Best Nicole Abadee Podcasts (2024)

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The WTA 90’s w/ Kimberly Po & Mariaan De Swardt 1:03:11

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We continue our #Fantastic50 series this week and not only celebrate the 50th year of WTA tennis, but also a decade in which the hair was big, the clothes were bigger and the teenage phenoms were a plenty....the WTA 90's. We're joined this week by two grand slam champions who each enjoyed stellar careers on the WTA Tour. Former world #14 and Wimble…

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Getting To Know….Alexandra Stevenson 1:35:11

1y ago1:35:11

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It’s Wimbledon 2023 time! Not only do we get to discuss the lead-up grass court events this week, but we also try our very best to predict what is sure to be an “anything goes” type of tournament at the 3rd grand slam of the season. Fans know that headlines write themselves each year at Wimbledon and what better guest to have this week than a playe…

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Getting To Know....Dayana Yastremska 1:15:26

1y ago1:15:26

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This week, we take a closer look at a career and a player that has had to deal with numerous stressful situations that most of us can't even imagine. WTA former world #21, from the Ukraine, Dayana Yastremska joins Fantastic Tennis this week and shares her thoughts on her life and career over the past few tough seasons on tour. From a war in her ver…

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LAW SCHOOL SERIES - Gerry Simpson "The Sentimental Life of International Law" 1:01:41

1y ago1:01:41

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Nicole Abadee talks to Professor Gerry Simpson about his book "The Sentimental Life of International Law: Literature, Language and Longing in world politics." SHOW NOTES: Nicole Abadee Website: https://www.nicoleabadee.com.au Facebook: @booksbooksbookspodcast OR @nicole.abadee Twitter: @NicoleAbadee Instagram: @booksbooksbookspodcast OR @nicoleabad…

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50 Years Of Fantastic WTA Comebacks (ft. Meike Babel & Alex Abad-Santos) 1:21:50

1y ago1:21:50

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As we celebrate 50 years of amazing WTA tennis, this week we take a closer look at all the fantastic WTA comebacks that we’ve loved so much over the years. We’re joined this week by former top 30 WTA player, Meike Babel and Senior Correspondent for Vox.com, Alex Abad-Santos, as we talk about all the great WTA comebacks in history, Capriati, Serena,…

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LAW SCHOOL SERIES: Understanding Sharia Processes with Ghena Krayem 59:10

1y ago59:10

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Associate Professor Ghena Krayem provides deep insights into her latest book, Understanding Sharia Processes – Women’s Experience of Family Disputes, explaining the difference between a religious and a civil law divorce and why an Islamic woman might want both, the different types of religious divorce, and the process for obtaining a religious divo…

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Getting To Know....The Comeback of Barbora Strycova 36:49

1y ago36:49

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It's been over two years since we've seen this former doubles world #1 and Wimbledon doubles champion on court, but the wait is over! This week, we chat with the always magnetic Czech WTA superstar, Barbora Strycova as she details everything you'll want to know about her comeback. She chats about her motivation on coming back, who she'll be playing…

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Getting To Know….Nicole Melichar-Martinez 1:07:45

1+ y ago1:07:45

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We continue our focus on the art of doubles this week with the fantastic 2018 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Champion, Nicole Melichar-Martinez. Nicole joins host, Jon Guerrica as they discuss 13 years of WTA tennis with 12 career doubles titles and (still) counting. We hear about the unconventional route that Nicole took to start her career, why her very…

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Getting To Know….Ellen Perez 1:03:03

1+ y ago1:03:03

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The art of doubles is front and center this week as the Fantastic Tennis family is spotlighting one of the best doubles teams in the world over the next two weeks. We start today with our favorite fellow lefty, the fantastic....Ellen Perez. With already (5) WTA doubles titles and a career high doubles ranking of world #15, Australia's Ellen Perez i…

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Storytelling & social justice: In conversation with Suzie Miller 44:10

1+ y ago44:10

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This episode is a special presentation of the In Conversation Nicole Abadee did with award winning playwright and former human rights lawyer, Suzie Miller, for the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, about the importance and role of storytelling in social justice. SHOW NOTES: Nicole Abadee Website: https://www.nicoleabadee.com.au Facebook: @booksbooks…

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LAW SCHOOL SERIES: Yane Svetiev “Experimentalist Competition Law and the Regulation of Markets” 1:03:49

1+ y ago1:03:49

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In this episode of the Books, Books, Books Law School Series, Professor Svetiev provides an up-to-date account of the evolution of competition law enforcement in the European Union, arguing that recent developments may be explained by a model of experimentalist governance based on learning from difference and learning from experience. He considers …

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Getting To Know....Jarmila Wolfe 1:16:57

1+ y ago1:16:57

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Whether you started following her as Jarmila Gajdosova or as Jarka Wolfe, this talented Slovak-Australian was a top WTA player for over 16 years on the WTA Tour, and reached #25 in the world by beating the very best to get there. This week we celebrate not only her career, but also the 10 year anniversary of her amazing run to the 2013 Australian O…

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Tennis Therapy w/ Caitlin Thompson & Nick McCarvel 48:52

1+ y ago48:52

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The 2023 tennis season has started with an absolute brilliant bullet. From Naomi Osaka, to the “Break Point curse,” to a story-filled Australian Open…..join host, Jon Guerrica along with tennis media giants, Caitlin Thompson & Nick McCarvel as they take an insider's look at all the happenings this month in tennis. How much do we hate when two playe…

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Getting To Know....Tennis Headlines This Week 16:57

1+ y ago16:57

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We’re kicking off our Season 3 premiere with some tennis headlines from a newsworthy week in the sport. In this brief episode, we talk our favorite 2023 Australian Open 1st round match-ups, Naomi Osaka, and of course, we preview our first player interview of the season, the fantastic, Bethanie Mattek-Sands. If you need a quickie for your car ride o…

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Getting To Know....Bethanie Mattek-Sands 1:05:26

1+ y ago1:05:26

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We open Season 3 of Fantastic Tennis with one of the most decorated and loved WTA champions still playing the game today, the fantastic, Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Bethanie joins host, Jon Guerrica to discuss a career that's now entering its third decade on tour, and shows no signs of slowing down. This high-energy interview is an in-depth look at what…

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Griffith Review Series Issue #78 “A Matter of Taste” with Dr Carody Culver 48:16

1+ y ago48:16

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Nicole talks to the new editor of Griffith Review, Dr Carody Culver about Griffith Review 78, A Matter of Taste, which provides a feast of essays, memoir, reportage and fiction about what we eat and why. They discuss brilliant pieces by food writer Kate Gibbs (grand-daughter of Margaret Fulton) on the joys and future of cookbooks, historian Yves Re…

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Getting To Know....Andrea Petkovic 1:12:23

1+ y ago1:12:23

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For over a decade, Andrea Petkovic has been much more than just a fan-favorite on the WTA Tour. Few players have been able to produce her brand of consistent talent, wit, grit, fight and dancing ability to help them climb all the way to number #9 in the world. Andrea joins us this week to discuss a storied tennis career that saw her finish with 7 W…

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Bonnie Garmus "Lessons in Chemistry" 55:17

1+ y ago55:17

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In this achingly tender, funny, clever debut novel set in the 1950s, talented Elizabeth Zott confronts misogyny and worse as she battles to create a place for herself in the male-dominated world of research chemistry. Things get worse when she falls in love with brilliant fellow scientist Calvin. Here Garmus dsicusses how Betty Friedan’s “The Femin…

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Getting To Know....The Off-Season w/ Madison Brengle & Samantha Crawford 38:10

1+ y ago38:10

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No pro tennis?! We've got you covered this week as we catch up with two decorated WTA players that just finished successful seasons on tour. Madison Brengle cracked the top 50 this past October after a stellar season that saw her achieve her best ranking in 6 seasons by winning 4 ITF titles.. Samatha Crawford on the other hand, made a successful co…

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Getting To Know....Rosie Casals 1:22:05

1+ y ago1:22:05

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Today, Fantastic Tennis is honored to welcome the legend, the pioneer, the trailblazer, Rosie Casals to the show. Through nearly 4 decades of pro tennis, Rosie shares stories from a career that ultimately saw her win 12 grand slam doubles titles, 112 WTA doubles events and enter the Tennis Hall of Fame not once, but twice. Whether you’re a tennis f…

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LAW SCHOOL SERIES: Dr Stacie Strong " Legal Reasoning Across Commercial Disputes" 53:18

1+ y ago53:18

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In this week’s episode of the law school series, Nicole speaks with Dr Stacie Strong, Associate Professor, about her recent book, Legal Reasoning Across Commercial Disputes – Comparing Judicial and Arbitral Analyses¸ in which she considers the following three issues: Is legal reasoning in the judicial setting different from legal reasoning in the s…

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Getting To Know....The 2022 Fall Tennis Season 22:56

2y ago22:56

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After the US Open, tennis fans were an emotional wreck. What better way to cure the Serena, Roger & Petkovic retirement news, than with some good ole fun fall tennis! Join host Jon Guerrica as he's joined by this week's co-host Max Markham as they discuss everything fall, from pumpkin spice latte's to Barbora Krejcikova's title runs in Tallinn & Os…

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Getting To Know....Timea Babos 54:34

2y ago54:34

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This week, our guest is the most decorated WTA player to ever play for the country of Hungary. Former doubles world #1, Timea Babos joins Fantastic Tennis for an interesting look at a player that knows what it feels like to be on top of the women's game, and is doing all she can to get back there once again. As a junior phenom, she was just one mat…

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GRIFFITH REVIEW SERIES: Issue #77 "Real Cool World" 57:37

2y ago57:37

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In this edition of Griffith Review, which is produced in partnership with the Australian Antarctic Division, Ashley and Nicole discuss all things Antarctic –Australia’s role there, the fascinating million-year ice core project, the terrifying impact of climate change on the fragile Antarctic eco-systems and the melting of the ice sheets. SHOW NOTES…

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Wendy McCarthy "Don't Be Too Polite Girls" 53:33

2y ago53:33

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Feminist, activist and writer Wendy McCarthy reveals in her new memoir, “Don’t Be Too Polite, Girls” how to be a strong feminist, a good mother and a good wife - all at the same time. Here she discusses how choosing the right life partner, her beloved Gordon McCarthy, enabled her to live a stimulating, purposeful life, with a brilliant career spann…

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Getting To Know….Greet Minnen 43:41

2y ago43:41

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Our guest this week joins us as she celebrates her 25th birthday from a WTA event in Granby, Canada. Having reached a career high ranking of world #69 last year after her impressive run to the 2021 US Open 3rd round, Greet Minnen talks with host Jon Guerrica about the pressures of tour life and having to defend vital ranking points from her milesto…

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Sydney Law School Series: Teela Reid 1:05:40

2y ago1:05:40

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“I am first and foremost a First Nations woman. I am that before I am a lawyer”. In this wide-ranging conversation with Teela Reid, Sydney Law School’s first First Nations Lawyer in Residence, she discusses her remarkable career as lawyer, activist and storyteller – the life-changing decision to move from teaching to law, her determination to make …

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Indira Naidoo "The Space Between the Stars" 54:17

2y ago54:17

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When popular broadcaster Indira Naidoo lost her youngest sister to suicide she was plunged into a darkness like no other. Heartbroken and wracked with grief and guilt, her immediate response upon hearing the news was to flee to Sydney’s Botanic Gardens and seek solace between a towering Moreton Bay tree that she came to think of as her own. “The Sp…

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Getting To Know….Catherine Harrison 48:00

2y ago48:00

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You’ll find very few players that frustrate and confuse their opponents by playing with two hands on both sides, like our guest this week, Catherine Harrison. Join us as we get to know a player that's officially coming off the biggest result of her pro tennis career by qualifying and making the 2nd round of her first grand slam at Wimbledon. Cather…

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Isabel Allende "Violeta" 40:11

2y ago40:11

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In her sixteenth novel, Violeta, Isabel Allende has created an unforgettable heroine much like herself – fiercely independent, funny, passionate, devoted to her children and a powerful advocate for women’s rights and feminism. Like her other books, Violeta is a brilliant blend of the personal with the political – Violeta’s almost-one hundred years …

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Getting To Know....Wimbledon 2022 40:20

2y ago40:20

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Glorified exhibition or historic grand slam? However you Tatjana Maria slice it, Wimbledon 2022 was one for the history books. Join host Jon Guerrica as he's joined by two major fan-experts of the game, to dissect round by round the extremely entertaining Wimbledon Championships. Don't forget to follow us on twitter @fantennispod or on Instagram @f…

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Sydney Law School Series: “Self, Others and the State – Relations of Criminal Responsibility” with Arlie Loughnan 52:53

2y ago52:53

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In her latest book, “Self, Others and the State – Relations of Criminal Responsibility”, Professor Loughnan reassesses the rise to prominence of criminal responsibility within the Australian criminal law in the twentieth century and reconsiders its significance within the criminal law. In this episode Nicole and Professor Loughnan discuss the centr…

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GRIFFITH REVIEW SERIES: Issue #76 "Acts of Reckoning" 54:39

2y ago54:39

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What might a reckoning between Black and white Australia look like? Many of the brilliant contributors to Griffith Review 76, “Acts of Reckoning”, such as Professor Megan Davis, leading scholar Teela Reid and Senator Patrick Dodson, argue that it starts with all of us embracing the generous invitation from Indigenous people in the Uluru Statement F…

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Getting To Know….Sachia Vickery 1:19:21

2y ago1:19:21

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When I thought about which player I’d love to spotlight during Pride month, I instantly thought of our guest this week….the fantastic Sachia Vickery. As an unbelievable ally for the LBGTQ+ community, she’s used her voice to speak out on many important social issues throughout her time on tour, so I’m especially honored to discuss her decade long ca…

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Jennifer Egan "The Candy House" 54:57

2y ago54:57

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Nicole Abadee talks to Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, Jennifer Egan, about her exciting new book "The Candy House." SHOW NOTES: Nicole Abadee Website: https://www.nicoleabadee.com.au Facebook: @booksbooksbookspodcast OR @nicole.abadee Twitter: @NicoleAbadee Instagram: @booksbooksbookspodcast OR @nicoleabadee Jennifer Egan Website: https://jennife…

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Sydney Law School Series: “Non-Binding Norms in International Humanitarian Law – Efficacy, Legitimacy and Legality” by Emily Crawford 44:49

2y ago44:49

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Emily and Nicole discuss how non-binding instruments or ‘soft law’ have been received in international humanitarian law by looking at specific examples, such as the ICRC Study into Customary International Humanitarian Law. Have they been adopted in state practice? Are they referred to by international and national courts and tribunals? They conside…

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Getting To Know….Tatiana Golovin 1:14:20

2y ago1:14:20

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As we celebrate and watch the 2022 French Open this week, we're truly excited to welcome 2004 French Open Mixed Doubles Champion from France, Tatiana Golovin to discuss her fascinating life & playing career. Tatiana was an instant fan favorite as she burst onto the scene as a 16yo Nick Bollettieri prodigy, and would ultimately be named the 2004 WTA…

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Kate Grenville "Writers for Climate Action" 29:03

2y ago29:03

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Nicole speaks to Kate Grenville about forming the "Writers for Climate Action" group, where she brings writers passionate about acting against climate change, together in a single space to fight the biggest challenge of our time and threat to our future. "we've joined forces to act as a group because we believe that climate change is a threat to th…

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Getting To Know....Dominique Monami 1:16:51

2y ago1:16:51

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Whether you remember our guest as Dominique Van Roost, or today as Dominique Monami, you won't soon forget her decade long career and the long list of accomplishments she was able to achieve after listening to this week's episode. Before Kim Clijsters & Justine Henin put Belgian tennis on the map, Dominique fiercely broke records of her own. First,…

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Adelaide Writers Week: "Comrades in Words" with Charlotte Wood and Christos Tsiolkas 59:42

2y ago59:42

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Books, Books, Books is proud to present "Comrade in Words" a session from Adelaide Writer's Week where Nicole facilitated a conversation between Charlotte Wood and Christos Tsiolkas about their latest works, friendship, how they function as artists, and the challenges of living a creative life. SHOW NOTES: Nicole Abadee Website: https://www.nicolea…

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Maria Tumarkin “When Women Speak of War: Artists reckon With Wars Declared and Hidden” 50:02

2y ago50:02

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“When women speak of war they say nothing or almost nothing of what we are used to reading and hearing about”. These words, by Nobel-Prize-winning writer Svetlana Alexievich inspired acclaimed writer and cultural historian Maria Tumarkin to create an extraordinary multi-disciplinary event called “When Women Speak of War: Artists reckon With Wars De…

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Getting To Know….Jennifer Brady 1:01:34

2y ago1:01:34

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Our guest this week had a whirlwind 6 months on tour, as she would go from winning her first WTA singles title, to reaching her first grand slam semifinal at the 2020 US Open, to then top that just a few months later as she would advance to her first grand slam final at the 2021 Australian Open. She's been sidelined with a foot injury for 8 months,…

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GRIFFITH REVIEW SERIES: Issue #75 "Learning Curves" 1:11:48

2+ y ago1:11:48

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Nicole talks to Griffith Review Editor, Ashley Hay, about he incredible works and writers in Griffith Review issue #75 - Learning Curves, all about education. "From preschool to postgrad, from private to public, and from sandstone to the school of life, what do the parameters of our educational experiences add up to? What does a good education look…

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Getting To Know….The Sunshine Double (ft. Daria Saville) 50:43

2+ y ago50:43

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It’s always been a dream of mine to gather a huge group of my favorite tennis friends and spend a week in Indian Wells paradise….and this past week, it finally came true. In this episode we cover the fantastic Indian Wells Masters event, and we look forward to the always fun & sunny Miami Open. We also check in with a friend of the pod, former WTA …

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Getting To Know….Donna Vekic 43:47

2+ y ago43:47

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Our guest this week had an immediate rise up the WTA rankings when she made her first tour final at just 16 years old. Now ten years later, with a decade of experience under her belt, she continues to be a force in the tennis world, most recently her surprise run to her 3rd career WTA singles title in Courmayeur, Italy to cap off an extremely diffi…

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SUMMER SERIES: Maxine Beneba Clarke "How Decent Folk Behave" 49:29

2+ y ago49:29

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Award winning author and Poet Laureate, Maxine Beneba Clarke joins Nicole to talk about her courageous poetry collection "How Decent Folk Behave," for the final episode of the Books, Books, Books Summer Series. A thoughtful and compassionate conversation about works that reflect exactly where we are right now with honesty and hope. "These poems spe…

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SUMMER SERIES: Hannah Kent "Devotion" 46:12

2+ y ago46:12

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Hannah Kent talks to Nicole about her amazing new novel "Devotion," for the BBB Summer Series. A novel steeped in both history and fantasy, unpacking the complicated layers of belief, identity and love. A book to devour and savour. SHOW NOTES: Nicole Abadee Website: https://www.nicoleabadee.com.au Facebook: @booksbooksbookspodcast OR @nicole.abadee…

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Getting To Know....Hana Mandlikova 1:03:46

2+ y ago1:03:46

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Our guest this week is the legendary 4-time grand slam singles champion, Hana Mandlikova. Join Hana, host Jon Guerrica as well as Hana's biggest fan from Paris, France as they navigate through a resume unlike many others in tennis history. Learn about what it was like balancing a professional tennis career inside communist Czechoslovakia, and how p…

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SUMMER SERIES: Michelle de Kretser "Scary Monsters" 1:03:34

2+ y ago1:03:34

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Nicole talks to the luminous Michelle de Kretser about her novel "Scary Monsters," which explores the impact of migration in two very different and individual stories, read from different ends of the book. They discuss themes of racism, misogyny and agesim as well as Michelle's choice to play with the novel's physical form, as a way of recreating t…

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SUMMER SERIES: Delia Falconer "Signs and Wonders" 55:41

2+ y ago55:41

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Delia Falconer discusses her extraordinary new book, “Signs and Wonders” which features 13 deeply personal essays in which she grapples with the tension between awe at the beauty of the world and despair at the prospect of its imminent demise. SHOW NOTES: Nicole Abadee Website: https://www.nicoleabadee.com.au Facebook: @booksbooksbookspodcast OR @n…

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