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Episodes
Trump promotes MAGA loyalist after midterm "blue tsunami" 06.11.2026 1:18:07
Did the midterm elections signal a realignment of American politics, and a rejection of Trumpism? What does Trump's promotion of Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff indicate about his interpretation of the results? Two leading political commentators, conservative thinker Bill Kristol, and journalist Molly Ball join Nick Bryant to unpack the meaning of the midterm vote. Closer to home we u...
A Saturday Extra election special 30.10.2026 1:16:50
Can either of Israel's main political blocs form a unity government after a polarized election result? Clear air for Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after rival Flavio Bolsonaro goes into self-exile in America. Nick Bryant's guide to the US midterm elections. How South Korea plans to give all 51 million of its citizens access to an AI agent with unlimited usage. Shaken, not stirred,...
Inside the protests tearing France apart 23.10.2026 1:15:18
France will deploy some 70,000 police nationwide as it braces for new protests this weekend. We get an eyewitness account of what's happening on the ground. Meanwhile, an election looms in Israel. Could it see the end of Benjamin Netanyahu, or will he make yet another political comeback? Plus, as Australia continues to reel from the shock attack on Helen Haines, the husband of murdered UK MP Jo C...
Was this the week the US changed sides in the Ukraine war? 16.10.2026 1:16:00
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Behind the shock arrest of a former German spy chief 09.10.2026 1:16:17
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
What the flydubai attack means for the Middle East 02.10.2026 1:15:49
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Did Trump and Xi find common ground? 25.09.2026 1:16:10
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Kevin Rudd's warning on runaway AI 18.09.2026 1:14:59
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Has America forgotten the lessons of 9/11? 11.09.2026 1:15:53
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Should Australia be on the United Nations Security Council? 04.09.2026 1:15:47
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Can economic D-Day end the war with Iran? 28.08.2026 1:16:39
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
The 'power shift' underway in Asia 21.08.2026 1:15:09
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Five years after the Taliban takeover 14.08.2026 1:16:27
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Richard Flanagan on heresies and hope 07.08.2026 1:16:01
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Plan for Hamas to disarm 31.07.2026 1:16:01
A breakthrough deal for Hamas to hand over its weapons and for Israel to pullout of Gaza - Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's Middle East program explains the agreement.
Why the Iran war hasn't caused a global economic crisis (yet) 24.07.2026 1:16:01
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Andy Burnham gets ready to lead the UK 17.07.2026 1:16:26
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Fairness and Viking joy at the World Cup 10.07.2026 1:15:53
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Power and popularity: Narendra Modi's Australian visit 03.07.2026 1:15:28
The early morning heartbreak for Australia and that penalty shoot-out in Dallas where the Egyptians came out on top. A conversation with one of India's leading historians, Ramachandra Guha, on the power and popularity of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who visits Australia this week. And as America prepares to mark Independence Day — the 4th of July, we criss-cross the country, from Donald Tru...
Is Andy Burnham ready for the UK's top job? 26.06.2026 1:15:48
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
UK PM under pressure from Labour MPs 19.06.2026 1:15:47
The likely leadership challenge in the UK. America at 250: What is the significance of Independence Day for Indigenous Americans? The latest on the Iran US negotiations. Pauline Hanson's speech at the National Press Club in Canberra and her hostile relationship with the media. And heartbreak for the Socceroos: what went wrong?
Ken Burns on the lessons of America's violent past 12.06.2026 1:15:21
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
A diplomatic win for Australia in the Pacific? 05.06.2026 1:17:10
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Trump considers tentative US-Iran deal 29.05.2026 1:15:53
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Landmark new home in the NT offers hope for remote Aboriginal communities 22.05.2026 1:15:19
The power politics of the summit between Presidents Xi and Putin — how did it compare to Trump's visit?
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