How We Got Here

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David Thom talks with some of the smartest minds in Australia to figure out how we got to this weird moment in history. From politics and identity to music and sport, each episode features a new expert as they answer the question: How did we get here? How We Got Here: Host: David Thom Music: Anya Haywood

Episodes

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    The Brutality of Aussie history: Warwick Thornton

    Warwick Thornton is one of Australia's most exciting filmmakers. Sydney Morning Herald named his 2009 film Samson & Delilah the greatest Australian film of all time. But his depiction of Australia's frontier history in 2017's Sweet Country and now in 2026's Wolfram makes him one of the most interesting chroniclers of Australian history. On this episode of How We Got Here, I sat down with Warwick to discuss his ideas on Australian progress and his new film Wolfram, in cinemas now! How We Got Here: Host: David Thom Music: Anya Haywood

    31 min

  2. 13 MAY

    The Idea of Australia: Julianne Schultz

    What does it mean to be Australian?  On this weeks episode David is joined by Julianne Shultz, emeritus professor at Griffith University of media and culture. She was the founding editor of the Australian literary and current affairs journal Griffith Review. She has been an academic, a journalist, an author, and columnist for the Guardian. In 2022 she wrote a book called The Idea of Australia: A search for the soul of the nation, which SBS later turned into a TV show. Together we will try answer that exact question Host: David Thom Music: Anya Haywood

    44 min
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David Thom talks with some of the smartest minds in Australia to figure out how we got to this weird moment in history. From politics and identity to music and sport, each episode features a new expert as they answer the question: How did we get here? How We Got Here: Host: David Thom Music: Anya Haywood

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  • Creator
    David Thom
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    How We Got Here