The Good Life: Andrew Leigh in Conversation

Andrew Leigh interviews people on living a happy, healthy and ethical life

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189. Shaun Micallef on Laughter, Stepping Up and Stepping Back

Shaun Micallef on Laughter, Stepping Up and Stepping Back

12-23

56:47

188. Dave Eccles and Tadgh Kennelly on Blokes Bonding on Beaches

Dave Eccles and Tadgh Kennelly on Blokes Bonding on Beaches. To find out more about WNOW visit https://www.wnow.com.au/

10-01

46:34

187. Nina Jankowicz and Van Badham on Online Misogyny

Nina Jankowicz and Van Badham on Online Misogyny Nina Jankowicz, American disinformation expert and author of How to Lose the Information War and How to Be a Woman Online, and Van Badham, activist, playwright, and author of QAnon and On discuss disinformation, online harms, and their effect on elections in 2024 and beyond.

09-18

56:23

186. Lucas Patchett on front loaders, friends & founding Orange Sky

Lucas Patchett on front loaders, friends & founding Orange Sky - To volunteer with Orange Sky, go to orangesky.org.au

06-13

45:47

185. Sean Turnell on Finding Hope in Myanmar's Most Notorious Jail

05-09

53:54

184. Tanya Plibersek on crime fiction

03-21

49:50

183. Pat Farmer on Running Across Continents

Pat Farmer on Running Across Continents

02-08

01:11:20

182. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on creatively crunching data and the AI revolution

01-31

52:44

181. Dana Suskind on building a parent nation

Dana Suskind on building a parent nation

11-09

45:52

180. Chris Hammer on writing crime fiction

On 3 October 2023, I joined Chris Hammer on stage at an ANU / Canberra Times Meet the Author event to discuss crime fiction writing, with a particular focus on his latest book, “The Seven”.

10-04

53:08

179. Catharine Lumby on Biography, Betrayal and Bookwriting

On 28 September 2023, I joined Catharine Lumby on stage at an ANU / Canberra Times Meet the Author event to discuss her new biography of Frank Moorhouse.

10-03

31:40

178. Michael Brosowski on helping street kids and fighting human trafficking

To make a donation to support Blue Dragon Children Foundation, go to www.bluedragon.org Michael’s blog is at lifeisalongstory.com

08-03

56:07

177. Emma Johnston on seas, science and sailing

Emma Johnston on seas, science and sailing

07-27

43:27

176. Richard Reeves on boys and men

Richard Reeves on boys and men

07-13

59:13

175. Tim Winton on landscape, words and activism

Tim Winton on landscape, words and activism

07-06

55:08

Tayla Harris on AFL, boxing and that kick (Rebroadcast)

Tayla Harris on AFL, boxing and that kick (Rebroadcast).

11-11

50:04

174. Brigid Delaney on Stoicism

174. Brigid Delaney on Stoicism.

11-04

32:57

173. Bo Seo on how to have a good argument

I spoke to Bo Seo about his latest book 'Good Arguments', discussing how in a shouty world, it matters more than ever to be able to disagree without being disagreeable. Our conversation took place as part of the ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author Series, in association with Harry Hartog Bookshop.

07-07

01:00:03

Michael Traill on Willoughby Wildcats, lifelong learning and jumping ship (Rebroadcast)

Michael Traill on Willoughby Wildcats, lifelong learning and jumping ship (Rebroadcast).

07-01

49:00

172. Robert Dessaix on Abracadabra

Robert Dessaix is the quintessential public intellectual. Sparking off his new book ‘Abracadabra’, we talked about Robert’s personal language (‘K’), the inspiration he draws from Nikolai Gogol, and being raised by an adoptive father who was born in the 1880s. Our conversation took place as part of the ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author Series, in association with Harry Hartog Bookshop.

06-17

54:28

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