Joan Didion #2

2022-01-12

(Reloading this as version 1 had a lot of glitches) Welcome back to the first podcast of 2022! A fair bit has occured since Eliza and Geraldine last sat down for a chat. The Omicron variant of COVID is raging and scratched a bit of sheen off Eliza's earlier optimism. Two giants of the 20th century died over the Christmas break: South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and American journalist & author Desmond Tutu. And Geraldine has explored regional Australia and the stories that underpin our national...

(Reloading this as version 1 had a lot of glitches)

Welcome back to the first podcast of 2022!

A fair bit has occured since Eliza and Geraldine last sat down for a chat. The Omicron variant of COVID is raging and scratched a bit of sheen off Eliza's earlier optimism.

Two giants of the 20th century died over the Christmas break: South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and American journalist & author Desmond Tutu.

And Geraldine has explored regional Australia and the stories that underpin our national consciousness.

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Thanks for listening!

Joan Didion obit https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/23/books/joan-didion-dead.html

The Central Park Jogger Case - Joan Didion https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1991/01/17/new-york-sentimental-journeys/

The Year of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion https://www.amazon.com.au/Year-Magical-Thinking-Joan-Didion/dp/1400078431

The Coming Storm - BBC Radio 4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001324r

Desmond Tutu obit https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/26/the-most-rev-desmond-tutu-obituary

The Power of the Dog https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10293406/

Munich: The Edge of War https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81144852

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