Tea With Alice

In this episode, I sit down with veteran Sydney bookseller David Gaunt to talk about tea, childhood memories, and fifty years of running the iconic Gleebooks. From the business difficulty of keeping independent bookstores afloat, what counts as ‘good’ reading, and the value of effort in a world obsessed with ease.

When Sunil Badami was at rock bottom, a lost manuscript and no money, he made a fortune overnight. A rambling conversation about books, writing and the identity of art.

New Tea With Alice, talking The Stoics and Tech Bros with Tom Hodgkinson
 
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Misty Heggeness sits over a cup of tea and talks exhaustion, care-privilege and what work counts as work. Misty is a researcher into, among other things, the ways that economic calculations ignore certain kinds of work that undeniably contribute to the economy. This was a fascinating conversation. 
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Vidya Rajan talks about the line between public and private, the childcare responsibilities of people without children, and having a body on stage.

Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders talk about the dangers of AI and its possibilities for democracy. Alice talks about refusing to decide how she feels just yet. Nathan and Bruce's book can be found here: https://www.schneier.com/books/rewiring-democracy/

Oliver Darkshire talks antiquarian bookselling, snobbery, and the pros and cons of being categorised on a specialty shelf.

KrackerJak, Australian Professional Wrestling legend and educator talks with Alice over tea about blood and ageing, wily age and teaching people how to hurt themselves.

Musician, Broadcaster and activist Tim Shiel talks about child development, living forever, quitting your job, Green Music Australia, burnout and work.

Poetry and dyslexia, sharing our flaws and facing our place in society as we age.