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Ideas at the House

Talks and conversations from the Sydney Opera House featuring the world’s greatest minds and culture creators. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Alain de Botton - Religion for Atheists

Alain de Botton - Religion for Atheists

Alain de Botton is a best-selling author and one of the world's most celebrated philosophers. Watch as he discusses his ... Read more

16 Apr 2013

1hr 9mins

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Trump, fake news and #metoo with Maureen Dowd | ANTIDOTE 2018

Trump, fake news and #metoo with Maureen Dowd | ANTIDOTE 2018

Maureen Dowd is notorious for her searing commentary on American politics. A columnist for The New York Times since 1983... Read more

26 Oct 2018

59mins

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Women and war | All About Women 2018

Women and war | All About Women 2018

War is often regarded as primarily a male domain, and yet its impact can hit women the hardest. It’s often their role to... Read more

29 Jun 2018

24mins

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Michael Mosley: How to Stay Healthy

Michael Mosley: How to Stay Healthy

Our understanding of the human body, how it works and what it needs, has been transformed in recent years by a wave of n... Read more

11 Mar 2016

59mins

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Carrie Brownstein: Hunger Makes me a Modern Girl

Carrie Brownstein: Hunger Makes me a Modern Girl

Music was a means of self-invention for Carrie Brownstein. Before becoming a music icon, the Emmy-nominated actor and wr... Read more

11 Mar 2016

54mins

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The wonders of jellyfish with Lisa-Ann Gershwin | ANTIDOTE 2018

The wonders of jellyfish with Lisa-Ann Gershwin | ANTIDOTE 2018

No one gets excited about jellyfish quite like Dr Lisa-Ann Gershwin. Get to know these magical creatures and what they r... Read more

4 Jan 2019

58mins

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Soraya Chemaly and the power of women's anger | All About Women 2019

Soraya Chemaly and the power of women's anger | All About Women 2019

Women are taught from birth to repress their rage. But what would happen if women learnt to embrace anger, and unleash i... Read more

20 May 2019

56mins

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It's A Long Story: Henry Rollins

It's A Long Story: Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins discusses his tumultuous childhood growing up in Washington DC, and how he transitioned from scooping ice ... Read more

16 Nov 2016

31mins

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Michael Pollan on How to Eat [Rebroadcast]

Michael Pollan on How to Eat [Rebroadcast]

During his 2014 visit to the Sydney Opera House Michael Pollan said “I write books about what I’m interested in”. And at... Read more

12 Jul 2019

1hr 15mins

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Alicia Garza & Stan Grant: Why Black Lives Matter

Alicia Garza & Stan Grant: Why Black Lives Matter

#BlackLivesMatter has become the call to action for a generation of US human rights activists to denounce the violence a... Read more

19 Dec 2016

1hr 12mins

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Dee Madigan: The Propaganda Machine

Dee Madigan: The Propaganda Machine

When is political advertising actually propaganda? And how do we tell the difference? In a fractured media environment w... Read more

28 Nov 2016

59mins

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Alok Jha: Water Wars

Alok Jha: Water Wars

Will we run out of water – and if so, when? Will the Earth suffer? Explore how water drives modern conflict and is not a... Read more

26 Dec 2016

58mins

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Annabel Crabb & David Marr: The Government We Deserve

Annabel Crabb & David Marr: The Government We Deserve

Whichever way we vote, politicians say the electorate always gets it right at the ballot box. Cynics are more inclined t... Read more

17 Nov 2016

1hr 4mins

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Who Gets to Speak - ANTIDOTE 2019

Who Gets to Speak - ANTIDOTE 2019

In a world of polarised politics, how do we have difficult conversations; and what are the responsibilities of those wit... Read more

19 Dec 2019

56mins

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David Neiwert on Trump and the rise of the radical right | ANTIDOTE 2018

David Neiwert on Trump and the rise of the radical right | ANTIDOTE 2018

 "Dehumanisation is the essential program of the radical right." David Neiwert believes that the so-called “alt-right” o... Read more

19 Oct 2018

54mins

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Jessa Crispin, Not A Feminist: All About Women 2017

Jessa Crispin, Not A Feminist: All About Women 2017

Recorded at All About Women on March 5th, 2017 Has contemporary feminism grown so tame, cowardly and irrelevant that it ... Read more

6 Jul 2017

1hr

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Ladies We Need to Talk Live at All About Women 2018

Ladies We Need to Talk Live at All About Women 2018

Ladies We Need to Talk tackles taboo yet essential topics for the thinking woman. In this live recording from All About ... Read more

2 Aug 2019

32mins

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Lee Vinsel: Innovation Fetish

Lee Vinsel: Innovation Fetish

Is innovation overvalued? It is the dominant ideology of our era. But what if building, maintenance and repair prove muc... Read more

29 Dec 2016

1hr 1min

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Hip hop and feminism with Joan Morgan | All About Women 2019

Hip hop and feminism with Joan Morgan | All About Women 2019

Hip-hop is known for misogyny and sexism. Some of the genre's most famous figures continue to have worldwide success des... Read more

26 Apr 2019

57mins

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Dating: a survival guide | All About Women 2019

Dating: a survival guide | All About Women 2019

Technology and the apps have changed the dating landscape and more of us are swiping left than ever before. But from uns... Read more

29 Mar 2019

56mins

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