Podcasts

MUP Podcasts allow you to listen to the latest MUP events, interviews and book launches online. 

To save the MP3 to your computer,
- for Windows: right click on the "Listen now" link and click on "Save Link As..."
- for Mac: on the "Listen now" link, press down the "Control" key on your keboard and click your mouse at the same time, then click on "Download Linked File"

Visit our events schedule for further details in case you also want to experience some MUP events.

  • Listen to speeches by Joe Hockey, Ray Martin and Alan Kohler at the book launch in Sydney of Ray Martin’s Favourites on Thursday 3 November.

    [Listen now; File size: 22MB; Time: 23mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to the launch of 'Men are Stupid, Women are Crazy'. Launch speeches by: Malcolm Turnbull, Louise Adler, and Jennifer Hewett.

    [Listen now; File size: 32MB; Time: 34mins; Format: mp3]

  • Frank Sartor's 'The Fog on the Hill' was jointly launched by Graham Richardson and Rodney Cavalier on Wednesday 5 October at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney.

    [Listen now; File size: 50MB; Time: 51mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to the launch speeches by Eddie McGuire, Alan Kohler and Paul Daley at the launch of Collingwood: A Love Story at The Westpac Centre on Monday 19th September 2011.

    [Listen now; File size: 31MB; Time: 32mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to Karen Middleton discussing her new book An Unwinnable War at Gleebooks with SBS presenter Anton Enus on 15th September 2011.

    [Listen now; File size: 24MB; Time: 25mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to the launch speeches by Karen Middleton and Minister for Defence Stephen Smith at the launch of An Unwinnable War: Australia in Afghanistan at Parliament House, Canberra on Monday 5th September 2011.

    [Listen now; File size: 37MB; Time: 39mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to the launch speeches by The Hon. Joe Hockey, Louise Adler, Mike Bowers and Paul Daley at the launch of Armageddon: Two men on an Anzac trail at Parliament House on Wednesday 17th August 2011.

    [Listen now; File size: 31MB; Time: 32mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to the launch speeches by Frank Camorra and Richard Cornish at the launch of Movida's Guide to Barcelona on Tuesday, 2nd August 2011.

    [Listen now; File size: 8MB; Time: 9mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to the launch of The Liam Jurrah Story: From Yuendumu to the MCG on Wednesday, 27th July 2011.

    [Listen now; File size: 35MB; Time: 36mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to the launch speeches by Louise Adler, Tom Keneally and Mark McKenna at the launch of An Eye For Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark in Sydney on Thursday, 19th May 2011.

    [Listen now; File size: 28MB; Time: 39mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to Bob Hawke discuss leadership, Australian politics, the media and Blanche D'Alphuget's biography, Hawke: The Prime Minister at Clunes Back to Booktown Writers' Festival 15th May 2011.

    [Listen now; File size: 39MB; Time: 55mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to Andrew Fowler discuss his new book The Most Dangerous Man in the World: The inside story on Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks secrets with Kerry O'Brien at a Gleebooks event in Gleeb on 12th April 2011.

    [Listen now; File size: 46MB; Time: 64mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to the launch speeches by Louise Adler, Ray Martin and Bruce Gutherie at the launch of Man Bites Murdoch on Tuesday, 12th October 2010.

    [Listen now; File size: 20MB; Time: 29mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to the speeches by The Hon. Alex Chernov, Professor Edward Byrne AO, Alan Kohler and Prof. David Penington AC at the launch of Making Waves on Friday 16 July in Melbourne.

    [Listen now; File size: 17MB; Time: 42mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to the speeches by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Bob Hawke and Blanche d'Alpuget at the launch of Hawke: The Prime Minister on Monday, 12 July in Sydney.

    [Listen now; File size: 15MB; Time: 32mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to Helen MacDonald in conversation with Prof. Graeme Davison at Readings Carlton as they discuss Helen’s new book Possessing the Dead.

    [Listen now; File size: 15MB; Time: 32mins; Format: mp3]

  • Something to Declare by Sir James Gobbo was launched on 10th June by Mr. Allan Myers AO, QC. Listen here to the speeches by Sir Andrew Grimwade, Mr. Allan Myers and Sir James Gobbo.

    [Listen now; File size: 17MB; Time: 37mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to the launch speeches for 'Malcolm Fraser: The Political Memoirs', launched on 4th March, by the The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG, The Hon. Alex Chernov, Chancellor of the University of Melbourne and Sir Andrew Grimwade.

    [Listen now; File size: 20MB; Time: 58mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to Andrew Dwyer discussing his book, Ocean - Thursday 26 November, 6:00 pm, Melbourne Yacht Club Hotel.

    [Listen now; File size: 22MB; Time: 24mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to Michael Gawenda and Helen Garner discussing Michael's book, Rocky and Gawenda - Thursday 29 October, 6:30 pm, Readings Carlton.

    [Listen now; File size: 29MB; Time: 52mins; Format: mp3]

  • On Monday, 7 September, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launched The March of Patriots by Paul Kelly at Parliament House, Canberra with speeches by Alan Kohler, Kevin Rudd, Louise Adler and Paul Kelly.

    [Listen now; File size: 19MB; Time: 40mins; Format: mp3]

  • The launch event of Anne Summers' book, The Lost Mother at the Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne on Monday, July 27 2009 at 6pm. The book was officially launched by Her Excellency, the Governor General Quentin Bryce.

    [Listen now; File size: 19MB; Time: 31mins; Format: mp3]

  • Peter Sutton in conversation with Marcia Langton about The Politics of Suffering on Tuesday 14 July 2009, Readings Carlton.

    [Listen now; File size: 13MB; Time: 44mins; Format: mp3]

  • Louise Adler in conversation with Peter Singer at The Convent Writers' Festival in Abbotsford on 14th February'09.

    [Listen now; File size: 20MB; Time: 54mins; Format: mp3]

  • Author David Malouf reflecting on his favourite childhood books and his influences in the 'A Readers Life' session with Michelle de Kretser at the Melbourne Writers' Festival in August '08.

    [Listen now; File size: 2MB; Time: 14mins; Format: mp3]

  • Author Jim Sharman and Barrie Kosky reflecting on the Australian Arts scene from the new wave to now, in the 'Dramatis Personae' session at the Melbourne Writers' Festival in August '08.

    [Listen now; File size: 11MB; Time: 60mins; Format: mp3]

  • Join Monica Dux, Cath Lumby, Susan Maushart and Emily Macguire as they discuss the new wave of feminism in the 'From Friedan to feministas' session at the Capital Theatre as part of Melbourne Writers' Festival in August '08.

    [Listen now; File size: 16MB; Time: 87mins; Format: mp3]

  • Listen to Mark Davis chat with Nick Davis and Margaret Simons about 'Media Independence' at the Melbourne Writers' Festival in August '08.

    [Listen now; File size: 10MB; Time: 56mins; Format: mp3]

  • Publisher, Louise Adler and authors Peter Coleman's and Peter Costello's speeches at the launch of The Costello Memoirs on Tuesday, 16 September at National Press Club, Canberra.

    [Listen now; File size: 15MB; Time: 63mins; Format: mp3]

  • Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, Prof. Glyn Davis, launched The Land of Plenty by Mark Davis on Tuesday, 2 September at MUP.

    [Listen now; File size: 5MB; Time: 19mins; Format: mp3]

  • The passionate and powerful speech by Germaine Greer on Aboriginal rage for the Melbourne Writers Festival keynote speech at the Melbourne Town Hall on Friday, 22 August, introduced by MUP's CEO and Publisher-in-Chief, Louise Adler.

    [Listen now; File size: 17MB; Time: 73mins; Format: mp3]

  • Speeches by the fabulous Geoffrey Rush, director and new author Jim Sharman, and his publisher Elisa Berg, at the launch of Blood & Tinsel by Jim Sharman, at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday 29 July.

    [Listen now; File size: 11MB; Time: 23mins; Format: mp3]

  • The Hon. Bob Carr launched MUP's new series Little Books on Big Themes on Thursday, 14 August at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. The podcast includes speeches by Louise Adler, Bob Carr, Germaine Greer, Blanche d'Alpuget, Barrie Kosky and David Malouf.

    [Listen now; File size: 14MB; Time: 57mins; Format: mp3]

  • Granta director interview with Simon Critchley: The Book of Dead Philosophers.

    [Listen now; File size: 22MB; Time: 24mins; Format: mp3]