

Chat 10 Looks 3
Chat 10 Looks 3
A peripatetic podcast in which Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb discuss what they're reading, watching, cooking, listening to or irrationally exhilarated by.
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Aug 6, 2019 • 36min
Ep 114: I'll go get the dog to chew your leg
Warning for those suffering from Misophonia, Ailurophobia or Cynophobia: this episode includes audible sounds of ginger balls being consumed, a detailed discussion of cats with breasts as well as the sound of a dog attempting to eat the recording device. (i.e. a fairly typical episode). • Cats: A Look Inside Universal Pictures, YouTube. • Cats: Official Trailer Universal Pictures, YouTube • Feline queasy: eight urgent questions about the Cats trailer by Stuart Heritage (Guardian, 19 July 2019) • Top Gun: Maverick Official Trailer (2020) Paramount Pictures, YouTube • Hemingway sees the Lion King by Jamie Cricks (McSweeney's, 19 July 2019) • Three Women by Lisa Taddeo • Inferior: The True Power of Women and the Science that Shows It by Angela Saini • S-Town Podcast • Nowhere Child Podcast by the Australian on the disappearance of William Tyrrell (Caroline Overington) • The Lady Vanishes Podcast by 7 News on the disappearance on Marion Barter (Bryan Seymour) • Max Porter: Lanny Sydney Writers Festival 2019 in conversation with Michael Williams. • Lanny by Max Porter • Opening Address: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Max Porter and Meg Wolitzer Sydney Writers Festival 2019 • Sydney Writers Festival Podcast List via Omny • Line of duty: Season 4 (2017) • The Good Place starring Ted Danson and Kristen Bell • Less by Andrew Sean Greer • A Boris Johson story by Jeremy Vine (The Jeremy Vine Page on Facebook, 13 June 2019. Republished in multiple publications.) • Boris Johnson's first interview as a frontbencher tells us a lot about who he is by Annabel Crabb (ABC News, 25 July 2019) • Boris Johnson recites extracts of "The Iliad" in Greek in a conversation with ABC's Annabel Crabb at the Melbourne Writers Festival. (via ABC)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 29, 2019 • 37min
Ep 113: 4,3,2,1
Despite threatening in the last episode to never speak to Sales again, Crabb decides to bury the hatchet. In return Sales lets Crabb keep chatting well past the 30 minute mark. • The Yield by Tara June Winch • The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie • City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert • Author Elizabeth Gilbert on nursing a dying loved one Interviewed by Leigh Sales (7.30, 26 Jun 2019) • The Loudest Voice (2019) starring Russell Crowe as Roger Ailes • Russell Crowe talks about his latest role as Roger Ailes Interviewed by Leigh Sales (7.30, 27 Jun 2019) • Shame and Survival by Monica Lewinsky (Vanity Fair, June 2014) • The Price of Shame Monica Lewinsky TED2015 (March 2015) • Monica Lewinsky: 'The shame sticks to you like tar' by Jon Ronson (Guardian, 16 Apr 2016) • Vice (2018) starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell. How Dick Cheney quietly became the most powerful man in the world as Vice-President to George W. Bush. • Mystify: Michael Hutchence (2019 Documentary) • Breaking Badly by Georgie Dent • Eggshell Skull by Bri LeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 15, 2019 • 35min
Ep 112: Fresh Batteries Loaded
Crabb and Sales dissect lies, deceptions and plots while slurping down their late-night cups of chamomile tea. • Crabb and Sales @ the Enmore as Brian May and Freddie Mercury. (Thanks to Stephen Blake for the photo. See more photos from the show here.) • Truth 2, Lies 1: Sydney Writers Festival 2019. Annabel Crabb, Leigh Sales, Benjamin Law and Michael Williams talk about 3 books, they are lying about one. • Fake by Stephanie Wood • Internet searches reveal only so much: a memoir by Stephanie Wood (Good Weekend, 28 April 2017) • 'He broke me': the destructive trail left by romantic con men by Stephanie Wood (Good Weekend, 29 June 2019) • Falling for a fake: Stephanie Wood Conversations (with Sarah Kanowski, 4 July 2019) • Lincoln Lewis impersonator jailed for stalking women over four years (The Guardian / AAP, 6 June 2019) • Who the Hell is Hamish? Podcast by Greg Bearup (The Australian, 2019) • Notes from a Hollywood divorce by Emma Forrest about the breakdown of her relationship with Ben Mendelsohn (The Guardian, 6 July 2019) • Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation by Rachel Cusk • Plots and Prayers: Malcolm Turnbull's demise and Scott Morrison's ascension by Niki Savva • Sharks: A History of Fear by Callum Denness (Pre-order. Publication date: 24 September 2019) • Max Porter: Lanny Sydney Writers Festival 2019 in conversation with Michael Williams. • Lanny by Max Porter • Register here to become a Breville Expert.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 24, 2019 • 30min
Ep 111: Get the Lady a Saucer of Milk
Crabb and Sales discuss how they consider nicknames to be a sign of affection. To Crabb's surprise, Sales reveals that she wishes a current popular biopic wasn't made as a musical!? • Fleabag Season 1 (2016) (Currently on iView for a limited period. Ep 1 until 28 June.) • The Fourth Wall (Wikipedia) • The day I played a round of golf with Donald Trump by Phillip Coorey (AFR. 2016 Nov 17 - note: may be paywall restricted if you have reached your quota.) • Veep Season 7 (2019) starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tony Hale • Rocketman (2019) biopic of Elton John starring Taron Egerton. • Elton John celebrates 50 years of hits with songwriting partner Bernie Taupin interviewed by Leigh Sales (via ABC 7.30, 2017 14 Nov) • Photos: Elton John's Outfits Through the Years: See all the sunglasses, animal costumes and chest hair from 1973 on. (Rolling Stone, 2011 Feb 02) • There Are Two Types of Airport People: Some travelers love being late by Amanda Mull (The Atlantic. 2019 May 29)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 11, 2019 • 38min
Ep 110: Fat Cats in the Spare Room
Trying to avoid any interruptions, Sales and Crabb hide away in a spare room to discuss some of life's big issues ... and Lego. • On Politics Work and Gender by Annabel Crabb. Quarterly Essay 75 (due out Sep 2019) • What 'Good' Dads Get Away With by Darcy Lockman. New York Times, 2019 4 May. • The Wife Drought by Annabel Crabb • Up Series: directed by Michael Apted. 9 instalments over 55 years. (Currently available on SBS On Demand). Wikipedia have a useful summary on the history of the documentary: Up (film series). • The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After Midlife by Jonathan Rauch • Wilosophy: Will Anderson with Andy Lee (earlier episode with Hamish Blake) • Lego Masters with Hamish Blake (Channel 9)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 15, 2019 • 32min
Ep 109: My Scones Are Burning
Crabb and Sales try the patience of a very tolerant make-up artist. • Mansplainer (With thanks to Hall & Oates. via Leigh Sales on Twitter) • Facebook's role in Brexit - and the threat to democracy Carole Cadwalladr (TED Talk, April 2019) • Identity Crisis by Ben Elton • Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny • The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre (Paperback on presale, to be released early June 2019) • Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019) (Trailer via YouTube) • The Assassination of Gianni Versace (American Crime Story, Season 2 2018) • Vulgar Favors: The Hunt for Andrew Cunanan, the Man Who Killed Gianni Versace by Maureen Orth • You: Season 1 (2018) NY bookstore manager meets aspiring writer at his bookstore and falls in love at first sight. • Gwyneth x Oprah: Power, Perception & Soul Purpose The Goop Podcast (March 8, 2018) • Making Oprah Podcast hosted by Jenn White • Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) starring Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, • Can You Ever Forgive Me? Memoirs of a Literary Forger by Lee Israel • For 15% off at www.breville.com.au use the promo code FAIRY (valid until 30 May 2019).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 6, 2019 • 35min
Ep108: [Redacted] and Werewolves
Sales and Crabb risk losing 90% of their audience by controversially revealing they dislike the most popular TV show in the world, Game of Thrones. They do like Hugh Grant though. • Humanity (2018) stand-up comedy by Ricky Gervais (Netflix) • Dirty John (2018) starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana • Connie Britton Won't Have Plastic Surgery (Yahoo Beauty, 2017 Jun 10) • A Very English Scandal (2018) starring Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw • A Very English Scandal by John Preston • The bugger, bugged by Hugh Grant (New Statesman, 2011 Apr 11) • Hugh Grant arrested with sex worker 20 years ago (Guardian 2015 Jun 26. Includes link to Jay Leno Tonight Show interview 1995) • Boris Johnson interviewed by Eddie Mair (BBC, Andrew Marr show, 2013 Mar 24) • Jane's World by Martin Amis [Includes his comments on 'Four Weddings and Funeral'] (New Yorker, 1995 Dec 31) • Identity: Contemporary Identity Politics and the Struggle for Recognition by Francis Fukuyama • Identity Crisis by Ben Elton • On Identity by Stan Grant • Mosquitoes (Sydney Theatre Company) by Lucy Kirkwood, directed by Jessica Arthur, starring Jacqueline McKenzie and Mandy McElhinneySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 28, 2019 • 31min
Ep 107: Surefire way to a nervous breakdown
Sales ambitiously tries to install a new TV system during Budget Week while Crabb develops a worrying jaw clenching problem. Various alarming self-help cures are explored, but no one considers going anywhere near Yoni Balls! • Leigh reacts to Crabb's Self Help book revelation (Crabb's photo) • Gwyneth x Oprah: Power, Perception & Soul Purpose The Goop Podcast (March 8, 2018) • How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty by Patti Breitman, Connie Hatch • Correction to article on Greens Candidate Matthew Thompson in Daily Telegraph 16th April (via J. Maley, Twitter) • How to Murder Your Life: A Memoir by Cat Marnell • Three Women by Lisa Taddeo • Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich • Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer. (For other Jon Krakauer titles, click here) • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story by John Berendt • Putney by Sofka ZinovieffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 1, 2019 • 59min
Ep 106: Spoiler Alert!
Crabb & Sales take their schtick on the road to Hobart for the first time where they discuss how much of a revelation is a spoiler and how much is okay. • A percentage of the proceeds from all our shows goes to charity, in Hobart to: Hobart Womens Shelter • Crabb looks like a cross between Grace Sullivan and Jon English, according to Sales (Instagram) • Heavyweight Ep2 Gregor: 20 years ago, Gregor lent some CDs to a musician friend. The CDs helped make his friend, Moby, a famous rockstar. Now he wants his CDs back. • Dealt (2017) - One of the most renowned card magicians of all time, Richard Turner. (Note: 'The reveal' is included in the description provided in this link) • We are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler • The Heights (2019) - ABC iView • Brideshead Revisited read by Jeremy Irons (via Audible. Also available for loan at some local libraries.) • From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting by Judith Brett • Kevyn Aucoin: Beauty & the Beast in Me (2017) Netflix • Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist (2018) Vivienne Westwood documentary • Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Melbourne • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical Official Site • After Life (2019) Ricky Gervais • Sex Education (2019) starring Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti GatwaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 20, 2019 • 44min
Ep 105: That Really Was Pretty Obnoxious
Crabb and Sales are rattled by a disturbing Michael Jackson documentary but they soon return to form, with Sales breezily dismissing the new novel of a Booker Prize winner and Crabb banging on about the travails of having a new bookshelf installed. Please be aware that this podcast includes discussion of child sex abuse. • Crabb's 'Salon Hang' via Instagram • Quilty - Art Gallery of South Australia. 2 Mar-2 Jun 2019 • Leaving Neverland (2019) Two men, now in their thirties, recount their experiences of being sexually abused by Michael Jackson when they were children. • In Plain View: How child molesters get away with it by Malcolm Gladwell. New Yorker, 24 Sep 2012 • Guilty: The conviction of Cardinal Pell reported by Louise Milligan. Four Corners, 4 Mar 2019 • Cardinal: The Rise and Fall of George Pell by Louise Milligan • The Little Girl on the Ice Floe by Adelaide Bon • Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan • A Suspense Novelist's Trail of Deceptions (About Dan Mallory) by Ian Parker. New Yorker, 2019 Feb 11 • The Woman In The Window by A. J. Finn • So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson • A Polite Word for a Liar S3 Ep3 Revisionist History • Chasing the Scream: Search for the Truth About Addiction by Johann Hari • Lost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope by Johann Hari • The High Low Podcast by Pandora Sykes and Dolly Alderton • Johann Hari The Joe Rogan Experience Ep 1077 • Hardcore History podcast by Dan Carlin • Christian Marclay: The Clock via Wikipedia. (Note: season at ACMI finished 10 March)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.