Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBruce Shapiro on Mamdani's victory, Trump's ballroom blitz, plus an author's win over AI
New Yorkers have shaken the United States's political establishment and delivered 34-year-old socialist Zohran Mamdani a thumping victory in the city…
4 months ago
The legacy of U Thant plus what Australia's earliest photographs can tell us
U Thant went from being a Buddhist teacher to playing a pivotal role in resolving some of the most dangerous international crises of his time as UN S…
4 months ago
Anna Henderson's Canberra, banning kids from social media and cracking the Kryptos code
Anna Henderson looks at the political implications for both the Nationals and the Liberals of the Nats' decision to abandon its net zero policy. Can …
4 months ago
Francesca Albanese: Australia complicit in the Gaza genocide, plus how our polticians got hooked on gambling money
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says that rather than ensuring Israel respects the basic human rights and self-determination of the Palestin…
4 months, 1 week ago
The power of Patrick White plus why we should forgive
A new book looks at author Patrick White's startling use of language, his mythic depiction of the Australian landscape and the people who inhabit it,…
4 months, 1 week ago
Ian Dunt's UK, how Chicago is resisting ICE, and Australian anthropology turns 100
What does Ian Dunt think of the King's attempt to eject Prince Andrew from his royal lodgings? Then, in America, Chicagoans have been organising agai…
4 months, 1 week ago
Anna Henderson's Canberra, global surveillance network exposed, and can AI speak whale?
Anna Henderson looks at what changes the government is trying to make to environment protection laws and why the Coalition wants to split the bill. H…
4 months, 1 week ago
The political drama before the Dismissal, and communing with Stalin's ghost
Today, we look backwards. Gough Whitlam's dismissal didn't come out of nowhere; 1974 and 1975 were years of intense political turmoil and scandal. Pa…
4 months, 1 week ago
Looted bronzes returning to Africa, plus love in antiquity
The famous Benin bronzes, looted by the British in 1897, are gradually being returned home to Nigeria. But they won't be on display at Benin City's n…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Bruce Shapiro's USA, Suriname's first female president, and a world without sand?
Bruce Shapiro looks at Anthony Albanese's first meeting with US President Donald Trump and whether the critical minerals deal will see Australia beco…
4 months, 2 weeks ago