On the heels of the launch of Melbourne Writers Festival’s 2026 program, Dylan Bird sits down with Festival Director Veronica Sullivan to chat about MWF’s 40th anniversary, what goes into curating the program…

Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written collaboratively by volunteers across the world, has grown to become one of the most visited sites on the internet.

Dylan Bird is joined by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales…

Yanis Varoufakis is an economist and former Greek finance minister. He’s also a best-selling author of titles including Talking to My Daughter: A Brief History of Capitalism, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism…

Dylan Bird chats with writer and Deputy Editor of Good Weekend magazine Konrad Marshall about his new book Run For Your Life which documents his journey running every day for a year and…

Dylan Bird is joined by comedian and musician Bret McKenzie to chat about his latest album Freak Out City, and the balance between comedy and music following an award-winning comedy career spanning…

Filling in on Future Perfect, Ben Eltham is joined by political commentator and journalist Amy Remeikis for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of Australian politics, the proposed Royal Commission into antisemitism…

Dylan Bird is joined by Kenneth Roth, former head of Human Rights Watch, for a wide-ranging discussion on the human rights movement, forcing government action and change, the Trump-Netanyahu relationship, Israel’s recent moves…

Despite a thumping win in this year’s federal election and the current disarray of the Coalition, the Labor government has favoured incremental change rather than pursuing an ambitious policy agenda.

Dylan Bird is…

Dylan Bird hosts an hour-long panel discussion with historian and writer Dr Emma Shortis and award-winning author Don Watson about the current political landscape in the United States for Queenscliffe Literary Festival.

The…

Dylan Bird is joined by journalist and musician Andy Hazel to chat about the re-issue of his band Tacoma Radar’s 2004 album No One Waved Goodbye, the thriving early 2000s music scene…