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2344 - Where is the soul in science?

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2344 - Where is the soul in science?

Wed, 29 May 2024
2343 - Not drowning, fighting — life on the front lines of the climate crisis

Tue, 28 May 2024
2342 - Evolution can explain why humans are such weird animals

Mon, 27 May 2024
2341 - How to make the Global North and the Global South play nicely together

Thu, 23 May 2024
2340 - From panic attacks to finding freedom — Tibetan master Mingyur Rinpoche joins a Sufi scholar and an Indian philosopher of mind

Wed, 22 May 2024
2339 - Fareed Zakaria on how economic and technological progress leads to revolutions

Tue, 21 May 2024
2338 - Girt by Sea — Australia’s maritime security

Mon, 20 May 2024
2337 - Costa Georgiadis on how to stop Australia's invasion by feral species

Thu, 16 May 2024
2336 - A new future for Black and White Australia — Thomas Mayo, Margo Neale, David Marr with Natasha Mitchell

Wed, 15 May 2024
2335 - Anne Manne - Crimes of the Cross

Tue, 14 May 2024
2334 - 10,000 puffs — how vapes got the next generation hooked on smoking

Mon, 13 May 2024
2333 - What Oppenheimer can teach us about regulating new technologies

Thu, 09 May 2024
2332 - Superpowers and superpeacemakers — your guide with John Lyons, Sam Roggeveen, Ilaria Walker and Natasha Mitchell

Wed, 08 May 2024
2331 - Helen Clark on how to build a healthier future for all

Tue, 07 May 2024
2330 - Tenacity and two squat houses — how an Australian movement was born for women leaving violence

Mon, 06 May 2024
2328 - Donald Trump, American authoritarianism and how journalists should cover it

Thu, 02 May 2024
2327 - Jonathan Rosen, Patrick McGorry with Natasha Mitchell— friendship, madness and the tragedy of good intentions

Wed, 01 May 2024
2326 - Slowing down fast fashion with Aja Barber

Tue, 30 Apr 2024
2325 - Mariana Mazzucato — a moonshot guide to changing capitalism

Mon, 29 Apr 2024
2324 - Is it time to change Australia's security strategy for South East Asia?

Thu, 25 Apr 2024
2323 - How to challenge political spin with straight talk — Richard Denniss, Joelle Gergis, Yanis Varoufakis, Tom Keneally with Natasha Mitchell

Wed, 24 Apr 2024
2322 - Dr Norman Swan with biotechnology pioneers on what's next for medicine

Tue, 23 Apr 2024
2321 - It's personal! — field stories from the frontline of Australia's Ambassador for Gender Equality

Mon, 22 Apr 2024
2320 - Trees as an alternative crop — the future of forestry in Australia?

Thu, 18 Apr 2024
2319 - The shark net controversy — hear the debate at Bondi's Ocean Lovers Festival

Wed, 17 Apr 2024
2318 - Life on Mars — and beyond

Tue, 16 Apr 2024
2317 - A heart-to-heart with Eric Bogle — his songs and his life

Mon, 15 Apr 2024
2316 - The war in Gaza, Palestinians, and Israelis – what can we learn from the past about the future?

Thu, 11 Apr 2024
2315 - A mummified mystery! Sealed shut for decades then scientists opened this coffin lid

Wed, 10 Apr 2024
2314 - Mary Beard — Empress of Rome

Tue, 09 Apr 2024
2313 - Michael Gawenda on Jewishness, the Australian Left, and the State of Israel

Mon, 08 Apr 2024
2312 - Cheng Lei, Sean Turnell and Kylie Moore-Gilbert on the ruthless practice of hostage diplomacy

Thu, 04 Apr 2024
2311 - Ripples, resilience, and rivers – the politics of water

Wed, 03 Apr 2024
2310 - Forging a fire ready future

Tue, 02 Apr 2024
2309 - What makes a charity successful?

Mon, 01 Apr 2024
2308 - Julia Baird on how grace saves us from a dark world

Thu, 28 Mar 2024
2307 - The Deficit Myth with Stephanie Kelton — what to ask when governments can't afford to fix things.

Wed, 27 Mar 2024
2306 - Bessel van der Kolk on The Body Keeps the Score

Tue, 26 Mar 2024
2305 - Why are young people more unhappy and worried?

Mon, 25 Mar 2024
2304 - Are we all liberals at heart?

Thu, 21 Mar 2024
2303 - Imagination and Mindset, and The Importance of Doubt (Boyer Lectures 3 and 4)

Wed, 20 Mar 2024
2302 - The Atomic Revolution and the Quantum Promise (2023 Boyer Lectures 1 and 2)

Tue, 19 Mar 2024
2301 - Trump vs Biden vs the world — what will it mean for Australia?

Mon, 18 Mar 2024
2300 - I've Been to a Parallel World

Thu, 14 Mar 2024
2299 - The education gap between rural and metropolitan Australia is costing us billions

Wed, 13 Mar 2024
2298 - Solving the mysteries of the universe − with philosophy

Tue, 12 Mar 2024
2297 - How Russia’s war on Ukraine ends

Mon, 11 Mar 2024
2296 - Corruption at the crossroads in Australia

Thu, 07 Mar 2024
2295 - Spending time with Laurie Anderson

Wed, 06 Mar 2024
2294 - Finding your creativity with Holly Ringland

Tue, 05 Mar 2024

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