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Oct 12, 2026

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Episodes

Canberra Capers with Laura Tingle: Impunity for those who wage war; The Convent 09.03.2020
Hong Kong protests: Joe Biden; Remembering Freeman Dyson 05.03.2020

Hong Kong new protests and coronavirus. Does tragedy drive Joe Biden? Remembering Freeman Dyson.

4th March 2020 04.03.2020

Who will the Democrats choose to take on Donald Trump? Bruce Shapiro looks at the results from Super Tuesday.

Ian Dunt and Arnold Zable 03.03.2020

Ian Dunt on the latest trade talks in the UK and Arnold Zable explains why the compelling stories of the 'Luftmensch' need to be told

Yanis Varoufakis on Assange, Brexit, Greece and the health of democracy 02.03.2020
Judicial activism and the High Court; A Jewish homeland in the NT? 27.02.2020

Judicial activism and the High Court, and a Jewish homeland in the NT?

Cyber attacks, the hacker and the State. The history of drugs and war 26.02.2020

Ben Buchanan examines the impact of hacking over the last 20 years and how cyber attacks have become much more overt and common.

US Politics, Malaysian politics and acclimatisation 25.02.2020

Pardons and convictions in the USA, Mahathir's latest move in Malaysia and the unintentional consequences of acclimatisation societies.

Canberra capers with Laura Tingle; India's direction; E.H Palmer's Sinai expedition 24.02.2020

The return of the Climate wars. India has experienced nationwide demonstrations since the introduction of Citizenship Amendment laws last December, sparking violence, deaths, mass detention, and internet blackouts. Reportedly these laws are meant to fast track citizenship for refugees fleeing into India, but they include all religions, except Islam, sparking fears it could leave millions of Muslim...

John Bell on William Shakespeare 20.02.2020

John Bell's talent and passion for Shakespeare saw him found the very successful Bell Shakespeare Company 30 years ago.

ABC loses in AFP raid case, US bases in Australia and ten convict rogues 19.02.2020

Denis Muller considers the ABC's loss in the AFP raid case and what it means for journalism. Felicity Ruby assesses the risk of hosting US bases here in Australia. Peter Grose and the rollicking tale of ten rogues and how a group of convicts escape from Tasmania and head for Chile.

Bruce Shapiro, Paul Adler, Bart van Es & Lien de Jong 18.02.2020

Bruce Shapiro on the latest from the Democratic primaries, Paul Adler on why democratic socialism is the answer and the story of a young Jewish girl who survived World War 2 in the Netherlands thanks to the courage of the Van Es family - who saved her life twice.

Laura Tingle; Intelligence coup; Time 17.02.2020

It's been a turbulent first parliamentary sitting of the year, Leadership tensions in the National Party, continued questions about the management of Sports grants and the the economic impact of the Coronavirus outbreak. Intelligence coup of the century: the CIA's private spying business. Peter Riggs discusses the characteristics of time and outlines some of the latest ideas and theories about it.

US Hegemony, John Pilger and Michael Leunig 13.02.2020

Alexander Cooley on the decline of US hegemony, John Pilger on Julian Assange and Kasimir Burgess on his new documentary on Michael Leunig

Bruce Shapiro's America, our disappearing fresh water and is Trump a very stable genius? 12.02.2020

Bruce Shapiro looks at the results from the New Hampshire Primary, a grim outlook for fresh water and the new book on Donald Trump - a very stable genius.

Libya, Irish election and Calamity Jane 11.02.2020

The latest on the Libyan conflict, the Irish election and the real Calamity Jane.

Laura Tingle; Corporate Power in Australia; Invention of the Time Capsule 10.02.2020

Indonesian President Joko Widodo addressed the parliament today to make an historic address while coal, carbon emissions and climate policy continue to confound all the political parties. How do Australia's largest corporations exert political power? Time capsules seem positively old fashioned, even ancient. But the term 'time capsule' was only invented in 1939.

6 February 2020 06.02.2020

A profile of the surprise likely winner of the Iowa caucuses, Pete Buttigieg and the wonderful history of some of the lost pianos of Siberia

Ian Dunt's UK, the legacy of slavery and the environmental cost of our plastic addiction 05.02.2020

Ian Dunt's discusses UK politics. Historian Emma Christopher looks at slavery and considers the question of reparations. Carroll Muffett explains why an increase in the production of plastic is bad news for the environment.

4 February 2020 04.02.2020

The Iowa Caucus debacle, Australia's tarnished international reputation and the lost wars of West Africa

National politics and scandals; Scotland after Brexit and was PT Barnum a master showman or master of humbug? 03.02.2020
Iran's revolutionary generation gap; the enigma of US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas 30.01.2020

After the Islamic revolution in 1979 and the Iran/Iraq war of the 1980s there's a widening generation gap on the future of the Islamic republic.

How Europe sees Brexit, Good news for Iceland's whales and a challenge to big tech 29.01.2020

Commentator Alberto Alemanno discusses Brexit from a European perspective, whale hunting in Iceland last year was postponed but will it continue? and why do we need a digital bill of rights?

28 January 2020 28.01.2020

Bruce Shapiro, Australia's lost fauna and assessing the severity of the Corona virus.

LNL Monday 27th January 2020 27.01.2020

Before I forget, Geoffrey Blainey's memoir of the first forty years of his life, from his childhood to his career as historian and writer.

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