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S12 Ep6: Imagining the Past—2026—Anna Ciddor
Jun 17, 2026
40m 31s
S12 Ep5: Imagining the Past—2026—Leonie Norrington
May 28, 2026
1h 01m 37s
S12 Ep4: Imagining the Past—2026—Dave Warner
May 17, 2026
57m 46s
S12 Ep3: Imagining the Past—2026—Lauren Keegan
May 5, 2026
41m 21s
S12 Ep2: Imagining the Past—2026—Mary-Lou Stephens
Apr 16, 2026
48m 25s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/17/26 | ![]() S12 Ep6: Imagining the Past—2026—Anna Ciddor | Anna Ciddor discusses with Greg Johnston her novel Moonboy, shortlisted for the ARA Historical Novel Prize 2025 – CYA category. | 40m 31s | ||||||
| 5/28/26 | ![]() S12 Ep5: Imagining the Past—2026—Leonie Norrington | Leonie Norrington chats with Greg Johnston about her novel, A Piece of Red Cloth, and the intricacies of writing in conjunction with Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs, Djawa Burarrwanga, and Djawundil Maymuru. | 1h 01m 37s | ||||||
| 5/17/26 | ![]() S12 Ep4: Imagining the Past—2026—Dave Warner | Dave Warner chats with Will Yeoman about his novel, Sound Mind Dead Body, at the City of Perth Library. Not only does Dave speak, he sings, accompanied by Will on guitar and Nicole Warner on backup vocals, a first for Imagining the Past. | 57m 46s | ||||||
| 5/5/26 | ![]() S12 Ep3: Imagining the Past—2026—Lauren Keegan | Lauren Keegan chats with Greg Johnston about her first published novel, All the Bees in the Hollows, long-listed for the ARA Historical Novel Prize 2025. | 41m 21s | ||||||
| 4/16/26 | ![]() S12 Ep2: Imagining the Past—2026—Mary-Lou Stephens✨ | novel launchauthor conversation+2 | Mary-Lou StephensKaren Brooks | The Hobart HotelWrest Point Hotel Casino+2 | — | 2026Wrest Point Hotel Casino+1 | — | 48m 25s | |
| 4/8/26 | ![]() S12 Ep1: Imagining the Past—2026—Debra Oswald✨ | historical fictionwriting+3 | Debra Oswald | One Hundred Years of BettyS12 Ep1: Imagining the Past—2026+1 | — | ARA Historical Novel Prizechildren's fiction | — | 42m 19s | |
| 2/17/26 | ![]() S11 Ep7: Imagining the Past—Summer Mesclun Season—2025/26—Sue WIlliams✨ | book launchfiction+1 | Sue WIlliams | The Duke’s SecretImagining the Past—Summer Mesclun Season—2025/26+1 | SydneyRocks | Summer Seasonnovel+2 | — | 29m 48s | |
| 1/25/26 | ![]() S11 Ep6: Imagining the Past—Summer Mesclun Season—2025/26—Shelley Dark✨ | book launchfiction+1 | Shelley DarkHayley Saunders | Son of Hydrathe Noosa Library+2 | — | Summer Mesclun Season2025+1 | — | 44m 57s | |
| 1/11/26 | ![]() S11 Ep5: Imagining the Past—Summer Mesclun Season—2025/26✨ | book launchfiction+1 | Alexandria Burnham | SwallowWestwords Publication+3 | Parramatta | HNSA History Unbound FestivalWestwords Publication | — | 32m 18s | |
| 12/28/25 | ![]() S11 Ep4: Imagining the Past—Summer Mesclun Season—2025/26✨ | book launchfiction+1 | Wendy J. DunnDr Anne Casey | Shades of YellowEltham Library+2 | Melbourne | Summer SeasonEltham Library+1 | — | 30m 52s | |
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| 12/14/25 | ![]() S11 Ep3: Imagining the Past—Summer Mesclun Season—2025/26✨ | book launchcolonial history+2 | Rodney CroomeKonrad Muller | My Heart at EveningEvercreech Editions+3 | — | Evercreech EditionsMy Heart at Evening+1 | — | 43m 02s | |
| 12/7/25 | ![]() S11 Ep2: Imagining the Past—Summer Mesclun Season—2025/26✨ | book launchauthor discussion+1 | Nicole AlexanderSusie Kelly | The Limestone Roadthe Goondiwindi Library+2 | Goondiwindi Shire | summer seasonThe Limestone Road+1 | — | 48m 55s | |
| 11/24/25 | ![]() S11 Ep1: Imagining the Past—Summer Mesclun Season—2025/26✨ | book launchhistorical fiction+1 | Alison Booth | Death at BooroombaGleebooks+3 | Sydney | summer seasonGleebooks+2 | — | 45m 12s | |
| 10/20/25 | ![]() S10 Ep8: Imagining the Past—2025—Jane Harrison✨ | novelhistorical fiction+1 | Jane Harrison | The VisitorsS10 Ep8: Imagining the Past—2025+1 | — | The VisitorsARA Historical Novel Prize | — | 38m 41s | |
| 10/6/25 | ![]() S10 Ep7: Imagining the Past—2025—Beverley McWilliams | Greg Johnston chats to Beverley McWilliams about her second CYA novel, Spies in the Sky, which flew into first place in the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize – CYA category. | 33m 40s | ||||||
| 9/15/25 | ![]() S10 Ep6: Imagining the Past—2025—Mary-Lou Stephens | Greg Johnston chats to Mary-Lou Stephens about her tryptic of Tasmanian novels, all centred around various foods, The Last of the Apple Blossom, The Chocolate Factory, and The Jam Maker. | 51m 10s | ||||||
| 9/1/25 | ![]() S10 Ep5: Imagining the Past—2025—David Shield | Greg Johnston chats with David Shield. His manuscript, Blind Dragon, won the 2024 Elizabeth Jane Corbet Mentorship Contest. The young adult novel is set in 17C Japan, rich in details and the drama of the period. | 29m 44s | ||||||
| 8/18/25 | ![]() S10 Ep4: Imagining the Past—2025—Stephen Daisley | Greg Johnston chats to Stephen Daisley. Originally from New Zealand’s North Island, his first novel, Traitor, won the 2011 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction. Coming Rain won the Ockham Prize in 2015. A Better Place was long-listed for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize. | 1h 00m 25s | ||||||
| 8/4/25 | ![]() S10 Ep3: Imagining the Past—2025—Catherine Mckinnon | Host Greg Johnston chats with Catherine McKinnon. Her 2017 novel, Storyland, was shortlisted for five literary awards, including, in 2018, the Miles Franklin Literary Award, the Barbara Jefferis Award and the Voss Literary Prize. Her second novel, the complex and textured To Sing of War, was long-listed for the 2024 ARA Hist Novel Prize adult category and highly commended. Imagining the Past is commercial-free. HNSA is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit that can only continue to produce the podcasts with your support. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation through our secure website. All contributions, great or small, are greatly appreciated. | 47m 02s | ||||||
| 7/21/25 | ![]() S10 Ep2: Imaging the Past—2025—Rebecca Lim | Greg Johnston chats with Rebecca Lim, an award-winning Australian writer, illustrator, editor and author of over twenty books. Her work has been shortlisted for many awards, including the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, and the Queensland Literary Awards. Her CYA novel, Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky, was shortlisted for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize.Imagining the Past is commercial-free. HNSA is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit that can only continue to produce the podcasts with your support. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation through our secure website. All contributions, great or small, are greatly appreciated. | 48m 06s | ||||||
| 7/2/25 | ![]() S10 Ep1: Imagining the Past—2025—Natasha Lester | Greg Johnston chats with Natasha Lester, a New York Times bestselling author. Her novels The Paris Seamstress, The French Photographer, The Paris Secret and The Riviera House, have been translated into many different languages and are published all around the world. The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard was long-listed for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize. Imagining the Past is commercial-free. HNSA is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit that can only continue to produce the podcasts with your support. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation through our secure website. All contributions, great or small, are greatly appreciated. | 41m 09s | ||||||
| 6/17/25 | ![]() S9 Ep9: Imagining the Past—Summer/Autumn Season—2025—Ally Burnham in conversation with Kate Mildenhall, Gina Cole, and Jennifer Mills | Does time run in a straight line? Is history needed to give context to a futuristic novel? Can traditional cultures be highlighted through melding speculative and historical fiction together? What limits should be placed on a genre when encompassing past, present and future? All these questions and more will be explored by Ally Burnham with authors Gina Cole, Jennifer Mills and Kate Mildenhall. Imagining the Past is commercial-free. HNSA is a volunteer run, not-for-profit that can only continue to produce the podcasts with your support. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation through our secure website. All contributions, great or small, are greatly appreciated. | 58m 17s | ||||||
| 6/4/25 | ![]() S9 Ep8: Imagining the Past—Summer/Autumn Season—2025—Cecilia Rice in conversation with Leah Kaminsky, Sue Williams, and Alison Booth | How does an author's profession (outside their role as a novelist) inform their books? Cecilia Rice will explore with Leah Kaminsky (a doctor), Alison Booth (an economist and academic) and Sue Williams (a journalist) whether switching ‘right and left’ brains impacts their research and writing. What led them to historical fiction? And what strengths or weaknesses do their 'day jobs' afford them as authors. Imagining the Past is commercial-free. HNSA is a volunteer run, not-for-profit that can only continue to produce the podcasts with your support. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation through our secure website. All contributions, great or small, are greatly appreciated. | 52m 33s | ||||||
| 5/20/25 | ![]() S9 Ep7: Imagining the Past—Summer/Autumn Season—2025—Diane Murray in conversation with Alexandra Joel, Belinda Alexander, and Christine Wells | Fine art, luxury jewellery, espionage, royal scandal and danger. Alexandra Joel, Christine Wells and Belinda Alexandra are expert in interweaving the intrigue of past lives into novels set in cities such as Paris, New York and Cairo. Diane Murray asks what inspired their stories, what methods they use to tease out their mysteries, and the challenges encountered when portraying time periods within living memory. Imagining the Past is commercial-free. HNSA is a volunteer run, not-for-profit that can only continue to produce the podcasts with your support. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation through our secure website. All contributions, great and small, are greatly appreciated. | 50m 26s | ||||||
| 4/30/25 | ![]() S9 Ep6: Imagining the Past—Summer/Autumn Season—2025—Kim Kelly in conversation with Judy Nunn. | Author Kim Kelly interviews Judy Nunn on her love for historical fiction which have encompassed stories across diverse eras from colonial periods, WW2, the Cold War to more modern times. Her most recent novel, Showtime, features a showdown between rival entrepreneurs in 1880s Melbourne with comedy, tragedy, passion and betrayal; economic depression, the Black Death and the horrors of World War One waiting in the wings.Imagining the Past is listed in the Top 25 Historical Fiction Podcasts. | 48m 23s | ||||||
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