A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard

About A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard, the only woman to have served as Prime Minister of Australia sits down for insightful, moving and thought-provoking conversations with some of the most interesting people from around the world working to advance gender equality – whether that's by actively dismantling gender-based barriers, or by being inspirational trailblazers in their field. We'll bring you stories from the worlds of business, entertainment, media, sport and many more, shining a light on people doing amazing things that you might not have heard about, and learning more about those we already know and love.Julia presents a podcast in her role as Founder and Chair of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership (https://giwl.anu.edu.au/) (GIWL). GIWL is a world-leading research institute working to advance gender equality within workplaces, communities and societies. The podcast is produced by the GIWL team at the Australian National University, Canberra, with support from our sister institute at King's College London. Earnings from the podcast go back into the Institute, supporting the work we do to advance gender equality in Australia and the Asia Pacific, and beyond.To stay up to date with the Institute’s work go to giwl.anu.edu.au (https://giwl.anu.edu.au/) and sign up to our updates (https://giwl.anu.edu.au/get-involved), or follow us on social media @GIWLANU (https://www.instagram.com/giwlanu/). You can also find @APodcastofOnesOwn (https://www.instagram.com/apodcastofonesown/) on Instagram.The team at A Podcast of One's Own acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard

Category

business · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jun 2019

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

39 of 138 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Julia's Book Club - May We Feed the King

   Julia Gillard and Kathy Lette interview Rebecca Perry about her debut novel, "May We Feed the King," exploring historical narratives and leadership.

2. 

   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Sherele Moody on Femicide in Australia

   Host Julia Gillard interviews award-winning journalist Sherele Moody about her personal journey and advocacy against femicide in Australia, offering insights into remembrance and societal change.

3. 

   29 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Julia Gillard and Sophie Gee on the love of books

   Julia Gillard and Professor Sophie Gee discuss their shared passion for books, literary prizes, and the future of reading in this insightful interview.

Inside a recent episode

Julia's Book Club - May We Feed the King

Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I also think it's a writer's job to help your readers to better enjoy their lives or better endure them. I mean, but this book gave you absolutely no narrative arc, no characters, no narrative drive, no denouement. It was just all, as you said, ambiguous and foggy and it drove me absolutely crazy. Because, I mean, I'm going to ask you in a second why you read. I read because I want empathy. I want empathy with characters. I want to discover other worlds and other people so that you have empathy with people outside your kind of social sphere, whatever. And I also read to help make sense of my own emotions and my own life, to sort of order it. […]

Who has been a guest on A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sherele Moody
• Sophie Gee
• Sarah Holland-Batt
• Julie Inman-Grant
• Elizabeth Strout

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,750

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

64 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

193 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

67

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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