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Best ABC Radio podcasts we could find (updated February 2020)
Best ABC Radio podcasts we could find
Updated February 2020
Updated February 2020
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A critical look at new technologies, new approaches and new ways of thinking, from politics to media to environmental sustainability.
Spend an hour in someone else's life. Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may have heard about, but never met.
All In The Mind is ABC RN's weekly podcast looking into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour — everything from addiction to artificial intelligence.
The simplest questions often have the most complex answers. The Philosopher's Zone is your guide through the strange thickets of logic, metaphysics and ethics.
Science, culture and everything in between. Feel the heat. All species welcome.
From the ground breaking and life saving to the wacky and implausible, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki reveals some of the best moments in science.
The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
Soul Search explores contemporary religion and spirituality from the inside out — what we believe, how we express it, and the difference it makes in our lives
Download This Show is your weekly access to the latest in social media, consumer electronics, digital politics, hacktivism and more. Presented by Marc Fennell for ABC Radio National. Published every Friday.
ABC's 20/20 is the primetime news magazine program featuring newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports, exclusives, compelling features and medical mysteries.
In a world marked by wicked social problems, The Minefield helps you negotiate the ethical dilemmas, contradictory claims and unacknowledged complicities of modern life.
Each week day RN Arts programs zoom in on a specific area of art and culture, brought to you by a specialist presenter. Subscribe to their podcasts separately by searching by name in your podcasting app.
Big Ideas brings you the best of talks, forums, debates, and festivals held in Australia and around the world, casting light on the major social, cultural, scientific and political issues
We tease out the complex history behind those baffling events in the news.
Sum of All Parts tells extraordinary stories about the unseen influence that numbers have on the way we think, feel and behave.
ABC radio news and current affairs afternoon program reporting on Australia and the world.
Background Briefing is daring narrative journalism: Australian investigations with impact. Our award-winning reporters forensically uncover the hidden stories at the heart of the country’s biggest issues.
Late-night television's award-winning news program featuring anchors Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. For in-depth reporting on today's major news stories, to features, profiles, Nightline has the last word in live network news.
Ockham’s Razor is a soap box for all things scientific, with short talks about research, industry and policy from people with something thoughtful to say about science.
The Signal is the ABC's daily news podcast that helps cut through the noise to cover the biggest stories, explaining not only what is happening but why. It's an entertaining 15-minute show, perfect for the daily commute.
Want to know what's really going on in Parliament House? Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas give you the political analysis that matters and explain what it means for you.
With a focus on international politics and business, Geraldine Doogue talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
A show about pop culture and the newest-latest. What are the current trends in screen, music and internet culture and what do they say about our world right now?
Specialist and mainstream audiences alike rely on the Health Report to bring clarity to health and medical issues from social, scientific and political points of view.
In-depth conversations with the best fiction writers from Australia and around the world.
Informative, jargon-free stories about law reform, legal education, test cases, miscarriages of justice and legal culture. The Law Report makes the law accessible.
With a focus on international politics and business, Geraldine Doogue talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
With unparalleled resources, World News Tonight with David Muir provides the latest information and analysis of major events from around the country and the world.
Blueprint is a weekly rummage through the essential cultural ingredients—design, architecture, food, travel, fashion—for a good life.
The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.
This Working Life looks at how we work and why we work. Lisa Leong explores ideas that are shaping changes in workplaces from practices to culture and leadership, and introduces you to people who have interesting and remarkable stories to tell.
Religion: it’s at the centre of world affairs, but profound questions still remain. Why are you here? What happens when you die? Does God matter? God Forbid seeks the answers.
Presented by Australia's leading horticultural experts and hosted by Costa Georgiadis, Gardening Australia is a valuable resource to all gardeners.
Off Track, with Ann Jones, is an Australian radio show and podcast which combines the relaxing sounds of nature with awesome stories of wildlife and environmental science, all recorded in the outdoors.
Life Matters is your guide to contemporary Australian life. Be part of rich conversations on relationships, family, parenting, education, work, health and consumer issues.
From razor-sharp analysis of current events to the hottest debates in politics, science, philosophy and culture, Late Night Live puts you firmly in the big picture.
Every weekday, catch up with Sinéad Mangan as she explores news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.
Life Matters is your guide to contemporary Australian life. Be part of rich conversations on relationships, family, parenting, education, work, health and consumer issues.
ABC News' Sunday morning discussion program, featuring newsmaker interviews, panel discussions and debates on a wide range of global issues and commentary. Brought to you by George Stephanopoulos and the ABC News team.
New and compelling stories from Australia and around the world, told by some of our most popular and trusted historians. Step inside a time machine for an immersive journey through history, where stories of people, places and events bring the past vividly into our present world.
The Money is a weekly 30 minute program that explains how the Australian economy and everything in it works, and how this all connects to the global economy.
Get all the right advice you need to grow a healthy garden
A weekly lesson on a specific topic with some of Sydney's greatest teachers.
One of Australia's favourite parenting authors and educators Maggie Dent gives you tips and answers to your real-world parenting dilemmas — screen time, tantrums, building resilience, homework and more. Parental As Anything is a common sense, relatable, practical guide on raising kids of all ages today.
RN Presents brings you the best short feature and documentary series from the ABC’s Radio National network. The current series is Myths of War, a search for the truth in Australian military history and exploration of why we sometimes believe the opposite.
Making sense of Australia’s place in the world, Between the Lines puts contemporary international issues and events into a broader historical context, seeking out original perspectives and challenging accepted wisdoms.
Amanda Vanstone tackles key social, economic and cultural issues in Australian life, challenging assumptions and giving voice to new and seldom-heard commentators.
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Future Tense
1Water banking, rain farming and other ways to safeguard against future drought28:52
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Water banking involves the deliberate injection of surplus water into known aquifers. The idea is to repurpose the world’s many artesian basins as giant sustainable storage tanks - ones that can readily be drawn upon in times of drought.It’s just one of the ideas we explore in the second instalment of our two-part series on water conflict and manag…
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The World Today
1WED 19 FEB – Jury retires in Weinstein trial30:00
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The jury retires in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial; parents of intellectually impaired children give evidence at the Royal Commission; and an impassioned debate about the future of Sydney's Cockatoo Island.
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The World Today
1Inquiry warned of 'one-size-fits-all' approach to health care4:09
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A mother has told the Disability Royal Commission that medical professionals weren't equipped to treat her son appropriately before he died.
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The World Today
1Government response to redress scheme disappoints survivors4:10
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Survivors of institutional child sexual abuse and their supporters are disappointed with the Federal Government's response to the recommendations of a parliamentary inquiry for improving the National Redress Scheme.
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The World Today
1St Kevin's headmaster resigns over handling of grooming case2:35
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The headmaster of a prestigious Melbourne Catholic boys' school has resigned, in the wake of a Four Corners report that he gave a character reference for a sports coach convicted of grooming a pupil.
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The World Today
1Weinstein trial: jury retires to deliberate4:06
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The trial of US film producer Harvey Weinstein has entered its final stage. The jury has retired to decide whether the man who at one time could make or break an actor's career is guilty of rape and sexual assault.
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The World Today
1UN expresses "horror" at the scale of Syrian humanitarian crisis4:55
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The UN has again raised the ongoing atrocities being committed in north-western Syria, questioning whether all the civilian deaths are accidental.
Australian motorsport without Holden cars might seem a bit like cricket without a bat and ball – but that's the reality now confronting the Supercars Championship.
President Trump Pardons Blagojevich; Update On Terrifying Nascar Crash; Lead Doctor In Wuhan DiesBy ABC News
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The Minefield
1Ordinary vices: What’s wrong with lying?43:43
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This week on The Minefield, we explore what Montaigne referred to as "that accursed vice" — the most corrupt and all-corrupting of them all: lying.
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Conversations
1Botox, castrations and beauty pageants: The world of Australia's only camel vet47:21
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Margie Bale's car is loaded with ultrasounds, milk crates and angle grinders. All the things needed when you're tending to 7-foot tall camels in the middle of nowhere without a clinic in sight.
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ABC RN Arts
1What does masculinity look like in Australia today?54:30
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Greg Semu and Alun Rhys Jones explore what the ideal of masculinity looks like in contemporary Australian. A clock from the 19th century is counting down to doomsday. And Brian Tucker checks the books at Australia's remote Aboriginal art centres.
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Life Matters - Separate stories podcast
1Two young people in Mt Gambier shine a light on living with chronic illness14:30
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Tessa Deak and Shanae Coppick live with chronic illness everyday. Based in Mount Gambier, South Australia, these two young friends have used their lived experiences to powerful effect — to raise awareness about chronic diseases and the isolation and troubles they can bring.
After starting good saving habits and her first business at the age of ten, Lacey was able to reach financial independence in her early thirties. She credits her mother Fran with helping her achieve that goal, and now they teach others how to do it.
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Life Matters - Separate stories podcast
1Making trees an integral part of urban living18:59
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Urban areas are losing their tree cover, which is increasing temperatures in cities with the heat island effect. Part of the solution is about changing our behaviour and embracing more trees in backyards and streets.
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Life Matters - Full program podcast
1Dealing with heat waves, money school and chronic illness54:33
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Our cities and suburbs are heating up as we lose our tree cover, but city planners and architects have some ideas for how to change direction. Also, financial educator Lacey Filipich joins us with the woman who taught her all her most valuable money saving lessons — her mum. And we hear from two young friends from Mount Gambier who started their ve…
The whole world is trying to figure out where the new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, will spread to next.So could artificial intelligence have the answer to that question?We find out about the AI that knows more about how this outbreak moves than any government in the world.
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Late Night Live - Full program podcast
1Bruce Shapiro, Paul Adler, Bart van Es & Lien de Jong53:36
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Bruce Shapiro on the latest from the Democratic primaries, Paul Adler on why democratic socialism is the answer and the story of a young Jewish girl who survived World War 2 in the Netherlands thanks to the courage of the Van Es family - who saved her life twice.
Trans body builder on fight for acceptance: ‘We just want to live normal lives’; 'American Idol' judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan on new seasonBy ABC News
Surveys about people’s fears commonly feature public speaking at the very top of the list.Many of you believe that public speaking is something you have a natural affinity to do – or not. But it's a skill you can learn and practice like any other. Even better: There are some basic tips – easily applied – that can make an average talk a memorable an…
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Australia Wide
1Concerns pain drug used as stop gap in regional Australia.30:00
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It's linked to depression and anxiety, and is now the top pain medication on the PBS.
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Law Report - Full program podcast
1Former Facebook moderator sues social media giant for PTSD28:36
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Social media can be useful connecting people and ideas but moderators are needed to keep disturbing and toxic material off the platforms. Chris Gray, a former Facebook moderator claims viewing such content in order to keep us safe, gave him PTSD. He's the lead plaintiff in an action against Facebook and CPL, the contracting company that employed hi…
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1TUE 18 FEB - Coles confesses to underpaying workers30:00
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Bosses say if a plan to make wage theft a crime goes ahead, prices will rise and it'll cost jobs - but are they letting careless companies off the hook? And under pressure over the COVID virus, China's now faced with another damaging leak of official documents on its mass detention of up Muslim Uighurs.…
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The World Today
1TUE 18 FEB - Coles admits to staff underpayment30:00
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With Holden's demise, what is the future for the carmaker's remaining workers? The experiences of Indigenous people with autism documented in a new report; And, the plight of an Australian musician who's found himself stranded on the virus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship when he didn't even book a place.…
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The World Today
1Coles admits underpaying staff, sets aside $20m for repayments3:26
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Supermarket giant Coles has become the latest major retailer to be caught up in a worker underpayment scandal.
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The World Today
1China says coronavirus is slowing, Australia plans cruise ship evacuation5:12
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The latest data suggests that the spread of the virus inside China may be slowing. But that's certainly not the case on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship off Japan where dozens more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed.
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The World Today
1How an Australian musician with a brief gig on board the Diamond Princess was left stranded3:41
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One Australian left stranded on the Diamond Princess wasn't even meant to be a passenger. Nick Russoniello is a saxophonist from Sydney who boarded the ship for a brief performance.
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The World Today
1Can $2m make a difference to Australian scientists developing a COVID-19 vaccine?3:39
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This morning the Prime Minister announced that the Government will make $2 million available via the Medical Research Future Fund to help develop a vaccine for COVID-19.
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The World Today
1Hundreds of Holden workers await details on transition following closure3:56
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The looming closure of Holden in Australia has left 600 workers' future up in the air, and now attention is turning to how they can find other work.
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The World Today
1Study highlights experiences of indigenous people with autism3:44
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As the Disability Royal Commission begins its new round of hearings in Sydney, a new study highlights the experience of indigenous people.
At last - the real secret to the perfect espresso!
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The History Listen
51Dissent and disillusionment: Australians in East Germany29:06
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In part 2, we trace the growing discontent in East Germany in the 1980s. An Indigenous Australian rock band tours East Germany while anti-government protests are brewing, and just like the Berlin Wall, one person’s dedication to communism will come crashing down.
How WWI helped a homeless vagabond named Adolf Hitler become the dictator of the German Reich (R)
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ABC RN Arts
1Michael Keegan-Dolan evokes a god of the dance1:03:04
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Irish choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan achieved worldwide success with Fabulous Beast, but a yearning for his cultural roots led him to found a new company: Teac Damsa.Also, the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs recount a young man's life and horrific murder in Considering Matthew Shepard, and we discuss the resurgence of audio drama with America's most…
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Life Matters - Separate stories podcast
1Burning Question: how to deal with varicose veins11:21
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Serge writes: "My burning question is regarding varicose veins, which run in my family. What causes them? Can I prevent myself from getting them, and what are the various treatment options?" Health and science reporter Tegan Taylor investigates.
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Life Matters - Separate stories podcast
1Why we need to keep talking about sexual harassment at work13:39
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More than eighty per cent of reported instances of sexual harassment at work are not about sexual coercion or unwanted advances. We bust some myths about gender-based harassment in the workplace.
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Life Matters - Separate stories podcast
1Lily Harrison's dream to stop period poverty5:30
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Period Pack makes care packs for homeless and vulnerable people and distributes them to women's centres, community groups, and to Aboriginal healthcare workers for people across the district.
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Life Matters - Separate stories podcast
1Is it a good idea to access your super early?17:26
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Compulsory superannuation contributions are designed to see you through your senior years. But an increasing number of Australians are drawing on their super early.
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Life Matters - Full program podcast
1Accessing super early, workplace harassment, varicose veins and period packs54:26
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Now that it's an option to access your super early, how do you know if it's a good idea to do it? Are there forms of sexual harassment happening in the workplace that are still going undetected? And what's the best way to deal with varicose veins? We answer all these questions on Life Matters today, and we also hear from a 15-year-old trailblazer e…
The Federal Court has ruled the AFP's raid on the ABC last year was completely legal.That ruling has raised a question about whether the law itself needs to be changed.So just how far out on a limb is Australia, when it comes to secrecy?And is there any chance of climbing back in?
Throwing a tantrum, being naughty and bawling their eyes out. Kids often react to situations that stress them in a way that's socially unacceptable. A huge part of growing up though is learning how to regulate emotions. So what can parents do to help their kids spot what's going to tip them over the edge before it happens? Maggie Dent finds out fro…
It's been a turbulent first parliamentary sitting of the year, Leadership tensions in the National Party, continued questions about the management of Sports grants and the the economic impact of the Coronavirus outbreak. Intelligence coup of the century: the CIA's private spying business.Peter Riggs discusses the characteristics of time and outline…
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Big Ideas
1Paul Krugman’s take on the US economy and what it means for the election54:05
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Nobel laureate Paul Krugman explains some of the most vital economic policy issues of our time. Private health insurance; accepting budget deficits – or not; putting tariffs on foreign trade. What makes economic sense and what’s fiscal myth? And he assesses some economic policies put forward in this US presidential election. Economy might decide th…
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1MON 17 FEB - Cruise evacuees to be quarantined30:00
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Australian passengers will be evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship currently docked off Japan; The beloved Holden car brand is to disappear after plummeting sales in Australia; and the ABC loses its attempt to quash the AFP warrant used to raid the national broadcaster's headquarters.
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Australia Wide
1Cherbourg elders call to ban young offenders from town to stop 'revolving door' of crime30:00
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Elders in Queensland’s indigenous community of Cherbourg are fed up with repeat young offenders causing chaos in the town.
For the first time, scientists have pinpointed the specific cells that 'go rogue' and cause an autoimmune condition.
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Health Report - Separate stories podcast
1First there was Brexit — now it's 'Trexit' for prostate biopsy6:37
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It’s been the practice in prostate biopsy to go through the rectum to get a sample (a transrectal, or TR biopsy).
In the United States, 'executive health programs' promise to find your health problems before you know they exist.
About 15 per cent of people report being sensitive to wheat despite not having coeliac disease.
India is going through some rapid changes politically but is Australia paying enough attention? Should hate speech be banned from social media and who gets to decide if it is hate speech or opinion? Alphabets are disappearing. There are between 6,000 to 7,000 languages in the world. Yet 96% are spoken by just 3% of the global population and 85% are…
