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Listen to Australia's best writers and thinkers read out longform essays from The Monthly magazine, the country's leading publication on politics, current affairs and culture.

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    Ange Lavoipierre on how much sex is too much for one person

    Ange Lavoipierre on how much sex is too much for one person

    Today on the show, journalist Ange Lavoipierre will be reading her piece from a recent edition of The Monthly.
    In the suburb of Newtown, in Sydney, two support groups almost diametrically opposed are asking essentially the same question: how much sex is too much for one person? 
    In one group, the Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous meeting welcomes those who are ashamed about the size of their sexual and romantic appetites. For the other, an ethical non-monogamy night allows space and discussion for those who can’t get enough. 

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    Guest: Journalist Ange Lavoipierre

    • 18 min
    Jane Gleeson on why we need decay to save the planet

    Jane Gleeson on why we need decay to save the planet

    Today on the show, writer Jane Gleeson-White, with her piece from a recent edition of The Monthly.
    In inner-city Sydney, the heart of the urban jungle, Jane meets environmental lawyer turned activist, Michael Mobbs. 
    His ambition is to transform the concrete warren of terraces and narrow streets of Chippendale into a sustainable oasis. 

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    Guest: Author, Jane Gleeson-White

    • 17 min
    Konrad Muller on organic wine and whether it’s worth it

    Konrad Muller on organic wine and whether it’s worth it

    Today, writer Konrad Muller reads his latest piece on the quest to learn whether making organic wine is worth the effort.
    It's called “Notes from a small vineyard” and in it he tries to discover the true effort and cost of going organic and interrogates what difference it makes.

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    Guest: Writer, Konrad Muller
    Background reading: Notes from a small vineyard

    • 15 min
    Anthony Ham on what happens when a mine is meant to be rehabilitated

    Anthony Ham on what happens when a mine is meant to be rehabilitated

    Surrounded by what we know as the Kakadu National Park, the Northern Territory’s Ranger Uranium Mine finally ceased processing in 2021, after nearly 50 years of operation. 

    With the mine now closed, Kakadu’s traditional owners are seeking that the government make good on the original promise of a national park in their care.

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    Guest: Writer and photographer Anthony Ham

    • 26 min
    Suzannah Marshall Macbeth on the role of predators

    Suzannah Marshall Macbeth on the role of predators

    At certain times of the year, a group of volunteers can be found roaming Canberra’s bush reserves bearing raw chicken carcasses – all in the name of saving and studying the small local population of goannas.
    Of particular interest to the volunteers is the Rosenberg’s monitor – only seven are known to be living in the area, and their survival in an environment so close to Canberra’s city is uncertain. 
    But, armed with bait and cameras taking millions of photos, local ecologists and volunteers hope to give Canberra’s goannas a chance.
    Today on the show, Suzannah Marshall Macbeth, with her piece from a recent edition of The Saturday Paper, ‘Saving Canberra’s goannas’.

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    Guest: Writer Anna Goldsworthy

    • 16 min
    The Bhutanese nuns editing Wikipedia to share their culture

    The Bhutanese nuns editing Wikipedia to share their culture

    A 14th century monastery in Bhutan might be the least likely place to find a hive of busy Wikipedia editors, but for Bunty Avieson, it was the perfect setting for a project in improving media literacy among local nuns, and preserving an under-documented culture online. 
    The rigours of editing Wikipedia offered a new path of enlightenment for both the teacher and her class of Bhutanese nuns, as they worked to bring the country’s culture and traditions to local as well as global readers.
    Today, senior lecturer in Media at the University of Sydney, Bunty Avieson will be reading her piece from a recent edition of The Saturday Paper.

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    Guest: Senior lecturer in Media at the University of Sydney, Bunty Avieson

    • 19 min

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