The Good Life: Andrew Leigh in Conversation

79. Genevieve Bell on AI, anthropology and the obligation to make things better

Genevieve Bell on AI, anthropology & the obligation to make things better.

78. David Marr on corruption, truth-telling and big lives

David Marr on corruption, truth-telling and big lives.

77. Sisonke Msimang on exile and home, hatred and belonging

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.

76. Ben Pronk on SAS leadership, elite fitness and why specialisation is for insects

Ben Pronk on SAS leadership, elite fitness and why specialisation is for insects.

75. David Sinclair on the Science of Anti-Aging

David Sinclair on the Science of Anti-Aging.

74. David Gonski, the chairman of everything

David Gonski, the chairman of everything.

73. Louise Taylor on Justice and Aboriginal Identity

Louise Taylor on Justice and Aboriginal Identity.

72. Joshua Gans on Parentonomics

Joshua Gans on Parentonomics.

71. Grant Wardell-Johnson on Shakespeare, King Roger II of Sicily & the backward-looking 1970s

70. Yuki Kawauchi, Japan's citizen runner

Yuki Kawauchi, Japan's citizen runner.

My thanks to Brett Larner of Japan Running News, for helping me connect with Yuki, and Yoshimi Kobayashi of Destination Gold Coast for translating our conversation.

69. Oz Harvest founder Ronni Kahn on kibbutz life, gratitude and the colour yellow

Oz Harvest founder Ronni Kahn on kibbutz life, gratitude and the colour yellow

(Photo by Anthony Geernaert)

68. Tim Soutphommasane on racism, patriotism & culinary multiculturalism

Tim Soutphommasane on racism, patriotism & culinary multiculturalism.

67. Anne Aly on discrimination, terrorism & the shiny kettle

Anne Aly on discrimination, terrorism & the shiny kettle.

To find out more about Anne's book, Finding My Place: From Cairo to Canberra - the irresistible story of an irrepressible woman

click here.

66. Libby Lyons on gender equality, mortality and public life

Libby Lyons on gender equality, mortality and public life.

65. Clyde Rathbone on Karma, Wallabies and the Black Dog

Clyde Rathbone on Karma, Wallabies and the Black Dog.

 

64. Robert Putnam on Bowling Alone and living together

Robert Putnam on Bowling Alone and living together.

63. Natalie Jeremijenko on feral robotic dogs, texting fish and inverted trees

Natalie Jeremijenko on feral robotic dogs, texting fish and inverted trees.

Photo by Robert P. Cohen

62. GetUp co-founder Jeremy Heimans on New Power

GetUp co-founder Jeremy Heimans on New Power

During our conversation, i asked Jeremy for tips for Australians visiting New York for the first time. He replied that the popular new restaurants are too hard to get into, but that there are plenty of eateries which are still good, even though they're no longer the new thing. After the interview, he gave me the list of New York eateries that he gives to visitors, which is Shun Lee, Il Cantinori, Kanoyama, Veau d'Or, Peppe Rosso to Go, and Abraco (a coffee shop).

You can find out more about Jeremy's book New Power  here.

61. Julian Le Grand on revamping social policy, advising leaders and the danger of perfectionism

Julian Le Grand on revamping social policy, advising leaders and the danger of perfectionism.

60. Kate McClymont on dirt, death and determination

60. Kate McClymont on dirt, death and determination.

59. Alex Hutchinson on sweat science

Alex Hutchinson on sweat science.

If you'd like to learn more about Alex and his book Endure, visit his website here. 

58. Dalton Conley on growing up Honky, genetics and experimental parenting

Dalton Conley on growing up Honky, genetics and experimental parenting.

57. Terry Waite on solitary confinement, hatred and forgiveness

Terry Waite on solitary confinement, hatred and forgiveness.

56. Heather Garriock, Rob De Castella and Sue Read on training hard and living well

Heather Garriock, Rob De Castella and Sue Read on training hard and living well.

55. David Walsh on profiting from blackjack, building MONA, and why most winners just got lucky

David Walsh on profiting from blackjack, building MONA, and why most winners just got lucky.

 

PS - having reached a half-century of Good Life episodes, I'm conducting a listener survey - we'd love your feedback.

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54. Craig Emerson on Baradine struggles, Prime Ministerial resilience and that Whyalla wipeout song

Craig Emerson 

You can find further information on The Boy from Baradine here.

 

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53. Liz Forbat on the good death

Liz Forbat on the good death - recorded live as a part of Festival Muse

 

PS - having reached a half-century of Good Life episodes, I'm conducting a listener survey - we'd love your feedback.

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52. Benjamin Law on sex, taboos and making wontons

Benjamin Law on sex, taboos and making wontons.

If you'd like to learn more about Benjamin and his work, click here.

 

PS - having reached a half-century of Good Life episodes, I'm conducting a listener survey - we'd love your feedback.

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

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51. Dylan Marron on conversations with people who hate me

Dylan Marron on conversations with people that hate me

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

 

PS - having reached a half-century of Good Life episodes, I'm conducting a listener survey - we'd love your feedback.

The survey is HERE. It will take you about a minute, 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 the next 50 episodes. 

50. Tim Flannery on fossils, adventure and Indigenous mentors

Tim Flannery on fossils, adventure and Indigenous mentors

 

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

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49. Peter FitzSimons on poetry, parenting and the red bandanna

Peter FitzSimons on poetry, parenting and the red bandanna.

48. Nicholas Moore on risk-taking, crisis control and running to hip-hop

Nicholas Moore on risk-taking, crisis control and running to hip-hop.

47. Scott Rankin on Nijinsky, St Francis and growing up on a Chinese junk

47. Scott Rankin on Nijinsky, St Francis and growing up on a Chinese junk

Scott is the founder, CEO and Creative Director of Big hART.

46. Kate Latimer on learning from the worldly philosophers

Kate Latimer on learning from the worldly philosophers.

45. Andrew Bassat on how calculated risk-taking turned SEEK into a global success

Andrew Bassat on how calculated risk-taking turned SEEK into a global success.

44. Manny Noakes, principal author of the CSIRO diet

Manny Noakes, principal author of the CSIRO diet.

The CSIRO's online diet score calculator is avaiable here.

 

43. Kurt Fearnley on Kokoda, struggles and gratitude

43. Kurt Fearnley on Kokoda, struggles and gratitude.

Kurt's autobiography, Pushing the Limits: Life, Marathons & Kokoda is available on his website.

In the conversation, Kurt mentions that his wife Sheridan is about to give birth. Shortly afterwards, they welcomed into the world their second child, Emilia.

42. Terri Butler on optimism and her Labor of Love

Terri Butler on optimism and her Labor of Love

Terri’s book, Labor of Love, is published by Melbourne University Press.

41. Sue Read on peak performance

41. Sue Read on peak performance

40. Brad Chilcott on compassion, altruism and activism

Brad Chilcott on compassion, altruism and activism.

39. Father Bob Maguire on larrikin Catholicism

Father Bob Maguire on larrikin Catholicism

38. Marnie Hughes-Warrington on immortality through teaching and learning

Marnie Hughes-Warrington on immortality through teaching and learning.

37. Nick Lee on cancer, farewells and little black dresses

Nick Lee on cancer, farewells and little black dresses

https://jodileefoundation.org.au/

36. Susan Carland on Islam and authenticity

Susan Carland on Islam and authenticity

@SusanCarland

To learn more about Susan's book - Fighting Hislam: Women, Faith and Sexism - follow this link: https://www.mup.com.au/books/9780522870350-fighting-hislam

35. Maree Crabbe on pornography and gender equality

Maree Crabbe on pornography and gender equality.

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

34. Patti Stiles on life lessons from improvised acting

Patti Stiles on life lessons from improvised acting

www.pattistiles.com

(Photo by Mark Gambino.)

33. Frank Brennan on activism, justice and a Jesuit life

33. Frank Brennan on activism, justice and a Jesuit life

32. David Pereira on truth, depth and cello playing

32. David Pereira on truth, depth and cello playing

31. Hugh Mackay on the Golden Rule and the Positivity Trap

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

30. Randolph Sparks on chronic pain and positive psychology

30. Randolph Sparks on chronic pain and positive psychology