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Read This: No Dogs Die in Briohny Doyle's New Novel
Over the long weekend, we're featuring episodes from the podcast Read This.
In this episode, host Michael Williams chats with author Briohny Doyle, whose most recent novel Why We Are Here explores the complexities of grief, both individual and collective. They discuss the role of writing during the pandemic and how relationships with non-human others enable us to access repressed parts of ourselves.
Reading list:
The Island Will Sink, Briohny Doyle, 2013
Adult Fantasy, Briohny Doyle, 2017
Echolalia, Briohny Doyle, 2021
Why We Are Here, Briohny Doyle, 2023
The Great Undoing, Sharlene Allsopp, 2024
Tremor, Teju Cole, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store.
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What to know about the biggest Covid wave since Omicron
Many Australians could have been infected with Covid-19 for the second, third or even fourth time in the last couple of months.
That’s because a new variant of the virus has caused the biggest wave in over a year.
But while for many the symptoms are milder, and the risks of serious illness are dropping – what do we need to know about the new variants still emerging? And what evidence do we have about multiple reinfections?
Today, applied mathematician, expert in respiratory diseases, and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Dr James Wood, on the latest Covid wave and what could be in store this year.
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Guest: Applied mathematician, expert in respiratory diseases, and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Dr James Wood -
Labor’s ‘shameful’ last-minute immigration bill
Yesterday, Labor’s emergency legislation on immigration detention was slammed by crossbenchers and the Greens as a “race to the bottom” on the way governments treat asylum seekers.
But in the lead up to that move, criticisms that Labor is trying to be tougher than the Coalition on immigration laws have been growing louder.
So, why is Labor intent on being known for its hardline border policy?
Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on whether Labor is attempting to one up Peter Dutton on immigration.
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Guest: national correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe -
Using psychotropic drugs to treat children
If a child experiences a complex mental health condition like psychosis, everyone would agree that someone at such a young age needs careful and considered care. If drugs are prescribed, the benefits must outweigh the risks.
But there are fears that isn’t always happening, and that growing demand for mental healthcare means the people who need the most specific treatment aren’t always getting it.
Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper and author of The One Thing We’ve Never Spoken About, Elfy Scott, on how mental health care for young people is becoming an issue of equality.
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Guest: Contributor to The Saturday Paper and author of ‘The One Thing We’ve Never Spoken About’, Elfy Scott -
Anjali Sharma on lobbying parliament from her dorm room
An Australian court once ruled that the federal government has a duty of care to young people, to protect them from harm the climate crisis will inflict during their lifetimes.
That decision was overturned on appeal, but today there’s an inquiry looking into how that responsibility could be enshrined in law via the parliament.
It’ss been a long journey for the young woman who first brought that case against the federal Environment minister – something she did while still in high school.
Today, climate activist and contributor to The Saturday Paper Anjali Sharma, on her campaign to legislate a duty of care and taking the fight to Parliament House.
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Guest: Climate activist and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Anjali Sharma -
The Weekend Read: Elmo Keep on the insane spectacle of U2 at the Las Vegas sphere
On the Las Vegas strip, in a sea of casinos, sits an enormous dome that lights up the sky.
It’s called The Sphere and it’s a performance venue where punters are dazzled by 54 thousand metres of LED screens capable of showing 256 million colours, in a display so overwhelming that some concertgoers faint.
Writer Elmo Keep travelled to Vegas to see her favourite band U2 play at The Sphere in their inaugurating residency. There she found in equal parts, a religious experience and a hyper capitalist nightmare.
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Guest: Writer, Elmo Keep