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John Bell in conversation with Kate Flaherty on his new book Living Shakespeare, in which he draws on his lifetime of personal and professional experience, speaking to Shakespeare's most absorbing stories, questions and characters-from the complexities of casting Hamlet to an examination of the Bard's malleable relationship with time.

Norman Swan in conversation with Andrew Leigh on his The Brain Cliff,a book which will change how you think about brain ageing and give you new ways to keep away from the edge.

Fresh from the Sydney Festival of Dangerous Ideas, Emmy-nominated journalist Melissa Chan and Walkley-winning activist artist Badiucao in conversation with John Garnaut on You Must Take Part in Revolution, a near-future dystopian graphic novel about technology, authoritarian government, and the lengths that one will go to in the fight for freedom.

One of Australia’s leading political and economic thinkers. George Megalogenis, was in conversation with Mark Kenny on his new book. Three Shocks. Who We Are Becoming in the 21st Century, which charts Australia’s course into the new century.

Joseph Toltz and Anna Boucher in conversation with Kim Rubenstein on their new book Out of the depths. The first collection of Holocaust songs.Available for the first time in English translation, this collection of songs is a powerful memorial to the victims of the Holocaust.

Acclaimed political thinker John Keane will be in conversation with Andrew Leigh about John's new book, Demagogues and Despots: Democracies on the Brink. Democracy and despotism live closer together than you’d expect. John Keane reveals why that should alarm us all. We live in troubled times, marked by a sinister trend gaining the upper hand everywhere: the triumph of despotism not only in countries like Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia, but also in states run by popularly elected demagogues –Erdoğan, Netanyahu and Trump.

Hugh White was in conversation with Allegra Spender on his new book Hard New World Our Post-American Future, examining Australia's place in the new global landscape. Are we ready for our post-American future? In an era of rising danger for all, and dramatic choices for Australia, Hugh White explores how the world is changing and Australia should respond.

Amy Remeikis, one of Australia's leading political journalists and incisive cultural commentators, was in conversation with Virginia Haussegger on Amy’s new book, Screw Nice, a powerful examination of how the politics of civility attempts to shut down debate. The imbalance between those in power and those who oppose injustice is growing. And yet, to stifle argument, those who hold all the power use demands for civility as weapons, to control discussion and negate the legitimacy of differing opinions.

Bestselling author, Hannah Richell, in conversation with Emma Grey on Hannah ‘s new book An Ocean and a Day, a powerful and poignant memoir on grief, loss and hope, from the internationally bestselling author of The Search Party.

Former Qantas CEO, Alan Joyce in conversation with Ron Mizen on his new book Alan Joyce: Riding the Jet Stream, a compelling, factual and gripping memoir from one of Australia’s most consequential chief executives. With a network spanning seven prime ministers and countless captains of industry, Alan Joyce provides a no-holds-barred account of some of the most important

James Walter and Carolyn Holbrook in conversation with Frank Bongiorno on their new book Australia Fair? Democracy, Bureaucracy and the Making of Modern Australia, which explores how policy shapes politics for a better Australia

Paul Kelly in conversation with Frank Bongiorno on his new book The Twilight of Exceptionalism. The Liberal and Conservative Era 2013-22, an incisive assessment of modern Australian politics.

Jessy Wu in conversation with Jasper Lindell on her debut novel, Good Intentions, which announces a compelling new voice in Australian fiction.

Andrew Dodd and Matthew Ricketson in conversation with Mark Kenny on their new book Getting Murdoched. How Murdoch’s Media Wields Power and Punishment.

Joanne Wallis and Jack Corbett was in conversation with Lachlan Strahan on their new book Neighbours: Australia and the Pacific, a new vision for Australia’s relationship with the Pacific

James O’Loghlin in conversation with Alex Sloan on his new book The Missing Piece. How I became an accidental activist

Ed Coper was in conversation with Mark Kenny on his new book, Angertainment. Social media is no longer a platform for connection – it’s a gladiatorial arena powered by an addictive mix of anger and entertainment. As a result, we’re being driven apart: our politics more extreme and empathy on the decline, while those who know how to game the outrage economy for clicks only become more powerful and influential.

David Solomon was in conversation with Michelle Grattan on his memoir Footnotes, a first hand political, personal and historical commentary, including his experience of the Whitlam dismissal in 1975, and Sir John Kerr’s divulgences about his aspiration to be Prime Minister.

Anna Goldsworthy was in conversation with Andrew Leigh on her new quarterly essay The God We Made. The Threat and Promise of Artificial Intelligence. Humanity in the age of AI . How will we be changed by the rise of artificial intelligence? In this scintillating essay, Anna Goldsworthy argues that AI is a rupture that makes us confront what it is to be human – what we do, and want. As it learns human ways, AI raises big questions about work, leisure and education. It brings new existential, social and ethical risks. Above all, it invites us to consider what is irreplaceable in us, starting with the body and the friction of others.

Stan Grant was in conversation on his latest book, When Words Fail Us, Truth Beyond Time. Most of us, in our lives, will witness things we cannot comprehend, when words fail to do justice to the moment. In those moments, to whom or what can we turn? To God? To philosophy? To music? To ourselves, or to our fellow humans?