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Bruce Guthrie on 'A Requiem for Newspapers' | File Type: video/m4a | Duration: 00:29:56

Former broadsheet editor Bruce Guthrie talks about 'Man Bites Murdoch' and the future of the daily paper.

Making History: Mark McKenna on Manning Clark | File Type: video/m4a | Duration: 00:56:11

Biographer Mark McKenna and Michael Cathcart discuss the work and life of the late historian Manning Clark.

Simon Groth on 'L'Odeur des Livres' and Other Whiffy Arguments | File Type: video/m4a | Duration: 00:17:41

Digital writer Simon Groth investigates what really motivates us to fetishise and defend the printed page.

Texts in the City: Ransom | File Type: video/m4a | Duration: 00:40:12

ABR editor Peter Rose joins Jenny Niven for Texts in the City. This week, it's Ransom by David Malouf.

Michael Cunningham | File Type: video/m4a | Duration: 00:59:26

Michael Cunningham speaks with Malcolm Knox about 'normality', discipline and the gay artist's obligations.

Emma Forrest | File Type: video/m4a | Duration: 00:10:16

British writer Emma Forrest sheds light on her candid memoir, Your Voice in my Head.

Izzeldin Abuelaish | File Type: video/m4a | Duration: 01:06:24

Izzeldin Abuelaish talks about peace and conflict, the future of the Middle East and the importance of connectedness.

Texts in the City: A Streetcar Named Desire | File Type: video/m4a | Duration: 00:39:56

Hannie Rayson and Tony Wilson look at Tennessee Williams' classic play, A Streetcar Named Desire.

Injustice Anywhere: Human Rights in Practice | File Type: video/m4a | Duration: 00:52:56

Alan Attwood, Debbie Mortimer, Julian Burnside and Rob Stary discuss the theory and practice of human rights today.

David Mitchell | File Type: video/m4a | Duration: 01:06:59

Acclaimed author David Mitchell joins Jenny Niven for an illuminating, non sequitur-filled appearance at the Athenaeum.

Guy Rundle on the New Tabloid Racialism | File Type: video/m4a | Duration: 00:22:15

Amidst the West's crisis of identity, Guy Rundle examines tabloid attacks on the 'other' and the emergent 'new hate'.

Fatima Bhutto | File Type: video/m4a | Duration: 01:12:35

Fatima Bhutto joins Anton Enus in a disarming conversation about life in the midst of Pakistan's famed and bloodied political dynasty.

Texts in the City: Things We Didn't See Coming | File Type: video/m4a | Duration: 00:39:56

Jenny Niven and publisher Louise Swinn examine Steven Amsterdam's VCE-listed text, Things We Didn't See Coming.

Lette's Go to the Opera | File Type: video/m4a | Duration: 00:44:13

Kathy Lette, Richard Gill and Michael Shmith discuss the operatic adaptation of How to Kill Your Husband.

Mandy Brett on Why the World Needs Editors Even if it Doesn't Need Books | File Type: video/m4a | Duration: 00:18:39

Recent developments in publishing threaten editors' roles - but they shouldn't, argues Mandy Brett.

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