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The Accidental Guerrilla by David Kilcullen

May 5, 2009

Former Australia army officer, anthropologist and all-round sharp mind David Kilcullen is an interesting fellow. Bestride the worlds of government, military and academia and equally at home in each, he is one of the world’s foremost experts on counter-insurgency, was a rare dissenting voice within the 2nd Bush administration, one of the architects of The [...]

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Art Without Borders by Ben-Ami Scharfstein

April 28, 2009

Another delve into ABC Radio National’s Late Night Live archives, this time for a fairly heavyweight talk with author and distinguished philosopher Ben-Ami Scharfstein about his latest book “Art Without Borders: A Philosophical Exploration of Art and Humanity“. One of the most engaging things about this elightening interview is how pleasingly lively this 90 year [...]

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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley on IOT

April 20, 2009

For those of you still hankering for a bit of classic sci-fi, long-term UK arts scene fixture, author, and general all-round smart guy Melvyn Bragg currently presents a show on BBC radio 4 called “In Our Time” which examines what basically amounts to the history of ideas. Each week, Melvyn will grill 2 or 3 [...]

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez – A Life by Gerald Martin

March 13, 2009

This is our first encounter with ABC radio national’s The Book Show – a truly prolific arts show that manages an impressive amount of content every day from Monday to Friday. Of course it is also available as a podcast via iTunes Back on the 18th February 2009, the show met the author of Gabriel [...]

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Stephan Faris talks about Forecast on LNL

February 20, 2009

In our first book club encounter with the venerable Phillip Adams & Late Night Live, I’d like to share with you an interesting interview with Stephan Faris, in which he discusses his latest book Forecast: The Consequences of Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley. Forecast examines the cultural [...]

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