Good Weekend Talks
Good Weekend Talks features in-depth conversations with the people fascinating Australians right now, from sport to politics to the arts, business and beyond, interviewed weekly by the country's top journalists. Consider it a magazine for your ears.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 111
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Journalist and author Julia Baird on the concept of grace in everyday life
On this episode, journalist and bestselling author Julia Baird speaks about her latest book, Bright Shining, which explores the role of grace in our lives: what it is, where to find it, and how to cu…
Film and TV producer Jodi Matterson on selling Australian stories to global audiences
On today’s episode we talk to Jodi Matterson, the most important person in Australian film and TV that you've likely never heard of. This powerhouse of the screen is behind everything from the Naomi …
Bestselling author Matthew Reilly on writing, making his first movie and working with Netflix
In this episode, Australian thriller writer Matthew Reilly talks about his writing life in Los Angeles, what it was like to make the film Interceptor and how long it takes to know if you've got a Net…
Former Olympian Kieren Perkins on the thorny challenges facing sport
In this episode, we talk with former Olympic champion Kieren Perkins. The swimmer had an amazing career in the pool, including winning consecutive individual gold medals through the 1990s. Since the…
Musician Tex Perkins on music, performance anxiety and covering Johnny Cash
In this episode, we speak to the former frontman for The Cruel Sea, Tex Perkins, who’s currently on tour playing the hits of the legendary Johnny Cash. In conversation with Karl Quinn, Perkins discus…
Top melanoma doc Richard Scolyer on treating his own brain tumour
On this episode, we speak to the world’s leading melanoma pathologist, professor Richard Scolyer, about the tumour found in his brain earlier this year, and how he decided to see himself as a guinea …
From footy coach to transgender advocate: Dani Laidley's life after transition
On today’s episode, former AFL player, coach and transgender advocate Danielle May Laidley opens up about her battle with gender dysphoria and how reconnecting with her childhood sweetheart, plus her…
Former NRL player Alex McKinnon on the injury that left him a quadriplegic
On this episode, we speak to former Newcastle Knights player Alex McKinnon, whose life was changed forever when a tackle left him a quadriplegic almost a decade ago. Today, he opens up about his inju…
Godfather of the modern solar cell, Martin Green, on the invention that's changing the world
In this episode, we speak with professor Martin Green from the University of New South Wales about the solar cell that's turbo-charging the take-up of solar energy around the globe.
Hosting the discus…
Author Madonna King on the alarming rise of ‘sextortion’ - and how parents can protect their teens online
On today’s episode we speak with journalist Madonna King about the growing global problem of "sextortion", in which teens are groomed online then extorted for money and/or explicit pictures. Madonna,…
Historian Peter Frankopan on future pandemics and the other big ecological threats of our time
On today’s episode, we speak with British historian Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth Transformed: An Untold History. His discussion with Good Weekend deputy editor Greg Callagh…