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John Polson on bringing ‘Tropfest’ back from the dead, with a little help from Margo…

12/5/2025 • 40 min

In this episode, we talk to John Polson. You might know him from films such as The Sum of Us and, more recently, The Dry – or for the shows he’s directed including Elementary and The Walking Dead. But you might not know the remarkable story behind Tropfest – long described as the world’s biggest short film festival – which Polson founded and is bringing back aft… Play episode

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From political fixer to cricket caller: Meet broadcaster Adam Collins
Chef Helen Goh on "the three Ps" of baking and psychology: process, patien…
Jane Harper on backing yourself: "Nobody is going to pluck you out of the …
William Dalrymple on India, slavery and “the unsung heroes” helping histor…
Ita Buttrose on women, men and chasing dreams: 'You can’t waste a moment'
Antonia Marran on parenting, family law and adolescent mental health
"I'm an accidental musician": Joe Camilleri on singing, songwriting and Th…
The joys of stoicism (and a top tip from Marcus Aurelius): 'Wellmania' wri…
Introducing: Diagnosing Murder
‘This is me, not on general viewing TV’: Melissa Leong’s raw interview on…
From hobby dancer to leading choreographer: The ‘luck and pluck’ of Stepha…
Ken Done on colour, critics and the 'real reason' he went to art school
Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert: 'True grief feels like the end of …
'I just felt like such a loser': Olympic champion Cate Campbell on lonelin…
The “fusion of hilarity and horror” that inspired children’s author Andy G…
Tracey Holmes: Meeting a Beatle, driving with Pele – and ‘this thing that …
‘Connecting your identity to sport is a dangerous game’: AFLW star Libby B…
From dance floor to ‘orgy room’: What happens on a typical swingers’ night?
What worries Sarah Wilson? Nothing less than the collapse of civilisation
Meet Hugh de Kretser - president of the Australian Human Rights Commission
Soprano singer Danielle de Niese - making opera cool again
True crime writer Mark Dapin on cops, Chopper, and the good within bad peo…
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Chef prodigy Hugh Allen on his new restaurant, creativity – and recognisin…
Sleep expert Matthew Walker on snoring, napping, nightmares and the power …
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Inside the battle to retain Labor's traditional heartland voters
You Am I's Tim Rogers on addiction and anxiety, playing footy and prowling…
Melinda French Gates on perfectionism and pain, parenting and philanthropy
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'Crazy, yeah?': Jane Flemming on Aussie athletics' new golden age (includi…
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Curtis Stone on critics, cooking for a crowd – and selling meat pies in LA
Finance minister Katy Gallagher on loss, love, politics and pet kangaroos
Kara Swisher on Elon, Trump and the tech bros taking over
Fear, fun and faceplants: a day in the life of ballet dancer Callum Linnane
Richard Roxburgh, Peter Greste and 400 days in an Egyptian prison
“There’s not one silver bullet to fix things”: Music Australia boss Millie…
Processed meats and cancer: How a shock diagnosis of stage four bowel canc…
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