Podcast Episodes

From heavy metal drummer to first female PM: Meet Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Sanae Takaichi

Japan has entered a new political era after the election of Sanae Takaichi who is poised to become the country’s first female prime minister. A prote…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

🚨🚨🚨 What you need to know about the Gaza ceasefire deal

Geraldine and Hamish were live on air on ABC Sydney when Donald Trump broke the news this morning that a deal had been reached on the 'first phase' o…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

🚨🚨🚨Did Trump just orchestrate a major breakthrough in the Middle East?

Hamas has responded to Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza saying it is prepared to release all Israeli hostages - dead or alive. However it …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Trump's obsession with the 'enemy within' tearing America apart?

Fears that the United States might be headed towards civil war feel slightly less overblown than they did just weeks ago...

With the US government shu…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Dark Roots of America's War on Science

The anti-science crusade in the United States extends beyond President Trump's flourishing statements about climate change being a 'con job' and a 'h…

9 months ago

Why can't the United Nations fix any of the world's problems?

The 80th UN General Assembly is heating up in New York, just as a major UN report finds that Israel is committing genocide. Countries like Australia …

9 months, 1 week ago

SPECIAL: Why is Papua New Guinea such a big deal for Australia?

As celebrations get underway marking the 50th anniversary of Papua New Guinea's independence from Australia, the two nations are about to enter a dea…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

How Australia’s Army Chief is preparing us for the next war

Geraldine is back and feeling uncharacteristically pessimistic about the state of the world. So as the Australian government works hard to cement str…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

It's Xi's World Now, and We're All Just Living In It

All eyes have been on China this week, as dozens of world leaders arrived to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit and China's 'V…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

This is what famine in Gaza REALLY looks like

Following the confirmation of famine in part of Gaza by the UN-backed IPC, Hamish Macdonald and guest host Kylie Morris speak to Anera's Gaza Branch …

10 months ago