What Keeps Me Awake - Podcast

Anna Funder was working in America when she decided to finally call Australia home. What keeps Anna awake?

Filmmaker Rachel Perkins says that she is fortunate to be in a position where she can effect change. But what keeps Rachel awake?

Justine Toh knows some seriously religious people; but they wouldn't be caught dead in a traditional place of worship.

Our sophisticated tools tell us ever more about the cosmos. But as our knowledge grows are we any closer to a complete picture; can we really know everything? It's a big question and it's keeping Upulie Divisekera awake.

Could randomly selected citizen's juries offer a remedy for an ailing political system?

The digital revolution is disrupting the news business and we don't have any idea of what the future holds for quality journalism. Peter Greste is restless.

Peta Seaton wants the freedom to do things differently and opt out of the many rules, regulations, and legislated systems that dictate how we live our lives - but she can't and it's keeping her awake.    

What would happen if water became scarce? It's a prospect that keeps Sarah Wheeler awake at night

Declining standards and the state of education in Australia - it's keeping Kim Williams awake at night.

What keeps Michael Sexton awake at night? The growth and power of special interest groups, a shallow media, the closing down of free and open debate, and the decline of the Westminster system.

The consequences of losing the fight against drug resistance are frightening and it's keeping Steven Schwartz awake at night.

What keeps you awake at night? For Eddie Woo it's how maths has become a villain rather than an unsung hero.

What keeps you awake—money, work, relationships, or it is something else? For Susan Ryan it's a demographic time bomb.

What keeps you awake—money, work, relationships, or it is something else? For historian Clare Wright it's the joy of girls AFL footy at its heart-thumping, heart-warming best.