Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLaura Tingle's election, and the year that changed the world
Laura Tingle counts down to election day, as costings are released and Labor maintains its two-party preferred polling lead. Writer Phil Craig recoun…
10 months ago
Australians in the Spanish Civil War, and when hair was thought to indicate character
Approximately 70 Australians risked their lives to fight Franco's fascism in the Spanish Civil War, but they are not honoured in Australia. And, whis…
10 months, 1 week ago
What it's like to be raided by DOGE, and the fearless feminist Beatrice Faust
A former employee of the US Institute of Peace (USIP) recounts the dramatic days when members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOG…
10 months, 1 week ago
Laura Tingle's election, the survival of NATO, and the misunderstood pigeon
Early voting opens on a subdued day in the federal election campaign. Will the 76 year-old security pact NATO survive, despite US President Trump's s…
10 months, 1 week ago
Taiwan and its chips: the colourful history of this strategically important nation
As Taiwan waits to hear what tariffs the Trump Government will impose on its world-leading computer chips and semi-conductors, we bring you a rollick…
10 months, 1 week ago
Philippe Sands on war crimes and impunity - from Pinochet to now
In 1998, the former Chilean head of state Augusto Pinochet was arrested on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide. Philippe Sands was called…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Pollies and their private interests, and a forgotten hero in forensics
Sean Johnson from Open Politics says Australia's federal parliament needs to act against MPs who fail to disclose their private interests. And journa…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Harvard defies the White House, Yanis Varoufakis on 'Trump Shock', and Australia's oldest footrace
The Trump administration's war on universities continues, but Harvard refuses to 'yield'. Political economist Yanis Varoufakis compares Trump's tarif…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Laura Tingle's Canberra, the broken promise of religious discrimination reform, and a history of hand gestures
Laura Tingle recaps the official campaign launches of the major parties, three weeks out from the federal election. Another federal term ends without…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
'Sorrow, grief, horror': Kate Grenville confronts her settler ancestry
Two decades after The Secret River, Kate Grenville looks back into her family history—this time with fresh questions. What does it mean to live on la…
10 months, 3 weeks ago