Episode Summary
Michael Bachelard reading from Peter Carey’s Bliss and discussing the world from a journalist’s perspective.
I had a few nicknames growing up; Flat Stanier after the book series Flat Stanley, which was shortened to Flat Stan, and eventually, just Stan. One of my best friends through high school and university was also a ‘Michael,’ and one of his early nicknames was Davros, a villain from Doctor Who, but in the end, Michael Bachelard just became Bach.
Michael Bachelard is now an award-winning author and journalist. He’s a deputy editor and investigations editor at The Age in Australia – one of the country’s top 3 newspapers. Michael, like me, has come a long way, but, for him, that was always the plan.
Michael reads two pages from ‘Bliss’ by Peter Carey. [reading begins at 12:55]
Hear us discuss:
- Being intrigued by the world: “If you’re not angry, you’re not looking, and if you’re not righteous, you’re not hoping to do something about it.” [21:09]
- How to keep an open heart. [22:58]
- Assembling the puzzle: an editor’s job. [29:13]
- Staying on course: “Tell people what they need to know in the most compelling and transparent way you can.” [31:30]
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