The Wheeler Centre

Dr Sreedhevi Iyer, Sally Warhaft, Elizabeth McCarthy

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Booking Overview

A steady slate of major public intellectuals, authors, and founders sits down for recorded talks with a strong Melbourne/ideas-and-books focus. For PR teams, it’s an on-brand platform for literature, culture, and big-picture public issues—especially where guests can tie ideas to books and writing.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: Australia

YouTube: 27.0k subscribers

Instagram: 31.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Dr Sreedhevi Iyer - Host for Amitav Ghosh in Conversation, guiding a discussion about his latest novel and themes including writing about climate breakdown and his career.

Sally Warhaft - Host for Jimmy Wales: Founder of Wikipedia, facilitating a conversation about trust, Wikipedia’s evolution, and Wales’s book The Seven Rules of Trust.

Elizabeth McCarthy - Host for Kathy Lette: The Sisterhood Rules, interviewing Kathy Lette about her novel and its themes of sisterhood, secrets, and scandal.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Well-known authors, writers, and public figures (often with a new book) plus prominent thinkers connected to literature, culture, knowledge, or society
Required Achievements:  
Published acclaimed fiction/non-fiction, New book release used as the conversation anchor, Recognized leadership or foundational contributions (e.g., founding major platforms)

Recent Guest Discussions

Amitav Ghosh - Rebirth, Regeneration, Cycles Of Life; Writing About Climate Breakdown; His Career; Latest Novel Ghost-eye

Jimmy Wales - Importance Of Trust In Online/offline Communities; Wikipedia’s Evolution; Trust And Knowledge In A Post-truth Era; Ai’s Impact; Future Of Knowledge

Kathy Lette - The Sisterhood Rules; Sisterhood, Secrets And Scandal; Character Relationships And Family Mystery; Themes Of Humour And Pathos

Recent Topics

Books, Literature, Writing, Ideas, Climate

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Wheeler Centre
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Amitav Ghosh in Conversation

June 30, 2026

Celebrated writer and thinker Amitav Ghosh explores rebirth, regeneration and the cycles of life with host Dr Sreedhevi Iyer. Originally presented on Wednesday 27 May by The Wheeler Centre in partnership with RMIT University. Amitav Ghosh is one of India’s most celebrated writers. With a career effortlessly spanning fiction, non-fiction and reportage, his work is characterised by big picture thinking with an unwavering drive to bring the climate crisis into stark focus. These qualities ...

Jimmy Wales: Founder of Wikipedia

June 10, 2026

Hear from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales as he discusses the importance of trust in our online and offline communities and how Wikipedia evolved into one of the internet’s most reputable sources of information. With host Sally Warhaft. Originally presented on Wednesday 20 May 2026 by The Wheeler Centre in partnership with RMIT University.When Jimmy Wales founded Wikipedia more than two decades ago, he changed the landscape of knowledge forever – although at the time, almost no one ...

Kathy Lette: The Sisterhood Rules

May 26, 2026

Beloved humourist Kathy Lette joins host Elizabeth McCarthy to discuss her big-hearted, cheeky and deeply relatable novel, The Sisterhood Rules.  Originally presented on Wednesday 25th March 2026 by The Wheeler Centre.Full of laugh-out-loud humour and flashes of devastating pathos, Kathy Lette’s The Sisterhood Rules is a romp through secrets, scandal and the unbreakable – if occasionally exasperated – bonds of sisterhood. Twin sisters Isabel and Verity have always ...

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