Podcast Episodes

02 Black Swans | The Australian Dream

In the 1950s three quarters of Australians were homeowners,  most lived on a quarter-acre block, with a mortgage that could be covered with one incom…

9 hours ago

01 Black Swans | The Population Bomb

Until recently people were scared our planet would be outstripped by the weight of a colossal population. Experts feared that by 2026, there would be…

1 week ago

Matt got lost on his way to the costume department

Kara and Matt take you behind the scenes of putting the series together, and how hard it is to find an iron when you need one.

The Black Swans series …

1 week, 1 day ago

Trump’s playbook for Nicolás Maduro and Venezuela

In a post on Truth Social, US President Trump announced that he had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro and his wife, and that the pair…

1 week, 2 days ago

NEOM: The world's dumbest megaproject

The massive infrastructure project NEOM sits in the Saudi Arabian desert, and the jewel in its crown is The Line, a futuristic city which looks insan…

2 weeks ago

What's the deal with fluoride?

Putting fluoride in drinking water has often been called one of the most successful public health measures in human history. But since the very begin…

3 weeks ago

How good are Australia’s gun laws really?

Australians are very proud of our gun laws, and we have good reason to be. The laws are world famous and frequently referenced in the wake of almost …

4 weeks ago

24 hours after the Bondi shooting

On Sunday the 14th of December, two men; a father and son, used a range of firearms to attack a large Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach playground.…

4 weeks, 2 days ago

Why is Venezuela falling apart?

During a 15 minute phone call, US President Donald Trump offered the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro safe passage for him and his family to the c…

1 month ago

This robot will shoot you and steal your wife

We have always been obsessed with stories about killer robots. But where do stories about malevolent machines with a mind of their own originate? Mat…

1 month ago