Podcast Episodes

Thailand and Cambodia's endless border dispute

A fragile ceasefire is holding after the most violent border clashes in more than a decade between Thailand and Cambodia. What is the source of these long-held tensions and is there a pathway to last…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ian Dunt's UK: Starmer moves on Palestine, but is it enough?

Ian Dunt looks at the backlash to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's intention to recognise Palestine if it meets certain conditions, with President Donald Trump and Reform leader Nigel Farage saying t…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's envoy heads to Russia while the EU blocks Ukraine funding over corruption concerns

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff heads to Russia next week for talks with Putin ahead of Trump’s new ceasefire deadline. Meanwhile Ukraine’s government has been embroiled in another corruption scandal …

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

Annabel Crabb's Canberra: lessons from the bridge walk

Politicians seem to be changing their tune after more than 90,000 people marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge to protest Israel's treatment of Palestinians and demand a ceasefire, despite the NSW…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

Late Night Live has a new theme!

After nearly ten years, Late Night Live has changed its theme music. Composer Elena Kats-Chernin, responsible for previous Late Night Live themes Russian Rag and Eliza Aria, joins David Marr to play …

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

The forgotten Chinese passengers on the Titanic

It is little known that when the Titanic, the biggest ocean liner on the seas, sank in 1912, there were eight Chinese passengers on board. Six of them survived. Their story - of survival, and how the…

Published on 5 months ago

Cheap and deadly: the future of drone warfare is already here

Drone warfare and AI are outsmarting traditional large scale military systems. Ukraine and Israel are deploying the new technologies to the greatest effect. They are showing us the future of war.

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Published on 5 months ago

Zane Grey's shark-hunting adventures in 1930s Australia

Zane Grey was an American western writer, celebrity and big game-fisherman.  In so many ways, his life was larger than most.  But it was in Australia, in the 1930s, that he sought to make his life ev…

Published on 5 months ago

Why Pompeii keeps revealing new secrets

The largest excavation in a lifetime is underway at the famous archaeological site of Pompeii - the Roman city buried in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD. Remarkable new discoveries continue t…

Published on 5 months ago

The Garden of Eden was in Iraq's marshes – now it’s being destroyed by climate change

Iraq's stunning marshlands are believed to be the location of the biblical Garden of Eden, in ancient Mesopotamia. They were destroyed by Saddam Hussein, then restored by the work of Dr Azzam Alwash …

Published on 5 months ago