Kerrie O'Brien is a senior writer at The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, specialising in arts and entertainment. A regular contributor to the Lunch With column, she has interviewed actors and activists, politicians and painters, including Joanna Lumley, Archie Roach, Michael Mosley, Esther Perel and Grace Tame. A former editor of Epicure and Spectrum, she has produced and hosted food and design shows on community radio station 3RRR, and is a contributor to the podcast Good Weekend Talks. She is particularly interested in social justice, education and literature, and is a board member with not-for-profit social enterprise ACRE.