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Oct 8, 2026

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Episodes

Ian Dunt's UK, rescuing Afghan writers and 'reading' Arctic glaciers 15.06.2022

The latest on the 11th-hour intervention in the UK's Rwanda asylum plan and the Northern Ireland Protocol saga, the international efforts to rescue journalists and writers from the Taliban, and inaugural Shackleton Medal winner Dr. Heïdi Sevestre on 'black carbon' in the Artic Circle, and what it means for us all.

Bruce Shapiro's America, trade in the Pacific and a tribute to missing journalist Dom Phillips 14.06.2022

We unpack the first two days of the public hearings of the committee investigating the Capitol riot on January 6th 2021. Then, what will it take to prioritise trade over aid in the Pacific? Plus, a tribute to friend of the program, missing journalist Dom Phillips.

What happened to Menzies' Liberal Party and Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake in crisis 13.06.2022

In the wake of the federal election, are there lessons for the Liberal Party in its Menzian roots? And, a miraculous lake and an ancient way of life in Cambodia are facing a perfect storm of problems.

Digging Ancient Egypt 09.06.2022

Ancient Egyptian scholars Karin Sowada, Dimitri Laboury and Anna-Latifa Mourad-Cizek dust off their boots and down tools to discuss their incredible discoveries and what life is like as a contemporary archaeologist.

Indigenous News, data leak of detained Uyghurs in China and Emma Smith explains the concept of 'bookhood' 08.06.2022

ABC Federal Reporter Dana Morse talks to the post election world for Indigenous Australia, Yaqiu Wang explains the Xinjiang police files data leak and Emma Smith encourages you to think about the functionality of books as well as the words inside.

Bruce Shapiro's America, mining in Bougainville and the history of Budapest 07.06.2022

As the House committee hearings into the January 6 Capitol riot begin, Bruce Shapiro compares and contrasts them to the Watergate hearings. A new report looks at mining company behaviour on Bougainville, as everyone jostles to benefit from the rich seams of copper and gold. And Victor Sebestyen takes us back through the rich history of Budapest.

Bernard Keane on Canberra Politics, Oliver Bullough on the UK's dirty money and Rachel Kennedy - a feisty colonial brumby hunter 06.06.2022

Bernard Keane on the week in Canberra politics, Oliver Bullough explains how the UK became a butler to the world, and Jeff McGill on Rachel Kennedy - a colonial brumby hunter.

Inside the campaign trail, and a beguiling history of imperial measurement 02.06.2022

Lech Blaine's cover story for The Monthly takes us on the frenetic Australian election campaign ride. And as Britain considers re-introducing imperial measurements, we look at their international history.

Ian Dunt's Britain, WA's Scarborough gas project, and a pair of unlikely drug smugglers 01.06.2022

Ian Dunt duly commemorates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, and discusses growing numbers against Boris Johnson. There are multiple threats from WA's huge Scarborough gas project. And the remarkable story, revisited 40 years later, of two older American women who brought a campervan full of hashish into Australia.

Bruce Shapiro's America, Indigenous foreign policy and Churchill's Shadow 31.05.2022

There's a renewed push for gun reform in the wake of the latest horrific school shooting in the US. Will this be the turning point? Plus, what an Indigenous-focused foreign policy could look like. And, a provocative book takes a fresh look at Winston Churchill, the man and the myth.

Laura Tingle's Canberra, the role of NATO and returning ancient ceramics from the maritime silk route. 30.05.2022

Laura Tingle’s Canberra looks at what Labor winning majority government will mean for the influence of the Teals and the Greens. Also, how Putin put the role of NATO back in the spotlight and a new project is examining a huge collection of ceramics salvaged from shipwrecks with the hope of returning them to their countries of origin.

Host community encounters with asylum seekers, and how to protect our oceans 26.05.2022

The multicultural Christmas Island population has witnessed up close Australia's changing approaches to asylum seekers. And a roadmap to protect our oceans from the many pressures they face.

Pacific news, China-Taliban relations and writer Azar Nafisi 25.05.2022

Tess Newton-Cain discusses the latest news from the Pacific, Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili explores China-Taliban relations and what is happening in the region since the US pulled out and Azar Nafisi on the power of 'reading dangerously'.

Biden in Asia, the origins of Russia's propaganda machine and German film 'The Last Execution' 24.05.2022

We retrace President Biden's steps through Asia and discuss the volatile situation in North Korea. Plus, the origins of Russia's propaganda and the roots of the 'Z' campaign we've been seeing; and a new film tracks the life and death of the last man to be executed in the GDR.

The election wrap and a lignocentric view of human history 23.05.2022

Laura Tingle and Niki Savva give their insights on the election results and the new Prime Minister, and Roland Ennos explains how wood has contributed to human evolution.

The unique family story of Katharine Susannah Prichard 19.05.2022

An LNL special feature, with biographer Nathan Hobby, and Karen Throssell, daughter of Ric Throssell and grand-daughter of Katharine Susannah Prichard

Ian Dunt's Britain, the potential oil spill disaster off Yemen, and fractions - why they mess with our thinking 18.05.2022

The UK's Northern Ireland Protocol Bill is straining EU relations. An internationally co-ordinated effort is underway to prevent a huge oil spill from a rusting ship off Yemen. And how our poor understanding of fractions allows us to be manipulated by politicians and others.

Bruce Shapiro's America, Marian Wilkinson on coal electorates, and the German Wife 17.05.2022

The US has been rocked by a racist mass shooting in Buffalo, investigative journalist Marian Wilkinson has been on the ground in the NSW Hunter region, listening to what voters are being told and promised and the story of a Nazi rocket scientist that ended up working in America after the war.

Election update, biodiversity policies examined and talking about racism 16.05.2022

Laura Tingle and Niki Savva analyse the last weeks of the election campaign, Euan Ritchie and Sarah Bekessy on the biodiversity policies that should be in place and Antoinette Lattouf on how to have a conversation about racism on a personal and structural level.

India's turbulent history - feature interview 12.05.2022

Author and India specialist John Zubrzycki on why we need to appreciate India's past, to understand its current delicate geopolitical situation.

Indigenous news, recycled phones saving the rainforest and a history of surgery 11.05.2022

Sarah Collard reports on the issued that Indigenous Australians would like to see debated, Topher White explains how recycled phones are helping save rainforests and Ira Rutkow on the surprising history of surgery.

Turning rural red states blue; Ireland's arts New Deal; A story of survival through art 10.05.2022

Two young Democrats who have won unprecedented victories in rural America have written a tough-love letter to their party. While Australia's arts sector suffers, countries like Ireland and the US are making big moves to resuscitate the arts. And Tania De Jong stars in a new musical about her grandparents and their amazing story of escape and survival through art.

Laura Tingle's Election, our housing affordability crisis and the economic risk of relying on housing and minerals. 09.05.2022

Laura Tingle's Election 2022 looks at the role of independents in two key seats in SA: the state's most marginal seat of Boothby, and the surprise seat of Grey. Will the Senate race in SA see the return of Senator Rex Patrick, and will Nick Xenophon make a come-back ? The economic risks of dependence on the housing system and mineral wealth, and will election promises help with the housing afforda...

The unknown story of nuclear tests at Emu Fields and film maker Lynette Wallworth 05.05.2022

Elizabeth Tynan has investigated the first nuclear test in Australia that took place not at Maralinga but at Emu Field and Lynette Wallworth talks about her career as a film maker and why she has come out from behind the camera to tell her own story of how she spent four years in a Christian cult.

Ian Dunt's Britain, India's heatwave, and the life of a colonial hangman 04.05.2022

Ian Dunt canvasses the important election in Northern Ireland this week, where it's expected Sinn Fein will prevail. India is suffering under a heatwave and blackouts and looking to coal for the solution. And colourful and poignant tales of hanging executions in colonial NSW.

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