Rereaders

In this week’s podcast we are joined by Melbourne Cinémathèque Program Manager Eloise Ross to talk Molly, the mini series about Countdown host and Melbourne icon Molly Meldrum. Then we head to the cinema to watch Rebel Wilson in ‘How to Be Single. Finally, we chat about Melbourne Cinémathèque, and why now more than ever we are in need of specialised film programs.

In this week’s podcast we are joined by guest critic Anwen Crawford to talk Rihanna’s new album Anti. Then, following the death of David Bowie last month, we look at how public grief expresses itself in the online space. And finally, we head to the cinema’s to see 45 years, the new film from Andrew Haigh.

On this week’s podcast we talk about the closure of Cleo magazine after more than 40 years in print, then we look at the Seinfeld nostalgia craze gripping Melbourne and finally we talk to journalist and author Martin McKenzie-Murray about his debut book ‘A Murder Without Motive: The Killing of Rebecca Ryle’.

In this week's podcast, we watch SBS' sitcom adaptation of Benjamin Law's memoir 'The Family Law'. Then we head to the cinemas to see 'Carol', Todd Haynes' impeccable adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's pseudonymous queer classic novel. And finally, have we got the chops to talk about the controversial Australia Day advertising campaign advocating for lamb with SBS newsreader Lee Lin Chin leading the charge.

The ReReaders 'Topic of the Year' - a new institution at the ReReaders where we talk about the topic that we didn't get to in 2015 but we really, really, really wanted to.

In this week’s podcast we visit the National Gallery of Victoria as they marry Chinese art star Ai Wei Wei with long dead pop icon Andy Warhol. Then we chat about Jessica Jones, the latest Marvel comic book to get a screen adaptation, hitting Netflix as a TV series. And finally, we read the cover essay in Meanjin – that exposes a love letter from Germaine Greer to her somewhat surprisingly beloved Martin Amis.

On this week's podcast we discuss the new Aussie film The Dressmaker, starring dream babes Kate Winslet and Liam Hemsworth. Then we watch the six part ABC drama and Anna Karenina adaptation The Beautiful Lie. And finally we listen to actress Sophie Lowe's new single Pink Flowers.

In this week’s podcast we look at a special edition of the Stella Prize count, a survey uncovering the gender divide in Australian literary criticism. Then we look at the rise of the Australian music critic Anwen Crawford. And finally we chat The Readings Prize, an award dedicated to Australians authors of debut and second books.

In this week's podcast we read Rachel Hill's debut nonfiction book The Sex Myth. Then we watch Lady Gaga's latest music video Till It Happens To You, and check in on its wider meaning. And finally we explore the possibility of Australian mumblecore, with Play It Safe, a lofi cinema ditty.

In this week’s podcast we look at Marcus Westbury’s latest TV documentary series Bespoke, as he also launches his debut nonfiction book Creating Cities. Then we dip into the weird reality TV world of Australia’s brawny version of The Bachelor. And finally, we build our own burgers, as one of our biggest fast food chain rebrands as UnMcDonalds.

In this week’s podcast we come to you live from the 2015 Melbourne Writers Festival. Having taken in the best of the festival, we look at Neil Armfield’s film adaptation of Holding the Man, Timothy Conigrave’s seminal Australian memoir of life and love at the centre of the AIDS crisis. Then we browse the Huffington Post as it launches down under. And finally, we’re joined by novelist Antonia Hayes to talk about empathy and advocacy in fiction, following the release of her debut novel Relativity.

In this week’s podcast we look at the legacy of writer and editor Kat Muscat, who tragically passed away last week. From there, taking inspiration from Kat, and joined by Amy Gray, we look at the rise of online think pieces. And finally we chat Voiceworks magazine and its 100th issue with editor Liz Flux.

In this week’s podcast we look at ACMI’s blockbuster exhibition dedicated to David Bowie. Then we look at UnReal, the TV drama about Reality TV. And finally we chat about the adult colouring book craze and whether it represents the dumbing down of our readers, one crayon at a time.

In this week's podcast we chat to Aden Rolfe about his new radio play A Thoroughly Wet Mess. Then we talk about the ABC's new television drama Glitch, about the living dead. And we look at the Terminator: Genisys, the fifth entry in the undying franchise.

In this week's podcast Steph is joined in the studio by Evelyn Morris and Brodie Lancaster. We chat about Listen, a community dedicated to bringing feminism and equality into music in Australia. Then we chat Jessica Hooper's new book 'The First Collection of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic'. And finally, the nostalgia and emotion that is Alanis Morrisette's Jagged Little Pill.