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The trial of Zachary Rolfe
March 16, 2022 11:05 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBSarah Collard reports on the trial of Zachary Rolfe for the murder of Kumanjayi Walker and what the not guilty verdict means for the family of Kumanjayi Walker and for the community of Yuendemu.
What can animals teach us about social cohesion?
March 15, 2022 11:40 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBWe think of ourselves as superior to the rest of the animal kingdom. But Dr Ashley Ward argues that in an increasingly polarised world, there is a lot we can learn from observing the behaviours of social creatures, from elephants to Antarctic krill.
Australia's arts crisis
March 15, 2022 11:20 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBWhat can be done to support Australia's struggling arts sector?
The evolution of language
March 14, 2022 11:40 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBLanguage expert Simon Horobin muses on the changing meaning of words, phrases, and punctuation.
Australia's economic choices: Post-pandemic trends
March 14, 2022 11:20 - 18 minutes - 17 MBOver the next few months, we'll be discussing some of the economic choices and challenges facing Australia, drawing on themes discussed in Satyajit Das' new book Fortune's Fool: Australia's Choices. This month, we take a look at the social and economic faultlines that have been exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, and some of the trends that we're seeing in the domestic economy as a result of several challenging headwinds. ...
Born in blackness
March 10, 2022 11:05 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBThe role of Africa, and Africans, has been sidelined from the story of the making of the modern world, an acclaimed new book argues. The examples include the great expansion and exploration of Europeans to Asia and the Americas, from the 1400s through to the 1600s, that was only possible because of earlier involvements in Africa and the reality that the founders of America only had the time to write and reflect on how to build their new nation, becaus...
The divers unearthing the stories of sunken slave ships
March 09, 2022 11:40 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBIn a new podcast series, National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts joins a group of Black scuba divers as they traverse the globe in search of buried shipwrecks from the transatlantic slave trade and uncover the truth of their history.
Who's behind the spate of coups in West Africa?
March 09, 2022 11:20 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBMali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Sudan have all been suspended from the African Union after recent military coups. Chad and Zimbabwe have also experienced military coups in recent years. So what's behind the unrest?
The extraordinary voyage of Rose de Freycinet
March 08, 2022 11:40 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBHistory tried to hide the fact that explorer Louis de Freycinet's wife Rose stowed away on his ship and circumnavigated the world in 1818.
Ukraine unrest hits food prices and supply
March 08, 2022 11:20 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBThe war in Ukraine is already causing food shortages in Ukraine, but soon the food shortages will also be affecting the rest of the world. Grain prices are skyrocketing and the globally significant wheat harvest from Ukraine seems unlikely to make it to export to countries who rely on it like Yemen and Lebanon.
The meanings of sport
March 07, 2022 11:40 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBA new global history of sport sweeps across countries and cultures, arguing that sport inevitably reflects the cultural time and place in which it operates. We also talk about the legacy of Shane Warne, with one of the world's pre-eminent sports historians.
Nuclear risks rising
March 07, 2022 11:20 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBThe risks of a nuclear incident are increasing in Ukraine as Russia captures both the Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactors. Meanwhile, here in Australia we are drawing loser to the USA with Pine Gap likely playing a critical role in the war in Ukraine.
Nour Haydar's Canberra
March 07, 2022 11:05 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBPM Scott Morrison calls for increased defence spending and cops criticism for the government's slow response to the flood crisis, and women step up their demands for the federal government to act on gender issues.
Ideas of Australia
March 03, 2022 11:20 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBFor decades, writer and publisher Julianne Schultz has been thinking about the historical legacies and contradictions that have prevented Australia from finding a unified sense of purpose and identity. Her new book is part memoir, part political analysis, with philosophical and insightful observations about this country and where it could be, or should be, headed.
Demons and destiny: new biography sheds light on the private dealings of Bob Hawke
March 03, 2022 11:05 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBTroy Bramston's biography of Bob Hawke sheds new light on the personal and professional struggles as well as the extraordinary achievements of Australia's 23rd Prime Minister.
The essays of Judith Wright: reserving the right to change her mind
March 02, 2022 11:40 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBJudith Wright is most famous for her poetry, but she also wrote hundreds of essays, speeches and letters which reveal her changing ideas on poetry, Indigenous Australians, the environment and what it means to be Australian.
Philippe Sands on the battle for the Chagos Islands
March 02, 2022 11:20 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBLast month, five former Chagos Islands residents returned to their homeland without a British escort for the first time since they were forcibly removed fifty years ago. It was a symbolic moment in their attempts to challenge the United Kingdom's claim to the Chagos Archipelago. Author and international lawyer Philippe Sands advises the government of Mauritius government on the status of the Chagos Archipelago, and he joined the Chagossians on this em...
Bruce Shapiro on the State of the Union
March 02, 2022 11:05 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBPresident Joe Biden vowed to fight Russian aggression in Ukraine and tackle inflation with American manufacturing, in his first State of the Union address. He reassured listeners around the world that the state of the union is strong, but it remains to be seen whether this historic address will be enough to reverse President Biden's falling approval ratings at home.
Mutiny, the Bounty and the Fletcher Christian story
March 01, 2022 11:40 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBA direct descendant of Fletcher Christian separates myth from reality and tells the story of the mutiny on the Bounty, William Bligh, Fletcher Christian and Pitcairn Island.
The challenges of getting ahead in Gaza
March 01, 2022 11:20 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBDespite nearly 50% unemployment in Gaza, the highly educated, young and resourceful population are creating job opportunities in IT, agriculture and renewable energy. Janine di Giovanni introduces us to just a few of them.
Pacific Update
March 01, 2022 11:05 - 10 minutes - 9.2 MBTonga continues the clean-up from the volcanic eruption, the Solomon Islands deals with a challenging COVID outbreak, and we get an update on the moves towards independence in Bougainville.
Could we be eating our way to extinction?
February 28, 2022 11:40 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBSince the Green Revolution our diets have become increasingly homogenised, with a handful of companies in control of everything from seeds, to cheese cultures, to beer. The foods we're losing represent much more than sustenance, they are intimately connected to thousands of years of culture and could be the key to our survival as a species.
Nataliya Gumenyuk on the war in Ukraine
February 28, 2022 11:20 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBAs Russian troops advance towards Ukraine's capital Kyiv and peace talks begin, journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk provides an update on the situation on the ground in Kyiv.
The mysteries of Mary Seacole
February 24, 2022 11:20 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBMary Seacole is a British icon. In a 2004 poll she was voted the greatest ever black Briton She was a Jamaican British nurse who tended soldiers during the 1850s Crimean War – and sold them food and drink. But fellow nurse Florence Nightingale was not a fan.
Older Australians overlooked in worker shortage
February 24, 2022 11:05 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBWhile the government has been looking to younger people, backpackers and overseas students to help fix our workplace skills shortages, older workers are penalised for staying in the workforce if they are on a pension.
My grandfather's letters about small things
February 23, 2022 11:40 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBNick Oliver inherited his grandfather’s substantial collection of letters of complaint. Bruce Henningham wrote polite, formal and sometimes witty letters about tea bags, hand rails, biscuits, and television shows. No subject was too trivial. So Nick has started a podcast, 'Stirring the possum', where he simply reads his grandfathers letters.
Nixon's and Whitlam's visits to China, 50 years on
February 23, 2022 11:20 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBThis week marks 50 years since President Richard Nixon's historic visit to China, which he described as 'the week that changed the world'. It followed then opposition leader Gough Whitlam's visit the year before, in 1971. Five decades on, America's and Australia's relationships with China have reached another low. Are there lessons for today's leaders in the events of 1971 and 1972?
Ian Dunt on the UK response to Ukraine
February 23, 2022 11:05 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBIan Dunt evaluates the UK government's response to Putin's actions on Ukraine.
The beauty and tragedy of cut flowers
February 22, 2022 11:40 - 17 minutes - 16 MBFlowers are possibly the most ubiquitous symbols - or manifestation - of beauty that we humans enjoy. They have dazzled us in art, culture and mythology for millenia. But inherent in the appeal of cut flowers is a disconnection from nature. And it's a global industry that reinforces wealth divisions and harms the environment.
Life on the front lines in Ukraine
February 22, 2022 11:20 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBAs Russian troops reportedly move into the Donbass region, we speak to Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk who has recently profiled some of the people living in this region. Weary from eight years of conflict, they say that war “is not an apocalypse but an ugly routine”.
From moon rocks to beavers: The curious history of diplomatic gifts
February 21, 2022 11:40 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBFor centuries diplomatic gifts had the power to make or break alliances, and in many cases that's exactly what happened. The Statue of Liberty and the Resolute Desk are icons of this peculiar element of statecraft, but over time the practice has extended to everything from wheels of cheese, to beavers, to a golden room panelled entirely with amber.
Africa-EU summit sees new funding and support for vaccine manufacturing
February 21, 2022 11:20 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBThe first summit between Africa and the European Union in five years sees a support package aimed at mitigating reliance on China and Russia.
Amy Remeikis' Canberra
February 21, 2022 11:05 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBThe PM creates sparks on the campaign trail, reds under the beds and Grace Tame hits back at the media.
My Sicilian 'mob' family
February 17, 2022 11:20 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBWriter Russell Shorto's grandfather was a mob boss in a small town in Pennsylvania. He ran an extensive gambling-based enterprise. This background was rarely talked about in Russell's family, so the decision to delve into the past was a difficult one.
Why is Pentecostalism on the rise?
February 17, 2022 11:06 - 26 minutes - 24 MBThe proportion of Christians that identify as Pentecostals has increased from 6% in 1980 to 25% in 2020. Journalist Elle Hardy has travelled the world visiting megachurches to try and find out why they have been so successful in bringing new believers into the fold.
Tribology: the science of surfaces explained
February 16, 2022 11:20 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBLaurie Winkless introduces us to tribology and explains why the science of rubbing, sliding, friction, lubrication and surfaces is so integral to both the modern and natural world.
Undue influence: how industry is undermining our democracy
February 16, 2022 11:05 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBThe Australia Democracy Network have put a stethoscope on the chest of Australia’s democracy and diagnosed it as seriously unwell.
Sheilas: Badass women of Australian History
February 15, 2022 11:40 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBIf you take a look at Australia’s history books they’re full of the tales of blokes and rather lacking in women. History buff, actor and comedian Eliza Reilly decided to rectify this oversight and tell the tale of some of the forgotten women of Australian history.
Blinken, Australia and the region
February 15, 2022 11:20 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBIn the wake of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Australia and the Pacific, we reflect on what the visits represented, how they were perceived, and the US view of Australia under the Biden Administration.
The Henry 'Chips' Channon diaries
February 14, 2022 11:40 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBHenry 'Chips' Channon penned his diaries from 1918 while working as an attache to the American Embassy in Paris until his final years as an MP in the House of Commons in 1958. He wrote down his observations of the people he met with wit, candour and humour from Hitler and members of the royal family to his many lovers of both genders as well as the gossip he gathered from dinners and parties he attended. Now the three volumes of his diaries are being ...
Millions face starvation in Afghanistan
February 14, 2022 11:20 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBSix months on from the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan is facing an economic implosion and, according to the United Nations, more than half the population now face starvation. Foreign correspondent Christina Lamb has just returned from Afghanistan and says that in her 35 years as a reporter, she has never seen anything of this magnitude.
Should prisoners be offered plastic surgery?
February 10, 2022 11:20 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBBetween the 1920s and the 1990s over 500,000 prisoners underwent plastic surgery in US prisons. This was offered as part of their rehabilitation in the belief that improving a prisoner's appearance would improve their chances of getting a job once out of jail. But did it work? And what does it tell us about the harsh realities of appearance bias.
The case of the underqualified forensic pathologist
February 10, 2022 11:05 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBDr Colin Manock’s job was to determine how people died, and all the consequences that follow – criminal prosecution, or grief over an unfortunate accident.. And yet various court cases and other reviews have found that the former Chief Forensic Pathologist of South Australia made some serious errors.
The extraordinary captives of Hutchinson internment camp
February 09, 2022 11:40 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBSimon Parkin tells the story of Hutchinson Camp, where the British government interned thousands of refugees from Nazi oppression during the Second World War, including a dazzling array of artists, academics, musicians, writers and actors.
Whats does the history of terrorism in Australia tell us?
February 09, 2022 11:20 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBThe long history of terrorism in Australia reminds us that geographic borders cannot prevent the transmission of extreme ideologies that can lead to violent attacks. Terrorism in Australia has taken many forms and says a lot about the many different communities that have sought refuge here, as well as our capacity to grow our own extreme ideologies.
The Psychic Tests – an adventure in the world of believers and sceptics
February 08, 2022 11:40 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBJournalist Gary Nunn is a sceptic but his sister Taren is a believer. After watching her go to psychics for years he wanted to look into the human impact of the psychic industry, so he put a number of our institutions to the test.
Can hydrogen be green and blue?
February 08, 2022 11:20 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBThere has been a lot of hype about green hydrogen, but now there is talk about blue, grey and even pink hydrogen. What are the benefits and risks that come with hydrogen as an alternative form of energy?
A.C. Grayling: Is a universal ethics possible?
February 07, 2022 11:40 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBPhilosopher A.C. Grayling considers three major threats to humanity and how a universal ethics or set of values might help alleviate the problems.
Does power corrupt, or do the corrupt seek power?
February 07, 2022 11:20 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBPolitical scientist Dr Brian Klaas has interviewed over 500 people, from former presidents to war criminals, to uncover the nature of power: who it attracts, who gets it, how it changes us and how we can prevent its abuse.
100 years of the BBC
February 03, 2022 11:05 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBIn 1922 the BBC was founded by three men with almost no broadcasting experience and a bold vision: to remake culture for the good of humanity. To mark its centenary, we look back at the triumphs and trials of the BBC's first 100 years and consider whether it's still an institution worth fighting for.