{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f578c94b2c79a47331e54ab/6a750d98aa557e62dc406d0b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why it's time to quit being nice","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f578c94b2c79a47331e54ab/1786056062478-03496908-f25d-48b2-b519-d9916bdcdfa1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Special guest Amy Remeikis joins the podcast! The journalist and commentator has just published her new book <em>Screw Nice</em>, and she's here to share why continuing the expected pleasantries is not getting us anywhere.</p><p>Amy also touches on the other book she published this year (yes, she's written two), <em>Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard. </em></p><p>Screw Nice is a manifesto for anyone sick of the status quo. It's not a call to be mean or cruel, but rather to take the permission to quit being nice because it keeps other people comfortable and in power. </p><p>Angela Priestley spoke to Amy in the lead-up to her appearance at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.byronwritersfestival.com/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">Byron Writers Festival</a>, from August 14 to 16, 2026. </p><p><em>Screw Nice</em> is <a href=\"https://www.hachette.com.au/amy-remeikis/screw-nice\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">published by Hachette Australia</a>  and <a href=\"https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Where-It-All-Went-Wrong/Amy-Remeikis/9781761822117\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Where It All Went Wrong by Simon &amp; Schuster.</a> </p><p>The Women's Agenda Podcast is produced by Agenda Media, publisher of Women's Agenda. Get all our <a href=\"www.womensagenda.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">latest stories here</a>. </p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Agenda Media"}