' Today, we're asking that same question – with some answers that might surprise you.
The 2024 Robert Menzies Oration was presented by the Robert Menzies Institute, recorded on 23 October 2024.
The 2024 Henry Parkes Oration was recorded at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House on 22 October 2024.
Speakers
Sir Niall Ferguson Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Barrie Cassidy Chair, Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
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Democracy is in retreat, authoritarianism on the rise. But this has happened before. So how did big thinkers of the past respond to the threats to democracy, and what can we learn from them?
The Humanities Research Centre 50th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture was recorded at the Australian National University on 31 July 2024.
Speakers
Scott Stephens Co-presenter (with Waleed Aly) The MinefieldDigital editor, ABC Religion and EthicsCo-author of Quarterly Essay 87, Uncivil Wars: How Contempt is Corroding Democracy (2022)Editor of Justice and Hope: Essays, Lectures and Other Writings by Raimond Gaita (2023)
Dr Kim Huynh Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Deputy Director of the Humanities Research Centre
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When you're swimming in the ocean, do you ever startle at a piece of seaweed? Mistake a wave for a fin? Does the thought of sharks cross your mind at all? Nearly 50 years ago, a little movie by the name of Jaws, changed everything.
This event was recorded at the National Film and Sound Archive, in partnership with the Australian National University, on 28 February 2024.
Speakers
Dr Hannah Calich Postdoctoral research fellow, Australian National University
Professor Kenneth Lampl Convenor, Composition for Film and Video Games, School of Music, Australian National University
Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens Senior Lecturer in Science Communication, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of ScienceHead of Popsicule, ANU's Science in Popular Culture and Entertainment Hub
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Remember the 8cm living worm found inside a woman's brain last year? Where the hell did it come from? Parasites have bizarre and whacky stories to tell. Join Natasha Mitchell to meet three scientists listening to what they have to say. The science, medicine, and mayhem of parasites. You'll have a whole new respect for these clever survivors and their biology.
Thank you to the event organisers, the 2024 World Science Festival Brisbane and Queensland Museum
Speakers
Professor Katherine Andrews Parasitologist, malaria researcher Founder of the That’s RAD! Science project Author of My mum is a parasite scientist. That’s RAD! Associate Professor Vincent Ho Gastroentorologist The Gut Doctor (GutDr) on Youtube Western Sydney University
Dr Terry Miller Ecologist and parasitologist Head of Biodiversity and Geosciences at Queensland Museum
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Irish Times columnist and author Fintan O'Toole draws on the Irish experience to explain the rise of populism and authoritarianism in the United States.
This event was recorded at the Vice-Chancellor's Democracy Forum at University of Technology Sydney (UTS) on 26 September 2024.
Speakers
Fintan O'Toole Columnist with the Irish TImesLiterary Editor with the New York Review of BooksAuthor of We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958, Heroic Failure: Brexit and the Politics of Pain, and Ship of Fools: How Stupidity and Corruption Sank the Celtic TigerProfessor of Irish letters at Princeton University
Anna Funder (host) Author, Wifedom, Stasiland, All That I AmLuminary and Ambassador, UTS
Roy Green (host) Emeritus Professor and Special Innovation Advisor, UTSFormer Dean, UTS Business School
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David McAllister invites you backstage and reveals gloriously gossipy anecdotes about the stars he's met in his long dancing career. But it's not all tutus and tiaras: ballet is at the top of transforming sport science.
Presented at the Brisbane Writers Festival.
Speakers
David McAllisterGuest artistic director of the West Australian Ballet, former principal dancer, former artistic director of The Australian BalletAuthor of Ballet Confidential: A personal behind-the-scenes guide, Thames & Hudson Australia 2024
Leanne BenjaminQueensland Ballet's Artistic Director, former principal dancer
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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has fought against antisemitism worldwide for over a century. It is now documenting a dangerous rise in antisemitism, and the connection between conspiracy theorists, white supremacy, pro-Palestine anti-war protests, and hate speech.
ADL board member, prominent Iranian-American Jewish philanthropist and academic Dr. Sharon Nazarian presents the inaugural Gahl Hodges Burt Lecture in Policy at the American Academy in Berlin.
Speaker
Dr Sharon Nazarian Board member and former Senior Vice President for International Affairs, Anti-defamation League (ADL)Founder, Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, University of California Los Angeles
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Two Australians who are intimately connected to the conflict in the Middle East, one Jewish, one Palestinian, make their pleas for peace, and share their deeply personal stories of how it has affected them.
The 13th annual UN International Day of Peace Brisbane lecture was recorded at St John's Anglican Cathedral on September 21, 2024.
Speakers
Peter CatDean, St John's Cathedral Brisbane
Louise AdlerDirector, Adelaide Writers Week
Nasser MashniPresident, Australians for Palestine
Further information
Olive Kids
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One of Australia's most seasoned political journalists Niki Savva has seen the fractures in our democracy up closer than most. Hear her timely advice for journalists, politicians and citizens.
This 2024 Speaker's Lecture was recorded at Parliament House in Canberra on 9 September 2024.
SOS DEMOCRACY airs on Tuesdays 8pm and Saturdays 10pm in October and November, and on the ABC Listen app.
Speakers
Niki Savva Columnist, Nine NewspapersAuthor, The Road to Ruin, Plots and Prayers and Bulldozed
Milton Dick Speaker of the House of Representatives, Labor MP
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Are you a gazelle or a grizzly bear when you run? The bounce in your step defines whether you're a stronger sprinter or long-distance runner — and choosing the right sport for your biomechanics determines whether you can get to the top of the podium. Find out more about the secret weapon of biomechanics, the theory of optimal speed control within racing endurance, and how performance psychology has an impact both on and off the track.
The Science of Sport was presented at the York Festival of Ideas. The Festival is led by the University of York, UK.
Speakers
Professor Amandine AftalionMathematician and a senior scientist, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)Author of Be a Champion: 40 Facts You Didn't Know About Sports and Science
Dr Brian HanleyReader in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics, Leeds Beckett University
Colonel Dame Kelly HolmesBritish athlete, double Olympic gold medallist at the 2004 Athens Olympics Games for the 800m and 1500m
Adam NichollsProfessor of Psychology within the School of Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Hull
Sharon Shortle (host)BBC Radio York
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Can you have a wedding between the graves? Why not! – as long as it's respectful. The future of cemetery design is multi-functional, as public spaces just like our gardens and parks. And also as a refuge for animals in the midst of our cities and suburbs. They can be places for the living as well as the dead. How can cemeteries play a broader role in our communities?
Six Feed Under: Design and Death Symposium, Melbourne Design Week. Presented by Open House Melbourne.
Speakers
Hamish CoatesPrincipal Designer, Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Bec LyonsPresident, Natural Death Advocacy Network
Bjorn NansenSenior Lecturer, Media and Communications, and member of the DeathTech research team, University of Melbourne
Tania Davidge (host)Executive Director, Open House Melbourne
Listen to Big Ideas: Talking about death
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