Phillip Adams

For me, Phillip Adams has always represented focussed reason and intelligent commentary in our media - his is a voice that doesn't need to shout, aggressively market or retreat to the cult of personality. His is a reassuring presence as Australia wades further into the mire of global discontent and uncertainty.

In "Bedtime Stories: 21 Years Behind the Mike at RN's Late Night Live", we are afforded a seat at the console beside this veteran and revered broadcaster. Adams shares with the reader his insights and reflections on his many meetings with the fascinating, influential, powerful and disturbing.
It is so much more than a behind-the-scenes journey into his unique world of broadcasting. A most rewarding memoir, that I savoured in bite-sized chunks.… (mehr)

A big collection of Adams' columns, including a set from the 1980s originally published as "Adams vs God". I read it on and off over a month - it's good to read a couple at a time, but would definitely not suit a single sitting.

It's rather interesting that most of the 1980s material is just as relevant today - just change the names of the politicians and preachers. Adams writes about dozens of religious variants both christian and non, in a warm and gently witty style, with no vitriol and plenty of curiosity and kindness. But as we know he's not convinced by any of them, and quite horrified by some.… (mehr)