The First Time

And this is IT! Our final episode of Season Three! There are favourites, laughs, wisdom and news from our amazing Agony Aunt, Charlotte Wood, and relief that we now get to look forward to Season 4 in ...

6 Des 20201h 17min

We argue about pronunciation, lament a SA lockdown that is already outdated and consider our Writing Year That Was. Then Kate speaks with novelist Karen Wyld about her path to publication, diversity...

22 Nov 20201h 11min

This episode is a collaboration with Darebin's FUSE festival. Our guest is writer and  author of The Whippet newsletter, McKinley Valentine.  For information on this five-part FUSE series and the F...

10 Nov 202028min

We are out of lockdown!! (You'll note we recorded this one week before we are now even LESS locked down!) We talk about what we did first, how Katherine is coping with Book Two edits and how Kate blun...

8 Nov 20201h 9min

This episode is a collaboration with Darebin's FUSE festival. Our guest is author of young adult and children's fiction, Leanne Hall.  For information on this five-part FUSE series and the FUSE fes...

27 Okt 202035min

It seems fitting that in this our 100th (!!) episode, we do a deep dive into author and co-host Kate Mildenhall’s second novel #theMotherFault.  A warning: This one's riddles with spoilers so if you...

25 Okt 202051min

This episode is a collaboration with Darebin's FUSE festival. Our guest is feminist writer, broadcaster and public speaker Clementine Ford.  For information on this five-part FUSE series and the FUS...

13 Okt 202043min

This episode the hosts do some podcast-related housekeeping (really the only kind they're into), and mark the end of #ConversationsWithFriends with a 'Best of'.  It's like picking between your childre...

11 Okt 20201h 18min