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It's summer on ABC Radio National, so we're bringing you some of your favourite stories from 2025.

First, we might look back on 2025 as the year of Artificial Intelligence and this year’s winner of the Turing Prize Dr Richard Sutton, says we have nothing to fear.

Also, this year marked 50 years since the release of Picnic at Hanging Rock, we spoke to celebrated Australian director Peter Weir.

And, the incomparable David Sedaris joins me to talk about his audience with the Pope at the Vatican.