Events

Interview with Andrew Dodd—co-author of Getting Murdoched

Interview recorded 26 July 2026

If you ask AI what Getting Murdoched means, you get this response:

“Getting Murdoched means to be targeted, criticised, or smeared by Rupert Murdoch's global media empire because your views, actions, or identity do not match the company's political goals or editorial views.”

The phrase is the invention of Andrew Dodd and Matthew Ricketson, who coined the expression with their new book title, Getting Murdoched: How Murdoch's Media Wields Power and Punishment. And the authors say they couldn’t be happier with the AI definition. We know this because Michael Shirrefs visited Andrew Dodd to ask him.

Listen to the interview with Andrew Dodd:

An audience with Rose Capp

Conversation recorded 7 June 2025

Rose Capp is a policy advisor at Dementia Australia. She’s also an academic, a film critic, a registered nurse, AND almost a Foster local, where Her mum lives.

Her book Demystifying Dementia, is drawn from years of work in the field of ageing and dementia studies, which Rose taught at Flinders University. But the book is more than that. It's personal as well as professional. In it you’ll hear stories from Steve, Jenni, Diana, Mabel, Jo, Ann, and from Rose herself.

This is the essential guidebook to help in every aspect of your journey, whether dementia affects your loved one, your friend, or the people you are caring for.

Demystifying Dementia: Everything You Need To Know, by Rose Capp is published by Text.

This conversation, with Lyn Gallacher was filmed in the Atticus bookstore before a live audience.