PODCAST | Neither the major parties nor the media coped well with the seventeen days of uncertainty after the election. Peter Clarke talks to Sophie Black and Brian Costar about how they need to change
16 Sep 10“If you can reach that point of almost nonchalance in playing, that’s a different level of creativity again”
John Bell talks to Peter Clarke about acting, King Lear and the Bell Shakespeare Company
30 Jun 10Digging up a scandal
The story of how two journalists unearthed the Securency scandal shows what would be lost if newspapers stop funding investigative journalism. They talked to Peter Clarke
18 Jun 10“It’s good to be back”
Barack Obama has gone onto the front foot, but did he leave it too late? Political historian David Farber discusses the post–healthcare reform prospects with Peter Clarke
28 Apr 10The subtle art of collaboration
Margaret Simons (pictured) talks to Peter Clarke about a challenging co-writing project, the political memoirs of Malcolm Fraser
14 Apr 10Great expectations
Chrissy Sharp and Michael Williams talk to Peter Clarke about Melbourne’s new literary hub, the Wheeler Centre
02 Dec 09Authenticity and the ABC
Six months into the job, the ABC’s director of news, Kate Torney, talks to Peter Clarke about where the national broadcaster is headed
16 Nov 09In the red zone
Australian journalist Martin Chulov tells Peter Clarke about the challenges of reporting from Iraq and the preparations for January’s election
09 Nov 09Living the language
PODCAST | After nearly a quarter of a century collecting data among the Mennonites of southern Ontario, Kate Burridge is identifying the broader linguistic implications of her research. She talks to Peter Clarke
01 Oct 09Will democracy survive?
Democracy did not emerge as an historical inevitability, John Keane tells Peter Clarke
15 Sep 09Schooling and the common good
Jack Keating discusses his new report on education with Peter Clarke
31 Aug 09Getting back to the craft
Peter Clarke talks to four journalists and researchers about alternative futures for journalism
09 Aug 09A trillion dollars on the table
Six months into his presidency, Barack Obama is facing the first major legislative test of his administration, Simon Jackman tells Peter Clarke
20 Jul 09Uniting the opposition in Iran
Ali Ansari, director of the Iranian Institute at the University of St Andrews, talks to Peter Clarke about the growing split in Iran’s ruling elite
25 Jun 09Democracy gains momentum in Iran
Ali Ansari describes to Peter Clarke how the economic downturn and the sidelining of Iran’s powerful Guardian Council have thrown open this Friday’s presidential election
07 Jun 09Evolution and creativity
Peter Clarke talks to Denis Dutton about his book, The Art Instinct
19 May 09Has radio’s future passed?
Fifteen years after it was first proposed, digital radio is almost here. Has it come too late, asks Jock Given in this interview with Peter Clarke
05 May 09Making famine history?
With globalised communications and food relief, are we seeing the end of famine? Peter Clarke talks to Cormac Ó Gráda about his new book, Famine: A Short History
30 Mar 09Revolutionary highway
There’s no turning back for the news media. Margaret Simons discusses the threats and opportunities with Peter Clarke
24 Mar 09State of anticipation
Brian Costar discusses next Saturday’s Queensland election with Peter Clarke
15 Mar 09
