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The Conversation Weekly
The Conversation Weekly
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A show for curious minds. Join us each week as academic experts tell us about the fascinating discoveries they're making to understand the... more

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Why distrust in powerful politicians is part of a functioning democracy

Surveys suggest that in many western democracies, political trust is at rock bottom. But is it really such a bad... more

12 Dec 2024 · 27 minutes
How do animals understand death?

An orca that pulled along the corpse of its baby for 17 days. An opposum that plays dead to fool... more

05 Dec 2024 · 26 minutes
The story of one Amazon warehouse in the UK that pushed to unionise

The online retail giant Amazon is known for its resistance to unions. In this week’s episode, we tell the story... more

28 Nov 2024 · 32 minutes
50 years since the discovery of ancient hominin fossil Lucy in Ethiopia, calls grow to decolonize paleoanthropology

It's been 50 years since the American paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson discovered the fossil of ancient hominin 'Lucy' in the Afar... more

21 Nov 2024 · 27 minutes
The controversy over cod fishing in Canada

For generations, cod fishing was a way of life in Newfoundland and Labrador, the easternmost province in Canada. But in... more

14 Nov 2024 · 25 minutes
Gangsters who leave their gang behind for something new

What happens when a gangster leaves their life on the street? How do they transition to something new? We find... more

07 Nov 2024 · 31 minutes
What is motivating Americans as they decide who to vote for

Amid deep political polarization and extreme campaign rhetoric, the U.S. presidential election on November 5 is likely to be decided... more

31 Oct 2024 · 32 minutes
Origins of South Australia’s mysterious pink sands revealed

Take a walk along a beach in parts of South Australia, and you may come across unusual patches of pink... more

24 Oct 2024 · 21 minutes
MicroRNA: Victor Ambros on the discovery that won him the Nobel prize

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun were awarded the 2024 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNA,... more

17 Oct 2024 · 24 minutes
Know Your Place: when did class stop predicting the way British people vote?

In an extra episode this week, we're running the first part of Know Your Place: what happened to class in... more

14 Oct 2024 · 32 minutes
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