Long Distance Call

Geraldine has flown to Jakarta to visit Eliza and her family. They hit the city's furniture shops and discuss whether round tables lead to better dinner parties? But their plans for a dose of culture go awry. Eliza and Geraldine brave Jakarta's terrible traffic to visit the new modern art museum, only to find that it's closed for three months. These kind of frustrations punctuate life in Indonesia. The women also discuss the pressures on families during school holidays and the bliss of being freed from the daily routine. New York Times on Museum Macan Jakarta https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/27/arts/design/jakarta-world-class-art-museum.html The Children - Sydney Theatre Company https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2018/the-children This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

What's wrong with losing? It's been three days since the Australian cricketers admitted to ball tampering in South Africa. Eliza is a huge cricket fan but hasn't liked the 'vibe' of the team for a while. The boorish behaviour on the pitch, the vitriolic send-offs and the win-at-all-costs mentality is ugly. Geraldine thinks the problem may lie in the corporatisation of sport. Eliza reveals that she falls into the trap of only doing things she's good at. She's tried to change that in Indonesia. Finally, Geraldine discusses Hugo Weaving's play at the Sydney Theatre Company. LINKS Jim Maxwell with RN's Fran Kelly http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/australian-cricket-officials-lead-ball-tampering-investigation/9590634 Trevor Chappell: Underarm ruined me https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/cricket/trevor-chappell-underarm-bowl-haunted-me-all-my-life/news-story/952c683ddf06bfe26831837f073b4047 Saving Detective Breda by Lucy Cormack https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/saving-detective-bre

This week Eliza and Geraldine discuss a memoir from former journalist, Cynthia Banham. She survived a horrible plane crash in Yogyakarta, Indonesia in 2007 which killed 21 people, including five Australians. Her story is about determination in the face of adversity. But it’s also about love and gratitude for the help you receive after a traumatic event. One of the victims of the crash - the journalist Morgan Mellish – used to live in Eliza’s house in Jakarta. The women talk about how the relationship between Australia and Indonesia has evolved since that terrible accident. And they also muse about the secret to a happy life. 'A Certain Light: A Memoir of Family, Loss and Hope': Jane Cadzow's profile of Cynthia Banham in the Good Weekend: https://www.smh.com.au/national/you-can-lose-so-much-and-yet-be-happy-cynthia-banham-s-revelation-20180314-p4z4av.html Cynthia Banham's interview with Fran Kelly on RN Breakfast http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/a-certain-light-a-memoir-of-family-loss-

This week's Long Distance Call starts with yoga. Geraldine loves it but Eliza finds it dull and would rather go for a run. Geraldine had a terrific weekend touring Sydney's hidden gardens and both women reveal their nerves about entertaining at home. Do kids need to learn Chinese language when they're four? Not necessarily. Geraldine tells Eliza about the "Good Enough Mother" movement from the 1970s. Finally, the women agree that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is a dill. And they worry about the rise of shady political players in Indonesia. Hidden Gardens: Sydney http://www.hiddendesignfestival.com Israeli Documentary - "No.17" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385908/ Fauda https://www.netflix.com/id/title/80113612 Lior Raz on life post Fauda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kk5NM7jEBE The Jewish Group +61J http://plus61j.net.au An article about Dr Donald Winnicott and the "Good Enough Mother" https://www.huffingtonpost.com/sheila-quirke/mom-enough_b_1528132.html Washington Post: Kushner's overseas

This week Eliza and Geraldine discussed: *Andrew Sullivan on social media addiction: I used to be a human being http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/09/andrew-sullivan-my-distraction-sickness-and-yours.html *Clive Hamilton - Silent Invasion http://www.hardiegrant.com/au/publishing/bookfinder/book/silent-invasion-by-clive-hamilton/9781743794807 *Richo on Clive Hamilton https://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/graham-richardson/clive-hamilton-is-treating-us-as-mugs/news-story/adca7132b4c541e9b5ecaa1ec7d435f5 *Thucydides Trap http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/06/09/the-thucydides-trap/ *Matt Carney's analysis on President Xi's power grab http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-05/china-npc-moves-xi-jinping-towards-dictatorship/9504680 *NYT on Europe's reax to President Xi https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/world/europe/europe-china-xi-trump-trade.html *Carrie Gracie: My equal pay campaign left me exhausted, isolated (behind a pay wall) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/bbcs-carrie-gracie-equal-pay-campaign-lef

Here are the links mentioned in this week's conversation: *Why this gun debate is different from the rest -- NYT https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/feb/23/why-this-gun-debate-is-different-from-the-rest/ *John Kelly, the Trump secret sharer by Roger Cohen https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/23/opinion/john-f-kelly-trump-porter.html *How long can John Kelly hold on? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/26/magazine/how-long-can-john-kelly-hang-on.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=5A4D1BFB2ABD57BFDC956C6D1FBE5973&gwt=pay *Gershom Gorenburg on moving the American embassy to Jerusalem http://prospect.org/article/capital-offense *Lady Bird review https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/18/lady-bird-review-greta-gerwig-saoirse-ronan-laurie-metcalf-observer This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week, Eliza and Geraldine talked about: The Bay of Fires walk in Tasmania https://eastcoasttasmania.com/discover/town/bay-of-fires/ The Gunns Pulp Mill http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-29/conservationists-want-pulp-mill-permits-declared-void/8853388 Indonesia set to soften its stance on the dealth penalty http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-11/indonesia-to-soften-death-penalty-stance/9320900 Wasted: garbage season in Bali http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-21/bali-beaches-swamped-by-garbage/9467974 Irish writer Bernard MacLaverty -- Midwinter Break http://www.bernardmaclaverty.com Richard Glover on the resilience of radio http://www.smh.com.au/comment/richard-glover-why-is-the-humble-radio-so-resilient-20180213-h0vzw7.html Jeremy Bowen -- Our Man in Middle East http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08rmkcd/episodes/downloads Owen Bennett Jones -- The Assassination http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05rgk0d

This week, Eliza Harvey and her Mum Geraldine Doogue discuss Barnaby, Hawkie and modern politics. Links to topics we've discussed: Phil Coorey: Joyce as a leader was always a risk http://www.afr.com/news/barnabys-joyces-moral-authority-is-shot-20180213-h0w18b Caroline Overington on the Joyce scandal: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/barnaby-joyces-affair-with-a-staffer-needed-to-be-made-public/news-story/0e4d92f52f1a552caf704bc85a57ab88 Richo in the Australian - Joyce and the PM's office https://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/graham-richardson/joyces-tactics-invite-intrusion-as-turnbull-fails-leadership-test/news-story/b5559f0248e2eb4b10fa97fd0091f9aa Hawke: The Larrikin and the Leader http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/hawke-the-larrikin-and-the-leader/