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Sydney Writers' Festival

Australia's largest celebration of literature, stories and ideas. Bringing together the world's best authors, leading public intellectuals, scientists, journalists and more. Subscribe to our channel f... Read more

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Jane Harper: Exiles

Jane Harper: Exiles

Jane Harper has been hailed “the queen of outback noir” (The Sunday Times) for a string of crime novels that have sold m... Read more

15 Aug 2023

54mins

Ranked #2

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Michael Kirby & Bo Seo

Michael Kirby & Bo Seo

Two-time world debating champion Bo Seo and former High Court justice Michael Kirby examine how we might better listen t... Read more

10 Aug 2023

55mins

Ranked #3

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State of the Art

State of the Art

How is fiction evolving with our times? Is the novel a vulnerable art or more vital than ever? Could AI one day pen a ma... Read more

8 Aug 2023

48mins

Ranked #4

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Crime and Justice

Crime and Justice

We are fascinated by stories of crime and how they unfold. There are no finer narrators of such stories than legendary a... Read more

3 Aug 2023

58mins

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Sri Lankan Stories

Sri Lankan Stories

With effects rippling into the present, the Sri Lankan Civil War, lasting more than 25 years from the early 1980s until ... Read more

1 Aug 2023

1hr 4mins

Ranked #6

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A Life in Food: Stephanie Alexander and Maggie Beer

A Life in Food: Stephanie Alexander and Maggie Beer

Culinary icons Stephanie Alexander AO and Maggie Beer have inspired generations of home cooks and fundamentally transfor... Read more

27 Jul 2023

58mins

Ranked #7

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Your Favourites’ Favourites: Benjamin Law and Tracey Lien

Your Favourites’ Favourites: Benjamin Law and Tracey Lien

In a special series of events, Your Favourites’ Favourites sees one of our most beloved writers speak with a breakout Au... Read more

25 Jul 2023

56mins

Ranked #8

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Pip Williams: The Bookbinder of Jericho

Pip Williams: The Bookbinder of Jericho

Australian novelist Pip Williams drew wide acclaim for her bestselling debut, The Dictionary of Lost Words, “a marvellou... Read more

20 Jul 2023

53mins

Ranked #9

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Barrie Cassidy & Friends: State of the Nation

Barrie Cassidy & Friends: State of the Nation

Relive all the thrills and spills of the past year in Australian politics with veteran journo Barrie Cassidy and his han... Read more

18 Jul 2023

59mins

Ranked #10

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Sam Neill: Did I Ever Tell You This?

Sam Neill: Did I Ever Tell You This?

Celebrated actor Sam Neill shares stories from his memoir Did I Ever Tell You This, a wild and witty account of a career... Read more

14 Jul 2023

1hr 1min

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