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Tim Costello chats about faith, fear and politics.

Dan McCarthy on the latest democratic debate, what impact will the Facebook Libra have, slavery in the Thai fishing industry

Bruce Shapiro dissects US politics; Fintan O'Toole on Boris, and the Irish view of Brexit; the sounds and images sent to 'aliens' in deep space nearly 40 years ago

Laura Tingle examines the politics behind key legalisation before parliament. What are the lessons learned from the 1980s Tanker War in the Persian Gulf?

Marcia Langton on life's detours.

Ian Dunt on new PM Boris Johnson, China's new red guard and running short on sand

Bruce Shapiro dissects the latest on US politics. Lydia Khalil on whether Australia should treat ISIS women differently to men. And the past and present of human bones, and why the trade in bones is booming.

Laura Tingle reviews key pieces of legislation before parliament. Michael Worboys looks at the invention of the modern dog. Tim Lenton assesses the life and ideas of James Lovelock, originator of the Gaia hypothesis, who this week turns 100.

In a special program to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, a discussion about the geopolitics and commercialisation of space.

Ian Dunt ponders the implications of a "do or die" Brexit, Deutsche Bank's radical restructure and resurrecting the reputation of the English Galileo.

Trump's Twitter tirade against non-white Congresswomen.

Laura Tingle on the politics of reconciliation and recognition. Kim Rubenstein reviews the current provisions for terrorism-related loss of citizenship. Historian Josh Specht explains how beef changed America.

Richard Fidler asks Phillip Adams the questions in his 80th birthday special.

Daniel McCarthy reflects on Ross Perot, rethinking our digital future and the origins of modern wealth

Bruce Shapiro discusses the UK and US diplomatic stoush, Jeffrey Epstein, and MAD Magazine. State surveillance is a global industry which often informs foreign policy. Technological progress should be celebrated albeit with caution.

Laura Tingle discusses the week ahead in politics, a new exhibition remembers and celebrates the life of Redfern's Mum Shirl and the scandal that brought down the power couple of Hyderabad.

What we can learn from the brains of babies about how they have evolved and the story of Katy Langloh Parker who notated the local indigenous language around Lightning Ridge when she moved there in the 1880s.

What is the good news from the Trump step into North Korea, the Ceduna debit card trial and Richard Falk talks about the latest from Iran, Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Bruce Shapiro brings the latest news from the democratic debates and the Supreme Court, what is the secret trade deal being negotiated without the USA and the homeless and the New York City Library.

Laura Tingle surveys another week in national politics as the PM returns from the G20 in Japan and preparations begin for the first Parliamentary sitting since the election.

Dan McCarthy on the Democratic presidential candidates’ first debate; What does the 13th annual Global Peace Index tell us about the state of the world; There are hundreds of indigenous languages in the Himalayan region, but identifying and preserving them is controversial;

George Orwell's 1984 has had a recent resurgence in sales, despite being 70 years old, and an interview with the unforgettable E Jean Carroll.

Bruce Shapiro dissects the latest developments in the US. Sonia Purnell, former colleague and biographer of Boris Johnson, on the would-be PM of the UK. An historical 'autopsy' of how civilisations collapse.

Laura Tingle looks at what's on the political agenda for the 46th Parliament and special guest Robyn Archer on cabaret, political satire and her long and successful career in the arts.

Geoffrey Robertson QC considers the case against Julian Assange. Alex Dayant explains why France wants to maintain a presence in the Pacific and environmental journalist Amanda Little explores the future of food in "a bigger, hotter, smarter world."