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Ed and Amanda chat with newly minted spicy crime fiction author, Blanche d'Alpuget, following The Bunny Club with Blanche d'Alpuget session at the 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Blanche is best known as the second wife of the late Australian Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, but we take a broad look at Blanche's extensive writing career across both fiction and non-fiction, and find out what inspired her to start writing spicy c...
Ed and Amanda chat with renowned Australian psychologist, social researcher and writer, Hugh Mackay AO, following The State of Australia Today with Hugh Mackay session at the 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Hugh brings his analytical eye to the state of Australian mental health today, and offers uplifting insights into the simple ways […]
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Ed and Amanda chat with Aboriginal Australian author and academic, Debra Dank, ahead of the Do you Know Stella and Historical Amnesia panels at the 2025 Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Debra offers insight into Australia's oldest form of written storytelling, and why Aboriginal iconography should be seen as far more than just 'art'.
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Ed and Amanda chat with Ben McKelvey, an author who had to relearn how to read and write following a stroke at just 27 years old, and Craig Semple, former homicide detective turned mental health advocate, following the 'Back from the Abyss' panel at the Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Both men shared with us their incredible stories of loss and resilience. We discussed post-traumatic growth, and the unique challenges men face ...
Ed and Amanda chat with bestselling historical fiction author, Lauren Chater, following the Beauty and the Beasts panel at the Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Lauren shared with us her research process, and the opulent seventeenth-century inspiration for her new historical fiction novel, 'The Beauties', which poses the question, "In a world where beauty is a woman's only currency, who pays the price?"
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Ed and Amanda chat with Bruce Pascoe and Lyn Harwood, partners, business partners and co-authors of 'Black Duck: A Year at Yumburra'. The book, written in diary form, chronicles a year at the Black Duck farm, touching on the impact of devastating bushfires, as well as the rebuilding of a marriage. Bruce and Lyn shared with us their personal journey, as well as insights into how to live and eat in harmony with this wide brown land.
Ed and Amanda chat with Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist of the AI Institute of the University of New South Wales, and Carla Wilshire, founding CEO of The Social Policy Group. Both authors have a keen interest in the way AI is redefining the world as we know it. But should we be pessimistic or optimistic? And does AI even care what we think?
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Ed and Amanda chat with beloved picture book author and illustrator, Matt Cosgrove, of "Macca the Alpaca" fame, and his wife and co-author, Eva Amores. They've been working together on the 'Worst Week Ever' series, and they shared with us what it's like to collaborate as a married couple. They also shared the unique challenges of translating picture books and graphic novels to an international audience.
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Ed and Amanda chat with journalist, author, and romance scam victim, Stephanie Wood, following the 'Trust Issues' panel at the Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Stephanie is on the cusp of watching her real life play out on the small screen in the Paramount+ TV series, FAKE, starring Asher Keddie and David Wenham. The series is an adaptation of Stephanie's memoir of the same name, and she shared with us what it was like to watch...
Ed and Amanda chat with children's author, Nat Amoore, at the Words on the Waves Writers Festival, where she played host to the festival's family fun day. In our interview, Nat shares how she lives out her wildest dreams through her books, before revealing the secret ingredient for how to write graphic novels.
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Ed and Amanda chat with Australian reality TV megastar, Julie Goodwin, at the Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Julie's memoir, 'Your Time Starts Now' chronicles her life, from highest highs to dizzying lows. Julie has been open about her struggles with depression, and candidly shared with us what it felt like to overcome her internal critic and finally seek the help she needed.
Ed and Amanda chat with internationally bestselling author, Kate Forsyth, ahead of the 'Beauty & the Beasts' panel at the Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Kate sheds some light on the darkness of myth and fairytale, and why she was drawn to telling the story of Psykhe, the Greek mythical origin of 'Beauty and the Beast', with a surprising feminist twist at its core.
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Ed and Amanda chat with columnist and author, Kerri Sackville, ahead of the 'The Art of Parenting... Enough!' panel at the Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Kerri's book, 'The Secret Life of You,' asks why it's so scary to be alone with your own thoughts. Ed and Amanda get a mini therapy session, and learn Kerri's unusual strategy for passing the time, alone, at traffic lights.
Ed and Amanda chat with Australian political historian and author, Frank Bongiorno, ahead of the 'Bad Cop, Good Cop' panel at the Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Frank's book, 'Dreamers and Schemers' charts Australia's political history from pre-settlement Indigenous systems to the present day. We ask his well-informed opinion on exactly what goes into Australia's unique democracy sausage.
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Ed and Amanda interrupted Benjamin Stevenson's goat sacrificing ceremony to chat ahead of the 'Saturday Murder Club' panel at the Words on the Waves Writers Festival. A stand-up comedian and crime novelist, Benjamin shares his unique perspective on murder mysteries, and how he pays homage to the classics with his tongue firmly planted in cheek.
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Ed and Amanda chat with crime authors, Amanda Hampson and Steven Carroll in the lead up to the 'Saturday Murder Club' panel at the Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Our rich conversation traverses the field from unexpected detectives ("The tea lady knew where the bodies were buried") to philosophy, and how writing crime novels may just be the answer to our existential dread.
Ed and Amanda chat with Arthur C. Clarke, Victorian Prize for Literature, and ABIA award-winning author, Laura Jean McKay, following the Strange Creatures panel at the Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Laura shares her experience of preempting the Covid pandemic with her book, 'The Animals in That Country,' and what it was like to watch life mimicking her art.
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Ed and Amanda chat with former Australian of the Year, Rosie Batty, and co-author, Sue Smethurst, following their panel at the Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Australians will know Rosie as a fierce advocate for victims and survivors of domestic violence following the murder of her son by his father while at cricket training in 2014. In their book, 'Hope,' Rosie and Sue reflect on a decade of advocacy, and on how Rosie has hel...
Ed and Amanda chat with critically acclaimed literary author, Catherine Chidgey, as she prepares for the Strange Creatures panel at the Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Catherine shares the feathered inspiration behind her book, The Axeman's Carnival, and the creative liberation she experienced in writing from the perspective of an Australian magpie.
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Ed and Amanda chat with author and crime fiction reviewer, Sue Turnbull, as she prepares for the Saturday Murder Club panel for the Words on the Waves Writers Festival. Sue is an academic and the chair of the BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival, and we ask for her insights on crime novel adaptations and why audiences keep coming back to the same stories when they already know how they end.
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