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 Aug 25, 2023
Amazing. Great investigative journalism. Delivered in an entertaining manner

Robert Janusz
 Nov 19, 2022
One of the most well researched and insightful podcasts around


 Jul 27, 2022


 Apr 17, 2022

jenny
 Jul 8, 2021
love matt's podcast. will continue to listen to everything he makes. thankyou

Description

The world is on fire. There's a coup. A former president is being indicted. Inflation is through the roof, and AI is taking our jobs. What does it all mean? Each week, Matt Bevan explains the biggest story in world news while hiding in his basement from assassins and authoritarian regimes.

Episode Date
Is Brisbane repeating the Olympic mistakes of the past
May 01, 2024
Could Benjamin Netanyahu go to jail?
Apr 24, 2024
Looking for Modi 07 | One billion voters
Apr 22, 2024
Iran, Israel and the calculus of revenge
Apr 17, 2024
Looking for Modi 06 | Modi and the money
Apr 15, 2024
Why do people hate wind farms? — Live
Apr 10, 2024
Looking for Modi 05 | The riots
Apr 08, 2024
Duterte vs Marcos: The feud that might tear the Philippines apart
Apr 03, 2024
Looking for Modi 04 | When holy politics turn violent
Apr 01, 2024
How Japan opted out of a global housing crisis
Mar 27, 2024
Looking for Modi 03 | Modi and the Swami
Mar 25, 2024
Kate Middleton and the 100-year history of fake photos
Mar 20, 2024
Looking for Modi 02 | The abandoned wife
Mar 18, 2024
Why does Putin bother holding elections?
Mar 13, 2024
Looking For Modi 01 | Humble beginnings
Mar 11, 2024
How China hires hackers
Mar 06, 2024
Is Donald Trump running out of money?
Feb 28, 2024
The Ayatollah who dreamed of an Iranian caliphate
Feb 21, 2024
How the Shah's cancer led to Iran's rift with the US
Feb 14, 2024
How Houthi rebels are embarrassing the world's biggest navy
Feb 07, 2024
Can Zelenskyy get the world to care about Ukraine again?
Dec 13, 2023
What is China's "panda diplomacy"?
Dec 06, 2023
Can OpenAI save us from a robot apocalypse?
Nov 29, 2023
China's play to win the heart of the Pacific
Nov 22, 2023
How North Korea makes a fortune stealing crypto
Nov 15, 2023
Can Israel rescue the hostages?
Nov 08, 2023
Who is Hezbollah, the group backing Hamas?
Nov 01, 2023
How did Hamas catch Israel by surprise?
Oct 25, 2023
How a quadriplegic charity worker became the founder of Hamas
Oct 18, 2023
The ridiculous assassination plot that sent Haiti into chaos
Oct 11, 2023
Should Elon Musk have stopped Ukraine attacking Russia?
Oct 04, 2023
The assassination that broke the bond between Canada and India
Sep 27, 2023
Why Modi picked a fight over India's true name
Sep 20, 2023
The race to build a petrol station on the moon
Sep 13, 2023
Is the century-long search for a weight loss drug over?
Sep 06, 2023
China cooked its population data. Now its economy is in crisis
Aug 30, 2023
Why is Russia meddling in West Africa?
Aug 23, 2023
How microchip-maker TSMC became the world's most important company
Aug 16, 2023
The decision that saved Australia from Argentina's 100 per cent inflation nightmare
Aug 09, 2023
How a bunch of boxes might land Trump in prison
Aug 02, 2023
How "General Armageddon" and a bromance almost brought down Vladimir Putin
Jul 26, 2023
INTRODUCING | If You're Listening
Jul 19, 2023
RUSSIA | S07 E6 - How will the war against Ukraine end?
Dec 13, 2022
RUSSIA | S07 E5 - Has Putin finally pushed the Russian people too far?
Dec 06, 2022
RUSSIA | S07 E4 - Undersea sabotage? The mysterious pipe blasts
Nov 29, 2022
RUSSIA | S07 E3 - Why it’s hard to fight when you don’t know why
Nov 22, 2022
RUSSIA S07 E2 | Zelensky's big call: run away or stay to fight
Nov 15, 2022
RUSSIA | S07 E1 - How war weakened strongman Putin
Nov 08, 2022
RUSSIA | 07 INTRODUCING Russia, If You're Listening series seven
Nov 02, 2022
AUSTRALIA | S06 E8 - The 49-year-old energy prophecy that is finally coming true
Apr 12, 2022
AUSTRALIA | S06 E7 - The countdown on coal fired power
Apr 05, 2022
AUSTRALIA | S06 E6 - Can we keep digging for energy?
Mar 29, 2022
AUSTRALIA | S06 E5 - What we missed while we were knifing PMs
Mar 22, 2022
AUSTRALIA | S06 E4 - The decade when climate change became a culture war
Mar 15, 2022
AUSTRALIA | S06 E3 - How long will the world want our coal?
Mar 08, 2022
AUSTRALIA | S06 E2 - How we became addicted to coal
Mar 01, 2022
AUSTRALIA | S06 E1 - The legacy of our first decisions on climate change
Feb 22, 2022
INTRODUCING Season Six | Australia, If You're Listening
Feb 16, 2022
CHINA | S05 06 - Are the 'drums of war' beating over Taiwan?
Jul 05, 2021
CHINA | S05 05 - Chinese students: Commodity or opportunity?
Jun 28, 2021
CHINA | S05 04 - Huawei and the new technology cold war
Jun 21, 2021
CHINA | S05 03 - The iron chain between Australia and China
Jun 14, 2021
CHINA | S05 Bonus episode - The story behind Bob Hawke’s mysterious Tiananmen Cable
Jun 10, 2021
CHINA | S05 02 - How Tiananmen is being repeated in Xinjiang
Jun 07, 2021
CHINA | S05 01 - Xi Jinping: The 'Man of Destiny'
May 31, 2021
INTRODUCING Season Five | China, If You’re Listening
May 24, 2021
AMERICA | S04 09 - How Coronavirus destroyed Trump's MAGA promise
Nov 01, 2020
AMERICA | S04 08 - How China fooled Donald Trump
Oct 25, 2020
AMERICA | S04 07 - How Donald Trump turned the Presidency into a business
Oct 18, 2020
AMERICA | S04 06 - Trump's desperate measure to halt immigration
Oct 11, 2020
AMERICA | S04 05 - How Trump widened racial divides for political gain
Oct 04, 2020
AMERICA | S04 04 - How Saudi Arabia found an ally in the White House
Sep 27, 2020
AMERICA | S04 03 - How close did Trump get to nuclear war?
Sep 20, 2020
AMERICA | S04 02 - The surprising story of how Donald Trump took on the NRA
Sep 13, 2020
AMERICA | S04 01 - What a hurricane taught Trump about being president
Sep 06, 2020
INTRODUCING Season Four | America, If You're Listening
Sep 03, 2020
RUSSIA | S03 09 - Putin's Trump card: the CrowdStrike conspiracy theory
Dec 15, 2019
RUSSIA | S03 08 - How Russia's rotten gas got Trump into trouble
Dec 08, 2019
RUSSIA | S03 07 - Putin goes nuclear to retain his popularity
Dec 01, 2019
RUSSIA | S03 06 - The spies who suck at spying
Nov 24, 2019
RUSSIA | S03 05 - When the Father of Brexit met Mother Russia
Nov 17, 2019
RUSSIA | S03 04 - Putin's obsession with crushing the mother of Germany
Nov 10, 2019
RUSSIA | S03 03 - How to spin a war
Nov 03, 2019
RUSSIA | S03 02 - From spymaster to president
Oct 27, 2019
RUSSIA | S03 01 - A cold, wet day in Salisbury
Oct 20, 2019
INTRODUCING Season Three | Putin vs The World
Oct 16, 2019
RUSSIA | S02 08 - The night at the wine rooms
May 22, 2019
RUSSIA | S02 07 - Oleg Deripaska: The collusion connection?
May 02, 2019
RUSSIA | S02 06 - Don McGahn: Mueller's star witness
Apr 25, 2019
RUSSIA | S02 05 - Julian Assange: Russia's favourite publisher
Apr 18, 2019
RUSSIA | S02 04 - Sergey Kislyak: The radioactive ambassador
Apr 11, 2019
RUSSIA | S02 03 - Rob Goldstone: 'I regret all of it'
Apr 04, 2019
RUSSIA | S02 02 - Maria Butina: Russian in the NRA
Mar 28, 2019
RUSSIA | S02 01 - Trump's best day ever
Mar 25, 2019
RUSSIA | S01 17 - Robert Mueller: 'Trump's worst nightmare'
Sep 09, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 16 - Michael Cohen: The fixer with the hush money
Sep 02, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 15 - Felix Sater: Criminal, informant, developer, spy
Aug 26, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 14 - Trump's Business: Secrets and deals
Aug 19, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 13 - James Comey: Integrity at all costs
Aug 12, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 12 - Michael Flynn: General for hire
Aug 05, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 11 - Jared Kushner: Trump's Crown Prince
Jul 29, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 10 - The Troll Factory: Lies, stolen secrets and chaos
Jul 22, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 09 - The Crime: Russia steps over the line
Jul 15, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 08 - Donald Trump Jr: The President's son and the 'treasonous' meeting
Jul 08, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 07 - Paul Manafort: The dictator's fixer
Jul 01, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 06 - Christopher Steele: The spy and the pee tape
Jun 17, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 05 - Carter Page: The useful idiot
Jun 10, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 04 - George Papadopoulos: The coffee boy
Jun 03, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 03 - The Oligarchs: Money and power
May 27, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 02 - Vladimir Putin: The man with a grudge
May 20, 2018
RUSSIA | S01 01 - Donald Trump: A Russian love affair
May 13, 2018