Ideas at the House

Carrie Brownstein: Hunger Makes me a Modern Girl

Music was a means of self-invention for Carrie Brownstein. Before becoming a music icon, the Emmy-nominated actor and writer had a turbulent family life. From the moment she bought her first guitar a…

00:54:12 | Fri 11 Mar 2016

Michael Mosley: How to Stay Healthy

Our understanding of the human body, how it works and what it needs, has been transformed in recent years by a wave of new scientific discoveries. Yet there is a huge gap between the latest findings …

00:59:35 | Fri 11 Mar 2016

Rosie Waterland - How to be yourself

Australian writer Rosie Waterland has lived. Before she built a global fanbase by writing hilarious online recaps of the reality television show, The Bachelor, she had to get through a tough childhoo…

00:57:08 | Fri 11 Mar 2016

What Needs to Change: Panel

If you could change the world overnight, what would you do first?

Featuring: Masha Gessen, Crystal Lameman, Mallory Ortberg, Ann Sherry, Anne- Marie Slaughter, Jenny Brockie (Chair)

Hosted on Acast. …

01:12:12 | Tue 08 Mar 2016

Nigella Lawson in conversation with Annabel Crabb

With her feet firmly on the ground, and her finger in the mixing bowl, Nigella Lawson has charmed us with her approach to food and cooking. Based on the principle that food should be a simple pleasur…

01:21:42 | Thu 21 Jan 2016

Nicola Scott: From DC to Black Magik

Nicola Scott is an Australian comic book artist working in the American industry. After working for Dark Horse, Image and IDW, she quickly became a fan-favourite working exclusively for DC Entertainm…

01:03:47 | Wed 02 Dec 2015

Brendan McCarthy - Brutal Future: 2000AD to Mad Max: Fury Road

The gifted UK cult British comic artist, designer and Mad Max: Fury Road designer/co-writer, Brendan McCarthy offers a rare insight into his 35 year career – covering graphic classics such as 2000 AD…

00:58:42 | Mon 30 Nov 2015

Cory Doctorow: Saving the Internet from the Surveillance State, Carnegie Conversations

The internet is the 21st century's nervous system and it has made universal surveillance a reality. In the past, even the most repressive authoritarian states would reach a point where it was cheaper…

01:13:41 | Mon 30 Nov 2015

Yanis Varoufakis: Democracy Under Siege, Carnegie Conversations

What happens when a Professor of Economics gets his hands on the economic levers of a country in the eye of the financial storm? Yanis Varoufakis' seven month stint as Greece's Minister of Finance to…

01:09:20 | Mon 30 Nov 2015

Paul Keating in conversation with Kerry O'Brien

Paul Keating, visionary, reformer, true believer, rabble rouser, polymath, and our most intriguing prime minister bares his soul to the country's sharpest political interviewer, Kerry O'Brien.Kerry a…

01:15:11 | Wed 21 Oct 2015

Next Year's News Now Panel, Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2015

Peter Fray is the Deputy Editor of The Australian. He was the editor-in-chief and founder of the fact-checking website, PolitiFact Australia and had a long and distinguished career at Fairfax Media, …

01:19:17 | Thu 10 Sep 2015

Indigenous Recognition Panel, Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2015

Frank Brennan SJ AO has a longstanding reputation of advocacy in the areas of law, social justice, refugee protection and Aboriginal reconciliation. He is known for his 1998 involvement in the debate…

01:01:57 | Thu 10 Sep 2015

Laurie Penny: Lost Boys, Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2015

Laurie Penny is a feminist, journalist and author. Her books include Unspeakable Things (2014),Cybersexism (2013) and Meat Market (2011). She writes and speaks on social justice, pop culture, gender …

00:56:26 | Thu 10 Sep 2015

Dying Europe Panel, Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2015

Tariq Ali is a British-Pakistani political commentator and a prolific writer, journalist and filmmaker. He has been a leading figure of the international left since the 1960s. His books include The D…

00:57:49 | Thu 10 Sep 2015

A.C. Grayling: Bad Education, Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2015

AC Grayling is a distinguished philosopher notable for his ability to make philosophy relevant to contemporary readers and audiences. He is Master of the New College of the Humanities, and a Supernum…

00:52:29 | Thu 10 Sep 2015

Sarai Walker: Radical Fat Acceptance, Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2015

Sarai Walker received her MFA in creative writing from Bennington College. As a magazine writer, her articles have appeared in Seventeen and Mademoiselle. She served as an editor and writer for Our B…

00:32:34 | Thu 10 Sep 2015

Marc Lewis: Learning Addiction, The Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2015

Marc Lewis, a professor at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, is a cognitive neuroscientist known for his research on the development of emotions and personality in childhood and adoles…

00:58:59 | Thu 10 Sep 2015

Inside North Korea Panel, Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2015

Anna Broinowski is a filmmaker and writer. She is known for films including Forbidden Lie$ (about hoax-author Norma Khouri) and Helen’s War (about anti-nuclear crusader Helen Caldicott). Her film Aim…

00:55:14 | Thu 10 Sep 2015

Tariq Ali: The Twilight of Democracy, Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2015