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The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
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Finding Desperado is a brand new investigative mystery podcast, hosted by comedians Alexei Toliopoulos and Cameron James - the team behind the most talked about podcast of 2019, Finding Drago. Australia’s premier (and only) pop culture detectives, Alexei and Cameron have uncovered a bizarre Guinness World Record from 2005. A record held by an elusive European aristocrat. A record that they believe to be fake.
Lawyer Nicola Gobbo represented some of Australia’s most dangerous criminals, all the while secretly working as a police informer. Why did she do it, and how was it allowed to happen? For the first time, she tells the full story behind why she became an informer, and what happened when her double life was exposed to the world.
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Making sense of a changing world, Extra with Geraldine Doogue explores the risks and possibilities of big shifts in power, puts events with our neighbourhood and overseas into context and explains how this affects Australia’s place within our wider world.
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Are women’s and men’s brains different? Is porn changing the way we have sex? Is sugar really that bad? Everyone has an opinion, but then there’s Science.
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Humourist and historian David Hunt and ABC 702’s Dom Knight take on Australian history and uncover the characters, events and a cat that you won’t find in the regular history books. This is not history for the faint-hearted.
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Sum of All Parts tells extraordinary stories about the unseen influence that numbers have on the way we think, feel and behave.
AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs program. With key political interviews and stories about the Australian way of life, AM sets the agenda for the nation’s daily news and current affairs coverage.
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Now Hear This is a night of people coming together to hear and tell stories. The stories can be funny, moving or silly, all in a few spellbinding minutes.
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Government crisis with 2 senior Ministers on sick leave
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The Morrison Government is in crisis, with two of its most senior cabinet Ministers on sick leave, after grappling with two different, high profile, alleged rape cases;
The USA's love affair with guns is well known. Less well known is the the link between the legal gun industry and the black market. And the link between that, and the illegal drugs industry.
Tess Newton Cain surveys the politics, issues and people in the Pacific region.
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Chloé Zhao, Roy Andersson, Nick Pinkerton
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Golden Globe winner Chloé Zhao on Nomadland. Swedish auteur Roy Andersson talks about his trademark style and how it finds its way into his new film, and film scholar Nick Pinkerton on his book about Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming Liang's masterpiece Goodbye, Dragon Inn.
Biden announces new vaccination timeline, major partnership; 3rd woman comes forward with allegations against Cuomo; Country star Dolly Parton vaccinatedBy ABC News
What we wear reflects who we are, and who we aspire to be. Research suggests the garments we wear can also affect our mental state in positive, and negative, ways. Wearing different clothing changes how we feel, and how others perceive us. Can fashion really make us feel better about ourselves? A panel of experts at the Queensland Museum discusses.…
Should former President Donald Trump be banned indefinitely from Facebook? That question is before Facebook's Oversight Board which will now be the ultimate arbiter of what can, and can’t be posted on its platform. It will act as a kind of Supreme Court and its decisions are meant to be binding on the company. So is this the antidote to fake news, …
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ADF Chief Angus Campbell tells trainee officers at Canberra's Australian Defence Force Academy not to make themselves vulnerable to sexual predators by being out late, alone, drunk and attractive.
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Kay Rufai's smiling boys, lush landscapes and the secret history of tattoos
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Kay Rufai's Smile-ing Boys Project flips negative stereotypes and perceptions associated with young black boys to create healing and social change.Plus, head into the bush with immersive landscape painter Mary Tonkin.And what’s in a tattoo? An art exhibition about Ink in LGBTI history and culture.
The Minister at the centre of an historical rape allegation expected to speak about the claim for the first time;
The program informed Australians wake up to. Start each day with comprehensive coverage and analysis of national and international events, and hear interviews with the people who matter today—along with those who'll be making news tomorrow.
Given the far-reaching impact of the GFC, and the serious fault-lines exposed by COVID in our economic and political systems, how are we to address the world's most urgent problems? Former banker and financial markets expert, Satyajit Das, has just republished his 2015 book, 'A Banquet of Consequences', factoring in the climate emergency and how th…
Bruce Shapiro discusses the latest from the US, including President Biden's vacillating response to the declassified report into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Covid relief bill about to sail through Congress.
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Podcast Extra: Simon Winchester's Bookshelf
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Writer Simon Winchester (The Surgeon of Crowthorne, The Map that Changed the World, Land etc) read a book at the age of almost-22 that changed everything about his life. He speaks to Kate Evans about the books that have shaped him
Can you give things your best shot... and then let good enough be good enough? Many people in our society can’t - they are perfectionists and set themselves unrealistic and unachievable standards. Our culture in fact pushes for perfectionism. But we can learn to promote growth over perfection and compassion over criticism.…
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Disability Royal Commissioner Ron Sackville. And legal win for Torres Strait native title holders
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Ron Sackville QC, AO, the chair of The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has been hearing harrowing accounts of the experiences of people with cognitive disability in the criminal justice system. In a legal first, the Kaurareg people of Muralug island obtained an injunction under the Native Ti…
US begins rollout of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine; New York Governor Andrew Cuomo under investigation after two sexual harassment accusations; DHS chief defends Biden admin on immigration, says Trump 'gutted' systemBy ABC News
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The AFP chief speaks for the first time since rape allegations against a Cabinet Minister emerged.
Actor and playwright Meyne Wyatt, recently named one of Time magazine's 100 emerging leaders, reflects on his life in the arts, success with the paintbrush at the Archibalds and his recent turn as a voice actor, narrating The Boy from the Mish for Audible.Also, Opera Queensland present the Australian opera Lorelei, conceived and performed by Ali Mc…
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How will Australia's aged care system be fixed?
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A Medicare-style levy where all workers make a contribution is one option under consideration as the federal government works on fixing Australia's aged care system;
The program informed Australians wake up to. Start each day with comprehensive coverage and analysis of national and international events, and hear interviews with the people who matter today—along with those who'll be making news tomorrow.
Actor and playwright Meyne Wyatt, recently named one of Time magazine's 100 emerging leaders, reflects on his life in the arts, success with the paintbrush at the Archibalds and his recent turn as a voice actor, narrating The Boy from the Mish for Audible.Also, Opera Queensland present the Australian opera Lorelei, conceived and performed by Ali Mc…
Gonzo journalist Michelle Lhooq discusses the legalisation of drugs like marijuana and psychedelics in parts of the US and the impact on counterculture.
Laura Tingle examines the political impact of an historic rape allegation made against an unnamed senior Government figure.
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Cath and Jack and the firestorm in Dale Place
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When the Black Summer firestorm hits her street, Cath runs for her life—leaving her partner Jack, who’s hellbent on staying to defend their home. Later, among the shock and the chaos, it hits her: Oh my god, where is Jack?
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Online privacy & technology reshaping society
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Love it or hate it, technology rules the world. Our social systems and values are bent out of shape by innovative technology. Ideas we used to hold dear like privacy are suddenly negotiable in the online world and tech companies set the rules with governments struggling to catch up. So is it possible to regain control of your data and can governmen…
Therapeutic modalities other than trauma; eosinophilic esophagitis; flu jabs; vaccines and animal material
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Cardiac drug may be used to treat breast cancer
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A team of researchers from Monash University has discovered that a cardiac drug (carvedilol) could greatly reduce breast cancer progression, with those taking the drug at the time of diagnosis also much more likely to survive.
If you live in a capital city in Australia, how long you live varies by about 30 years according to your suburb. In regional Australia, the difference between areas is 41 years. And whether you're male or female makes a big difference too.
Researchers have quantified the amount of microplastic Australians are consuming in their seafood – but what do we actually know about its effect, if any, on our health?
Auckland has gone into yet another lockdown because of a growing COVID-19 cluster which started around Valentine's Day. It's yet another cluster where the origin is still uncertain but there are lessons for us - and in the way NZ is rolling out its vaccine.
Former President Trump returning to center stage at CPAC; The CDC recommends Johnson and Johnson's one shot COVID-19 vaccine; New York Governor Andrew Cuomo facing an investigation into sexual harassment claims; A doctor makes a court appearance via zoom while performing surgeryBy ABC News
It's a mystery that could intrigue us for decades to come - how and when did alleged fraudster Melissa Caddick die? When did she die?; Calls for the Prime Minister to stand down an unnamed Cabinet Minister over historical rape allegations; And Donald Trump positions himself as Republican Party 'Kingmaker'.…
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Federal politics marred by further allegations of sexual assault
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Allegations of sexual assault by MPs set to dominate national politics again this week
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Befriending the unknowable with Kazuo Ishiguro and Shaun Tan
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From artificial intelligence to man's best friend; exploring relationships with beings we may never understand but love nevertheless.
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Befriending the unknowable with Kazuo Ishiguro and Shaun Tan
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From artificial intelligence to man's best friend; exploring relationships with beings we may never understand but love nevertheless.
The program informed Australians wake up to. Start each day with comprehensive coverage and analysis of national and international events, and hear interviews with the people who matter today—along with those who'll be making news tomorrow.
Founder of Google's Empathy Lab, Danielle Krettek, believes that using empathy at work results in happier staff, and greater productivity.Minter Dial, author of Heartificial Empathy thinks it might even help you fall in love!Empathy has become the business world’s new secret sauce – but can it be taught to a chat bot? Producer: Maria Tickle…
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What we talk about when we talk about race
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The 19th century notion of race as something rooted in biology and genetics is a well-debunked idea whose time has passed. But the more recent liberal conception of race as a social construct fails to acknowledge the ways in which race is lived in and through the body (something the COVID pandemic has thrown into sharp relief). This week we’re talk…