Damon speaks regularly on radio as a guest or expert commentator, talking about philosophy, literature, and other big ideas. He has been a regular guest on ABC Radio National's 'Life Matters' program, hosting the popular "Philosophy Espresso" series. He has also appeared on ABC and commercial television.
Damon has also spoken at festivals, panels, and workshops across Australia and the world. He has entertained audiences at libraries and cafes, galleries and universities. His appearances include:
2024
‘Everyday routines’, ABC Drive, September 2024.
‘My Year of Cuts’, ABC New South Wales, September 2024.
‘Things that cut’, ABC Hobart, 1st February 2024.
‘My Year of Cuts’, ABC Hobart, 27th January 2024.
2023
‘Filosofía en el jardín, de Damon Young’, RNE Radio (Spain), July 2023.
‘Atriles entre los árboles’, Radio C (Spain), August 2023.
‘Filosofia en el Jardín', La Ventana de los Libros, Cadena Ser (Spain), June 2023.
2022
'Literature' (Red Room poetry), MONA museum, Hobart, 27th August 2022.
'Genre-hopping (and genre-chopping)', Writers South Australia, 26th June 2022.
'The Loving Man', Bendigo Writers Festival, Bendigo, Victoria, 14th May 2022.
'Arousing Thinking', Bendigo Writers Festival, Bendigo, Victoria, 13th May 2022.
'On Getting Off', Second Life Book Club, 20th January 2022.
2021
'On Getting Off', Brooklyn Public Library, USA, 27th May 2021.
'On Getting Off', Avid Reader, Queensland, 5th February 2021.
On Getting Off, Life Matters, Radio National, 3/2/21.
2020
Philosophy Espresso 2 (11-part series), 'Life Matters', Radio National, 13/5/20-15-7-20.
'The Art of Reading' (with Meg Mundell, Anna Whateley, Alice Robinson), Second Life Book Club, 16th July 2020.
Philosophy and gardens, ABC Darwin, 29/5/20.
2019
'What's So Great About Comics?' (with Tania Walker and John Retallick), Weekend of Reading, Hobart, 12th October 2019.
'The Art of Reading' workshop, Weekend of Reading, Hobart, 12th October 2019.
'Sympathy and Literature' (with Ruth Quibell), Hobart Writers Festival, Hobart, 14th September 2019.
'My Dad is a Dragon', Fullers Books, Hobart, 25th August 2019.
'My Dad is a Dragon', Brighton Primary School, Tasmania, 23rd August 2019.
'The Art of Reading & The Promise of Things' (with Ruth Quibell), Launceston, Tasmania, 21st Augus 2019.
'My Dad is a Dragon', Launceston Library, Launceston, Tasmania, 21st August 2019.
'Philosophy: Distraction', Erasmus Primary School, Melbourne, 19th August 2019.
'My Dad is a Dragon', Erasmus Primary School, Melbourne, 19th August 2019.
'My Dad is a Dragon', The Little Bookroom, Melbourne, 16th August 2019.
2018
'My Mum is a Magician', Sydney Writers Festival, Russ the Story Bus, Bonython primary school, Canberra, 22nd November 2018.
'My Mum is a Magician', Sydney Writers Festival, Russ the Story Bus, Caroline Chisolm primary school, Canberra, 22nd November 2018.
'My Mum is a Magician', Sydney Writers Festival, Russ the Story Bus, Ainslie primary school, Canberra, 21st November 2018.
'My Mum is a Magician', Sydney Writers Festival, Russ the Story Bus, Miles Franklin primary school, Canberra, 21st November 2018.
'My Mum is a Magician', Sydney Writers Festival, Russ the Story Bus, Amaroo primary school, Canberra, 20th November 2018.
'My Mum is a Magician', Sydney Writers Festival, Russ the Story Bus, Aurora southern highlands school, Bowral, 19th November 2018.
'The Power of Books' (with Shaun Byshell and Jenny Brown), Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 13th August 2018.
'On Reading Conan the Barbarian', Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 12th August 2018.
'The Liberation of Libraries' (with Ian Rankin and Rachel Hosker), Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 11th August 2016.
'The Art of Reading', White Rose Books, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, 14th August 2018.
'The Art of Reading', The Book Hive, Norwich, England, 10th August 2018.
'The Art of Reading', Kibworth Bookshop, Kibworth, Leicester, England, 9th August 2018.
'My Mum is a Magician', Hobart library, Tasmania, 18th July 2018.
'My Mum is a Magician', Fullers Hobart, Tasmania, 30th June 2018.
'My Mum is a Magician', Jewish Book Week, St Kilda Town Hall, Melbourne, 6th May 2018.
My Mum is a Magician launch, Little Bookroom, Carlton, Melbourne, 5th May 2018.
'The World According to Batman', Jewish Book Week, Glen Eira Town Hall, Melbourne, 3rd May 2018.
'Distraction', Mt Scopus Memorial College, Jewish Book Week, Melbourne, 3rd May 2018.
'Distraction', King David School, Jewish Book Week, Melbourne, 3rd May 2018.
'Distraction', Bialik College, Jewish Book Week, Melbourne, 3rd May 2018.
'Distraction', King David School, Jewish Book Week, Melbourne, 3rd May 2018.
'Narratives and Nonfiction', Island magazine, Old Mercury building, Hobart, 21st January 2018.
Philosophy Espresso (11-part series), 'Life Matters', Radio National, 3/10/18-11/12/18.
My Mum is a Magician, ABC Hobart, 29/6/18.
Landlords and professional conduct, ABC Drive NSW, Hobart, ACT, 4/4/18.
Philosophy in the public sphere, ABC Newcastle, 27/3/18.
The philosophy of parenting, ABC RN, 25/2/18.
Creative nonfiction, ABC Hobart, 9/1/18.
2017
'Bright Thinking: Stuff' (with Zan Boag, Antonia Case), New Philosopher/Poet, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, 7th November 2017.
‘A Walk in the Park’ (with Ruth Quibell), The Wheeler Centre, Princes Park, Carlton, Melbourne, 27th October 2017.
'Creative Nonfiction' (with Ruth Quibell, Sian Prior, Lee Kofman), St Kilda Library, Melbourne, 27th September.
'Pitch a Classic Today' (with Niki Aken, Laura Davis, Sami Shah, Jennifer Wong), The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne, 3rd April 2017.
'My Brother is a Beast', Fullers Bookshop, Hobart, Tasmania, 26th March 2017.
'The Literary Life' (with Ruth Quibell), Fullers Bookshop, Hobart, Tasmania, 24th March 2017.
'The Art of Reading' (with Alberto Manguel and Jane Smiley), Perth Writers Festival, 27th February 2017.
'The Narrative Desire' (with Ken Liu and Susan Varga), Perth Writers Festival, 27th February 2017.
My Brother is a Beast reading, Perth Writers Festival, 27th February 2017.
Summer reading, ABC RN Breakfast, 5/1/17.
2016
'Narrative in Nonfiction', Storytellers festival, Filosofie magazine, Tollhuistuin, Amsterdam, 11th December 2016.
'The Art of Reading', Storytellers festival, Filosofie magazine, Tollhuistuin, Amsterdam, 11th December 2016.
'The Art of Reading', The School of Life, Amsterdam, 10th December 2016.
'The Art of Reading', Word for Word Non-Fiction Festival, Geelong Library and Heritage Cenytre, 20th November 2016.
'My Sister is a Superhero', Think West festival, Victoria University Footscray, 13th November 2016.
'The Art of Reading', Think West festival, Newport Community Hub, 13th November 2016.
'Literary Jalan Jalan' (with with Charlotte Wood, Lionel Shriver, Mehjabeen Abidi-Habib, Paul Hardisty, Susana Moriera Marques), Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Bali, Indonesia, 30th October 2016.
'Are you A Superhero?' (workshop with Cikal Amri students), Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Bali, Indonesia, 19th October 2016.
'Origin Stories' (with Eka Kurniawan, Sidik Nugroho), Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Bali, Indonesia, 27th October 2016.
'The Art of Reading', Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Bali, Indonesia, 27th October 2016.
'The Art of Reading', Kiama Readers Festival, Kiama, NSW, 14th October 2016.
'The Art of Reading', Ponder and See, The European, Melbourne, 11th September 2016.
'New Philosopher: Nature' (with Margaret Simons and Nicola Gates), Brisbane Writers Festival, 10th September 2016.
'The Art of Reading', Brisbane Writers Festival, 10th September 2016.
'Alumni breakfast', University of Queensland, Brisbane Writers Festival, 10th September 2016.
'Writers and Their Gardens' (with Margaret Simons), Brisbane Writers Festival, 9th September 2016.
'Philosophy and Everyday Life', Brisbane Writers Festival, 9th September 2016.
'Why I Read' (with Magda Szubanski), Deakin Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne Writers Festival, 2nd September 2016.
'Caravan Conversations', Dumbo Feather caravan, Melbourne Writers Festival, Federation Square, 28th August 2016.
'Philosophy Salon: Jean-Paul Sartre', The School of Life, Melbourne, August 25th 2016.
'The Art of Reading', The School of Life, Melbourne, August 11th 2016.
'Creating the Sacred' (with Peter Stutchbury and Wendy Whiteley), Byron Bay Writers Festival, NSW 7th August 2016.
'Kids Big Day Out', Byron Bay Writers Festival, Byron Bay, 7th August 2016.
'The Art of Walking' (with Ailsa Piper and John Faulkner), Byron Bay Writers Festival, NSW 6th August 2016.
'Reading: Portals to a Thousand Worlds' (with Jeffrey Renard Allen, Charlotte Nash, Catherine Keenan), Byron Bay Writers Festival, Byron Bay, 6th August 2016.
'Writing for Kids' (with Anna Fienberg and Nick Earls), Byron Bay Writers Festival, Byron Bay, 5th August 2016.
'Everyday Philosophy', Byron Bay Writers Festival, Byron Bay, 4th August 2016.
'My Sister is a Superhero' (with Peter Carnavas), Primary Schools Day, Byron Bay Writers Festival, Byron Bay, 3rd August 2016.
'My Sister is a Superhero' (with Peter Carnavas), Primary Schools Day, Byron Bay Writers Festival, Murwillumbah, 2nd August 2016.
'The Narrative in Nonfiction', Writers Victoria, Melbourne, 27th June 2016.
'Public writers, private lives' (with Ruth Quibell and Alison Croggon), Emerging Writers Festival, State Library of Victoria, 23rd June 2016.
'I have an idea' (with Roselina Press), Emerging Writers Festival, Wheeler Centre, Melbourne, 19th June 2016.
The Art of Reading, Brunswick Library, Melbourne, 8th June 2016.
My Sister is a Superhero reading, All-Star Comics, Melbourne, 4th June 2016.
The Art of Reading Sydney launch, Gleebooks, Glebe, Sydney, 26th May 2016.
'Everyday Philosophy', Sydney Writers Festival, Science House, Sydney, 20th May 2016.
'The Art of Reading' (with Jane Gleeson-White), Sydney Writers Festival, Sydney, 29th May 2016.
'The Art of Reading', Sydney Writers Festival, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, 19th May 2016.
My Sister is a Superhero Brisbane launch, Where the Wild Things Are, West End, Brisbane, 22nd April 2016.
The Art of Reading Brisbane launch, Avid Reader, West End, Brisbane, 21st April 2016.
'On Reading', The School of Life, Deakin Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne, 17th April 2016.
The Art of Reading Melbourne launch, Readings Books, Carlton, 13th April 2016.
My Sister is a Superhero Melbourne launch, The Little Bookroom, Carlton, Melbourne, 20th March 2016.
Philosophy in the Garden, Gardening Australia, ABC TV, 27/8/16.
The Art of Reading, 'Multi-Storied', Triple R, 27/4/16.
" 'Books and Arts', ABC Radio National, 22/4/16.
" 'Breakfast', ABC 774 Melbourne, 18/4/16.
" 'Breakfast', Radio Adelaide, 16/4/16.
" 'Published or Not', 3CR Melbourne, 14/4/16.
" 'Evenings', ABC 702 Sydney and statewide, 12/4/16.
" 'Afternoons', ABC Adelaide, 6/4/16.
" 'Home Run', Ultra 106.5 Hobart, 5/6/16.
" Artsound FM, Canberra, 5/6/16.
" 'Breakfast', ABC Hobart, 5/6/16.
" 'Breakfast', ABC South East NSW, 5/6/16.
" 'Mags', RTRFM Perth, 5/6/16.
" 'Afternoons', ABC 702 Sydney, 4/4/16.
2015
'Philosophy Salon: Nietzsche', The School of Life, Melbourne, 21st October 2015.
'Ninja Book Party' (with Peter Carnavas and Tony Flowers), StoryArts Festival, Ipswich, Queensland, 8th September 2015.
'My Pop is a Pirate' (with Peter Carnavas), StoryArts Festival, Ipswich, Queensland, 7th, 8th and 9th of September 2015.
'The Business of Writing' (with Eugenia Flynn), Melbourne Writers Festival, Northcote Town Hall, 22nd August 2015.
'The Book That Changed Me: Batman', Melbourne Writers Festival, ACMI, 22nd August 2015.
My Pop is a Pirate/My Nanna is a Ninja reading, Melbourne Writers Festival, ACMI, 22nd August 2015.
'So, You've Published a Book' (with Graeme Simsion and Monica Dux), Melbourne Writers Festival, Wheeler Centre, Melbourne, 21st August 2015.
'On Superheroes', The School of Life, Melbourne, 13th July 2015.
'How to Think About Exercise', Happiness and its Causes, Luna Park, Sydney, 11th June 2015.
'The Pleasures and Virtues of Exercise', Happiness and its Causes, Luna Park, Sydney, 9th June 2015.
'Philosophy in the Garden', Boroondara Libraries, Hawthorn, 27th May 2015.
'Curiosity' lectures, Sydney Writers Festival, Sydney, 21st-23rd May 2015.
My Pop is a Pirate/My Nanna is a Ninja reading, Family Day, Sydney Writers Festival, Sydney, 24th May 2015.
'Philosophy Salon: Hume', The School of Life, Shebeen Bar, Melbourne, 13th May 2015.
'Exercising Philosophy', The School of Life, NGV and Queen Victoria Gardens, Melbourne, 9th May 2015.
'Philosophy in the Garden', QUT Art Museum, Brisbane, Queensland, 19th April 2015.
'Philosophy Salon: Nietzsche', The School of Life, Shebeen Bar, Melbourne, 15th April 2015.
My Pop is a Pirate launch, The Little Bookroom, Carlton North, Melbourne, 11th April 2015.
My Nanna is a Ninja reading/play, Incheon Kindergarden, Seoul, South Korea, 27th March 2015.
My Nanna is a Ninja reading/play, Kimpo Kindergarden, Seoul, South Korea, 27th March 2015.
'Message and Manner' (with Brooke Davis and AJ Betts), Renmin University, Beijing, China, 24th March 2015.
'Presenting...' (with Mary Costello, Claire Azzopardi and Xi Ni Er), Bookworm Literary Festival, Beijing, China, 23rd March 2015.
My Nanna is a Ninja reading/play, Mingyuan migrant school, Beijing, China, 23rd March.
'Exercising Philosophy', Bookworm Literary Festival, British School of Beijing, 23rd March 2015.
My Nanna is a Ninja reading/play, Beijing Capital Library, Beijing, China, 22nd March 2015.
My Nanna is a Ninja reading/play, Bookworm Literary Festival, Beijing, China, 22nd March 2015.
My Nanna is a Ninja reading/play, Taipei Public Library, Taipei, Taiwan, 21st March 2015.
My Nanna is a Ninja reading/play, Woolloomooloo café, Taipei, Taiwan, 21st March 2015.
'Everyday Philosophy', National University of Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan, 20th March 2015.
'Philosophy Salon: Hume', The School of Life, Melbourne, 22nd January 2015.
Gender in publishing, Twitter, martial arts, and kitchen conflict, ABC RN Drive, 6/11/15.
Exercise and the mind, 'Afternoons', ABC 702 Sydney, 1/10/15.
Exercise and the mind, Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, New York, United States, 31/7/15.
Superheroes, The Art of Reading, exercise, ABC 774 Saturday Breakfast Melbourne, 11/7/15.
Exercise, gardens, philosophy, children's literature, 774 Beijing, China, 25/3/15/.
Exercise and the mind, International Community Radio Taipei, Taiwan, 23/4/15.
Exercise and the mind, New Hampshire Public Radio, USA, 7/1/15.
2014
'Philosophy Salon: Nietzsche', The School of Life, Melbourne, 11th December 2014.
My Nanna is a Ninja reading, Boroondara Libraries, Balwyn, 25th November 2014.
'Exercising Philosophy', The School of Life, Melbourne, 15th November 2014.
'Masterclass: Everyday Philosophy', Brisbane Writers Festival, State Library of Queensland, 6th September 2014.
'The Secret Life of Whovians' (with Ben McKenzie, Angela Slatter, Sean Williams), Brisbane Writers Festival, State Library of Queensland, 5th September 2014.
'What is a Mind?' (with Kate Richards, David Roland, Anthony Funnell), Brisbane Writers Festival, State Library of Queensland, 5th September 2014.
'My Nanna is a Ninja: Workshop' (with Pete Carnavas), Brisbane Writers Festival: Word Play, State Library of Queensland, 3rd, 4th, 5th September 2014.
'Capes and Tights; Superhero Comics' (with Dylan Horrocks, Karen Healey, Jonathan King), Word Christchurch Readers & Writers Festival, Christchurch, New Zealand, 31st August 2014.
'Body and Mind' (with Marcus Elliot), Word Christchurch Readers & Writers Festival, Christchurch, New Zealand, 31st August 2014.
My Nanna is a Ninja reading, Word Christchurch Readers and Writers Festival, Christchurch, New Zealand, 30th August 2014.
'Philosophy in the Gardens', Word Christchurch Readers and Writers Festival, Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Christchurch, New Zealand, 30th August 2014.
'The Stars Are Out Tonight' (with Meg Wolitzer, Diane Setterfield, Eleanor Catton, Anis Mojgani, Noviolet Bulawayo, Kristin Hersh), Word Christchurch Readers & Writers Festival, Christchurch, New Zealand, 29th August 2014.
'How to Think About Exercise: Q & A' (with Kaj Lofgren), Melbourne Writers Festival/The School of Life, Melbourne, 23rd August 2014.
'Exercising Philosophy', Melbourne Writers Festival, Melbourne, 23rd August 2014.
'In Conversation' (with Peta Brown), Word for Word National Nonfiction Festival, Geelong, 17th August 2014.
'The Pleasures and Virtues of Exercise', The School of Life, 1000£ Bend, Melbourne, 2nd August 2014.
My Nanna is a Ninja reading. Ashburton Library, Melbourne, 30th July 2014.
'Distraction', Philosophy Matters Festival, Preshil Senior School, Kew, Melbourne, 25th July 2014.
'Fanny Price in the Garden', Jane Austen Society of Australia, Sydney, 12th July 2014.
'Writing Bodies' (with Tara Moss and Irvine Welsh), Sydney Writers Festival, Pier 4/5, 24th May 2014.
'Comedy storytelling hour', Sydney Writers Festival, Pier 2/3, 25th May 2014.
My Nanna is a Ninja reading, Sydney Writers Festival, Pier 2/3, 25th May 2014.
'Curiosity' lecture series (twelve events), Sydney Writers Festival, Pier 2/3, 23rd-24th May 2014.
Jane Austen and the garden, Johnston Collection, East Melbourne, 20th May 2014.
Philosophy in the garden, Croydon Library, Croydon, Melbourne, 8th May 2014.
Philosophy in the garden, Waanders in de Broeren, Zwolle, Netherlands, 19th April 2014.
Work, globalisation and the garden, G8 of Philosophy, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 18th April 2014.
'The Good Life' (with Marli Huijer and Lisa Doeland), G8 of Philosophy, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 18th April 2014.
'Meaning' and freedom, G8 of Philosophy, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 18th April 2014.
Philosophy in the garden (with Pieter van den Blink), Paagman Books, The Hague, Netherlands, 17th April 2014.
'Philosophy and Gardens', The Idler Academy, London, 15th April 2014.
'How to Be Fit and Clever', The School of Life, Hampstead Heath, London, 13th April 2014.
'Philosophy in the Garden', The School of Life, Fenton House/Hampstead pergola, London, 12th April 2014.
'Climate change: what role for the arts?' (keynote lecture) (with Fiona Hall, Peter Christoff, Mandy Smith, Chris Jordan), Sustainable Living Festival, Deakin Edge, Melbourne, 15th February 2014.
Philosophy in the garden, Moncrieff, Newstalk Ireland, Ireland, 30/4/14.
Meanin' and freedom, HUMAN TV (Netherlands), 21/4/14.
My Nanna is a Ninja and children's literature, 'Books and Arts Daily', Radio National, 30/3/14.
Exercise and the mind, 'Afternoons', ABC Local Northern Territory, 3/3/14.
" 'Published or Not', 3CR radio Melbourne, 27/2/14.
" 'Breakfasters', 3RRR radio Melbourne, 18/2/14.
Art, climate and ethics, 'Saturday breakfast', ABC Radio Melbourne, 15/2/14.
Exercise and the mind, 'Evenings', ABC Radio Melbourne, 11/2/14.
" 'Mornings', Radio Australia, 7/2/14.
" 'Sunday Drive', ABC Local (nationally), 5/1/14.
2013
'Nietzsche and Modern Dilemmas' (with John Armstrong), Readings Books, St Kilda, 27th November 2013.
'Men Are From Mars and Other Myths', Mind and its Potential, SMC Conference Centre, Sydney, 14th November 2013.
'Distraction', Mind and its Potential, SMC Conference Centre, Sydney, 14th November 2013.
'In the Woods' (with Anna Krien, Inga Simpson and Megan McGrath), Brisbane Writers Festival, 7th September 2013.
'The Pemberley Inheritance: 200 Years of Pride and Prejudice' (with Kate Forsyth, Kim Freeman and Lesa Scholl), Brisbane Writers Festival, 7th September 2013.
'What is a mind, and what is it for?' (with Ruth Ozeki and Barbara Arrowsmith Young), Brisbane Writers Festival, 7th September 2013.
'A is for Aphorism' (with Andrew Ford), Melbourne Writers Festival, ACMI, 1st September 2013.
'Monet and his Garden', National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2nd August 2013.
'Beginnings', Winter Writing Workshops, Trinity College, University of Melbourne, 20th July 2013.
'Stories in Non-Fiction', Writers Victoria, Melbourne, 21st June 2013.
'Nikos Kazantzakis: Raking Stones', Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, 6th June 2013.
'The Garden: An Adventure of Ideas', Sydney Writers Festival, Pier 2/3, 23rd May 2013.
'Philosophy and Writing' (with Scarlett Thomas, David Brooks and Joe Gelonesi), Sydney Writers Festival, Pier 4/5, 24th May 2013.
'Swimming Home and Black Vodka: A Conversation With Deborah Levy' (Slow TV), Sydney Writers Festival, Pier 2/3, 24th May 2013.
'Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice', Sydney Writers Festival, Pier 4/5, 26th May 2013.
'New Nature Writing' (with Tom Doig, Tanya Massy and Rebecca Giggs), Emerging Writers Festival, Abbotsford Convent, 1st June 2013.
'Philosophy in the Garden', Eltham Philosophy Club, Eltham, 27th March 2013.
'Embracing the Digital' (with Tony Birch, Rebecca Fitzgibbons, Matthew Lamb and Anne Summers), Tasmanian Writers Festival, Hobart, 23rd March 2013.
'Philosophy in the Garden' (with Peter Timms, Matthew Evans and Tim Thorne), Tasmanian Writers Festival, Hobart, 23rd March 2013.
'Philosophical gardening with Proust and co.', The School of Life, Collingwood, Melbourne, 16th March 2013.
'The Acres of Perhaps: Emily Dickinson and the garden', Castlemaine Library, Castlemaine, 4th March 2013.
'Landscape and literature' (with David Morley, Stephen Scourfield and Will Yeoman), Perth Writers Festival, University of Western Australia, 23rd February 2013.
'Happiness' (with Oliver Burkeman, Geoff Gallop and Philip Adams), Perth Writers Festival, University of Western Australia, 22nd February 2013.
Epicurean feast, The School of Life, The North Fitzroy Star, Fitzroy, 7th February 2013.
Christmas lunch, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 2/12/13.
Distraction, 'Sundays with James O'Loghlin', ABC Melbourne, 3/11/13.
Mobile phones and distraction, 'Life Matters', 21/10/13.
How to argue well, 'News Talk', 4BC Radio, 6/10/13.
Female facial hair, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 30/9/13.
Oscar the Grouch and philosophy, 'Breakfast', ABC Radio Sydney, 16/7/13.
Philosophical running, 'The Body Sphere', ABC Radio National, 14/7/13.
On philosophy and writing, 'Saturday Breakfast', ABC Melbourne, 13/7/13.
Friends overstaying their welcome, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 1/7/13.
Philosophy in the Garden, Romanticism, childhood and philosophy, 'Midday with Margaret Throsby', ABC Classic FM, 27/6/13.
Commitment-phobia, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 8/5/13.
On class, 'Hack', Triple J radio, 5/4/13.
On class, 'Afternoons', ABC radio Melbourne, 4/4/13.
Happiness, 'Late Night Live', ABC Radio National, 7/3/13.
My favourite essays, concerto, poetry, painting and film, 'Books and Arts Daily, ABC Radio National, 1/2/13.
2012
'Beginnings', Writers Victoria, Wheeler Centre, Melbourne, 30th October 2012.
'The Revolution Will Have Strawberries', Bendigo Library, Bendigo, 1st October 2012.
'Footnotes to Wrestling: Plato and the Martial Arts' (keynote lecture), Philosophy and the Martial Arts conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 9th June 2012.
'Bacchus Stripped', Matisse: Drawing Life illustrated lecture, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, 11th February 2012.
Star Trek and philosophy, 'Books and Arts Daily', ABC Radio National, 18/12/12.
Gardens and philosophy, 'Late Night Live', ABC Radio National, 4/12/12.
Gardens and philosophy, 'Drive', ABC radio Adelaide, 3/12/12.
" 'Afternoons', ABC radio Perth, 3/12/12.
" 'Drive', ABC radio West Australia, 3/12/12.
Grandparents and babysitting, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 3/12/12.
Friend or carer?, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 5/11/12.
Holiday or charity?, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 15/10/12.
School students, employment and dropping out, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 17/9/12.
Retirement and stealing jobs from younger workers, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 27/8/12.
Real estate committees and the need for pluralism, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 6/8/12.
Honesty and job applications, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 30/4/12.
Distraction and television, 'Sydney Live', 2GB radio Sydney, 17/4/12.
Deception at work, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 2/4/12.
ANZAC and Australian identity, 'Sunday Extra', ABC Radio National, 1/4/12.
Parents and homework, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 19/3/12.
Texting etiquette, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 20/2/12.
Martial arts and philosophy, 'The Philosopher's Zone', ABC Radio National, 19/2/12.
Piety and vice, 'The Drum', ABC1 TV, 2/2/12.
Teen sex and sleeping over, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 30/1/12.
The art of the essay, 'Saturday Breakfast', ABC radio Melbourne, 21/1/12.
Religious victimhood, 'The Drum', ABC1 TV, 12/1/12.
2011
'In Praise of Elinor', Sense and Sensibility at 200 Symposium, Abbotsford Convent, 30th October 2011.
'What makes creative minds tick?', Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, 18th August 2011.
'Design and Liberty', State of Design Festival, RMIT University, 27th July 2011.
'Martial Arts and Philosophy', Bendigo Library, Bendigo, 4th July 2011.
'Creative Writing', Writers Victoria, Wheeler Centre, Melbourne, 22nd March 2012.
'Making People Think' (with John Armstrong), Writers at the Convent Festival, Abbotsford Convent, 12th February 2011.
Sartre and slime, 'Sunday morning', ABC radio Melbourne, 23/10/11.
Martial arts and philosophy, 'Afternoons', ABC radio Northern Territory, 10/10/11.
" 'Afternoons', ABC radio Brisbane, 23/9/11.
" 'Afternoons', ABC radio Brisbane, 22/9/11.
" 'Sunday morning', ABC radio Melbourne, 4/9/11.
Distraction and loneliness, 'Sunday morning', ABC radio Melbourne, 24/7/11.
" 'Afternoons', ABC radio Canberra, 21/7/11.
" 'Breakfast', 3AW radio Melbourne, 20/7/11.
On the meanings of nature, 'Sunday morning', ABC radio Melbourne, 5/6/11.
On the Ultimate Fighting Championship, 'Sunday morning', ABC radio Melbourne, 10/4/11.
Martial arts and philosophy, 'Sunday morning', ABC radio Melbourne, 6/3/11.
The new midlife-crisis, 'Sunday morning', ABC radio Melbourne, 23/1/11.
" 'Afternoon Drive', 2UE radio Sydney, 15/1/11.
2010
'The Silence of Pemberley', Jane Austen Society of Melbourne, Melbourne, 30th October 2010.
'Blogging and Community' (with James Bradley, Penni Russon and Karen Andrews), New Voices Festival, 31st July 2010.
'Dear Aunt Jane...', Jane Austen Society of Australia, Sydney, 19th June 2010.
'Distant Travels, Intimate Truths' (with Maria Tumarkin and Howard Goldenberg), Limmud Oz Festival, Monash University, 13th June 2010.
A Jesus-free Christmas, 'Breakfast', 3CR radio Melbourne, 24/12/10.
On the Ultimate Fighting Championship, 'Afternoons', ABC radio Sydney, 16/12/10.
Martial arts and philosophy, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 6/12/10.
" 'Sunday Morning', ABC radio Melbourne, 21/11/10.
Distraction and smartphones, 'Afternoons', ABC radio Sydney, 25/10/10.
Men and domestic cooperation, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 30/9/10.
The wisdom of illness, 'Afternoons', ABC radio Sydney, 27/9/10.
Distraction, 'McCauley and Co.', BBC radio Scotland, 2/9/10.
Class in Australia, 'Afternoons', ABC radio Sydney, 30/8/10.
Distraction, 'Wax Lyrical', RRR Melbourne, 11/8/10.
The value of silence, 'Afternoons', ABC radio Sydney, 26/7/10.
Democracy and the public sphere, 'Afternoons', ABC radio Sydney, 28/6/10.
Men and domestic cooperation, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 25/6/10.
Star Trek and philosophy, 'Afternoons', ABC radio Sydney, 31/5/10.
Apple and corporate greed, 'Afternoons', ABC radio Sydney, 21/5/10.
Distraction, 'Lunchtime', 4FM Ireland, 11/5/10.
2009
'Tolerance' (with Irfan Yusuf), Crime and Justice Festival, Abbotsford Convent, 19th July, 2009.
'11 Independent Types' (with John Armstrong), State Library of Victoria, 6th June, 2009.
'Distraction', Malthouse Theatre, May 31st, 2009.
" 'Breakfast', ABC radio Sydney, 30/12/09.
On single-sex clubs, 'Afternoons', ABC radio Adelaide, 7/12/09.
Unfashionable virtues, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 25/9/09.
On home ownership, 'Afternoons', ABC radio Hobart, 18/8/09.
Voltaire and Candide, 'The Sunday Show', ABC radio Melbourne, 24/5/09.
Martial arts and philosophy, 'Connections', 2CH radio, 17/5/09.
" 'Mornings', Capital radio, 24/4/09.
" 'Sunrise', Channel 7 TV, 23/4/09.
" 'Afternoons', 2UE radio, 22/4/09.
" 'Mornings', ABC radio South Coast/Wooloongong NSW (22/4/09).
2008
'Matisse's Hernia', Baccalaureate 'Festival of Ideas', Geelong Grammar, 2008.
Distraction, 'World View', SBS radio, 18/12/08.
The value of regret, 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 7/11/08.
Body image and fashion, 'Hack Half Hour', ABC TV, 20/10/08.
Distraction, 'Statewide Drive', ABC radio NSW, 25/9/08.
" 'French Language Show', SBS Radio, 22/9/08.
" 'Statewide Drive', ABC radio VIC, 22/9/08.
" 'Statewide Drive', ABC radio QLD, 19/9/08.
" 'Afternoons', ABC radio Hobart, 12/9/08.
" 'Mornings', ABC radio Alice Springs, 12/9/08.
" 'Life Matters', ABC Radio National, 11/9/08.
" 'Mornings', ABC radio Central Western NSW, 9/9/08.
" 'Mornings', ABC radio Adelaide, 8/8/08.
2007
'Proust at Balbec', at 'Aesthetics Today', National Gallery of Victoria, 2007.
'Plato, Art and Truth', Baccalaureate 'Festival of Ideas', Methodist Ladies' College, 2006, 2007, 2008.
'The Social Club' (as the 'Footy Philosopher'), SEN radio 1116, fortnightly from 4/07-9/07.
2006
'Picasso: Love and War' , National Gallery of Victoria, 2006.