052 - He slices, he dices, he even makes Julienne Fries! (with Benjamin Law) - a podcast by The Jacky Winter Group

Benjamin Law writes books, TV screenplays, columns, essays and feature journalism. He slices, he dices, he even makes julienne fries!

He’s the author of the memoir The Family Law which is now an award wining TV series for SBS, the travel book Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East (2012) and the Quarterly Essay on Safe Schools, Moral Panic 101.

He’s the co-author of Shit Asian Mothers Say (2014) with his sister Michelle, and the sex/relationships advice book Law School (2017) with his mum Jenny.

In addition to having written for almost every publication in Australia and beyond— Every week, Benjamin co-hosts ABC RN’s weekly national pop culture show Stop Everything and online startup and tech TV show That Startup Show. You can also watch him on TV shows like ABC’s Q&A and SBS’s forthcoming Filthy Rich and Homeless.

Long story short, we bagged a legit television personality, and we’re delighted to welcome him as he makes a whirlwind trip to Melbourne from his home in Sydney to discuss his open tabs on this weeks JWGYTB!

Remember! We are now an ENHANCED podcast. That's right - If you listen to our podcast in Overcast or Pocket Casts, or Castro, you can get super special images, links, and chapter breaks in your player while you listen.

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Intro

The Veg-o-matic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GniNeqSX5U

Lara

acmi- WonderlandAre These Artist-Designed Instagram Novels the Future of Reading? The New York Public Library Says ‘Hear Us Out’

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/instagram-novels-new-york-public-library-1336205

New York Public Library launches Insta Novels to make literature "more accessible"

https://www.dezeen.com/2018/08/23/new-york-public-library-launches-insta-novels-instagram-stories-alice-in-wonderland/

New York Public Library Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/nypl/?hl=en

https://www.acmi.net.au/events/wonderland/

Libby App

https://meet.libbyapp.com/

Library of Congress new logo

https://www.fastcompany.com/90226220/the-library-of-congress-has-a-splashy-new-logo-and-people-are-pissed

Ambient Literature

https://ambientlit.com/

The Subway Library

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2017/06/08/subwaylibrary

Jeremy

The Abandoned, Apocalyptic Architecture of One Bold 1970s Retail Chain

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/best-superstores-architecture

Site Architecture

http://www.siteenvirodesign.com/content/best-products

Prada Marfa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prada_Marfa

Callum Morton’s Hotel

https://www.eastlinkhotel.com.au/hotel

Australia's big things

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%27s_big_things

NSA posters

https://theoutline.com/post/4790/these-vintage-nsa-posters-are-weird-as-hell?zd=1&zi=nnizkddx

25.45 White Rabbit

http://www.whiterabbitcollection.org/

Ben

What to do when a workplace relationship breaks down

http://www.abc.net.au/life/how-to-resolve-workplace-relationship-breakdowns/9698764

ABC Life

http://www.abc.net.au/life/

Talking About Failure Is Crucial for Growth. Here's How to Do It Right.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/smarter-living/talking-about-failure-is-crucial-for-growth-heres-how-to-do-it-right.html

Ben's portrait (And our episode artwork) by Jacky Winter's own Grace Lee!

http://jackywinter.com/artists/grace-lee

Ben's Socials

Ben’s Website

http://benjamin-law.com/

Ben’s Twitter

https://twitter.com/mrbenjaminlaw?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Ben’s Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/mrbenjaminlaw/?hl=en

Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down

Carbon Copy

https://carboncopycar.ca/

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