Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA shambolic expedition to Arnhem Land, and the first despot of North Korea
In 1948, a team of 17 Australians and Americans went to Arnhem Land to document traditional Aboriginal life, collecting thousands of natural specimen…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Bruce Shapiro's USA, Dutch politics in crisis, and the Inca language of knotted strings
Bruce Shapiro on Trump's Iran plan, and those military parades - how popular were they really? The right-wing firebrand Geert Wilders has walked out…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Albanese to meet Trump, a history of the Iran nuclear deal, and how the sweet potato crossed oceans
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is at the G7 in Canada preparing to meet with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines, face-to-face for the first …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Who is America? And Australia's most successful female artist Emily Kngwarray
It's a story of wars, conquests, trade, ideas and political struggle. Latin America and the United States have a long and complex relationship spanni…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Young US men are joining Russian churches, plus an infamous brawl over the haka
Journalist Lucy Ash examines the 'masculine' appeal of Russian Orthodox churches to a growing number of young men in the United States. Plus, a new d…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Bruce Shapiro's America, and hunting down the Myall Creek murderers
As protests over immigration raids continue in Los Angeles, US President Donald Trump has sent in the National Guard. Bruce Shapiro surveys the chaos…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The true power of land ownership, plus giving children the right to vote
Political scientist Michael Albertus shows that who owns the land determines whether a society will be equal or unequal, whether it will develop or d…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Two months on from Myanmar's earthquake, and healing a divided United States
The Myanmar military and militia groups have just extended the ceasefire they agreed to after the earthquake. But there are concerns China is using t…
9 months ago
Haiti's gang crisis takes a dark turn, plus the mother of all languages
Beset by years of gang violence, the Haitian government has enlisted the assistance of the ex-CEO of the defunct private military firm Blackwater, no…
9 months ago
Ian Dunt's UK, Pakistan and India's war over water, and who named our body parts?
Ian Dunt examines Britain's new defence plan, as Europe ramps up its war-readiness. Why water is at the centre of ongoing tensions between India and …
9 months ago