Podcast Episodes

RUSSIA | S07 E1 - How war weakened strongman Putin

For 20 years the Russian President Vladimir Putin was happy to lurk in the shadows, trying and occasionally succeeding to manipulate the rest of the …

3 years, 2 months ago

RUSSIA | 07 INTRODUCING Russia, If You're Listening series seven

In the seventh season of If You're Listening, we tell the story of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Will Putin fulfil his dream of expanding the Russ…

3 years, 2 months ago

AUSTRALIA | S06 E8 - The 49-year-old energy prophecy that is finally coming true

Australia is now in a race to build enough renewable energy to replace our coal fired power stations before they close. 

We’re in this situation becau…

3 years, 9 months ago

AUSTRALIA | S06 E7 - The countdown on coal fired power

Over the last five years, politicians in Australia and around the world have regularly tried to blame renewable energy whenever something goes wrong …

3 years, 9 months ago

AUSTRALIA | S06 E6 - Can we keep digging for energy?

Australia has always found energy underground - digging up coal, gas and uranium. 

As climate change begins to change the way we get our power, our le…

3 years, 9 months ago

AUSTRALIA | S06 E5 - What we missed while we were knifing PMs

For more than a decade, Australian politicians have discovered - the hard way - that climate policy is a dangerous game. 

But as the Federal Parliamen…

3 years, 9 months ago

AUSTRALIA | S06 E4 - The decade when climate change became a culture war

In 1997, the debate over climate change in Australia was relatively civil. 

The question was not whether climate change was happening, but what should…

3 years, 10 months ago

AUSTRALIA | S06 E3 - How long will the world want our coal?

Australia intends to keep exporting coal for as long as there are countries willing to buy it. 

Miners have grand dreams of establishing new coal regi…

3 years, 10 months ago

AUSTRALIA | S06 E2 - How we became addicted to coal

Australia’s second-oldest city, Newcastle, was built around a single resource - coal.

Since then, Australia has come to rely on coal for its prosperit…

3 years, 10 months ago

AUSTRALIA | S06 E1 - The legacy of our first decisions on climate change

In 1987, scientists gathered in Melbourne for a landmark conference where they discussed, for the first time, the effects climate change might have o…

3 years, 10 months ago