I obsess. I come across something new and I consume until I can't take any more, then I'm on to the next. Some obsessions last a week, others a lifetime. Let's explore together.
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Retire to the eclectic environs of the RN Drive Drawing Room, for music, musings and unexpected conversations. The Drawing Room is equal parts performance space, salon, and kitchen table confessional.
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A new podcast from The American Conservative, presented by Kale Zelden and bestselling author Rod Dreher, exploring faith, culture, and public affairs.
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Spectrum features conversations with an eclectic group of fascinating people, some are famous and some are not, but they all have captivating stories.
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Hereditary democracy and the danger of political nepo-babies
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Nepotism in politics has always been a thing but what about business and the boardroom? What does hereditary democracy mean for our world?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Behind the camera — getting the shot for National Geographic
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Icebergs to Iguanas details just some of the tales and tails from the past 38 years of photographer Jason Edwards' career with National Geographic.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Historian and author Dennis Glover's new book Repeat: A Warning from History argues that events happening around the world today mirror those leading up to the First and Second World Wars.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Missy Higgins reflects on 'The Sound of White' 20 years on
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What's changed and what's remained the same for Missy Higgins in the 20 years since her debut album?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Visual artist Matt Clark has used data sets from NASA to reproduce the sound of the planets for his work Silent SymphonyBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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'A little illegal promenade' — Philippe Petit on his famous high wire act
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At 75, Philippe Petit is still walking the tightrope. He reflects on a life of artistic rebellion and his daring high wire walks between the Twin Towers and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Why the tardigrade deserves to be made into art
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Internationally renowned artist Peder Bjurman thinks this micro-organism threatened by climate change deserves our attention.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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What growing up in a utopian community really looks like
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Susanna Crossman grew up living with 50 other adults and children in an alternative community on a rambling English estate.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Fanny Lumsden takes her Country Halls tour from Gundy to Glasgow
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Country singer Fanny Lumsden joins Andy in the studio for a chat and sings her song 'Great Divide'By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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What Charles Todd's magnificent obsession meant for Australia
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Charles Todd's was the man behind the Overland Telegraph Line, connecting Australian colonies to each other and the rest of the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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All That Glitters tells the true story of one of the biggest art frauds in history.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Future Council: The kids talking truth to power
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Damon Gameau's new documentary 'Future Council' brings together a group of eight kids to talk to leaders. It proves these kids aren't falling for 'adult wash' any more.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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David Benatar: Anti-natalism and the case against having children
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Philosopher David Benatar is a proponent of compassionate anti-natalism, or the idea that it is immoral to bring children into the world because they will inevitably experience suffering.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Find out how Donald 'DJ' Johnson joined the band Khraungbin and what they the band ate when they had dinner with Childish Gambino.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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What is 'originalism' and how is it influencing the US Supreme Court?
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You'll likely be hearing more about the Supreme Court in the lead-up to the US Presidential election in November, so what kind of state is it in and what does it mean for Americans?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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AI doesn't appear by magic, its impacts on the material world are massive
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Professor Kate Crawford has mapped every aspect of A.I to better understand the political, social and financial costs on the physical world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Could six-year-olds be the answer to Western democracy's woes?
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David Runciman argues that giving children as young as six the right to vote might just be what Western democracy is in need of.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Linguist and Professor of English from the University of Michigan Anne Curzan discuss what's hot and what's not in the ever-changing landscape of languageBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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How the traditional Japanese shamisen found an audience with heavy metal fans
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Noriko Tadano grew up in the Chiba prefecture of Japan, but is now Australia's foremost proponent of a three-stringed, traditional Japanese banjo-like instrument, called the shamisen.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Neel Kolhatkar on coming of age in comedy
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In Neel Kolhatkar's comedy no one seems to be safe ... so who is the man behind the jokes?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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A gun, a fee and Australia’s wheat industry
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Award-winning journalist Richard Baker has opened up the vault to return to the key players behind the AWB scandal in which $300 million was funnelled to Saddam Hussein to secure Australia's wheat interests.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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For love and reindeer: The Tundra Within Me
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Eallogierdu: The Tundra Within Me explores the challenges faced by the Sámi people in continuing the reindeer herding business in the northern regions of Sweden, Finland and Norway.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Caroline Hodgson: The Flash Madame of Melbourne
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A new book on Melbourne's famed bordello queen ‘Madame Brussels’ reveals the debauchery and puritanism at the end of the gold rush era.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The Heart Whispers and Whirls: Telling stories from around the world
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Hear traditional Persian and Bosnian stories told through song and poetry from two members of the performance collective, The Resonant Heart.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Neil Mercer on 40 years of reporting on corrupt cops and crims
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Crime reporter Neil Mercer talks about his career covering Roger Rogerson and Neddy Smith is the subject of his new book 'The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop'By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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