Mind Flexing Sound Bites

<p>S1 Episode 66 — Are cinemas a thing of the past? Writer Alia Parker takes a short trip down memory lane with an entertaining look at cultural relics from the not-too-distant past.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public...

<p>It is noon on the grey coast of New Zealand’s Northland, a high tide of grey water under a grey sky and golden grey sand. Join writer Alia Parker as she reads a beautiful autofiction about how easy it is to not truly...

<p>The word Anthropocene has dive bombed into our lexicon. But what is it and are we really in it? Writer Alia Parker explores this concept and looks at two of the countless ways it is coming to fruition.</p>...

<p>Observations about the love, justice and community of one of Australia's most feared and adored birds - the magpie - with writer Alia Parker.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...

<p>Searching for beauty and metaphors in rare mountain cloud formations, with writer Alia Parker.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...

<p>On your marks. Get set. Construct! There’s nothing like global tension to spark a land grab in outer space. Writer Alia Parker explores the new race to the moon.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would...

<p>Writer Alia Parker explores the cyclical story of water and how it's shared, quite intimately, by all living things. </p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers...

<p>Welcome to Mind Flexing, your fortnightly thought expedition to everywhere and anywhere. Strap on your boots (or put your feet up), take a deep breath, and let’s get flexing.</p><p>They must have looked very warm...

<p>Could an ancient Greek myth and an even older Australian First Nation’s Dreaming story be one and the same? Writer Alia Parker takes a dive into these two heavenly tales.</p><p>Thank you for Mind Flexing with me. To...

<p>Writer Alia Parker compares the fall of the great Library of Alexandria with the sacred rock art of Murujuga in northwest Australia, which is under threat from a devastating government decision.</p><p>Thank you for...

<p>In this short thought expedition, writer Alia Parker shares five thoughts about the sounds around us that we may take for granted and invites you to listen. </p><p>Thank you for Mind Flexing with me. To join in the...

<p>Writer Alia Parker shares a short story about the death of a rather exceptional tree.</p><p>Thank you for Mind Flexing with me. To join in the conversation, jump in the comments at mindflexing.com.au. I’ll be back in...

<p>Writer Alia Parker looks for inspiration in the short stories that surround us in street signs and place names, including a few anecdotes of her own.</p><p>Thank you for Mind Flexing with me. To join in the...

<p>In this short entertaining sound bite, writer and journalist Alia Parker examines why we develop preferences for certain coffee cups over others, and how its colour can change the taste.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thank you...

<p>What is that emotion you feel when something makes you so happy you become shrouded in a melancholic mist at that thing’s impermanence? Writer Alia Parker finds the answer in music and Japanese philosophy.</p><p></p>...