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Psychologist Dacher Keltner on Jan Steen's ' Merry Company on a Terrace' (Subscriber Exclusive)
The psychologist and awe expert breaks down a seminal piece of art from his life - a 1670 Dutch painting that helps explain why he dedicated his life to…
 • Cole Haddon
28:58
Bonus Episode: Zoe Gardner Talks 'Joan Baez vs. Bob Dylan'
The immigration researcher breaks down a seminal moment in art from her life - a very public musical argument about the 'voice of a generation's…
 • Cole Haddon
30:29
Comedian Riki Lindhome on the Freedom of No Opportunities
From Garfunkel and Oates to her new one-person musical 'Dead Inside', the prolific multi-hyphenate discusses turning desperation into innovation and…
 • Cole Haddon
56:54
Bonus Episode: Sen. Fatima Payman Talks Rage Against the Machine's 'Killing in the Name'
The Australian politician reveals the song that helped her tell her own party, 'F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me!' over its position on Gaza
 • Cole Haddon
30:01
Australia Has No Culture? Yeah, F*ck Off, Mate
Here are 15 contemporary Australian artists and artworks I love (that also prove Australia's cultural scene is thriving)
 • Cole Haddon
Musician Ben Lee Is Watching the Fall of America
The Aussie rocker discusses why he was scared to release his new single, how he got the American Dream wrong, and the 20th anniversary of his seminal…
 • Cole Haddon and Ben Lee
1:04:54
Bonus Episode: Lizzie O'Shea Talks Gustave Courbet’s 'L’Origine du monde'
The digital rights activist discusses a foundational piece of art from her life - a controversial 1866 painting that continues to shock people…
27:54
The Magic and Mystery of Ephemeral Things
The moments in life and art that matter most are very often the ones we can't explain, replicate, or ever hope to hold on to
 • Cole Haddon
Bonus Episode: Mike Richardson Talks the Art of Frank Frazetta
The Dark Horse Comics founder/CEO, film/TV producer, and writer discusses a seminal artist from his life - the 'godfather of fantasy art'
 • Cole Haddon
24:14
Bonus Episode: Blak Douglas Talks the 1966 Australian $1 Bill
The Australian First Nations artist breaks down a seminal piece of art from his life - which led to the first copyright case in which an Aboriginal…
 • Cole Haddon
21:00
Q&A: Artist Blak Douglas Isn't Here to Paint You Flowers
The Australian First Nations painter discusses his political art, the impact of colonization on his identity and work, and censorship in the Australian…
 • Cole Haddon
50:10
Bonus Episode: Epidemiologist Anne Rimoin Talks Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca's 'E Moyo'
The disease expert breaks down a seminal piece of art from her life connected to her work in Congo
 • Cole Haddon
18:09
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