Chat 10 Looks 3

Even though it has not rained for days, Crabb still manages to get drenched by passing traffic - very 'sitcom' don't you think? Detailed discussion ensues on a range of topics: new TV shows, perfect roast potatoes, glorious salads, women in law, 'The Boss' and whether you can ever look at too many piles of rice and fish without getting to eat them. Does Crabb stop this recording just as Sales is launching into a song!? • Divorce - starring Sarah Jessica Parker • Sex and the City • Kitchen Cabinet - S1 Ep4 with Julie Bishop • Catastrophe (Season 2) • Neighbourhood (Salads, Sweets and Stories from Home and Abroad) - by Hetty McKinnon • Special Delivery - by Annabel Crabb • The Party Room (Podcast) - presented by Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly • Women in Law Breakfast: Elizabeth Evatt, Peg Lusink and Josephine Maxwell • Viktor & Rolf Exhibition - National Gallery of Victoria • The First Monday in May - Documentary • Fight Like a Girl - by Clementine Ford • Born to Run - by Bruce Springsteen • We Are Alive: Bruce Springsteen at 62 - David Remnick (New Yorker, 30 July 2012) • Jiro Dreams of Sushi - DocumentarySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crabb and Sales analyse the 2nd US presidential debate, then briefly ponder why there is a Pokemon on Sales' desk. Discussion switches to unsympathetic main characters, Ben Mendelsohn's chin, a couple of new podcasts and the value of political satire. • The Second 2016 US Presidential Debate - via PBS • Pokemon - via Pokemon.com • Leigh Sales with Pokemon head zubat - via Twitter • Pokemon Go has let me enter my son's world - by Julia Baird (via SMH) • The Girl on the Train - by Paula Hawkins • Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov • Sopranos - DVD • Bloodline - DVD • Team Effort - Podcast by Ed Kavalee • Slate's Political Gabfest - Podcast • Slate's Trumpcast - Podcast • The Elephant in the Room: A Journey into the Trump Campaign and the "Alt-Right" - by Jon Ronson • Alec Baldwin as Trump on SNL - via Guadian (SNL official site geoblocked in Australia) • Ep 10. The Satire Paradox - Revisionist History Podcast • Proud to Stand With You - Mike Pence Twitter CommentSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crabb and Sales watch the first Clinton and Trump presidential debate in a secret tropical location. 48 hours later, while drinking cocktails, they assess the debate. Discussion then switches to holiday reading. • The first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump - via PBS • The Tropical Holiday Selfie - via Twitter • Anna Karenina - by Leo Tolstoy • Middlemarch - by George Eliot • Vanity Fair - by William Makepeace Thackeray • The Beautiful Lie - DVD • Where the Suckers Moon: the life and death of an advertising campaign - by Randall Rothenberg • Donoghue v Stevenson - via Wikipedia • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - by Rebecca Skloot • Red Sparrow - by Jason Matthews • The Americans - DVD • The Dry - by Jane Harper • An Isolated Incident - by Emily Maquire • Our Souls at Night - by Kent Haruf • The Girl on the Train - by Paula Hawkins • Beside Myself - by Ann MorganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canberra Writers' Festival. Recorded in a bathroom. Without microphones. Enjoy. • The Americans • Blink by Malcolm Gladwell • Revisionist History a podcast by Malcolm Gladwell • Rube podcast by Dollop • Fed Ex podcast by Dollop • My Dad Wrote a Porno podcast • Drunk History • Commonwealth by Ann Patchett • The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan • Bel Canto by Ann Patchett • Truly, Madly, Guilty by Liane Moriarty • Catastrophe via iView • The Night Manager starring Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston • Black Mirror directed by Charlie Brooker • Why Am I So Fat by Sara Benincasa • Bridget Jones Baby starring Renee ZellwegerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Crabb and Sales discuss coincidences, John Grisham novels, mountain climbing, Mormons and what it's like to get an early, sneak peek at a feature-length Weiner (the documentary on former New York senator and Mayoral candidate: Anthony Weiner).Ask yourself this: in order to keep your place in a borrowed book, do you:a) insert a bookmark; orb) dog-ear the pageCrabb and Sales reveal all on this episode. • Beyond Coincidence: Amazing Stories of Coincidence & the Mystery and Mathematics Behind Them by Martin Plimmer and Brian King • Commonwealth by Ann Patchett • Bel Canto by Ann Patchett • The Street Lawyer by John Grisham • The Firm by John Grisham • Sherpa: Trouble on Everest • Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest by Lincoln Hall • Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer • Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way by Jon Krakauer • Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer • Weiner directed by Josh Kriegman & Elyse Steinberg • Carlos Danger theme song via The Daily ShowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The election is over. We may even have a Prime Minister (at least for the next few months or so). Crabb and Sales reflect on what it's like being chained to a desk for nearly seven hours with Scott Morrison and Penny Wong. Crabb gets her hands on Antony Green's (software) package and Sales has been spending a lot of time at home curled up with a variety of good books. Plus: What does Obama do after dark? Let's find out. • Portable Curiosities by Julie Koh • The One Who Got Away by Caroline Overington • The Twisted Knot by J M Peace • The Healing Party by Micheline Lee • Gotham by Nick Earls • Venice by Nick Earls • Vancouver by Nick Earls • Juneau by Nick Earls • Wasted: A Story of Alcohol, Grief and a Death in Brisbane by Elspeth Muir • High Sobriety: My Year Without Booze by Jill Stark • Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl • I Saw A Man by Owen Sheers • Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty • Obama After Dark by Michael D Shear via The New YorkerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The election campaign is taking its toll. Crabb and Sales are both sick, but the upside of spending so much time on flights with politicians is that you get a chance to read books, watch movies and binge-watch television. Grab the Vicks Vaporub and a box of tissues and enjoy this episode. • Chat 10 Looks 3: Fifty Shades of Giggling starring Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales • Two Grumpy Hacks podcast by Dennis Atkins and Malcolm Farr • The Dressmaker starring Kate Winslet and Judy Davis • Sisters starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler • Jodie Foster interview with Monique Schafter via ABC 7.30 • Money Monster starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts, directed by Jodie Foster • The First Monday in May directed by Andrew Rossi • Dog Day Afternoon starring Al Pacino • The King of Comedy starring Robert de Niro and Jerry Lewis • Misery starring Kathy Bates and James Cann • Die Hard starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman • The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins • Truly, Madly, Guilty by Liane Moriarty • The One Who Got Away by Caroline Overington • The Unlikely Warrior by Caroline Overington • The Killing Season: Uncut by Patricia Dunn and Sarah Ferguson • Nothing to Be Frightened Of by Julian Barnes • The Noise of Time by Julian BarnesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recorded merely moments before they appeared on-stage before an audience of 2000 punters, Crabb and Sales recall some of their investigations into political drama which is based largely on real-life events. Plus, who was Australia's weirdest Prime Minister? You might be surprised who they come up with. • Everywhere I Look by Helen Garner • Bowraville Podcast by Dan Box • The Marmalade Files by Steve Lewis and Chris Uhlmann • The Mandarin Code by Steve Lewis and Chris Uhlmann • Stop at Nothing: The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull by Annabel Crabb • The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan • Community: Salad Recipes from Arthur Street Kitchen by Hetty McKinnonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Crabb and Sales at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum where they visit the Isabella Blow exhibition, plus a whole list of new podcasts to listen to. • Isabella Blow Exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences • Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins: The Autobiography by Rupert Everett • Vanished Years by Rupert Everett • Isabella Blow and Alexander McQueen photos via Vanity Fair • The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin • In Cold Blood by Truman Capote • Comedy Showdown via ABC iView • Here's the Thing a podcast by Alec Baldwin • Slate's Political Gabfest podcast • Two Grumpy Hacks podcast by Dennis Atkins and Malcolm Farr • Bowraville podcast by Dan Box • The Party Room podcast by Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly • Moranthology by Caitlin Moran • My Life on the Road by Gloria SteinemSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's budget time! Crabb and Sales are sequestered within locked rooms in Canberra to analyse the Australian national budget, and yet they find time to eat a terrible breakfast and have a terrific conversation. • The Hunter by Julia Leigh • The Avalanche: A Love Story by Julia Lee • Farewell to the Father by Timothy Elliott • Gotham: Wisdom Tree by Nick Earls • When I Get a Minute via iViewSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.