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 09