The infinite want

Listen or read now | #68—Why are we forever wanting? Join writer Alia Parker in this short thought expedition as she looks for contentment in a world of…

Feb 9 • Alia Parker

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January 2026

Life among the invisible

#67—A short flight into the philosophy of hermeneutics while learning to trust the wind.

Jan 2 • Alia Parker

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December 2025

Farewell Cinema and other cultural relics

#66—A nostalgic trip through some things we have lost and something we're losing.

Dec 3, 2025 • Alia Parker

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November 2025

Orcas in the bay

#65—A little autofiction about a time I looked straight at something remarkable and didn't truly see it.

Nov 3, 2025 • Alia Parker

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October 2025

Is this really the Anthropocene?

#64—A major city is running out of water and a great migration has begun.

Oct 8, 2025 • Alia Parker

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September 2025

Time reflections

#63—Scientists can reflect time. I just chase it.

Sep 25, 2025 • Alia Parker

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Love and severity in the nesting season

#62—Observations about the love, justice and community of one of Australia's most feared and adored birds.

Sep 10, 2025 • Alia Parker

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August 2025

When clouds fall

#61—Searching for beauty and metaphors in rare mountain cloud formations.

Aug 28, 2025 • Alia Parker

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It's a race to the moon

#60—On your marks. Get set. Construct! There’s nothing like global tension to spark a land grab in outer space.

Aug 14, 2025 • Alia Parker

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July 2025

Tea with Archimedes

#59—A rumination on the one thing that connects all living things.

Jul 31, 2025 • Alia Parker

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We were naked for a long time, and then...

When exactly did we decide to get dressed? Writer Alia Parker explores the origins and evolution of clothing.

Jul 17, 2025 • Alia Parker

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Death and the dentist

#57—An unexpected trip into hell.

Jul 3, 2025 • Alia Parker

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