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Nights with Denis Walter

Nights with Denis Walter

Michael Buxton with Denis Walter - Thu 17 Sep, 2026

Sep 17, 2026 · 19 min · 8 segments

Michael Buxton, Emeritus Professor of Environment & Planning at RMIT joins Denis to talk about his new book 'Misplaced Memories in Moments of Being' which follows everyday Melburnians across 35…

Michael Buxton, Emeritus Professor of Environment & Planning at RMIT joins Denis to talk about his new book 'Misplaced Memories in Moments of Being' which follows everyday Melburnians across 35 connected short stories, from the Great Depression through to 2001. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Buxton, Emeritus Professor of Environment & Planning at RMIT joins Denis to talk about his new book 'Misplaced Memories in Moments of Being' which follows everyday Melburnians across 35…

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Speakers: Michael BuxtonGuestDenis WalterHost

Top entities: Michael Buxton×14 Melbourne×13 World Trade Center×4 RMIT University×7 Austin J. Tobin×2

Introducing Michael Buxton0:00 – 0:34

Denis WalterHost

0:00

Historical fiction often gravitates towards the lives of the powerful and maybe the privileged.

Denis WalterHost

0:07

My next guest, this is a really good story, has taken a different approach.

Denis WalterHost

0:11

Rather than the big events of history, he's focused on ordinary lives like most of us have actually been leading.

Denis WalterHost

0:20

Michael Buxton is an Emeritus Professor of Environment and Planning at RMIT and has a book called Misplaced Memories in Moments of Being.

Denis WalterHost

0:30

Michael, good evening and welcome to the program.

Michael BuxtonGuest

0:33

Thanks, Dennis.

Denis WalterHost

0:34

Thanks very much.

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Michael BuxtonPersonAustralian academic and author
96%14 mentions
MelbourneCityCity in Australia
88%13 mentions
World Trade CenterPlaceBuilding complex
81%4 mentions
RMIT UniversityEntityPublic university in the City of Melbourne, Australia
73%7 mentions
Austin J. TobinPersonFormer Director of the Port of New York Authority
65%2 mentions
The Great DepressionEventEconomic depression
58%1 mention
Vietnam WarEventArmed conflict
50%2 mentions
World War IIEventWar
42%1 mention
EuropeContinentContinent
35%1 mention
Middle EastAdministrative AreaRegion
27%1 mention
New YorkCityCity in New York State
19%2 mentions
Hong KongCountrySpecial administrative regions of China
12%1 mention
Denis WalterPersonAustralian radio presenter and baritone
4%1 mention

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Introducing Michael Buxton0:00 – 0:34

Denis WalterHost

0:00

Historical fiction often gravitates towards the lives of the powerful and maybe the privileged.

Denis WalterHost

0:07

My next guest, this is a really good story, has taken a different approach.

Denis WalterHost

0:11

Rather than the big events of history, he's focused on ordinary lives like most of us have actually been leading.

Denis WalterHost

0:20

Michael Buxton is an Emeritus Professor of Environment and Planning at RMIT and has a book called Misplaced Memories in Moments of Being.

Denis WalterHost

0:30

Michael, good evening and welcome to the program.

Michael BuxtonGuest

0:33

Thanks, Dennis.

Denis WalterHost

0:34

Thanks very much.