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Encore: Is there a cheating gene?

10 Mar 2026

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It was a Sunday night in the garage of their family home when journalist and author Kate Legge found out her husband of 30 years had been cheating on her for decades.After a downward spiral as she came to terms with the news, the two of them took a road trip to Broken Hill to investigate the four generations of cheaters in his family line.The process led Kate to look into the murky waters of how love was expressed in her own family, with an intellectually frustrated mother who could be surprisingly cruel.This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan and the Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It covers topics including marriage, divorce, cheating, infidelity, relationships, alcohol, lies, counselling, research, memoir, family history, writing, psychology.Further information Infidelity and Other Affairs is published by Thames and HudsonKate Legge's new book coming out in April is series of essays on food and friendship called Delicious, published by Allen and Unwin.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.I

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Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

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Encore: The fearless Kate McClymont — weathering death threats and court cases for work

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