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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.

  1. 'Accomplishment flows into courage': Rob de Castella on the Indigenous Marathon Project

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    'Accomplishment flows into courage': Rob de Castella on the Indigenous Marathon Project

    Rob de Castella, otherwise known as “Deeks” - or, to his opponents, “Tree”, due to his sturdy limbs and unshiftable calm - is a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medal winner and Australian running royalty. He joins Good Weekend Talks to chat about his Indigenous Marathon Project, in which he takes a group of Indigenous people from around the country every year and signs them up for a rigorous training and education program before each of them runs the famed New York City Marathon. De Castella likes to say that the finishing line in Central Park has be their starting line - encouraging them to go home after the race and use the lessons and strength built throughout the program to be a ripple of change. A new documentary celebrating the project - The Long Run - follows a group of graduates as they’re mentored by former AFL superstar Buddy Franklin and NRL legend Johnathan Thurston. This episode is hosted by Good Weekend deputy editor - and avid runner - Konrad Marshall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    35 min
  2. Anna Funder on telling untold stories – and the blowback it sometimes brings

    19 de juny

    Anna Funder on telling untold stories – and the blowback it sometimes brings

    Australian author and intellectual Anna Funder specialises in telling the stories of people forgotten or ignored by official histories. She began her writing career with Stasiland, detailing the state surveillance of the people of the former East Germany, which was followed by her prize-winning novel, All That I Am, telling the previously untold story of early resisters to the Nazis. In her most recent work, Wifedom, Funder shifted her lens to the unexamined life of author George Orwell’s wife, Eileen O’Shaughnessy, whose contribution had – until then – been obscured. The recently-appointed professor in creative writing at the University of Sydney is about to embark on a national speaking tour – live conversations exploring history, power, and the stories that shape public life. In this episode, she joins The Sydney Morning Herald senior writer and columnist Jacqueline Maley for a chat about everything from the dangers of AI to the livelihood of creatives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    40 min
  3. Pulitzer novelist Andrew Sean Greer on ‘charm novels’, the Italian life and travel wisdom

    12 de juny

    Pulitzer novelist Andrew Sean Greer on ‘charm novels’, the Italian life and travel wisdom

    Picture this: a crumbling Italian mansion in the Tuscan hills, an eccentric aristocrat, sun-soaked lunches, too much wine and a house humming with secrets. That’s the delightful world into which we’re heading today as we talk to writer Andrew Sean Greer, whose new novel, Villa Coco, is loosely inspired by his own time at an Italian estate around a famous Baroness. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less also joins us to discuss his life in Italy, the pleasures of the charm novel, and the one piece of travel advice he always comes back to. Today’s episode is hosted by books editor Melanie Kembrey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    34 min
  4. John Safran on growing up Jewish, free speech, race - and Race Around the World

    5 de juny

    John Safran on growing up Jewish, free speech, race - and Race Around the World

    John Safran burst into the public consciousness in 1997 as a contestant in the ABC TV show Race Around the World, where young filmmakers travelled the world making four-minute films in just 10 days. Safran won the popular vote on the reality show after running through Jerusalem naked, and asking a voodoo priest to put a curse on an ex-girlfriend. Almost 30 years on, the show is back, with Safran as a judge. Today’s conversation is hosted by Good Weekend senior writer Gay Alcorn, who talks to Safran about that early experience, but also growing up Jewish, antisemitism and the contradictions and limits of free speech. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    40 min
  5. What childless Gen Xer Katrina Strickland wants those stuck in today's baby-making vortex to know

    29 de maig

    What childless Gen Xer Katrina Strickland wants those stuck in today's baby-making vortex to know

    There's a profound grief associated with not having kids if you really wanted them, one that's rarely acknowledged, even less understood. But there's also an unexpected joy when you come out the other side. In today's conversation, Good Weekend senior writer Katrina Strickland discusses the ups and downs of her own path into childlessness with Good Weekend editor Melissa Stevens. They traverse what medical developments have given young women today, the potential downsides - and what those worried about the decline in global fertility rates should be paying attention to. They discuss, too, what Strickland wants Millennials and Gen Zs to know: it will be ok, however it turns out for you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    34 min
  6. From two-up to bingo halls and gaming apps  – Shaun Micallef on our gambling obsession

    22 de maig

    From two-up to bingo halls and gaming apps  – Shaun Micallef on our gambling obsession

    Shaun Micallef has graced our TV screens since 1989 – from crime caper Mr and Mrs Murder to long-running game show Talkin' About Your Generation and weekly satirical news comedy Mad as Hell. But he's not averse to tackling the big issues, either: his latest series, Going for Broke, examines our national gambling habit. In today's conversation, with senior culture writer Kerrie O'Brien, the lawyer turned funny-man joins us for a chat about two-up, his book about the origin story of Dracula, and what drives him to keep coming up with new ideas for documentaries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    35 min
  7. 'Angertainers' are dividing society: Author Ed Coper explains why we fall for 'rage bait'

    15 de maig

    'Angertainers' are dividing society: Author Ed Coper explains why we fall for 'rage bait'

    Social media was once harnessed by Barack Obama to spread hope. Now “angertainers” are exploiting our human instinct to seek threat to divide society and to build their own cultural, political and social capital, often based on misinformation and lies. They create content for platforms that reward stunts, insults and anger – in the process, distorting reality and hijacking any possibility of a considered debate. In this episode of Good Weekend Talks, Ed Coper, author of Angertainment: How Social Media Outrage Ruined Everything, explains how and why that happens, why you can't stop clicking on things that make you angry – and what we can all do about it. This conversation is hosted by Good Weekend senior writer Greg Callaghan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    41 min
  8. 300th episode: Bob Brown on finding optimism – live at the Melbourne Writers Festival

    9 de maig

    300th episode: Bob Brown on finding optimism – live at the Melbourne Writers Festival

    Bob Brown has spent the past 50 years trying to make people put the planet before profit. The environmental crusader, former senator and medical doctor, and founding member of the Wilderness Society has fought pivotal battles, including campaigns to save the Franklin River and the Swift parrot. He also practises what he preaches: he has lived sustainably for decades in a one-bedroom home. Today, to celebrate the 300th episode of Good Weekend Talks, deputy editor Konrad Marshall interviews Brown live on stage at the Melbourne Writers Festival. This episode comes to you from the State Library of Victoria, where we are joined by a live audience for a conversation that will cover everything from the origin of the term "tree-hugger" to how Brown still finds optimism in the face of massive challenges facing the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    43 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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  • Canal
    SMH & The Age
  • Creació
    The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
  • Anys en actiu
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodis
    101
  • Qualificació
    Explícit
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    © 2026 The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
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    Good Weekend Talks

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