From the Vault: #51 Hugh Mackay

About this episode

Hugh Mackay discusses his insights on Australian society, personal regrets, and the nature of relationships.

The ‘David Attenborough of Australian society’ - Hugh has studied Australians for over 60 years. Here he talks about his lifelong regrets, our common humanity - and his belief that we should never ask ‘why?’ in our relationship. Hear each song chosen by every Five of My Life guest at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60PqJQ1rg6fverFMyKvdkG Follow The Five of My Life on Instagram: The Five of My Life (@thefiveofmylife) Contact Nigel at https://nigelmarsh.com/

People in this episode

Host: Nigel Marsh

Guest: Hugh Mackay

Topics covered

• Australian society
• humanity
• regrets
• relationships
• cultural studies

Keywords

• Hugh Mackay
• Australian society
• regrets
• relationships
• cultural insights

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