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Parra Pods – Movies & Beamafilm

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Join Katherine and Nisa for the first of our ‘Summer’ episodes.

In this episode Katherine and Nisa discuss some of the entertaining movies and television series they have been watching or are planning to watch.

With multiple streaming services and digital downloads more ubiquitous than ever, discovering new television series, movies and documentaries has never been easier.

Did you know as a member of City of Parramatta Libraries you can stream 100’s of great movies for free? Well you can! And it couldn’t be easier.

Through Beamafilm, Australiasia’s premiere streaming channel for true stories and independent voices, library members can access hundreds of documentaries & movies for free. Stream and watch – The Australian Dream, Mystify Michael Hutchence, 2040, Nicole Kidman in the BMX Bandits and more Australian classics like – The Shiralee, Playing Beattie Bow & Skippy to name a few.

Access is easy – enter your library card number, create an account and you are ready to go!

DVDs discussed here include:

  • Booksmart – directed by Olivia Wilde [movie]
  • Succession – Created by Jessie Armstrong [TV series]
  • Ophelia – directed by Claire McCarthy [movie]

Parra Pods – Media Companies & #metoo

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We hope you have enjoyed listening to Parra Pods this year.

We wish you a happy & safe holiday season.

Katherine & Nisa

Episode 25 – Media Companies & #metoo

In 2018, two publications shared the Putlitzer Prize for Public Service: The New York Times, for reporting led by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, and The New Yorker, for reporting by Ronan Farrow.

In episode 24, Katherine and Nisa chat about the books based on their respective reports. They are:

She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement / Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. Bloomsbury, September 2019.

Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators / Ronan Farrow. Fleet (Little Brown), October 2019.

Parra Pods, Identity

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Episode 24 – Identity

Mass human migration in modern history has made identity such an interesting and complex thing, at least we think so!

In this episode join Katherine and Nisa as they discuss two Australian books that focus on ‘Identity’, with a sideways dip into the ‘On’ series of books published by Melbourne University Press.

Some of the books discussed include:

On Identity by Stan Grant, Melbourne University Press, May 2019.

Arab, Australian, Other: Stories on Race and Identity – Randa Abdel-Fattah and Sarah Saleh (eds), Picador, May 2019.

On Freedom by Tory Shepherd, Melbourne University Press, June 2019.

On Artists by Ashleigh Wilson, Melbourne University Press, May 2019.

HAPPY LISTENING!

Nisa & Katherine

Parra Pods – The Booker Prize 2019

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In Episode 22 of Parra Pods, Katherine & Nisa discuss some of the great books that had made it on to the 2019 shortlist for the Booker Prize.

Join them as they discuss the books they liked, the books they loved and some they had mixed feelings about…

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HAPPY LISTENING!

Nisa & Katherine

 

Podcast Miles Franklin Shortlist 2019

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First awarded in 1957, this year marks the 62nd year of the Miles Franklin Literary Award.

Join Katherine & Nisa as they discuss books that have made it on to the 2019 shortlist. The books span genres such as magic realism, autobiography, mystery and dystopia. Some themes found in the novels include: family, the environment, art, masculinity, relationships, race and racism – all against a range of Australian backdrops.

Some of the books discussed in Episode 18 of Parra Pods include:

The Lebs / Michael Mohammed Ahmad. Hatchette, 2018

A stolen season / Rodney Hall. Picador, 2018

The death of Noah Glass / Gail Jones. Text Publishing, 2018

Too much lip / Melissa Lucashenko. University of Queensland Press, 2018

Other books in the Shortlist include:

A sand archive / Gregory Day. Picador, 2018

Dyschronia / Jennifer Mills. Picador, 2018

Feel like exploring some of the AMAZING past winners of the Miles Franklin Award? Or maybe you would like to learn more about the history of the award, check out the Miles Franklin Award website.

Happy Listening!

Katherine & Nisa