Good Weekend Talks

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Good Weekend Talks

Good Weekend Talks features in-depth conversations with the people fascinating Australians right now, from sport to politics to the arts, business and beyond, interviewed weekly by the country's top journalists. Consider it a magazine for your ears.

  1. 1 NOV

    Kate Winslet on photojournalism, sexism, and women in film

    In this episode, we speak to Academy Award winner Kate Winslet about her new film "Lee" - a biopic about the life of pioneering World War II correspondent Lee Miller, and her sensitive and stunning front-line photography. Hosted by Konrad Marshall, the discussion covers everything from the ups and downs for women in film, to life behind the lens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    28 min

  2. 25 OCT

    Author Joe Aston on what went wrong for the Qantas brand

    In this week's episode we speak with former Australian Financial Review Rear Window columnist Joe Aston about the national airline and how its reputation has fallen among so many flyers. Aston, who penned the upcoming book, The Chairman's Lounge: The Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out, speaks with senior Good Weekend writer Jane Cadzow about how he went from working for Qantas and writing a travel column, to being highly critical of the airline and its former CEO Alan Joyce, to why he wanted to capture that trajectory in a book (with a young baby in tow). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    41 min

  3. 18 OCT

    British author Jon Ronson on why psychopaths rule the world - and how we should view Donald Trump

    In this week's episode we speak with Jon Ronson, who contends the attributes of psychopaths really do help them get ahead. Ronson, who wrote the 2011 bestseller The Psychopath Test, also explores how social media rewards those with an empathy bypass, and looks at the rise of public shaming. Speaking with Good Weekend senior writer Konrad Marshall, he also makes a case for non-fiction writers like himself avoiding the temptation of fudging the truth - and the importance of humour in writing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    35 min

  4. 11 OCT

    Literary editor Jason Steger on 25 years of wrangling books, authors and publishers

    Nobody's desk at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald has been as overflowing with books as that of Jason Steger, who recently left his job as books editor at the mastheads. On today's episode he talks with culture writer Kerrie O'Brien about his favourite interviews and books, whether he cops much abuse from writers after a bad review - and that time he drank too much with Richard Flanagan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    37 min

  5. 4 OCT

    Mark Manson, author of 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k' on how the self-help industry gets it wrong

    In today’s episode, American author, speaker and blogger Mark Manson discusses how the mantra of relentless positivity, which drives so much of the self-help industry, is full of pitfalls. He explains how negative emotions have a purpose - to drive us to do something - and why the willingness to look like an idiot occasionally guards against self-entitlement. He gives us tips on how to be realistic in our lives, how to maintain hope - and what not to do with cyber stalkers.  Hosting this talk is Good Weekend deputy editor, Greg Callaghan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    38 min

  6. 27 SEPT

    Norman Swan researched the best way to parent kids under ten. Here's what he reckons

    In this episode we speak with health reporter Norman Swan, who has written a new book on the dos and don'ts of raising children up to the age of 10. Among other topics, Swan talks about how to set good eating habits, what to do about screen overload - and whether it's ever ok to let kids sip alcohol (answer: no). Hosting this conversation with the ABC broadcaster and author of So You Want to Know What’s Good for Your Kids? is the editor of Good Weekend, Katrina Strickland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    42 min

  7. 20 SEPT

    Eric Beecher on media, moguls and what it's like to be sued by a Murdoch

    The youngest ever editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, now owner of Private Media, publisher of Crikey, Eric Beecher has spent decades in and observing the media. In today's episode he discusses his conclusions on when it works best, and when it fails democracy, with his longtime friend, journalist David Leser. Beecher also discusses what it was like to work for Rupert Murdoch during his two year stint as editor-in-chief of The Herald and Weekly Times Group, and whether he was scared when, decades later, Lachlan Murdoch sued him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    49 min

  8. 13 SEPT

    Tim Minchin on social media, doubt and the surprising advice he gives uni students

    In today's episode, singer/songwriter Tim Minchin discusses the poison that is social media, how he emerged from his bruising time in LA and why he urges students to look after their bodies. In conversation with culture reporter Thomas Mitchell, he reflects also on his infamous George Pell song, and on the impending publication of his first non-fiction book, You Don't Have to Have a Dream (Advice for the Incrementally Ambitious). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    37 min
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Good Weekend Talks features in-depth conversations with the people fascinating Australians right now, from sport to politics to the arts, business and beyond, interviewed weekly by the country's top journalists. Consider it a magazine for your ears.

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  • Channel
    SMH & The Age
  • Creator
    The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    101
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
  • Show Website
    Good Weekend Talks

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