Quickie Podcast

My guest this episode is Clem Bastow; freelance journalist, screenwriter, broadcaster, comic, wrestling enthusiast and university tutor.​ She's the fingers and brain behind some of the best cultural feminist critiques, cosplay costumes and celebrity interviews. Come have a good time with Quickie on Facebook page. Full transcript and episode notes available at www.quickiepodcast.com.

Pack your bags, we're going to Sydney!  I'm having some fantastic Quickies up north and you'll get to hear all of 'em. 

My guest this episode is Katie Pearson; nightlife organiser, DJ, feminist activist, and all round legend.  She's responsible for some of the best nights out you've ever had, for enriching the Melbourne queer community and moving the government to create a task force to address sexual harassment and assault in nightclubs. Listen and indulge in her 'wow factor' in this post-#VoteYes episode of Quickie.  

My guest this week is Brooke Powers; DJ, community icon, and official high muntress at clubbing. We talk about her DJ career and output, her role as a nightlife curator of Spank!, and the Powers of taking personality responsibility. A very special Quickie with a spectacular star. This episode of Quickie is brought to you by Shebah; Australia's first all-female rideshare service.  ​Check out Brooke's Soundcloud. Episode link

My guest this week is the brilliantly blasphemous Catherine Deveny; writer, comedian, social commentator, and non-fuck giver. We talk about the various death threats she's made, her long-term relationship with Cardinal George Pell, and the shitshow that is ANZAC Day. Come have a good time with Quickie on Facebook page and Twitter. Full transcript and episode notes available at www.quickiepodcast.com

Anna Broinowski is an author and filmmaker who tracks the illicit, controversial and bizarre. She is one of the very few Westerners who's been allowed to film in North Korea and is the only one Pauline Hanson has granted unrestricted access to. Her ACTA Award-winning SBS documentary 'Hanson: Please Explain!' and book 'Please Explain, The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Pauline Hanson' provided Broinowski with incredibly intimate access to the woman Marcia Langton described as  "a half-wit." Come have a good time with Quickie on Facebook page and Twitter. Full transcript and episode notes available at www.quickiepodcast.com

My guest this episode is Rowena Murray; sexual educator, author, digital marketer and fellow blonde ambassador. She’s written a book ‘For Foxes’ Sake’ for tween and teenage girls on the subjects of sex, love, and relationships. It tackles everything from internet porn, sexting, online dating, sexual peer pressure, social media to sex education in the new digital world. Come have a good time with Quickie on Facebook page and Twitter. Full transcript and episode notes available at www.quickiepodcast.com  

My guest this week is Jamila Rizvi; the bright spark from the world of politics, media, and publishing. A distinguished career marked by blood, sweat, and cheers, she has recently released her phenomenal book, 'Not Just Lucky.'  Find Jamila's website here, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Buy 'Not Just Lucky' here. Come have a good time with Quickie on Facebook page and Twitter. Full transcript and episode notes available at www.quickiepodcast.com

My guest this week is Maddison Connaughton; VICE features editor, almost winner of the Young Walkey Award, and lover of the soy flat. This softly-spoken superstar shares her thoughts on publishing, tombstone inscriptions, and how to get ahead at VICE. (Hot tip; it’s taking acid.) Find Maddison at VICE, Instagram, and Twitter. Come have a good time with Quickie on Facebook page and Twitter. Full transcript and episode notes available at www.quickiepodcast.com Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space so please give this podcast 5 stars.

A quick wrap up about all things Quickie as I muse on my journey to and from the 2017 Sydney Writers' Festival. You can listen back to the episodes with New York Times bestselling author of The Mothers, Brit Bennett, Guardian data editor and BBC present Mona Chalabi, and dazzling showgirl and author Jenieveve Chang. I'm so excited to be speaking with VICE features editor Maddison Connaughton next week, as Quickie goes fortnightly. Come have a good time with Quickie on Facebook page and Twitter. Drop me a line via the website: www.quickiepodcast.com

My guest this week is the effervescent Jenevieve Chang; actor, writer, movement director and recovering showgirl. This dazzler shares the journey of her memoir 'The Good Girl of Chinatown', which took her from Shanghai, to Sydney, London and all the way back again. We discuss the difficult relationships the different places have with their art cultures as well as the tension between the moralistic, yet bombastic, Shanghai burleqsue scene.  Catch Jenevieve at Sydney Writers' Festival. Come have a good time with Quickie on Facebook page and Twitter. Full transcript and episode notes available at www.quickiepodcast.com Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space so please give this podcast 5 stars.

My guest this week is the wonderfully ambivalent Brit Bennet; essayist, author of the New York Times bestseller 'The Mothers', and star of Sydney Writers' Festival. Brit has a simmering wit that’s delivered with poise and precision; we discuss the pillars that uphold the beauty of female friendship, old wives tales, and the peering and searing eyes of our grandmothers. Catch Brit at The Wheeler Centre 25 May 2017 and Sydney Writers' Festival, Come have a good time with Quickie on Facebook page and Twitter. Full transcript and episode notes available at www.quickiepodcast.com Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space so please give this podcast 5 stars.

My guest this week is bright spark, Mona Chalabi; Guardian data journalist, BBC/VICE/National Geographic presenter, and star of Sydney Writers' Festival. A conversation I wish could go on forever, we talk making information accessible again, the power of lived data, and her vaginal escapades.  Catch Mona at Sydney Writers' Festival from May 25 to May 26. Come have a good time with Quickie on Facebook page and Twitter. Full transcript and episode notes available at www.quickiepodcast.com Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space so please give this podcast 5 stars.

My guest this week is the quicker than a whipper snipper Lucy Valentine; SBS Comedy writer, political satirist, and full-time smart arse. We talk about what beer she pairs her cricket with, the benefits of Australian pub rock, and which political party she’d most like to root. Come have a good time with Quickie on Facebook page and Twitter. Full transcript and episode notes available at www.quickiepodcast.com Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space so please give this podcast 5 stars.

My guest this week is the bright spark of power Fiona Patten; leader of the Australian S*x Party, member of Parliament, acclaimed feminist, and initiator of 'Safe Access Zones' in Victoria.  We talk drug law reform (or lack therefore) in Australia, the puzzling and peculiar predicament of politicians as well as just how she uses chlorine to straighten herself out. Come have a good time with Quickie on Facebook page and Twitter. Full transcript and episode notes available at www.quickiepodcast.com Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space so please give this podcast 5 stars.

My guest this week is the legendary Elizabeth Cambage; Olympic basketballer, DJ, fashion designer, mental health advocate, and Australia's Naomi Campbell. We talk 'doing you', Liz's love of the natural, tree-hugging lifestyle, and her penchant for being a firestarter.  Keep the fire burning at the Quickie Facebook page and Twitter. Full transcript and episode notes available at www.quickiepodcast.com

Welcome to Quickie, the feminist podcast that shoots from the lip, launching Thursday April 27. Producer Nevena Spirovska goes in for a quick one, bringing you the highlights of season one.