Winner of both the Miles Franklin Award and the Stella Prize, author Evie Wyld writes dark and often trauma-informed books, but she also has a remarkable capacity to capture the tenderness of memory. In this episode, from Schwartz Media’s podcast Read This, Michael is joined by Evie for a conversation about her latest book The Echoes, which explores how we tell stories around and into the absences that define us.




Reading list:

After the Fire, A Still Small Voice, Evie Wyld, 2009

All The Birds, Singing, Evie Wyld, 2013

The Bass Rock, Evie Wyld, 2020

The Echoes, Evie Wyld, 2024




You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 




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Guest: Evie Wyld

Winner of both the Miles Franklin Award and the Stella Prize, author Evie Wyld writes dark and often trauma-informed books, but she also has a remarkable capacity to capture the tenderness of memory. In this episode, from Schwartz Media’s podcast Read This, Michael is joined by Evie for a conversation about her latest book The Echoes, which explores how we tell stories around and into the absences that define us. Reading list:After the Fire, A Still Small Voice, Evie Wyld, 2009All The Birds, Singing, Evie Wyld, 2013The Bass Rock, Evie Wyld, 2020The Echoes, Evie Wyld, 2024 You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store.  Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/themonthlymagazine/?hl=en">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/THEMONTHLY">Twitter</a>Guest: Evie Wyld

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Read This: Evie Wyld Is Having More Fun Than You Think

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For decades, liberal democracy came with a promise: that with each generation we would become freer, wealthier, and have more control over our lives.

But after years of economic shocks, war and political upheaval, more and more people seem to have stopped believing that promise.

And in its place, we’re seeing political movements emerge that don’t just want different policies – they’re questioning some of the fundamental ideas our democracies were built on.

In his new Quarterly Essay, Time of Monsters, writer and broadcaster Waleed Aly argues this is part of something bigger – a crisis in liberalism itself.

Today, Waleed Aly on whether we’re entering a post-liberal age – and what might replace the old order.

 

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Guest: Writer and broadcaster, Waleed Aly 

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For decades, liberal democracy came with a promise: that with each generation we would become freer, wealthier, and have more control over our lives.
But after years of economic shocks, war and political upheaval, more and more people seem to have stopped believing that promise.
And in its place, we&rsquo;re seeing political movements emerge that don&rsquo;t just want different policies &ndash; they&rsquo;re questioning some of the fundamental ideas our democracies were built on.
In his new Quarterly Essay,&nbsp;Time of Monsters, writer and broadcaster Waleed Aly argues this is part of something bigger &ndash; a crisis in liberalism itself.
Today, Waleed Aly on whether we&rsquo;re entering a post-liberal age &ndash; and what might replace the old order.
&nbsp;
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Guest: Writer and broadcaster, Waleed Aly&nbsp;
Photo:&nbsp;AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

Is liberal democracy running out of answers?

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For years, Donald Trump’s attacks on the media were treated as part of the spectacle of his politics. Now, three major news organisations have had their White House passes revoked – and Trump says others could follow.

Here in Australia, we’re seeing Pauline Hanson follow the same playbook – with One Nation repeatedly deciding which news organisations can attend its press conferences. But unlike America, press freedom in Australia has remarkably few legal protections backing it.

So what happens when politicians stop respecting the rules we’ve simply assumed they would follow?

Today, journalist and press freedom advocate Peter Greste, on how fragile press freedom is in Australia and why we’ve relied for so long on convention rather than law.

 

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Guest: Journalist and press freedom advocate, Peter Greste

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For years, Donald Trump&rsquo;s attacks on the media were treated as part of the spectacle of his politics. Now, three major news organisations have had their White House passes revoked &ndash; and Trump says others could follow.
Here in Australia, we&rsquo;re seeing Pauline Hanson follow the same playbook &ndash; with One Nation repeatedly deciding which news organisations can attend its press conferences. But unlike America, press freedom in Australia has remarkably few legal protections backing it.
So what happens when politicians stop respecting the rules we&rsquo;ve simply assumed they would follow?
Today, journalist and press freedom advocate Peter Greste, on how fragile press freedom is in Australia and why we&rsquo;ve relied for so long on convention rather than law.
&nbsp;
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Guest: Journalist and press freedom advocate, Peter Greste
Photo:&nbsp;AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

Could Australia’s media survive Trump-style attacks?

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It’s an uncomfortable fact our government doesn’t like to face: 25 years on from the Tampa affair, we’re still paying a tiny island micro-nation hundreds of millions of dollars to keep immigration detention alive.

One of the ways we’re doing that is by helping to prop up Nauru Airlines – a company riven with financial, governance and safety issues.

Today, independent journalist Nick Feik on how our relationship with a foreign commercial airline is compromising the Australian government’s own regulators, departments and procurement processes in the name of immigration detention.

 

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Guest: Independent journalist, Nick Feik

Photo: Nauru Airlines

It&rsquo;s an uncomfortable fact our government doesn&rsquo;t like to face: 25 years on from the Tampa affair, we&rsquo;re still paying a tiny island micro-nation hundreds of millions of dollars to keep immigration detention alive.
One of the ways we&rsquo;re doing that is by helping to prop up Nauru Airlines &ndash; a company riven with financial, governance and safety issues.
Today, independent journalist Nick Feik on how our relationship with a foreign commercial airline is compromising the Australian government&rsquo;s own regulators, departments and procurement processes in the name of immigration detention.
&nbsp;
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Guest: Independent journalist, Nick Feik
Photo:&nbsp;Nauru Airlines

The absurd lengths Australia goes to keep Nauru Airlines flying

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Read This: Evie Wyld Is Having More Fun Than You Think

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