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The Mookse and the Gripes PodcastEpisode 95: Our Favorite Books We Read in 2024, Part ITrevor and Paul are back with the fourth annual best of the year extravaganza! In Part I, we count down the first half of our en favorite reads of 2024—and we are once again joined by a cast of friends and listeners who share some of their top books and best reading experiences of the year! Another great chance to grow your TBR pile for 2025!ShownotesBooks* The Postcard, by Anne Berest, translated by Tina Kover* Gabriëlle, by Anne Berest and Claire Berest, translated by Tina Kover* Two Hou...2024-12-121h 42
Have You Been Paying Attention?12th August 2024Have Kitty Flanagan, Lloyd Langford, Felicity Ward, Ed Kavalee and Sam Pang been paying attention?Host Tom Gleisner and special guest quizmaster Katherine Bennell-Pegg are about to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-08-1244 min
Honestly with Bari WeissThe Case of Kate Cox—and the Trouble with the Abortion DebateOver the last month, America has been witnessing one of the biggest abortion battles in the country since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.Today, Bari shares her thoughts on the case of Kate Cox. She explains why it’s an appalling example of the cruelty of near-total abortion bans, and a tragic rebuttal to the pro-life claim that exceptions to these bans allow for a doctor and patient to make decisions in the woman’s best medical interest. And, Bari explains why she still grapples with the other side of the abortion debate—and why we all need t...2023-12-2216 min
Honestly with Bari WeissThe Case of Kate Cox—and the Trouble with the Abortion DebateOver the last month, America has been witnessing one of the biggest abortion battles in the country since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.Today, Bari shares her thoughts on the case of Kate Cox. She explains why it’s an appalling example of the cruelty of near-total abortion bans, and a tragic rebuttal to the pro-life claim that exceptions to these bans allow for a doctor and patient to make decisions in the woman’s best medical interest. And, Bari explains why she still grapples with the other side of the abortion debate—and wh...2023-12-2216 min
The First TimeSeason 6 Finale!It's a big ep. We debrief, reflect, recommend and share some rather big news about the pod in 2024.
We discuss:
Things that have happened in writing and pod life for us since episode one of this season
Fishing as a key theme of Katherine's year (and yes, the free fishing rods for Grade 4s is an actual thing)
A delightful school visit for Katherine and why she's excited for 2024 and the publication of her first MG novel - Shellsville
Kate reflects on a big year and the tour (and wrote about it here for The Bowerbird)
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Thursday BreakfastScience Owes Us An Apology Part 2, Fighting for Banaba Parts 1 and 2, LGBTQA+SB Crisis Support AccessAcknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Science Owes Us An Apology Part 2Professor Glenn McLaren lectures in Philosophy, Media and Society at Swinburne University, and in Science Week 2017 wrote the article "Science Owes Us an Apology" that discussed how science has been separated from the humanities, and the impact this has had on critical thought. Spike sat down with Glenn for a two part conversation where he was asked who science owes an apology to, what it owes an apology for and what needs to happen for society to develop the wisdom required to overcome crises like climate change. We played part tw...2023-09-1300 min
The Bookshop PodcastPetrach's Bookshop, Launceston, TasmaniaSend us a textIn this episode, I chat with Andy Durkin about the family owned and run Petrach's Bookshop, Tasmanian authors, the demographics of Tasmania, and must-see places to visit in the beautiful heart-shape island state of Tasmania, Australia.Petrarch’s Bookshop has existed in Launceston, Tasmania as a general bookshop since 1985, providing exceptional customer service across an ever growing range of books. Although it has been owned and operated by Peter and Rhonda Durkin for most of that time, Marcus Durkin has joined his parents in the business and is now the operational ma...2023-07-0331 min