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With a focus on international politics and business, Geraldine Doogue talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
Saturday Extra - Full program podcast
English, Talk, 1 season, 265 episodes, 4 days, 11 hours, 3 minutes
Saturday Extra - Full program podcast
English, Talk, 1 season, 265 episodes, 4 days, 11 hours, 3 minutes
Economics Nobel winner Simon Johnson on why nations succeed and fail
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
10/18/2024 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 10 seconds
US presidential race narrows in battleground states
Stormy weather, and febrile politics as the US presidential election draws closer.And AI's latest discovery reveals a world of viruses.
10/11/2024 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 29 seconds
The longest year: refelctions on October 7
Fran Kelly explores the grief and feelings of two women, one in Israel, the other in the West Bank, one year on from the Hamas attack and subsequent war in Gaza.
10/4/2024 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 8 seconds
Israel launches further attacks on Lebanon
Plus Mexico's first female president will be sworn in next week replacing López Obrador. And Alison Moyet on her new album and upcoming Australian tour.
9/27/2024 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 6 seconds
The United Nations prepares for a high-stakes summit
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
9/20/2024 • 15 minutes, 16 seconds
Murdoch succession battle to play out in closed Nevada courtroom
Plus, the new Support at Home aged care package explained. And the promises and failures of microfinance, told through the eyes of women borrowers in Sierra Leone, West Africa.
9/13/2024 • 14 minutes, 48 seconds
New plan to fight domestic and family violence
Hostages-for-prisoners swap and control of the Philadelphi Corridor stall ceasefire talks in the Israel-Gaza war. Plus, drought ravages Sicily.
9/6/2024 • 15 minutes, 15 seconds
China's ambassador to the Pacific nations, Qian Bo angered by the leaders' stance on Taiwan.
Plus, Latvia's foreign Minister Baiba Braže on strengthening the protection of Latvia's border with Belarus and Russia.
8/30/2024 • 15 minutes, 7 seconds
Robert F. Kennedy Jnr suspends his presidential campaign
Plus, Ukraine's advance into Russia and Angie Ballard, Australia's 7-time Paralympian.
8/23/2024 • 15 minutes, 8 seconds
Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s new Prime Minister
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
8/16/2024 • 15 minutes, 13 seconds
NT Police Commissioner reflects on his apology for past "harms and injustices"
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
8/9/2024 • 15 minutes, 17 seconds
The invention of reality TV and Joseph Stiglitz on the meaning of freedom
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
8/2/2024 • 16 minutes, 57 seconds
UK politics and history of Olympic opening ceremonies
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
7/26/2024 • 15 minutes, 7 seconds
Michael Fullilove's advice to US allies facing a second Trump presidency
Plus, will Australia power ahead with green hydrogen? And a dip in Paris's River Seine ahead of the Olympic Games.
7/19/2024 • 19 minutes, 56 seconds
Biden vows to stay in the race for US President
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
7/12/2024 • 15 minutes, 2 seconds
UK Labour wins in a landslide
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
7/5/2024 • 15 minutes, 13 seconds
Saturday Extra
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
6/28/2024 • 15 minutes, 5 seconds
New industry standards to combat child sexual abuse material
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
6/21/2024 • 15 minutes, 9 seconds
Chinese Premier Li Qiang visit and the Offline Club goes viral
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
6/14/2024 • 15 minutes, 4 seconds
EU elections and Anthony LaPaglia in Death of a Salesman
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
6/7/2024 • 15 minutes, 4 seconds
Donald Trump guilty on all counts
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
5/31/2024 • 15 minutes, 10 seconds
Saturday Extra
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
5/24/2024 • 15 minutes, 12 seconds
Saturday Extra
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
5/17/2024 • 20 minutes, 49 seconds
Saturday Extra
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
5/10/2024 • 11 minutes, 12 seconds
Saturday Extra
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
5/3/2024 • 19 minutes, 28 seconds
Saturday Extra 27 April 2024
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
4/26/2024 • 15 minutes, 7 seconds
Saturday Extra
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
4/19/2024 • 14 minutes, 51 seconds
Saturday Extra
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
4/12/2024 • 15 minutes, 12 seconds
Saturday Extra
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
4/5/2024 • 15 minutes, 6 seconds
Saturday Extra
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
3/29/2024 • 15 minutes, 5 seconds
Saturday Extra: Russia's
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
3/22/2024 • 15 minutes, 6 seconds
Russia's opposition plan for electoral damage
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
3/15/2024 • 15 minutes, 6 seconds
Gaza talks at a standstill and 50 years of women's refuges
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
3/8/2024 • 14 minutes, 59 seconds
Saturday Extra - Ireland's gender role referendum and social prescribing
Ireland's gender role referendum, the rise of "social" prescribing in Australian medicine, plus a journalist goes undercover in New York's art world.
3/1/2024 • 15 minutes
Saturday Extra
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
2/23/2024 • 15 minutes, 7 seconds
Saturday Extra: Alexei Navalny's death and Trump ordered to pay $350 million fine
Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin's most formidable domestic opponent and critic, has died in a Russian prison. Plus the latest in US politics with Nick Bryant.
2/16/2024 • 15 minutes, 2 seconds
Saturday Extra
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
2/9/2024 • 15 minutes, 11 seconds
Saturday Extra
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
2/2/2024 • 22 minutes, 37 seconds
Saturday Extra
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
1/26/2024 • 15 minutes, 10 seconds
SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS: Behind the scenes of La Sagrada Familia
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
1/19/2024 • 0
SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS: Heirs of Slavery to apologise for past wrongs
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
1/12/2024 • 24 minutes, 4 seconds
SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS: Leaders of pangolin trafficking gang convicted
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
1/5/2024 • 24 minutes, 4 seconds
EV charging etiquette and 2023 politics in review
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
12/15/2023 • 30 minutes
A landmark history of the postwar trial of Japan’s leaders
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
12/8/2023 • 23 minutes, 52 seconds
Why the powerful Koch network has backed Nikki Haley
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
12/1/2023 • 23 minutes, 53 seconds
The great divide: Alan Kohler on fixing Australia's housing mess
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
11/24/2023 • 24 minutes, 42 seconds
A dangerous moment for Myanmar's Junta
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
11/17/2023 • 25 minutes, 12 seconds
Israel's economic-security doctrine under Benjamin Netanyahu
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
11/10/2023 • 24 minutes, 44 seconds
Qantas shareholders punish board at AGM
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
11/3/2023 • 24 minutes, 33 seconds
China's EV dominance; Israel-Gaza analysis
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
10/27/2023 • 24 minutes, 27 seconds
What life is like in the West Bank in times of relative peace
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
10/20/2023 • 24 minutes, 6 seconds
Regional risks from the Israel-Hamas conflict
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
10/13/2023 • 44 minutes, 24 seconds
Michael Gawenda's life as a secular Jew
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
10/6/2023 • 24 minutes, 22 seconds
The underground historians of China trying to preserve truth
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
9/29/2023 • 23 minutes, 56 seconds
How to have a respectful referendum
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
9/22/2023 • 24 minutes, 17 seconds
Key Republicans open to Trump alternative
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
9/15/2023 • 24 minutes, 32 seconds
South-East Asia envoy Nicholas Moore on boosting trade and investment
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
9/8/2023 • 24 minutes, 31 seconds
How did China's economic woes get so bad?
Plus, the architecture of data centres, obstacles to downsizing and a groundbreaking solar project.
9/1/2023 • 0
Katherine High School's turnaround and an undercover sting against wildlife trafficking
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
8/25/2023 • 25 minutes, 3 seconds
Two years after Taliban takeover
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
8/18/2023 • 23 minutes, 45 seconds
Church provides land for renters and the Australian leading the international anti-nuclear campaign
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
8/11/2023 • 23 minutes, 54 seconds
Church provides land for renters and the Australian leading the international anti-nuclear campaign
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
8/11/2023 • 23 minutes, 54 seconds
A reflection on the epic marriage of Winnie and Nelson Mandela
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
8/4/2023 • 24 minutes, 39 seconds
A reflection on the epic marriage of Winnie and Nelson Mandela
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
8/4/2023 • 24 minutes, 39 seconds
The real Ukraine counter-offensive, parent visas and critical mineral strategy
Plus, new entrants to Australian aviation, why the US is still our best bet and the July edition of the Pick.
7/28/2023 • 24 minutes, 56 seconds
The real Ukraine counter-offensive, parent visas and critical mineral strategy
Plus, new entrants to Australian aviation, why the US is still our best bet and the July edition of the Pick.
7/28/2023 • 24 minutes, 56 seconds
World Cup, Simon Schama and Strata Drama
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
7/21/2023 • 24 minutes, 1 second
World Cup, Simon Schama and Strata Drama
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
7/21/2023 • 24 minutes, 1 second
US and China restart climate talks and Martin Wolf on democratic capitalism
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
7/14/2023 • 23 minutes, 56 seconds
US and China restart climate talks and Martin Wolf on democratic capitalism
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
7/14/2023 • 23 minutes, 56 seconds
A foreign affair and Robodebt: a dark day for frank and fearless advice
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
7/7/2023 • 24 minutes, 10 seconds
A foreign affair and Robodebt: a dark day for frank and fearless advice
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
7/7/2023 • 24 minutes, 10 seconds
Australians in Ukraine's cyber war, and why younger voters are sticking with progressive politics
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
6/30/2023 • 23 minutes, 29 seconds
Australians in Ukraine's cyber war, and why younger voters are sticking with progressive politics
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
6/30/2023 • 23 minutes, 29 seconds
Margaret MacMillan on lessons from WWI for Ukraine today
Kim Ghattas on Saudi Arabia's positioning for a new role in international diplomacy, what's happening to commercial property valuations and the war inside Reddit.
6/23/2023 • 23 minutes, 50 seconds
Margaret MacMillan on lessons from WWI for Ukraine today
Kim Ghattas on Saudi Arabia's positioning for a new role in international diplomacy, what's happening to commercial property valuations and the war inside Reddit.
6/23/2023 • 23 minutes, 50 seconds
Katja Hoyer's history of the GDR, Ukraine analysis with Frank Ledwidge
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
6/16/2023 • 22 minutes, 46 seconds
Katja Hoyer's history of the GDR, Ukraine analysis with Frank Ledwidge
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
6/16/2023 • 22 minutes, 46 seconds
Mind of the Nation: Australian attitudes to university
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
6/9/2023 • 24 minutes, 2 seconds
Mind of the Nation: Australian attitudes to university
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
6/9/2023 • 24 minutes, 2 seconds
50 years of Australia-Vietnam relations
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
6/2/2023 • 24 minutes, 39 seconds
50 years of Australia-Vietnam relations
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
6/2/2023 • 24 minutes, 39 seconds
Does Australia have an opioid addiction crisis?
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
5/26/2023 • 23 minutes, 57 seconds
Does Australia have an opioid addiction crisis?
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
5/26/2023 • 23 minutes, 57 seconds
Will dysfunction in America's politics harm their international diplomacy?
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
5/19/2023 • 24 minutes, 20 seconds
Will dysfunction in America's politics harm their international diplomacy?
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
5/19/2023 • 24 minutes, 20 seconds
Will new tax incentives deliver more build to rent housing?
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
5/12/2023 • 24 minutes, 31 seconds
Will new tax incentives deliver more build to rent housing?
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
5/12/2023 • 24 minutes, 31 seconds
Kevin Rudd remembers Allan Gyngell
Kevin Rudd remembers Allan Gyngell.
5/5/2023 • 24 minutes, 3 seconds
Kevin Rudd remembers Allan Gyngell
Kevin Rudd remembers Allan Gyngell.
5/5/2023 • 24 minutes, 3 seconds
Heirs of slavery to apologise for past wrongs
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
4/28/2023 • 8 minutes, 27 seconds
Heirs of slavery to apologise for past wrongs
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
4/28/2023 • 24 minutes, 32 seconds
Working with China on net zero
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
4/21/2023 • 24 minutes, 32 seconds
Working with China on net zero
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
4/21/2023 • 24 minutes, 32 seconds
Fears for Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza
Plus, award winning research on the “quiet epidemic” of gifted underachievement.
4/14/2023 • 24 minutes, 34 seconds
Fears for Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza
Plus, award winning research on the “quiet epidemic” of gifted underachievement.
4/14/2023 • 24 minutes, 34 seconds
Saving China's imperial art collection
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
4/7/2023 • 24 minutes, 27 seconds
Saving China's imperial art collection
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
4/7/2023 • 24 minutes, 27 seconds
Trump indictment and Pentridge Prison unlocks gates to past
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
3/31/2023 • 24 minutes, 35 seconds
Trump indictment and Pentridge Prison unlocks gates to past
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
3/31/2023 • 24 minutes, 35 seconds
Surfing for gender equality in PNG
Plus, an expert panel has outlined plans to reform teachings degrees.
3/24/2023 • 30 minutes
Surfing for gender equality in PNG
Plus, an expert panel has outlined plans to reform teachings degrees.
3/24/2023 • 30 minutes
The escalating costs of the NDIS and foreign policy after AUKUS
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
3/17/2023 • 30 minutes
The escalating costs of the NDIS and foreign policy after AUKUS
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
3/17/2023 • 30 minutes
The AUKUS subs deal worth billions
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
3/10/2023 • 30 minutes
The AUKUS subs deal worth billions
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
3/10/2023 • 30 minutes
China's ballistic missile buildup and New Zealand appeals to wealthy expats to fund disaster recovery
And a new book explores the unexplored history of fungi.
3/3/2023 • 30 minutes
China's ballistic missile buildup and New Zealand appeals to wealthy expats to fund disaster recovery
And a new book explores the unexplored history of fungi.
3/3/2023 • 30 minutes
The rise and fall of the UK's flagship gender service for children
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
2/24/2023 • 30 minutes
The rise and fall of the UK's flagship gender service for children
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
2/24/2023 • 30 minutes
Britain's demise and the anniversary of the Northern Rivers' devastating floods
Plus, fears of a violent election in Myanmar election and the spy balloon hysteria on A Foreign Affair.
2/17/2023 • 30 minutes
Britain's demise and the anniversary of the Northern Rivers' devastating floods
Plus, fears of a violent election in Myanmar election and the spy balloon hysteria on A Foreign Affair.
2/17/2023 • 30 minutes
Landmark trial of Hong Kong 47
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
2/10/2023 • 30 minutes
Landmark trial of Hong Kong 47
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
2/10/2023 • 30 minutes
How does cashless gaming work? Vietnam's political turmoil and the First XI cricket tour of England
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
2/3/2023 • 30 minutes
How does cashless gaming work? Vietnam's political turmoil and the First XI cricket tour of England
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
2/3/2023 • 30 minutes
Saturday Extra: German tanks, BBC's The Modi Question and a history of Radio Australia
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
1/27/2023 • 30 minutes
Saturday Extra: German tanks, BBC's The Modi Question and a history of Radio Australia
International politics and business, and the things that matter to Australians.
1/27/2023 • 30 minutes
Defence spend to skyrocket and is America decadence one the decline?
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
1/20/2023 • 30 minutes
Defence spend to skyrocket and is America decadence one the decline?
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
1/20/2023 • 30 minutes
How Ireland went from a backwater to modernity and saving the Australian Boab tree
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
1/13/2023 • 30 minutes
How Ireland went from a backwater to modernity and saving the Australian Boab tree
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
1/13/2023 • 30 minutes
Reflections on Russia and 100 years of the Country Women's Association
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
1/6/2023 • 30 minutes
Reflections on Russia and 100 years of the Country Women's Association
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
1/6/2023 • 30 minutes
Saturday Extra
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
12/30/2022 • 30 minutes
Saturday Extra
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
12/30/2022 • 30 minutes
Saturday Extra Summer highlights
Lessons form the Cold War and the history of public libraries.
12/23/2022 • 30 minutes
Saturday Extra Summer highlights
Lessons form the Cold War and the history of public libraries.
12/23/2022 • 30 minutes
Germany's far right coup attempt and evidence that mammals island-hopped from Australia to colonise the world
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
12/16/2022 • 30 minutes
Germany's far right coup attempt and evidence that mammals island-hopped from Australia to colonise the world
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
12/16/2022 • 30 minutes
Reforming the House of Lords and the deteriorating rights of women in Afghanistan
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
12/9/2022 • 30 minutes
Reforming the House of Lords and the deteriorating rights of women in Afghanistan
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
12/9/2022 • 30 minutes
50 years of diplomatic relations with China and how price parity clauses in travel platforms effect your wallet?
and what exactly is meant by the term 'American Exceptionalism'?
12/2/2022 • 30 minutes
50 years of diplomatic relations with China and how price parity clauses in travel platforms effect your wallet?
and what exactly is meant by the term 'American Exceptionalism'?
12/2/2022 • 30 minutes
Power to the people in Victoria and a new University Accord
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
11/25/2022 • 30 minutes
Power to the people in Victoria and a new University Accord
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
11/25/2022 • 30 minutes
Defining superannuation and fighting the illegal wildlife trade
More than 14,000 classified documents relating to John F Kennedy's assassination remain locked up. There's a push to have them released.
11/18/2022 • 30 minutes
Defining superannuation and fighting the illegal wildlife trade
More than 14,000 classified documents relating to John F Kennedy's assassination remain locked up. There's a push to have them released.
11/18/2022 • 30 minutes
Indonesia's balancing act at the G20 and life after prison
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
11/11/2022 • 30 minutes
Indonesia's balancing act at the G20 and life after prison
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
11/11/2022 • 30 minutes
The outgoing Director General of ASIS explores the traits he's looking for a new recuits
And the politicisation of workers rights in Qatar ahead of the FIFA World Cup
11/4/2022 • 30 minutes
The outgoing Director General of ASIS explores the traits he's looking for a new recuits
And the politicisation of workers rights in Qatar ahead of the FIFA World Cup
11/4/2022 • 30 minutes
Rebuilding Ukraine underway and the problems with detective jurors
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
10/28/2022 • 30 minutes
Rebuilding Ukraine underway and the problems with detective jurors
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
10/28/2022 • 30 minutes
New UK leadership battle underway and do sanctions really work?
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
10/21/2022 • 30 minutes
New UK leadership battle underway and do sanctions really work?
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
10/21/2022 • 30 minutes
Can Australia afford the big spend defence commitments from AUKUS?
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
10/14/2022 • 30 minutes
Can Australia afford the big spend defence commitments from AUKUS?
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
10/14/2022 • 30 minutes
Can you hold leadership positions in two organisations with competing values?
And has Covid forever changed audiences for our great theatre and musical companies?
10/7/2022 • 30 minutes
Can you hold leadership positions in two organisations with competing values?
And has Covid forever changed audiences for our great theatre and musical companies?
10/7/2022 • 30 minutes
In the age of anxiety, should we look toward the past?
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
9/30/2022 • 30 minutes
In the age of anxiety, should we look toward the past?
Saturday Extra talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
9/30/2022 • 30 minutes
Iranian women protest and burn hijabs in Iran
And we have a panel from the Festival from Dangerous Ideas exploring American Decadence - has this great country entered a decline it can not recover from?
9/23/2022 • 30 minutes
Iranian women protest and burn hijabs in Iran
And we have a panel from the Festival from Dangerous Ideas exploring American Decadence - has this great country entered a decline it can not recover from?
9/23/2022 • 30 minutes
A forensic look at the proposed changes to the Constitution which would enshrine an indigenous voice to parliament
Analysis of the week's events, with a special focus on business and foreign affairs
9/16/2022 • 30 minutes
A forensic look at the proposed changes to the Constitution which would enshrine an indigenous voice to parliament
Analysis of the week's events, with a special focus on business and foreign affairs
9/16/2022 • 30 minutes
The Elizabethan era is over
And a new book charts the history of the Australia's female war correspondents.
9/9/2022 • 30 minutes
The Elizabethan era is over
And a new book charts the history of the Australia's female war correspondents.
9/9/2022 • 30 minutes
Unlocking the jobs of the future
Plus, Gorbachev's legacy, and brinkmanship over the Greater Sunrise gas project.
9/2/2022 • 30 minutes
Unlocking the jobs of the future
Plus, Gorbachev's legacy, and brinkmanship over the Greater Sunrise gas project.
9/2/2022 • 30 minutes
Should superannuation funds invest more in nation building projects?
and a history of women's relationship of alcohol
8/26/2022 • 30 minutes
Should superannuation funds invest more in nation building projects?
and a history of women's relationship of alcohol
8/26/2022 • 30 minutes
Saturday Extra
Liz Chaney and the Republican Party, steps toward increasing electric vehicles in Australia and the outgoing NSW Minister for Customer Services Victor Dominello, reflects on digital reform.
8/19/2022 • 30 minutes
Saturday Extra
Liz Chaney and the Republican Party, steps toward increasing electric vehicles in Australia and the outgoing NSW Minister for Customer Services Victor Dominello, reflects on digital reform.
8/19/2022 • 30 minutes
Saturday Extra, August 13 2022
Analysis of the week's events, with a special focus on business and foreign affairs
8/12/2022 • 30 minutes
Saturday Extra, August 13 2022
Analysis of the week's events, with a special focus on business and foreign affairs
8/12/2022 • 30 minutes
Teacher shortage reaches crisis point; rewilding Europe
Plus, Australia's China Odyssey through the prism of prime ministers who have handled relations with Beijing since Whitlam in 1972.
8/5/2022 • 24 minutes, 35 seconds
Teacher shortage reaches crisis point; rewilding Europe
Plus, Australia's China Odyssey through the prism of prime ministers who have handled relations with Beijing since Whitlam in 1972.
8/5/2022 • 24 minutes, 35 seconds
Merkle's appeasement of Putin and why public companies are turning private
and digitizing the public service
7/29/2022 • 24 minutes, 33 seconds
Merkle's appeasement of Putin and why public companies are turning private
and digitizing the public service
7/29/2022 • 24 minutes, 33 seconds
Can Trump be prosecuted? Plus, the importance of teaching poetry to children
7/22/2022 • 24 minutes, 51 seconds
Can Trump be prosecuted? Plus, the importance of teaching poetry to children
7/22/2022 • 24 minutes, 51 seconds
The dark side of Gone with the Wind and the cost of motherhood
7/15/2022 • 24 minutes, 49 seconds
The dark side of Gone with the Wind and the cost of motherhood
7/15/2022 • 24 minutes, 49 seconds
Can you predict global unrest and the Tour de Femmes
With a focus on international politics and business, Geraldine Doogue talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
7/8/2022 • 24 minutes, 27 seconds
Can you predict global unrest and the Tour de Femmes
With a focus on international politics and business, Geraldine Doogue talks to expert commentators about the things that matter to Australians.
7/8/2022 • 24 minutes, 27 seconds
The demise of digital bank Volt; increases in Australia's indigenous population
plus, top analysis on A Foreign Affair.
7/1/2022 • 25 minutes, 5 seconds
The demise of digital bank Volt; increases in Australia's indigenous population
plus, top analysis on A Foreign Affair.
7/1/2022 • 25 minutes, 5 seconds
Roe V Wade; Space solar power; what happens when Fox News viewers watch CNN?
Plus, ideas for preparing for the next pandemic.
6/24/2022 • 23 minutes, 33 seconds
Roe V Wade; Space solar power; what happens when Fox News viewers watch CNN?
Plus, ideas for preparing for the next pandemic.
6/24/2022 • 23 minutes, 33 seconds
Crackdown on trust payments; Ukraine in the balance
6/17/2022 • 24 minutes, 37 seconds
Crackdown on trust payments; Ukraine in the balance
6/17/2022 • 24 minutes, 37 seconds
Xi JinPing's political power: the future of working from home and the new national curriculum
and a film about bird medics in New Dheli
6/10/2022 • 24 minutes, 29 seconds
Xi JinPing's political power: the future of working from home and the new national curriculum
and a film about bird medics in New Dheli
6/10/2022 • 24 minutes, 29 seconds
How fractured is the United Kingdom? Australian television stations competing with the international streaming services
6/3/2022 • 24 minutes, 6 seconds
How fractured is the United Kingdom? Australian television stations competing with the international streaming services
6/3/2022 • 24 minutes, 6 seconds
Global food supply problems; China and Russia's special relationship and remembering the single minded travel writer Dervla Murphy
and A Foreign Affair: the Pacific in focus
5/27/2022 • 24 minutes, 32 seconds
Global food supply problems; China and Russia's special relationship and remembering the single minded travel writer Dervla Murphy
and A Foreign Affair: the Pacific in focus
5/27/2022 • 24 minutes, 32 seconds
Federal election 2022: economic and political analysis live from the Western Sydney seat of Parramatta
Tackling transitions and life after politics
5/20/2022 • 24 minutes, 44 seconds
Federal election 2022: economic and political analysis live from the Western Sydney seat of Parramatta
Tackling transitions and life after politics
5/20/2022 • 24 minutes, 44 seconds
Sri Lankan turmoil deepens; the race for the control of the Senate and the writings of activist poet Judith Wright
and Election express and Jessica Irvine's financial tips for the young people
5/13/2022 • 24 minutes, 27 seconds
Sri Lankan turmoil deepens; the race for the control of the Senate and the writings of activist poet Judith Wright
and Election express and Jessica Irvine's financial tips for the young people
5/13/2022 • 24 minutes, 27 seconds
The Marcos comeback and the wooing of the Indian Australian vote
and the connections between spies and showbiz.
5/6/2022 • 24 minutes, 30 seconds
The Marcos comeback and the wooing of the Indian Australian vote
and the connections between spies and showbiz.
5/6/2022 • 24 minutes, 30 seconds
The battle for Perth's Liberal heartland; is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine?
and the economic challenges and opportunities that await for whoever wins office.
4/29/2022 • 24 minutes, 1 second
The battle for Perth's Liberal heartland; is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine?
and the economic challenges and opportunities that await for whoever wins office.
4/29/2022 • 24 minutes, 1 second
Turmoil in Sri Lanka; Universities post pandemic and 'A foreign Affair'
and the story of an indigneous returned soldier in the wake of Anzac Day
4/22/2022 • 23 minutes, 57 seconds
Turmoil in Sri Lanka; Universities post pandemic and 'A foreign Affair'
and the story of an indigneous returned soldier in the wake of Anzac Day
4/22/2022 • 23 minutes, 57 seconds
Man of steel; reburying the remains of Mungo man and walking in Garibaldi's footsteps
and what are the obstacles facing democracies?
4/15/2022 • 23 minutes, 18 seconds
Man of steel; reburying the remains of Mungo man and walking in Garibaldi's footsteps
and what are the obstacles facing democracies?
4/15/2022 • 23 minutes, 18 seconds
What can the United States learn from Australia's voting system and innovative ways to recycle plastics
And what do Indonesians think of Australia?
4/8/2022 • 24 minutes, 6 seconds
What can the United States learn from Australia's voting system and innovative ways to recycle plastics
And what do Indonesians think of Australia?
4/8/2022 • 24 minutes, 6 seconds
US strengthens ties with Australia in cyber, defence and rare minerals
Plus, turning wasted talent into productivity gold.
4/1/2022 • 24 minutes, 4 seconds
US strengthens ties with Australia in cyber, defence and rare minerals
Plus, turning wasted talent into productivity gold.
4/1/2022 • 24 minutes, 4 seconds
US Supreme Court confirmation hearings for the first black female; Record temperature in the poles and The Pick
Also, Australia and India look to cement ties in education sector
3/25/2022 • 23 minutes, 33 seconds
US Supreme Court confirmation hearings for the first black female; Record temperature in the poles and The Pick
Also, Australia and India look to cement ties in education sector
3/25/2022 • 23 minutes, 33 seconds
Reflections on Russia; Macron's presidential election and Australia in 50 plays
3/18/2022 • 25 minutes, 2 seconds
Reflections on Russia; Macron's presidential election and Australia in 50 plays
3/18/2022 • 25 minutes, 2 seconds
Russia cast out of the global economic system; A Foreign Affair and staying mentally healthy during troubling times
And how to be a good global citizen
3/11/2022 • 24 minutes, 29 seconds
Russia cast out of the global economic system; A Foreign Affair and staying mentally healthy during troubling times
And how to be a good global citizen
3/11/2022 • 24 minutes, 29 seconds
Germany pivots on Ukraine; Military strategy in Ukraine and misinformation in election times
and Kevin Rudd on the relationship between China and Russia
3/4/2022 • 23 minutes, 50 seconds
Germany pivots on Ukraine; Military strategy in Ukraine and misinformation in election times
and Kevin Rudd on the relationship between China and Russia
3/4/2022 • 23 minutes, 50 seconds
Ukraine at war; lessons from the Cold War and is the bid for AGL a watershed moment for energy in Australia?
And what will the international turmoil mean for upcoming federal election?
2/25/2022 • 24 minutes, 35 seconds
Ukraine at war; lessons from the Cold War and is the bid for AGL a watershed moment for energy in Australia?
And what will the international turmoil mean for upcoming federal election?
2/25/2022 • 24 minutes, 35 seconds
80 years since the bombing of Darwin; 'Is disorder the new international order?' and The Pick
Plus Gonski funding ten years and is bigger government needed?
2/18/2022 • 24 minutes, 4 seconds
80 years since the bombing of Darwin; 'Is disorder the new international order?' and The Pick
Plus Gonski funding ten years and is bigger government needed?
2/18/2022 • 24 minutes, 4 seconds
The Quad counters China; Class warfare in Australia and the history of the women's pool
plus what makes a top stock picker and 'dynamic' covid zero in Hong Kong
2/11/2022 • 24 minutes, 1 second
The Quad counters China; Class warfare in Australia and the history of the women's pool
plus what makes a top stock picker and 'dynamic' covid zero in Hong Kong
2/11/2022 • 24 minutes, 1 second
Reserve Bank in the firing line; A Foreign Affair and the chequered history of great public libraries
2/4/2022 • 24 minutes, 4 seconds
Reserve Bank in the firing line; A Foreign Affair and the chequered history of great public libraries
2/4/2022 • 24 minutes, 4 seconds
Saturday, 29 January 2022
1/28/2022 • 24 minutes, 4 seconds
Saturday, 29 January 2022
1/28/2022 • 24 minutes, 4 seconds
The Next Generation's Australia and Why the West failed in Afghanistan
Plus, where the next waves of migration might take us; John Denton, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce, on the role of business in tackling some of the world's biggest problems; and Politicians' Picks - three politicians join us with their recommendations for reading, watching and listening this summer.
12/17/2021 • 23 minutes, 20 seconds
The Next Generation's Australia and Why the West failed in Afghanistan
Plus, where the next waves of migration might take us; John Denton, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce, on the role of business in tackling some of the world's biggest problems; and Politicians' Picks - three politicians join us with their recommendations for reading, watching and listening this summer.
12/17/2021 • 23 minutes, 20 seconds
What will it take to reverse the decline of democracy? Indigenous equine therapy in the Kimberley and ultimate train journeys of the world
12/10/2021 • 15 minutes, 49 seconds
What will it take to reverse the decline of democracy? Indigenous equine therapy in the Kimberley and ultimate train journeys of the world
12/10/2021 • 15 minutes, 49 seconds
Cancel culture or rebalance? Plus, A Foreign Affair: Year in Review
And a history of appeasement analogies in defence rhetoric; Plus, can our gum trees withstand climate change?
12/3/2021 • 16 minutes, 17 seconds
Cancel culture or rebalance? Plus, A Foreign Affair: Year in Review
And a history of appeasement analogies in defence rhetoric; Plus, can our gum trees withstand climate change?
12/3/2021 • 16 minutes, 17 seconds
What are the government's strengths and weaknessed heading into next year's election?
Plus, the geopolitics influencing the unrest in Solomon Islands, the future of Australia's casinos, and the rascals and rebels who shaped the modern tax system.
11/26/2021 • 15 minutes, 48 seconds
What are the government's strengths and weaknessed heading into next year's election?
Plus, the geopolitics influencing the unrest in Solomon Islands, the future of Australia's casinos, and the rascals and rebels who shaped the modern tax system.
11/26/2021 • 15 minutes, 48 seconds
What can Labor bring to the election campaign?
Plus, Anne Applebaum on the Belarus-Poland border crisis; developing and protecting Australia's critical technologies; the tricky science of trigger warnings; and the rise of female share investors.
11/19/2021 • 15 minutes, 19 seconds
What can Labor bring to the election campaign?
Plus, Anne Applebaum on the Belarus-Poland border crisis; developing and protecting Australia's critical technologies; the tricky science of trigger warnings; and the rise of female share investors.
11/19/2021 • 15 minutes, 19 seconds
Navigating conflicts of interest; Crypto comes of age
Plus, how unshakeable is President Xi Jinping's power? Veterans pull in the harvest, and charting the relationship between two cultures in Western Australia.
11/12/2021 • 17 minutes, 34 seconds
Navigating conflicts of interest; Crypto comes of age
Plus, how unshakeable is President Xi Jinping's power? Veterans pull in the harvest, and charting the relationship between two cultures in Western Australia.
11/12/2021 • 17 minutes, 34 seconds
Banking on green, Macron under pressure and the 'great resignation'?
Plus crisis looms in Ethiopia and our November edition of The Pick: things to read, watch and listen to.
11/5/2021 • 15 minutes, 10 seconds
Banking on green, Macron under pressure and the 'great resignation'?
Plus crisis looms in Ethiopia and our November edition of The Pick: things to read, watch and listen to.
11/5/2021 • 15 minutes, 10 seconds
Australia's pivot to India; Facebook rebrands to META and why is submarine building in a shambles?
10/29/2021 • 15 minutes, 18 seconds
Australia's pivot to India; Facebook rebrands to META and why is submarine building in a shambles?
10/29/2021 • 15 minutes, 18 seconds
PNG faces a Delta crisis and Gareth Evans on 30 years of peace in Cambodia
Plus, the aims of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, the plan to get one million Australians into tech jobs and Peter FitzSimons on Australia's greatest unknown explorer.
10/22/2021 • 15 minutes, 37 seconds
PNG faces a Delta crisis and Gareth Evans on 30 years of peace in Cambodia
Plus, the aims of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, the plan to get one million Australians into tech jobs and Peter FitzSimons on Australia's greatest unknown explorer.
10/22/2021 • 15 minutes, 37 seconds
Moves towards sustainable housing and the hollowing out of the Australian public service
Plus, political and religious developments in the Middle East, the politics of net zero in the regions and Gillian Tett on using anthropology more flexibly.
10/15/2021 • 15 minutes, 12 seconds
Moves towards sustainable housing and the hollowing out of the Australian public service
Plus, political and religious developments in the Middle East, the politics of net zero in the regions and Gillian Tett on using anthropology more flexibly.
10/15/2021 • 15 minutes, 12 seconds
Southeast Asia's pandemic waste crisis and George Blake: The happy traitor
Plus, supply chain woes as we head towards Christmas and what to watch and listen to this month.
10/8/2021 • 1 minute, 19 seconds
Southeast Asia's pandemic waste crisis and George Blake: The happy traitor
Plus, supply chain woes as we head towards Christmas and what to watch and listen to this month.
10/8/2021 • 1 minute, 19 seconds
The diplomatic challenges of AUKUS and Ian Goldin on building a better post-pandemic world
Plus, a farewell to Gladys Berejiklian, Lin Hatfield Dodds on systems leadership and steering Australia's oldest charity The Benevolent Society, where you can go to build your digital skills and the history of radio as a tool of female empowerment in Australia.
10/1/2021 • 24 minutes, 4 seconds
The diplomatic challenges of AUKUS and Ian Goldin on building a better post-pandemic world
Plus, a farewell to Gladys Berejiklian, Lin Hatfield Dodds on systems leadership and steering Australia's oldest charity The Benevolent Society, where you can go to build your digital skills and the history of radio as a tool of female empowerment in Australia.
10/1/2021 • 24 minutes, 4 seconds
Fresh ideas to fix the housing crisis and a deep dive into changes in China
Plus, are children orphaned by Covid-19 being left behind? And Australia's changing role in the Pacific.
9/24/2021 • 15 minutes, 9 seconds
Fresh ideas to fix the housing crisis and a deep dive into changes in China
Plus, are children orphaned by Covid-19 being left behind? And Australia's changing role in the Pacific.
9/24/2021 • 15 minutes, 9 seconds
Political ramifications of AUKUS, tackling transitions in the Hunter, and Germany farewells Angela Merkel
Plus, Lebanon's crumbling healthcare system and improving adult literacy in Australia
9/17/2021 • 15 minutes, 47 seconds
20 years on, how MV Tampa and the 9/11 attacks have shaped Australia and the United States
Plus, upheaval in Japanese politics and the enduring appeal of Roger Federer.
9/10/2021 • 16 minutes, 10 seconds
Are our hospitals equipped to handle a COVID outbreak? Foreign correspondent Nick Bryant on life at a crossroads
Plus, the fight to stop Silicon Valley giants from dominating the Australian electronic payments sector. And, recommendations for entertaining and enlightening things to read, watch and listen to this month.
9/3/2021 • 14 minutes, 59 seconds
Building a new curriculum and 70 years of ANZUS
Plus, will Pakistan come to regret helping the Taliban to victory? Tales of hope from the pandemic, and what's behind the sudden boom in golfing.
8/27/2021 • 23 minutes, 32 seconds
The ethics of mandatory vaccination; rebelllion in Cuba and who are the Taliban in 2021?
Plus, the 70 year history of the Australian Financial Review, and how discuss Covid with civility.
8/20/2021 • 24 minutes, 3 seconds
Tackling Transition: getting to net zero in agriculture; Alan Rusbridger's new job; Where are the female political biographies?
Plus, Iran tackles challenges at home and abroad with a new conservative president; and recommendations for reading, watching and listening this month.
8/13/2021 • 23 minutes, 50 seconds
Saturday Extra, 7 August 2021
The story behind the founding of Afterpay, a reflection on the Beirut explosion and David Miliband's thesis on "The Age of Impunity".
8/6/2021 • 24 minutes, 23 seconds
Resurrecting policy reform, and A Foreign Affair discussion about the crisis in Southeast Asia
Plus, what it will take to manufacture mRNA vaccines in Australia, a short history of war, and looking back and forward on the 75th anniversary of the Australian National University.
7/30/2021 • 24 minutes, 26 seconds
US voting rights under attack, the great baby bust and the Delta strain keeps Australians locked down.
Plus, Professor Ian Hickie on protecting your mental health in lockdown, and the achievements of Vera Deakin, daughter of Alfred.
7/23/2021 • 24 minutes, 28 seconds
The roots of South Africa's unrest, Ian Silk on a career in super and Growing up in the Wimmera
Plus, reflections on the messaging and measures employed when Sydney's Covid outbreak moved to its multicultural South West, and what policy lessons the Nordic countries might hold for Australia.
7/16/2021 • 23 minutes, 57 seconds
Strategies to stop the misuse of public funds, and the latest in the battle to break up Big Tech
Plus, Crown casino bombshells, an update on the Covid situation in India, the incredible true story of the women who took on ISIS, and recommendations for reading, watching and listening.
7/9/2021 • 24 minutes, 4 seconds
Federalism in crisis, and 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party
Plus, Hungary vs the EU, and the superhero spreading the vaccine message in the Northern Territory.
7/2/2021 • 23 minutes, 50 seconds
A Foreign Affair discussion about Latin America, and the rise and fall of Robert Maxwell
Plus, the future of virus research, bushfire recovery 18 months, and a setback for Australia's Asian Renewable Energy Hub, in WA.
6/25/2021 • 22 minutes, 53 seconds
The pros and cons of working from home; Striking a better balance between policing and privacy; The perils of a PhD student
Plus, the looming elections in war-torn Ethiopia; Whether the Northern Ireland Protocol could provoke a crisis in UK-EU relations and undermine the Good Friday Agreement; And the long history of women walking.
6/18/2021 • 23 minutes, 53 seconds
Australia in the space race, Geoff Raby on diplomacy, and rewilding ourselves
Plus, what the AFP-FBI sting Operation Ironside might mean for surveillance, and an update on East Timor, Bernard Collaery and Witness K.
6/11/2021 • 24 minutes, 13 seconds
Leaving Afghanistan; Naomi Osaka and elite sport pressure; the great battery energy storage challenge
Also, veteran diplomat and Middle East specialist, Martin Indyk, in our Diplomacy series. And The Pick - recommendations for your reading, listening and watching.
6/4/2021 • 22 minutes, 53 seconds
Mountain peak misconceptions; future of the Republican Party; lawyer Taylah Gray on reconciliation
Also, meet departing US Consul General to Sydney, Sharon Hudson Dean. And Islamic State in Africa - a growing concern.
5/28/2021 • 24 minutes, 6 seconds