The Wheeler Centre

Jason Steger, Sally Warhaft, Sushi Das, Sreedhevi Iyer

Booking Overview

This is a literary and ideas event podcast featuring full recordings and moderated conversations with prominent authors, thinkers, journalists and cultural commentators. PR agencies could credibly pitch published authors, public intellectuals, journalists, communications experts and subject-matter experts with substantial books or ideas-led work; booking is likely high difficulty because recent guests include internationally celebrated writers and nationally recognized public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: Australia

YouTube: 27.4k subscribers

Instagram: 33.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

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Host

Jason Steger - Australian literary journalist and editor known for covering books, authors and writing.

Sally Warhaft - Australian writer, broadcaster and interviewer focused on public ideas, culture and political life.

Sushi Das - Australian journalist and author with experience covering public affairs, culture and social issues.

Sreedhevi Iyer - Writer, editor and academic whose work engages with literature, culture and public ideas.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Published authors, nationally or internationally recognized thinkers, journalists, broadcasters, communications experts and cultural commentators with substantial expertise or a significant book, body of work or public contribution.

Required Achievements:

Award-winning or celebrated books, International or national literary recognition, Established journalism or broadcasting careers, Major public-interest campaigns or communications work, Recognized expertise on politics, culture, philosophy or climate

Recent Guest Discussions

Alice Pung - Writing Practice, Reading, Persistence, Creativity Under Pressure And The Role Of Literature In Making Sense Of Personal And Political Change.

Mick Herron - The Slough House Series, Political Satire, Espionage Fiction, State Security And His Latest Novel, Clown Town.

Stan Grant - His Book When Words Fail Us, Silence, Contemplation, Philosophy, Listening, Political Division And Australia’s History And Identity.

Ed Coper - Angertainment, Social-media Outrage, Political Polarization, Online Influence And The Economics Of Engagement.

Amitav Ghosh - His Novel Ghost-eye, Regeneration, Climate Breakdown, Wonder, Fate And His Wider Literary Career.

Recent Topics

Literature, Writing, Philosophy, Politics, Climate

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Wheeler Centre

Geetanjali Shree in Conversation

September 16, 2026

India’s great chronicler of memory, family, identity and belonging sits down with host Mridula Nath Chakraborty to discuss her luminous, genre-defying books and extraordinary literary career. Originally presented on Wednesday 12 August 2026 by The Wheeler Centre. ‘Anything worth doing transcends borders,’ writes Geetanjali Shree in her 2022 International Booker Prize-winning novel, Tomb of Sand. This sentiment also encapsulates her career to date. An author writing in ...

Cory Doctorow: Enshittification

September 01, 2026

Tech critic Cory Doctorow on the broken promise of the utopian internet, the systems that sustain it and what it might take to reclaim a more open digital future. With host Professor Lisa M. Given, Director, Centre for Human-AI Information Environments at RMIT University. Originally presented on Tuesday 25 August 2026 by The Wheeler Centre in partnership with Now or Never and RMIT University.You’re not imagining it: the experience of being online is getting worse. Services degrade, plat...

The 2026 E.W. Cole Lecture: Alice Pung on Keeping Calm and Carrying On

August 25, 2026

What does it take to keep showing up to the blank page? Award-winning author Alice Pung offers reasons for optimism in this year’s E. W. Cole Lecture. Originally presented on Thursday 6 August 2026 by The Wheeler Centre, supported by the E. W. Cole Foundation.  Two decades ago, Alice Pung published Unpolished Gem, a funny, loving and irreverent portrait of a migrant family’s everyday struggles and bittersweet triumphs. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of her beloved debut, P...

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