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May 30, 2023

What was the cost of straying from the company line versus the power of being an inside player?  Host: Amy Remeikis.  Historian: Dr Patricia Clarke. Guests: Zoe Daniel, Nas Campanella. 

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May 24, 2023

Content warning: this episode contains descriptions of war casualties, rape and violence against women

Right place, right time gave some enterprising women journalists a front row seat to report on momentous events for their readers back home in Australia. Host: Amy Remeikis. Historian: Dr Patricia Clarke. Guests:...


May 17, 2023

Content warning: this episode contains mild coarse language.

Some of the most successful of the Bold Types made their own road map and were deft at the pivot, while relentlessly sticking to their principles.  Host: Amy Remeikis.  Historian: Dr Patricia Clarke.  Guests: Zara Seidler, Suzanne Dredge. 

 

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May 10, 2023

Content warning: this episode contains mild coarse language.

 

The “women’s pages” were a blessing and a curse for opportunities.  The biggest irony was that the women writing this stuff were working mums whose lives were almost completely opposite to those of their readership.  Host: Amy Remeikis. Historian: Dr...


May 3, 2023

Content warning: this episode contains descriptions of war casualties and sexual harassment.

Edith Dickenson was a fearless adventure-seeker who covered the Boer War with clear-eyed empathy as Australia's first female war correspondent.  She also hunted boar from an elephant’s back in India whilst wearing a crinoline...