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Counterpoint

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This program is no longer in production. Amanda Vanstone tackles key social, economic and cultural issues in Australian life, challenging assumptions and giving voice to new and seldom-heard commentators.

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15 gen 2024

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Episodi

Age of distraction 15.01.2024

Are we living through an age of distraction and if we are what cause it? How to have a difficult conversation and how to make a decision. 

Age of distraction 15.01.2024

Are we living through an age of distraction and if we are what cause it? How to have a difficult conversation and how to make a decision. 

We are electric 08.01.2024

When talking about African history why do we use the term precolonial? The limits of libertarianism and why men are so unhappy right now. We are electric, so are plants and animals.

We are electric 08.01.2024

When talking about African history why do we use the term precolonial? The limits of libertarianism and why men are so unhappy right now. We are electric, so are plants and animals.

Censorship, cold, care and concrete 01.01.2024

Has the censorship of words gone too far? Cold blooded animals are in trouble, can a fruit fly save them? What was life like for medieval babies? Concrete built the world and now its slowly destroying it. 

Censorship, cold, care and concrete 01.01.2024

Has the censorship of words gone too far? Cold blooded animals are in trouble, can a fruit fly save them? What was life like for medieval babies? Concrete built the world and now its slowly destroying it. 

Rotting brains and Nannaria Swiftae 25.12.2023

Does social media really rot your brain? Why is stopping the use of coal so difficult. Australian women scientists have had a rotten deal over the years and naming plants and animals after people, good idea or not? 

Rotting brains and Nannaria Swiftae 25.12.2023

Does social media really rot your brain? Why is stopping the use of coal so difficult. Australian women scientists have had a rotten deal over the years and naming plants and animals after people, good idea or not? 

Power -in spines, water and people 18.12.2023

What is optimistic nihilism and why is it all the rage? How do animals gain and keep power? Just how powerful is water and why are we rewilding invertebrates?

Power -in spines, water and people 18.12.2023

What is optimistic nihilism and why is it all the rage? How do animals gain and keep power? Just how powerful is water and why are we rewilding invertebrates?

It's time. 11.12.2023

What should Indonesia do with the vast amount of nickel it produces every year? Why the Enlightenment still matters and the history of telling time. Plus would you consider serving an Australian brush turkey at Christmas lunch? 

It's time. 11.12.2023

What should Indonesia do with the vast amount of nickel it produces every year? Why the Enlightenment still matters and the history of telling time. Plus would you consider serving an Australian brush turkey at Christmas lunch? 

Going backwards and forwards - decolonising, AI, fleets and Phar Lap 04.12.2023

Just how difficult and dangerous is decolonisation? Is A.I. hysteria out of control and does Australia need a bigger merchant fleet? Plus the wonder that was Phar Lap.

Going backwards and forwards - decolonising, AI, fleets and Phar Lap 04.12.2023

Just how difficult and dangerous is decolonisation? Is A.I. hysteria out of control and does Australia need a bigger merchant fleet? Plus the wonder that was Phar Lap.

A big mistake 27.11.2023

Has Xi Jinping made a big mistake when it comes to women in China? A year out from the US election what matters to people in Japan and Australia? It's a very big mistake to not be doing more to protect giant sequoias and it's also a mistake to blame rats for the plague. 

A big mistake 27.11.2023

Has Xi Jinping made a big mistake when it comes to women in China? A year out from the US election what matters to people in Japan and Australia? It's a very big mistake to not be doing more to protect giant sequoias and it's also a mistake to blame rats for the plague. 

Back to earth 20.11.2023

If you are taking the penalty kick in soccer which way would you go? What happens to your body after a year in space and just how dirty did operating theatres used to be? What's your idea of Utopia and who have you left out?

Back to earth 20.11.2023

If you are taking the penalty kick in soccer which way would you go? What happens to your body after a year in space and just how dirty did operating theatres used to be? What's your idea of Utopia and who have you left out?

Morality and meaning 13.11.2023

Why does a Dubai Sheikh want to take control of vast amounts of land across Africa, and how will 2000 rhinos be rewilded in the next 10 years? Why do our young people not feels safe and is it possible to have a moral change of heart? 

Morality and meaning 13.11.2023

Why does a Dubai Sheikh want to take control of vast amounts of land across Africa, and how will 2000 rhinos be rewilded in the next 10 years? Why do our young people not feels safe and is it possible to have a moral change of heart? 

The Four C's..China, communication, communism and covid 06.11.2023

Is China living in Russia's shadow? Can we compare the Gutenberg Bible to the first iPhone? Why did so many friendships fall apart in post communist Europe and why do we name things after people? Hello Mr Coronavirus, Lady Luck is with Hurricane Tammy right now.

The Four C's..China, communication, communism and covid 06.11.2023

Is China living in Russia's shadow? Can we compare the Gutenberg Bible to the first iPhone? Why did so many friendships fall apart in post communist Europe and why do we name things after people? Hello Mr Coronavirus, Lady Luck is with Hurricane Tammy right now.

Censorship and perspective plus lion 30.10.2023

The censorship bureaucracy is all around us, how do we break it down? Why are we so gloomy and what is going on in the captive lion industry in South Africa? Would we better off trying to learn other peoples perspective? 

Censorship and perspective plus lion 30.10.2023

The censorship bureaucracy is all around us, how do we break it down? Why are we so gloomy and what is going on in the captive lion industry in South Africa? Would we better off trying to learn other peoples perspective? 

Cancelled and yet courageous 23.10.2023

Who decides the circumstances behind cancelling someone? Why is America electing mostly old men. Energy transitions are difficult but we need to have one. What can we learn from past transitions? Plus tips on how to say no and mean it. 

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