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Big Ideas
Big Ideas
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Feed your mind. Be provoked. One big idea at a time. Your brain will love you for it. Grab your front row seat... more

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Episodes

Riverhood — oral histories in the Murray Darling Basin

The Murray Darling Basin is the most important river system in Australia, and the most contested. What does it mean... more

13 Mar 2025 · 53 minutes
Vested interests vs public interest? How the fossil fuel industry captures Australian governments

How has the fossil fuel industry wielded influence over Australian governments and their policies? What does it take to make... more

12 Mar 2025 · 54 minutes
France — a paradoxical country

The citizens of France have a notoriously conflicted relationship with the state. Their suspicion, if not resentfulness, of state power... more

11 Mar 2025 · 54 minutes
Can the International Criminal Court deliver justice?

The International Criminal Court has issued high-profile arrests warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... more

10 Mar 2025 · 54 minutes
Helen Garner on footy, boys, and growing old

A "Homeric struggle", a desperate night-ballet, an ethical training ground for boys and men. Aussie Rules is a multimillion-dollar industry,... more

06 Mar 2025 · 54 minutes
Is America on the cusp of collapse under Trump? Natasha Mitchell and guests at Adelaide Writers Week

Donald Trump's return to The White House is up-ending the way America works — at home and on the global... more

05 Mar 2025 · 53 minutes
What does the internet know about you?

A trip to Bunnings, a Medibank or Optus account, a new smart car or vacuum, every facet of our daily... more

04 Mar 2025 · 54 minutes
Security in Europe hangs in the balance. Is NATO on the rocks?

Europe needs to rethink its strategies and policies to protect the continent in the future. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, China's... more

03 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Animals — Us and them? How does loving animals go together with industrial farming?

Humans have a conflicted relationship with animals: We love our pets and admire our wildlife. But we continue the industrial... more

24 Feb 2025 · 43 minutes
Animals — Us and them? Are you having a whale of a time?

Seeing a whale in the wild takes your breath away. But so much of what they do remains mysterious. Join... more

24 Feb 2025 · 53 minutes
Big Ideas
Riverhood — oral histories in the Murray Darling Basin
Big Ideas