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In this LDC special, Geraldine brings you an episode of her new series on young people's experience of faith and belief in the Catholic Church. She talks to Grace Brennan, who’s been instrumental in uniting Australia’s communities in the city and country. Raised in Sydney, she went to school at Loreto Kirribilli. Her story of marrying a farmer and moving to Warren in western NSW, becoming a mother and starting up ‘Buy from The Bush’ is inspirational. She describes herself as a proud Catholic, but says that she’s trying to navigate some of the more challenging positions of the church. In 2019 with much of the country experiencing devastating drought and bushfires, she founded the ‘Buy from The Bush’ campaign. In the process, Grace started conversations, lifted spirits, created jobs, and saved businesses that otherwise may have failed.

As Geraldine prepares for her big European getaway, the women talk holidays and jetting back overseas post-COVID. Eliza is moving through a podcast slump and is listening to Tina Brown's 'Palace Papers' on Audible, an expose on the last 25 years in the House of Windsor. Also, the importance of a musical education. Thanks for listening! Join the conversation at the Facebook page 'LDC Podcast' or email [email protected] The Palace Papers - Tina Brown https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-palace-papers-tina-brown/book/9781529124712.html Slow Horses https://tv.apple.com/us/show/slow-horses/umc.cmc.2szz3fdt71tl1ulnbp8utgq5o Madeleine – Helen Trinca https://www.booktopia.com.au/madeleine-helen-trinca/book/9781925773071.html The Women in Black - Madeleine St John https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/758037.The_Women_in_Black Why didn’t they ask Evans? Agatha Christie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14829590/ The Slow Fade of a Music Education – The Monthly - Anna Holdsworthy https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2022/june/anna-goldsworthy/slow-fade-music-education Plenary Matters podcast https://plenary-matters.zencast.website

Geraldine and Eliza are back after a short break and there's so much to talk about: the new Federal government, Eliza's new job and Geraldine's European jaunt. Get in touch and let us know what you think! Email [email protected] or join the conversation at "LDC Podcast" on Facebook. Thanks for listening! Love and Deception James Hanning https://www.hachette.com.au/james-hanning/love-and-deception-philby-in-beirut Zelenksy: The Story (SBS in Australia) https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/2023040579635/zelenskyy-the-story Chums – How a tiny caste of Oxford Tories took over the UK Simon Kuper https://www.booktopia.com.au/chums-simon-kuper/ebook/9781782838180.html

In the final episode before the 21 May election, Geraldine and Eliza deliver their verdicts. The women agree that it'll be a Labor victory, but disagree on the merits of the campaign that's got Anthony Albanese to this point. They also wonder what the Liberal Party will look like in the wake of defeat. Also this week, Eliza on Louis Theroux's COVID diaries. And Geraldine is watching "Anatomy of a Scandal" on TV. Thanks for listening! Join the conversation at the Facebook page "LDC Podcast" or email [email protected] Friday’s RN Breakfast politics segment (featuring Sam Maiden) https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/politics-david-speers-samantha-maiden-scott-morrisons-launch/13880340 Tokyo Trial – Netflix https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80091880 Anatomy of a scandal - Netflix https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81152788 Theroux the Keyhole: Diaries of a grounded documentary maker - Louis Theroux https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781509880423/ Elizabeth Warren on leaked Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQxlBErbj4s

This week, Geraldine and Eliza discuss an article by former Federal Independent MP Tony Windsor about how personal greed is shaping politics. Also this week, the Solomons deal with China and the war in Ukraine are distracting Eliza from week 3 of the election campaign. And are we losing focus? Or are we just tired after a long haul with the pandemic. Don't forget to sign up to Plenary Matters on your podcast app for Geraldine's second season on the big council shaping the future of the Catholic Church. Thanks for listening! Join the conversation on Facebook at LDC Podcast or email [email protected] Tony Windsor – Saturday Paper - Rorters, rooters and the country’s lost decade https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/2022/04/23/rorters-rooters-and-the-countrys-lost-decade/165063600013751 Howard Jacobson’s Mother’s Boy https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/feb/27/mothers-boy-by-howard-jacobson-review-a-literary-titan-ill-at-ease-in-the-world What’s wrong with diplomacy? Kerry Brown https://www.penguin.com.au/books/whats-wrong-with-diplomacy-the-future-of-diplomacy-and-the-case-of-china-and-the-uk-penguin-specials-9780734310569 Stolen Focus - Johann Hari https://stolenfocusbook.com Slow Horses – Apple TV https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5875444/ Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (Binge) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10244600/

Happy Easter LDC! This week: Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese is under pressure as week one of the campaign comes to a close. Eryn Jean Norvill's masterful performance in The Picture of Dorian Gray. And reflecting on the power of the selfie. Thanks for listening! Join the conversation on Facebook at LDC Podcast or email [email protected]

Eliza and Geraldine are back, after a big adventure in the SA countryside and a stint with the lurgy. This week, they discuss the Flinders Ranges and the challenges of the Aussie bush. While Geraldine was in isolation she caught up on a lot of reading about the war in Ukraine and Putin's leadership. And gearing up for the campaign sprint. Thanks for listening! Join the conversation at the Facebook page LDC Podcast or email [email protected] LINKS The Intellectual Catastrophe of Vladimir Putin - Paul Berman, Foreign Affairs https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/13/putin-russia-war-ukraine-rhetoric-history/ More on the Maidan Revolution – written in 2019 https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2019/02/22/ukraine-looking-forward-five-years-after-the-maidan-revolution/ Leadership at War: How Putin and Zelensky Have Defined the Ukrainian Conflict – Margaret McMillan - Foreign Affairs https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/ukraine/2022-03-29/leadership-war Zelensky on Dancing with the Stars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlJywp7E3Gw Squiz Shortcut on Volodymyr Zelensky https://www.thesquiz.com.au/shortcuts/volodymyr-zelensky/ Deutsche Welle's Konstantin Eggert interviews Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin https://www.dw.com/en/khodorkovsky-clear-position-of-west-will-help-putin-make-the-right-decision/av-61313230 The American Wife – Curtis Sittenfeld https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2807199-american-wife

THIS TIME WITH CORRECT AUDIO It's been grim news of late. Geraldine and Eliza try to make sense of what's happening in Ukraine and what history can tell us about the outcome of the current war. Shane - the King of Spin https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10366168/ Urban warfare descends on Ukranian cities - RN Saturday Extra https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/military-strategy/13778346 Germany dramatically boosts defence spend to counter Russia - RN Saturday Extra https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/germany-defence/13782614 Some background on Russia's intervention in the Syrian war https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34416519 Why is Kyiv being likened to the next Grozny? https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-kyiv-grozny-war-russia-b2030213.html

Geraldine and Eliza are mulling over this question after reading Nick Bryant's great article called "The Repairman" in the Monthly magazine. Bryant charts Albanese's political life and the discipline he's displayed in the role of opposition leader. But will it be enough? And is there a risk that he plays it so 'safe' that the electorate doesn't know what he stands for? Also this week ... war looms in Ukraine ... and Geraldine considers the repercussions for Europe. And important movements in the podcasting world. Thanks for listening! Join the conversation at the Facebook page "LDC Podcast" or email [email protected] 'The Repairman' - Nick Bryant The Monthly https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2022/february/1643634000/nick-bryant/repair-man#mtr Emily Maitlis & Jon Sopel leave the BBC for podcasting https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10538893/Emily-Maitlis-Jon-Sopel-leave-BBC-join-Global-radio-exclusive-deal.html Maitlis interviews Prince Andrew for Newsnight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtBS8COhhhM Mike Cannon-Brookes' takeover bid for AGL https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/inside-project-arise-cannon-brookes-secret-plan-to-take-over-agl-20220221-p59yer.html

Geraldine has been mulling over the debate about women & society's expectations of their behaviour since the Grace Tame famously gave the Prime Minister the angry 'side-eye'. Geradline finally realised what had been making her uncomfortable: the notion that getting angry will somehow be cathartic & freeing. She believes the opposite - that anger is a dead weight that stops you from progressing. So this week, Eliza and Geraldine weigh in - about women's right to be angry, about the inequalities that still exist in the system, and how different generations of women feel about this conversation. Also this week, will there be a war in Europe? And why Boris Johnson has ceded his moral authority. Thanks for listening! Get in touch via the Facebook page "LDC Podcast" or email [email protected] The Reason Putin Would Risk War - The Atlantic, Anne Applebaum https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/putin-ukraine-democracy/621465/ The reaction to Grace Tame leads to a question: Why are so many of us uncomfortable with the face of an angry woman? Virginia Trioli, ABC https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-12/grade-tame-brittany-higgins-unmasked-anger-by-product-of-trauma/100820420 Women are set to deliver political shocks - John Black, AFR https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/women-are-set-to-deliver-poll-shocks-20220208-p59usg

It's the first week back of Parliament in an election year, so hold onto your hats, because it's going to be a wild ride. In this episode, Eliza asks Geraldine to what extent the Prime Minister's character - and that of the aspiring leader Anthony Albanese - might influence people's votes? Also this week, Geraldine reads Oh, William! by Elizabeth Strout and enjoys the Summer of Soul. Thanks for listening! Get in touch via the Facebook page "LDC Podcast" or email [email protected]

(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. Join the conversation at the Facebook page "LDC Podcast" or email [email protected] 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