PRL 27 September 2021 - Lech Blaine on larrikinism, class, power and Rugby League
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Author Lech Blaine joins the pod to chat about his Quarterly Essay 'Top Blokes - The Larrikin Myth, Class and Power', which surveys the changing nature of the Australian larrikin and how Rugby League is bearing witness.
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