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After DeepSeek: How China outsmarted America
Episode 1464
The arrival of DeepSeek wiped more than $1 trillion off the value of America’s tech firms, topping the country from its unquestioned position at the …
1 year, 1 month ago
Read This: The Tangled Branches of Lech Blaine’s Family Tree
Episode 1462
Lech Blaine’s debut book Car Crash, told the gripping story of his life in the aftermath of a horrendous road accident that killed several of his fri…
1 year, 1 month ago
The people importing Trump's anti-trans tactics to Australia
Episode 1461
Donald Trump returned to the White House with a campaign that routinely attacked trans gender people. On the night he was elected, trans people in th…
1 year, 1 month ago
Serco’s ugly legacy in Australia’s immigration detention system
Episode 1460
The company that’s run Australia’s immigration detention network for over a decade, British conglomerate Serco, has lost its contract, but not before…
1 year, 1 month ago
Grace Tame on improving the lives of autistic Australians
Episode 1459
As a child, Grace Tame often felt isolated and misunderstood, a feeling later explained by her autism diagnosis.
It’s a common experience for autisti…
1 year, 1 month ago
Paul Barry on the billionaire who failed Whyalla
Episode 1458
In 2017, the billionaire businessman Sanjeev Gupta rescued the Whyalla steelworks from administration, becoming known as the “saviour of steel”.
The…
1 year, 1 month ago
Marcia Langton doesn't want Peter Dutton to stand in front of the Aboriginal flag
Episode 1457
Peter Dutton’s announcement last month that he won’t stand in front of the Aboriginal flag got the exact reaction he was likely after – talkback minu…
1 year, 1 month ago
Read This: An Evening with Alan Hollinghurst
Episode 1456
Best known for his thought-provoking explorations of sexuality and identity across generations, British author Alan Hollinghurst rose to internationa…
1 year, 1 month ago
Burnt mansions: Why the next election is a fork in the road
Episode 1455
As wildfires tore through some of LA’s most affluent neighbourhoods, burning down mansions owned by celebrities, some wondered if it might be a turni…
1 year, 1 month ago
Peter Dutton’s plan to win back teal seats
Episode 1454
When Scott Morrison’s government was swept from power in 2022 it was the Coalition’s worst election result in 70 years. The cities deserted them and …
1 year, 1 month ago