The Good Life: Andrew Leigh in Conversation

Cordelia Fine on Female Brains, Boys' Toys and Other Delusions of Gender (Rebroadcast).

 

 

156. David Williamson on a Life of Drama.

155. Cal Newport on deep work and the curse of email.

 

Photo credit: Penny Gray

Joshua Gans on Parentonomics (Rebroadcast).

 

 

 

 

Patricia Karvelas on resilience and community (Rebroadcast). 

Ellen Broad on what makes a good online life (Rebroadcast).

154. Harry Garside on boxing, ballet and masculinity.

153. John Safran on comedy, constraints & creativity. 

You can check out John's new book 'Puff Piece' here.

Photo credit: Penguin Random House.

Markus Zusak on stories that mean everything (Rebroadcast).

Hugh Mackay on the Golden Rule and the Positivity Trap (Rebroadcast). 

Note that this episode contains some discussion of the share of people reporting 'No religion' in the Australian Census. The correct figures were 22.3% in the 2011 Census (which listed 'No religion' last), and 30.1% in the 2016 Census (which listed 'No religion' first).

Jono Lineen explains why walking makes us wise (Rebroadcast). 

To mark The Good Life reaching 150 episodes, we're conducting a listener survey.

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152. Jill Stark on breakdowns and breakthroughs. 

If this episode raises issues for you, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

To mark The Good Life reaching 150 episodes, we're conducting a listener survey.

The survey is HERE . It will take you about three minutes, and gives you a chance to suggest who you'd like to hear from in future episodes.

Thanks in advance for sharing your insights and helping shape future episodes. 

John Bell on leadership lessons from Shakespeare.

To mark The Good Life reaching 150 episodes, we're conducting a listener survey.

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150. Rhiannon Evans on lessons from Ancient Rome.

To mark The Good Life's 150th episode, we're conducting a listener survey.

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N.B. Rhiannon's podcast is "Emperors of Rome", available here.

Rhiannon's publications include "Utopia Antiqua" and "Caesar's triumphs over Gaul and Rome" (with Sarah Midford). The latter is available for free download here.

Linda Burney on love, loss, racism and hope (Rebroadcast).

Sisonke Msimang on exile and home, hatred and belonging.

You can find out more about Sisonke, her recent book Always Another Country, and her other writing here.

149. Turia Pitt on triathlons, beauty and happiness.

 

Check out Turia Pitt's books: Happy & Other Ridiculous Aspirations, Everything to Live For and Unmasked.

148. Rob Hamill on rowing naked across the Atlantic.

If you want to learn more about Rob's adventures, you can check out his Youtube channel 'The Cruising Kiwis' here. Rob is available for speaking engagements here.

147. Natasha Stott Despoja on pathbreaking, changemaking & 80s rock.

Pat Dodson on reconciliation, Catholicism and Yawuru country.

Alice Pung on tragedy, cultural appropriation and the craft of writing.

You can learn more about Alice Pung's new book 'One Hundred Days' here. 

Dylan Marron on conversations with people that hate me (Rebroadcast).

If you're interested in Dylan's podcast, you can find information here.

Juliette Wright on Givit and living life like you cannot fail.

Photo: Glenn Hunt

Rodney Vlais on changing men who use family violence.

Nat Heath on Ironman Triathlons and Indigenous Identity (Rebroadcast).

Jihad Dib on racism, role models and respect (Rebroadcast).

 

 

Lana Sandas on addiction, advocacy and incarceration (Rebroadcast).

Leigh Sales on luck, doubt, trolls and what makes a great interview (Rebroadcast).

Marie Coleman on feminism, trailblazing and a good retirement (Rebroadcast).

Maree Crabbe on pornography and gender equality.

You can learn more about Maree's work here: www.itstimewetalked.com

Rosie Batty on tragedy, pain and purpose.

 

You can find information about Rosie's book, 'A Mother's Story' here. 

 Clara Tuck Meng Soo on transitions and taking a stand.

David Sinclair on the science of anti-ageing (Rebroadcast).

Jess Hill on power, control and domestic abuse.

Cate McGregor on cricket, speechwriting and transitions (Rebroadcast).

During the conversation, Cate refers to Scyld Berry's account of the January 2016 cricket test match between England and South Africa. You can read that article here.

Jonathan Haidt on the Coddling of the American Mind (Rebroadcast).

Peter Singer on why you should go vegan.

 

Photo: Alletta Vaandering

Alan Finkel on Science, Start-Ups and Success.

 

Photo: Andre Goosen Boem.

Julia Gillard on friendship, purpose and the cone of silence (Rebroadcast).

Bill Crews on Exodus, Talkback and Compassion (Rebroadcast).

Jack Manning Bancroft on Aboriginal Mentoring and the Winning Fallacy.

Alannah Hill on the killer heel of utopia.

 

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Robert Dessaix on why you should never quite grow up.

You can find information about Robert's latest book, 'The Time of Our Lives' here.

 

Photo of Robert by Matthew Venables.

Graham Walker on the joy of science.

You can watch Graham's Fenner Lecture: Extraordinary Experiments - Science you can feel here.

Kate McClymont on dirt, death and determination. (Rebroadcast)

Eddie Woo on the joy of maths. (Rebroadcast)

Morris Gleitzman on writing big stories for little people.

Ginger Gorman on dealing with online trolls.

Tim Flannery on fossils, adventure and Indigenous mentors.

Rob Wiblin on effective altruism and making the most of your 80,000 hours.