Ideas at the House

Indigenous writer Melissa Lukashenko has been writing poetry, essays and novels for decades. Her work has been nominated for pretty much every Australian literary prize there is. Most recently, she has won the Miles Franklin award for her novel Too Much Lip. In this conversation, she’s speaking with Benjamin Law. Watch Melissa Lucashenko's conversation with Fintan O'Toole and and Deborah Lipstadt at Antidote on Youtube. - The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House has arrived. At home or on the go, take a front row seat whenever you want. Register for free now and start watching on Stream. Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. Bet you’ve heard that before. The idea that men’s brains are wired for logical systems and map reading, while women’s brains excel at emotional intelligence and intuition is deeply culturally embedded. And, it’s complete garbage. Professor Gina Rippon is an international researcher in the field of cognitive neuroscience, and in her book, The Gendered Brain, she looks at the infuriating persistence of the idea of brain difference, and it’s misogynistic roots. In this conversation, Professor Rippon is interviewed by Fauziah Ibrahim and they explore her own experience of the difference within her own family. Watch Gina Rippon's 2020 All About Women talk hosted by Natasha Mitchell on YouTube. - The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House has arrived. At home or on the go, take a front row seat whenever you want. Register for free now and start watching on Stream. Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tea Uglow has built her career exploring the space between technology and art, looking for unexpected ways they can interact. She has written about doubt, and about being transgender and her book 'Loud and Proud' is a collection of the most influential and inspiring LGBTQI speeches of all time. Listen to Tea's 2020 All About Women discussion with Maddison Counaughton on Spotify or Apple Podcasts - The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House has arrived. At home or on the go, take a front row seat whenever you want. Register for free now and start watching on Stream. Follow the Sydney Opera House on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shanna is the founder of national alcohol awareness charity 'Sober in the Country' - a grassroots rural organisation designed to open up discussions in rural Australia around alcohol. When hospitalisation forced her to acknowledge that her drinking was out of control, she discovered that getting sober was no easy feat. Shanna talks with Edwina Throsby about the way she transformed her life, and in the process, transformed the lives of countless others. https://www.soberinthecountry.org/  For more information on Drug and Alcohol Help and Support Services across Australia, visit https://adf.org.au/help-support/  Listen to Shanna's 2020 All About Women panel discussion with Jill Stark, Yumi Stynes and Clementine Ford at https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sober-curious-at-all-about-women-2020/id640445035?i=1000485262427  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clementine Ford has been writing columns and books about gender issues for more than a decade. Her books Fight Like a Girl and Boys Will Be Boys have become bestselling feminist bibles, and she has built a huge online community of women and girls who take inspiration and comfort from her honest and personal posts. In this conversation, she opens up about body image, sex, death and dating … all the big things. Clementine Ford & Flex Mami: Finding Your Voice at All About Women Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Eat food, not too much, mostly plants”. This frequently quoted dietary manifesto comes from my guest today in the studio, the writer and journalist Michael Pollan. Michael is the author of six New York Times bestsellers, but it was his book The Omnivore’s Dilemma, which interrogated the way we eat and our food production systems, that really brought him to global attention. More recently he has shifted his focus from food to psychedelics, and in his book, How to Change your Mind, he puts his body and brain on the line to properly explore their benefits and dangers. This conversation is quite the trip.   Watch An Evening with Michael Pollan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dublin born and bred, Fintan has written a twice-weekly column for the Irish Times since 1988. He has also written an astonishing fifty eight books about politics, poetry, philosophy, theatre and Irish culture. Here he is speaking with Edwina Throsby, Head of Talks and Ideas while here was here for Antidote Festival in 2019. You can watch Fintan O'Toole in a panel discussion about the idea of national identity alongside Goorie writer Melissa Lucashenko and American historian Deborah Lipstadt: https://youtu.be/hpaKH2bEj9A Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before 1996, Deborah Lipstadt was a well-regarded professor of modern Jewish History. That was before the infamous Holocaust denier, David Irving, decided to sue her for libel. Deborah and her publisher took him on, and in a blockbuster trial, that made headlines all around the world, they scored a landmark legal victory, and Deborah became an internationally recognised defender of the truth of the Holocaust. Her most recent book is called Anti-Semitism: Here and Now. And here, she’s speaking with Benjamin Law. You can view Deborah Lipstadt's full talk at ANTIDOTE 2019 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_37Pv3d9Dbs Cover image by Alan Weedon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doomscrolling can convince us the world is full of evil people - but bad news is only part of the story. Curator and councillor Jess Scully's new book, Glimpses of Utopia, highlights stories from around the world where people respond to crises with hope and help. In Kenya and Bangladesh slums are being transformed to safe havens, and care workers are reclaiming control in India and Lebanon. Likewise, Dutch popular historian Rutger Bregman reveals that humans are not destructive and selfish, but innately communal and cooperative.  What new possibilities can we imagine for society, politics, and economics, if we accept that human beings are inherently peaceful and friendly? Enjoy this conversation between two radical optimists who look to a sustainable and inclusive future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted by Maeve Marsden with Leonard Mickelo, Sarah Tiong, Omar Sakr, Liv Hewson and Cadance Bell This is a special one. Queerstories, as you probably know, is the legendary LGBTIQ+ storytelling night, conceived of and hosted by Maeve Marsden, and it was exceptionally fun to hold the biggest ever Queerstories event ever, right here at the Opera House. You’re about to hear an amazing collection of stories, from the funny to the profound to the seriously embarrassing. This is one to stay tuned to. Enjoy!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.