Welcome to The ABR Podcast, produced by Australian Book Review. Released every Thursday, The ABR Podcast features a range of literary highlights, such as reviews, poetry, fiction, interviews, and commentary. Subscribe on iTunes, Google, or Spotify Podcasts, or whichever app you use to listen to your favourite podcasts. For more information about ABR, visit our website, www.australianbookreview.com.au
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Poem of the Week is a weekly podcast presented by Australian Book Review. Each week a poet discusses and reads a new poem. These poems are also published on the ABR website. Australian Book Review is Australia's premier arts and literary magazine. We publish reviews, essays, commentary and new creative writing. We also present a range of prizes, fellowships and literary events. Visit our website to find out more or to subscribe to the print edition or to ABR Online.
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Australian Book Review's States of Poetry Podcast is part of a major new project intended to highlight the quality and diversity of contemporary Australian poetry. Funded by Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund, this is one of the first federally arranged poetry anthologies published in this country. All states and territories will be covered with separate anthologies, each of them edited by a senior poet living in, or closely associated with, that state. The state editors will choose six local ...
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I talk about and review vintage romance novels from the old-school days of romance. Whether it's Harlequin Presents, bodice rippers, Gothics, or defunct category lines, we embrace all of the cheesy, non-politically correct fun that was the romance genre in the late 20th century.
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The Drunken Book Review Podcast is an irreverent review of literature by Justin Hall and Caleb Michael Sarvis. First and foremost, this podcast is a candid, though drunken, discussion of modern (and mostly popular) literature. We are offensive, unfiltered, and while we try our best to stay focused, we will get distracted, yell over one another, and perhaps disappear at times to settle disagreements with hand-to-hand combat. It’s the Hemingway in us.
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Western Australian Hiking Podcast hosted by Donovan from The Long Way’s Better and Mark from The Life of Py.
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UFO Talker will be available every Wednesday. It will be a mixture of discussion, interviews and people describing their sightings of unidentified flying objects. You can contact the podcast by email: ufotalker@bell.net
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The Catholics Read team chat about a selected book from the wide world of literature - from the classic to the popular to the downright obscure.
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Downunder The Ring is a Pro Wrestling podcast with Aussie Pro Wrestling Legend The Warship and Kiwi podcast OG Phid McAwesome. We wrap up the week covering AEW, WWE, ROH, Impact, plus local Australian and New Zealand wrestling shows and news
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The latest books from the best writers. Join books writer, Nicole Abadee, as she interviews top Australian and international Authors about their new releases. Make yourself a cup of tea, pull up a comfy chair, and settle in for some great conversations. Let's talk books.
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Let's Talk About Sects is an award-winning monthly podcast focusing on a different cult each episode. Sarah takes a storytelling, deep dive approach, looking at the history of a sect's leaders, the recruitment of members, their experiences, psychological aspects, and notable incidents during its existence. You can support us on Patreon, with a one-off donation, or grab some merch. Sarah Steel's debut book Do As I Say is available now. “A fascinating and well-researched look into cults and th ...
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Welcome to (RE)FRAMED the official podcast from Reframing Autism! We are so excited to launch (RE)FRAMED in mid-2023 as our second podcast iteration! Reframing Autism is an Australian, Autistic-led charity which provides educational resources and opportunities to the Autistic and autism communities, and amplifies diverse Autistic voices across our platforms. Through our podcast we hope to centre our Autistic stories, share our knowledge and contribute to conversations impacting us, our commu ...
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The Culinary Archive Podcast is a series from the Powerhouse with food journalist Lee Tran Lam exploring Australia’s foodways: from First Nations food knowledge to new interpretations of museum collection objects, scientific innovation, migration, and the diversity of Australian food. Contributing editor Lee Tran Lam is a freelance journalist who has worked with The Sydney Morning Herald, Gourmet Traveller, The Guardian, SBS Food, FBi, ABC, Australian Financial Review, Rolling Stone and Turk ...
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Blog Order (Podcast 1 in Blog 40) 40. J. Miller, K. Vine, and D. Larkin, ‘The Relationship of Product and Process Performance of the Two-Handed Sidearm Strike’, Physical Education and Sports Pedagogy, 2007, 12, 61–75. 41. K. L. Oliver and R. Lalik, ‘The Body as Curriculum: Learning with Adolescent Girls’, Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2001, 33, 303–33. 42. C. C. Pope and M. O’Sullivan, ‘Darwinism in the Gym’, Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2003, 22, 311–27. 43. J. Quay, ‘Experie ...
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Australian Director Stephen Amis talks about his encounters with alien beings since childhood/ Christine Scott's book review of Ann Druffel's The Tujunga Canyon Contacts
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Send us a Text Message. Summer rerun series. In an episode that was first aired on December 7, 2022 host Michael Ryan interviews Australian producer-director Stephen Amis who, in the suburbs of Melbourne, encountered alien beings since childhood. Christine Scott also does a book review of Ann Druffel's The Tujunga Canyon Contacts. Support the Show.…
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'M.' by Shelley Stenhouse | The Jolley Prize
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This week on the ABR Podcast, we continue to celebrate the 2024 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize with the second of three episodes featuring the shortlist. This week’s story is ‘M.’ by Shelley Stenhouse. The judges had this to say about ‘M.’: ‘Wittily told, this rollicking tale set in New York City is at once a character study of the garrulou…
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Did U.S. Intelligence Agents threaten the lives of U.S. military personnel during interrogations after the Rendlesham Forest Incident?/ Interview with British detective Gary Heseltine
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Send us a Text Message. Summer rerun series. Season 2 Episode 8. In an episode that originally aired on October 25, 2023 Host Michael Ryan interviews British detective Gary Heseltine (author of Non-Human). Gary talks about his interview with Sgt. Adrian Bustinza and his interrogation by U.S. intelligence officers where they actually threaten his li…
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WWE Summer Slam 2024 and Raw - HHH is cooking! - DUTR 39
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Judgement Day collapses, 4 new Champs, LA Knight wins and Punk is defeated by Drew.... Oh and the OTC, The One Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns has returned! Wyatt Sicks in ring debut is perfect. Shippy and Phid talk about it all! Brought to you by WWE Shop https://wwe-shop.sjv.io/dutr OG Nerd : www.ognerdlife.com MERCH DROP ► https://thewarship-shop.fou…
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'First Snow' by Kerry Greer | The Jolley Prize
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Beginning this week on the ABR Podcast, we celebrate the 2024 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize shortlist over three episodes. In each episode, one of the three shortlisted authors will read their story – also published in the August issue of ABR. The overall winner of the Jolley Prize will be announced at an event at Gleebooks in Sydney on Au…
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Did Rex Heflin take pictures of a real UFO in 1965?/ We take a deep dive into the facts to find the truth
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Send us a Text Message. Summer rerun series. Season 1 Episode 32. In an episode that originally aired on April 5, 2022 Host Michael Ryan and commentator Christine Scott take a deep dive into the 1965 Rex Heflin UFO photographs. On Tuesday, August 3, 1965 Orange County, California highway maintenance engineer Rex Heflin took 4 photographs of a UFO. …
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'Beyond the mundane: Popular science writing in our literary landscape' by Robyn Arianrhod
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In this week’s ABR Podcast, Robyn Arianrhod considers the state of popular science writing in the Australian literary landscape. She argues that in-depth science writing with popular appeal and literary value is increasingly hard to find in Australia. And where exemplary works of this kind are published, they are rarely recognised with reviews or l…
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Episode 95 - Day Hikes of the Northern Territory
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With a plethora of national parks and stunning scenery in the Northern Territory, we sit down and discuss the hiking options going from the north to the south.By Donovan de Souza & Mark Pybus
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Is WWE using TNA as a proxy in the war for the number 2 spot? Punk is cleared!, Mami is back and the Wyatt Sicks is getting deep! Brought to you by WWE Shop https://wwe-shop.sjv.io/dutr OG Nerd : www.ognerdlife.com MERCH DROP ► https://thewarship-shop.fourthwall.com/ Downunder The Ring is Pro wrestling from the perspective of an Australian Pro Wres…
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'Links in the Chain: Legacies of British slavery in Australia' by Georgina Arnott
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In this week’s ABR Podcast, we feature an essay from the ABR archive: ‘Links in the Chain: Legacies of British slavery in Australia’ by Georgina Arnott. In this essay, Arnott considers how the field of Australian history will be reshaped by emerging links between British slavery in the Caribbean and early settlers to the Australian colonies. Georgi…
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INTERVIEW: Author Frank Thayer talks about little known William Steinman facts and UFOs at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico
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Send us a Text Message. Summer rerun series. Season 2 Episode 9. In an episode that originally aired November 1, 2023 host Michael Ryan interviews author Frank Thayer (The Aztec UFO Incident). Frank Thayer talks about his relationship with William Steinman and revels some very interesting facts about Steinman. He also talks about some UFO cases fro…
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'Death by suicide? Division as a default setting in America' by Timothy J. Lynch
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In this week’s ABR Podcast, Timothy J. Lynch considers whether the United States is on the path to a second civil war, as forecast by Nick Bryant in The Forever War: America’s unending conflict with itself. In his book, Bryant, a former BBC Washington correspondent, argues that hate and paranoia form a central core of the American experience. Timot…
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Summer of the Saucers/ We talk about Ben Hansen/ Who is Issac Koi and was that a UFO at Red Rocks?
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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 40. Host Michael Ryan and Christine Scott talk about a number of UFO topics with their mid Summer catch up show. Topics up for discussion include: ufologist Ben Hansen and his new TV show and Who is Issac Koi? Was that a UFO that was seen at Red Rocks? If you would like to look up Issac Koi's large UFO colle…
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You may recall the name ‘Esther Rockett’ from episode 2, season 3 of this podcast, which was all about Universal Medicine – Serge Benhayon’s esoteric healing cult in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. Esther has been blogging about the more alarming elements of Serge’s ‘modalities’ since 2012, and he sued her for defamation in 2015. The case went t…
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‘Mitty Lee-Brown: artist in exile: From a boarding house in Woollahra to Sri Lanka’ by Nick Hordern
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On this week’s ABR Podcast, Nick Hordern tells the story of Mitty Lee-Brown, the Australian artist who went into self-imposed exile in 1968 to Ceylon, which in 1972 became Sri Lanka. Nick Hordern is a former diplomat and journalist, and the author of several books, including World War Noir: Sydney’s Unpatriotic War. Listen to ‘Mitty Lee-Brown: arti…
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Interview: 2 Halifax Policemen encounter a Black Triangle UFO on their nightshift/ Were multiple Tic Tac UFOs seen off Nova Scotia in the '70s?
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Send us a Text Message. Summer rerun series. Season 2 Episode 10. In an episode that originally aired on November 8, 2023, Host Michael Ryan interviews retired police constables Rick Prescott and Rob Furlong about their sighting of a black triangle UFO during their nightshift. Rob Furlong also recalls a story that a family friend told about a Tic T…
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'Pascoe's vision: Musings on life and Country' by Seumas Spark
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In this week’s ABR Podcast, Seumas Spark reviews Black Duck: A year at Yumburra by Bruce Pascoe with Lyn Harwood. Spark writes: ‘Black Duck is two things: a record of a year in the life of the farm, and a collection of musings on life and Country’. Seumas Spark is an historian at Monash University. Listen to Spark’s ‘Pascoe's vision: Musings on lif…
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‘Bloodstone: The day they blew up Mount Tom Price’ by Nicole Hasham
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In this week’s ABR Podcast, we feature the third-place winner in this year’s Calibre Essay Prize, Nicole Hasham’s ‘Bloodstone: The day they blew up Mount Tom Price’. In preparation for the essay, Walkley Award-winning journalist Nicole Hasham travelled to the site of Wakathuni, the Pilbara mountain also known as Tom Price that was blown up in 1974 …
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Interview with Terry Mantell, grandson of Captain Thomas F. Mantell/ First Air Force pilot to lose his life in pursuit of a UFO
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Send us a Text Message. Summer rerun series. Season 1 Episode 21. In this episode that originally aired on January 18, 2023 host Michael Ryan interviews Terry Mantell, grandson of Captain Thomas F. Mantell who is the first Air Force pilot to lose their life in pursuit of a UFO. Terry Mantell talks about how his grandfather's death affected their fa…
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LET US IN - WWE IS FUTURE PROOFING WRESTLING | DUTR #37
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Jacob Fatu joins the bloodline, Drew destroys CM Punk. NXT Said his name! Creeds are Alpha? Wyatt Sick6 promo from this week. Apologies for the funky static during the Podcast, we have no idea what it is, but we will investigate it! Brought to you by WWE Shop https://wwe-shop.sjv.io/dutr OG Nerd : www.ognerdlife.com MERCH DROP ► https://thewarship-…
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Retired NASA scientist Dr. Richard F. Haines talks about U.S. troops shooting at a UFO during the Korean War/ Could extreme deceleration rule out UFOs being from Earth?
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Send us a Text Message. Summer Rerun Series. In an episode that originally aired on May 3, 2023, host Michael Ryan interviews retired NASA scientist Dr. Richard F. Haines about his book CE-5 and humans trying to communicate with extraterrestrials. He also discusses two cases from his book Advanced Aerial Devices Reported During the Korean War in wh…
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NJPW's Henare - NEVER Openweight Champion
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Phid McAwesome chats to the Maori Berserker, The NJPW Openweight Champion, Henare! Downunder The Ring is Pro wrestling from the perspective of an Australian Pro Wrestler, The Warship and a life long Fan and award winning podcaster Phid McAwesome Each week, Phid and Shippy look back on the last 7 days of WWE, AEW, ROH, Impact and the big news in the…
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Peter Rose reviews 'Hazzard and Harrower: The letters' edited by Brigitta Olubas and Susan Wyndham
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In this week’s ABR Podcast, Peter Rose reviews Hazzard and Harrower: The letters, edited by Brigitta Olubas and Susan Wyndham. The correspondence between writers Shirley Hazzard and Elizabeth Harrower ran from 1966 to 2008 and, in its unedited form, amounted to 400,000 words. Editors Susan Wyndham Brigitta Olubas have trimmed it down: ‘For the time…
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They're here! Phid and Shippy discuss TNA x NXT crossover, TNA Against All Odds, WWE Clash at the castle and the return of the Wyatt Sick6! Downunder The Ring is Pro wrestling from the perspective of an Australian Pro Wrestler, The Warship and a life long Fan and award winning podcaster Phid McAwesome Each week, Phid and Shippy look back on the las…
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U.S. soldier David Marceau talks about a nighttime encounter he had with a 100 foot long UFO during a training mission at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick
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Send us a Text Message. Summer rerun series. In this episode that originally aired on January 25, 2023, host Michael Ryan interviews U.S. soldier David Marceau who had an encounter in 1992 with a UFO that was 100 feet long and 50 feet wide late at night while he was on guard duty at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown. The base at Gagetown is a massive (…
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Cult Information and Family Support with Tore Klevjer
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Tore Klevjer has been involved with the volunteer charity organisation Cult Information and Family Support (CIFS) since its very formation almost three decades ago, in 1996. Avid listeners of this podcast will know that the end of every episode mentions CIFS. We’re lucky in Australia to have this incredibly dedicated group of volunteers who support…
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WE'RE BACK - WITH REAL GLASS! | DUTR 35
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Phid and Shippy are back, covering TNA x NXT, Ethan Pages NXT debut, Liv's Judgement Day debauchery and what's next for Ricochet? Downunder The Ring is Pro wrestling from the perspective of an Australian Pro Wrestler, The Warship and a life long Fan and award winning podcaster Phid McAwesome Each week, Phid and Shippy look back on the last 7 days o…
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'Copyright and its discontents: Frank Moorhouse's battle to defend authors' by Matthew Lamb
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In this week’s ABR Podcast, Frank Moorhouse biographer Matthew Lamb tells of his subject’s battle to defend Australian authors and the founding of Copyright Agency in 1974. Listen to Matthew Lamb with ‘Copyright and its discontents: Frank Moorhouse’s battle to defend authors’, published in the June issue of ABR. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv…
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Interviews: Two eyewitness accounts of UFOs that altered their view of the world/ Two people, one from Melbourne, Australia and one from Regina, Canada.
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Send us a Text Message. Summer rerun series. In episode 5 from Season 2 (which originally aired on October 4, 2023) two eyewitness accounts of UFOs that were closer than 30 feet away. Each sighting has changed the witness and the way they view the world. Julie is from Melbourne, Australia and she talks about her encounter that was witnessed by her …
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Last month ABR announced the winner, runner-up and third-place recipient of the 2024 Calibre Essay Prize. In this week’s podcast we are delighted to present the 2024 Calibre runner-up, ‘Hold Your Nerve’, by Melbourne writer Natasha Sholl. Natasha Sholl is a writer and lapsed lawyer. Her work has appeared in publications including The Guardian, The …
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Did astronaut Gordon Cooper's report of a UFO landing and being filmed at Edwards Air Force Base really happen?/ Christine Scott's book review of John Keel's Eighth Tower
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Send us a Text Message. Summer rerun series. In episode #30 that originally aired on March 22, 2023 Host Michael Ryan and commentator Christine Scott take a deep dive into the facts to find the truth. Did Gordon Cooper actually film the landing of a UFO at Edwards Air Force Base? Christine Scott also gives her book review of the Anomalist Books rep…
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Tony Hughes d’Aeth reviews On Kim Scott: Writers on writers by Tony Birch
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In this week’s ABR Podcast, Tony Hughes d’Aeth reviews On Kim Scott: Writers on writers by Tony Birch. The book is the latest instalment in Black Inc.’s ‘Writers on Writers’ series. Tony Hughes-d’Aeth is Professor in English and Cultural Studies at the University of Western Australia and the author of several books including the recently published …
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THE STAR BLANKET ENCOUNTER: 22 people including 4 RCMP officers witness 150 ft. diameter UFO lifting off and hovering for 2 hours on Saskatchewan First Nations Reservation
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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 39. In the Season 2 finale, host Michael Ryan and commentator Christine Scott take a deep dive into The Star Blanket Encounter. On the night of November 27, 1973 a UFO that was described as being between 100-150 feet in diameter was first seen by Chief Noel Star of the Star Blanket First Nations Reservation.…
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Tracey Slaughter's ‘why your hair is long & your stories short’
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With the publication of the May issue, ABR was delighted to announce the winner of the 2024 Calibre Essay Prize. Tracey Slaughter – from Aotearoa New Zealand – has become the first overseas writer to claim the Calibre Prize with her essay ‘why your hair is long & your stories short’. We are thrilled Tracey Slaughter could join the ABR Podcast to re…
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Aviation safety expert Todd Curtis talks about weather balloons and UFOs and why UFOs are probably not secret technology/ Also 2006 Chicago O'Hare UFO Incident
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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 38. Host Michael Ryan interviews aviation safety expert Todd Curtis. Mr. Curtis talks about weather balloons and why UFOs are most likely not secret technology. Todd Curtis also talks about his time in the U.S. Air Force where he served at Edwards Air Force Base. He also talks about a glider pilot in Albany,…
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