All Episodes

George Megalogenis on immigration, instability and the 'three shocks' shifting modern society

Maria Ressa on journalism, the new internet, and AI ‘strip-mining our humanity’

Anthony LaPaglia on therapy, chasing zen – and realising 'there's nothing to be afraid of'

Introducing Virginia

Journalist Neil Mercer and the true stories of wrongful convictions in Australia

Comedian Arj Barker on Letterman, the Conchords, and 'babygate'

‘I know enough to be dangerous’: Boost Juice founder Janine Allis on failure and success

‘I’ve mellowed a little bit’: Peter Singer on the limit of free speech and his guidance for giving

'Accomplishment flows into courage': Rob de Castella on the Indigenous Marathon Project

Anna Funder on telling untold stories – and the blowback it sometimes brings

Pulitzer novelist Andrew Sean Greer on ‘charm novels’, the Italian life and travel wisdom

John Safran on growing up Jewish, free speech, race - and Race Around the World

What childless Gen Xer Katrina Strickland wants those stuck in today's baby-making vortex to know

From two-up to bingo halls and gaming apps  – Shaun Micallef on our gambling obsession

'Angertainers' are dividing society: Author Ed Coper explains why we fall for 'rage bait'

Bob Brown on finding optimism – live at the Melbourne Writers Festival

‘Even today, the cost continues’: Christie Whelan Browne on speaking out

Fran Lebowitz on smoking, Trump and today's young people being another species

Luke Bateman: Former NRL star and gambling addict, now lumberjack ‘bookfluencer’

The New Yorker's Patrick Radden Keefe on investigating 'an unnatural death'

Bourdain and Batali's 'right-hand' woman Laurie Woolever on her tell-all book

From finance to front row: Australian fashion boss Marianne Perkovic

Stephanie Alexander on writing, eating, air-frying – and The Cook’s Companion turning 30

Bob Carr on grief and 'the left-over life' after his wife's death

Courtney Barnett on songwriting, her deadpan delivery – and what she did next

Kathy Lette on female betrayal: ‘More painful than divorce’

Todd Sampson on doomsday preppers, aliens and why people reach for the extreme

Why we run: Konrad Marshall on 365 days of jogging

Brooke Blurton is successful, smart and Indigenous. And still, trolls tell her she's 'on Centrelink'.

Martin Luther King III on retaining hope in today’s world: ‘Civility has been temporarily lost’

Pod Save America’s Jon Lovett on hope – and comedy – in the midst of a Trump presidency

Alex de Minaur on the drive to compete, hitting rock bottom, and his classic car obsession

Why Helen Garner trained her forensically observant eye on an Aussie rules team - and what she learnt from it

You Am I's Tim Rogers on addiction and anxiety, playing footy and prowling the stage

From dance floor to ‘orgy room’: What happens on a typical swingers’ night?

Sleep expert Matthew Walker on snoring, napping, nightmares and the power of slumber

She was one of the biggest TV stars of the 1980s. What happened next to Tania Lacy?

John Polson on bringing ‘Tropfest’ back from the dead, with a little help from Margot Robbie

'I didn’t do this for me': The AFL’s first openly queer player on coming out

From political fixer to cricket caller: Meet broadcaster Adam Collins

Chef Helen Goh on "the three Ps" of baking and psychology: process, patience and presence

Jane Harper on backing yourself: "Nobody is going to pluck you out of the crowd"

William Dalrymple on India, slavery and “the unsung heroes” helping historians

Ita Buttrose on women, men and chasing dreams: 'You can’t waste a moment'

Antonia Marran on parenting, family law and adolescent mental health

"I'm an accidental musician": Joe Camilleri on singing, songwriting and The Black Sorrows

The joys of stoicism (and a top tip from Marcus Aurelius): 'Wellmania' writer Brigid Delaney

Introducing: Diagnosing Murder

‘This is me, not on general viewing TV’: Melissa Leong’s raw interview on her darkest chapter

From hobby dancer to leading choreographer: The ‘luck and pluck’ of Stephanie Lake

Ken Done on colour, critics and the 'real reason' he went to art school

Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert: 'True grief feels like the end of the world'

'I just felt like such a loser': Olympic champion Cate Campbell on loneliness and depression

The “fusion of hilarity and horror” that inspired children’s author Andy Griffiths

Tracey Holmes: Meeting a Beatle, driving with Pele – and ‘this thing that still exists’ in sport

‘Connecting your identity to sport is a dangerous game’: AFLW star Libby Birch

From dance floor to ‘orgy room’: What happens on a typical swingers’ night?

What worries Sarah Wilson? Nothing less than the collapse of civilisation

Meet Hugh de Kretser - president of the Australian Human Rights Commission

Soprano singer Danielle de Niese - making opera cool again

True crime writer Mark Dapin on cops, Chopper, and the good within bad people

Artist Vincent Fantauzzo on fighting, dyslexia – and painting Heath Ledger

Crime writer Mark Brandi on the ‘incredibly painful’ experience that changed his life

How China ate Apple – and is now weaponising its technology against the West

Dos and don’ts of home renos and building: A checklist from Grand Designs’ Anthony Burke

'I was so scared': A forced-marriage survivor's harrowing story – and escape

Chef prodigy Hugh Allen on his new restaurant, creativity – and recognising critics

Sleep expert Matthew Walker on snoring, napping, nightmares and the power of slumber

Novelist Hannah Kent on writing, nightmares – and the ghost who lives with her

Meet historian Rutger Bregman – fighting the good fight with 'realistic idealism'

Inside the battle to retain Labor's traditional heartland voters

You Am I's Tim Rogers on addiction and anxiety, playing footy and prowling the stage

Melinda French Gates on perfectionism and pain, parenting and philanthropy

‘My goggles filled with tears’: Ellie Cole on medals, motherhood – and silver linings

'Crazy, yeah?': Jane Flemming on Aussie athletics' new golden age (including Gout Gout)

Meet Matt Kean – the politician who chose the planet over party

Curtis Stone on critics, cooking for a crowd – and selling meat pies in LA

Finance minister Katy Gallagher on loss, love, politics and pet kangaroos

Kara Swisher on Elon, Trump and the tech bros taking over

Fear, fun and faceplants: a day in the life of ballet dancer Callum Linnane

Richard Roxburgh, Peter Greste and 400 days in an Egyptian prison

“There’s not one silver bullet to fix things”: Music Australia boss Millie Millgate

Processed meats and cancer: How a shock diagnosis of stage four bowel cancer drove Lucie Morris-Marr to investigate the links

Why Helen Garner trained her forensically observant eye on an Aussie rules team - and what she learnt from it

Australian Open boss Craig Tiley on the highs and lows of running a global event

Good Weekend Summer: Missy Higgins on turning adolescent angst and mid-life heartbreak into song

Good Weekend Summer: Tim Minchin on social media, doubt and the surprising advice he gives uni students

Good Weekend Summer: Kate Winslet on photojournalism, sexism, and women in film

A feature writing masterclass from Good Weekend's Amanda Hooton and Konrad Marshall

Stephanie Gilmore's year off competitive surfing

Pole vaulter Nina Kennedy on winning gold in Paris, and setting her sights on LA

Chinese Australian dissident artist Badiucao on being followed, threatened - and impersonated

Hannah Diviney on acting, ableist language and not having to always strive for amazing

Gina Chick on the beauty and power of strangeness

Kate Winslet on photojournalism, sexism, and women in film

Author Joe Aston on what went wrong for the Qantas brand

British author Jon Ronson on why psychopaths rule the world - and how we should view Donald Trump

Literary editor Jason Steger on 25 years of wrangling books, authors and publishers

Mark Manson, author of 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k' on how the self-help industry gets it wrong

Norman Swan researched the best way to parent kids under ten. Here's what he reckons

Eric Beecher on media, moguls and what it's like to be sued by a Murdoch

Tim Minchin on social media, doubt and the surprising advice he gives uni students

Author Markus Zusak on the magic - and mayhem - of mongrels

Missy Higgins on turning adolescent angst and mid-life heartbreak into song

From Sydney to Singapore, Melbourne to Manila: meet the man playing Alexander Hamilton in the hit musical

What impact has that 'controversial' $443m investment made to the Great Barrier Reef?

Best-selling author Roxane Gay on body positivity, Trump and Channing Tatum

'Like a hurricane was inside the house': a survivor's tale of the Beirut port explosion

Grappling with twin tragedies and tax reform: Allegra Spender's life as a federal MP

Debunking milk myths: Farmer and food writer Matthew Evans on the white stuff

Solving Australia's chronic housing crisis

‘Live, give, get uncomfortable’: Nedd Brockmann on that epic run across Australia - and his next crazy challenge

'I've got to work out who the hell this guy is:' The true story behind 'Fake'

Athletics champ Tamsyn Manou on Australia’s ‘resurgence’ in the lead-up to Paris 2024

Max Chandler-Mather on housing, heckling and the perfect door knock

Liz Ellis on healing the wounds within netball