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Why Helen Garner trained her forensically observant eye on an Aussie rules team - and what she learnt from it
In this week's episode we speak with acclaimed author Helen Garner, who followed the travails of her grandson's footy team for her new book, The Season . She speaks with Konrad Marshall about what she now envies about ma...
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Why Helen Garner trained her forensically observant eye on an Aussie rules team - and what she learnt from it is an episode from Good Weekend Talks by Good Weekend. In this week's episode we speak with acclaimed author Helen Garner, who fol...
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Published Jan 9, 2026, 36:38 long, audio available.
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In this week's episode we speak with acclaimed author Helen Garner, who followed the travails of her grandson's footy team for her new book, The Season . She speaks with Konrad Marshall about what she now envies about male contact sports, the benefit of coming to footy with limited prior knowledge, and the debate over the book's cover image.
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Published Jan 9, 2026 and 36:38 long