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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

How calories and coercion do you harm — leading physicians on your healthy body and mind

Mental health problems and chronic diseases are plaguing societies around the world. Both fields need new solutions. We know that... more

04 Dec 2023 · 54 minutes
Food waste is bananas. So what are you going to do about it?

Australians on average chuck out 7.6 billion tonnes of food per year. That amounts to 312 kilos per person, or... more

30 Nov 2023 · 53 minutes
Why do so many of us feel so damn lonely and too ashamed to talk about it?

In a world of hyper-connectivity and social media, why do so many of us feel so damn lonely? Being lonely... more

29 Nov 2023 · 1 minute
David Marr's ancestors massacred Indigenous Australians. Marcia Langton's ancestors were among them.

Many people embark on a journey to discover their family's past in order to contextualise their present. But what happens... more

28 Nov 2023 · 53 minutes
Love, lost minds, and mortality — how two storytellers met two scientists, made magic, and found meaning

What happens when Australia’s best poets and writers walk into the world of scientists? How do they feed of each... more

27 Nov 2023 · 54 minutes
Newsroom ethics and the Israel-Gaza war — part two

A range of media outlets — including the ABC — have been criticised for their coverage of the latest Israel-Gaza... more

23 Nov 2023 · 43 minutes
Newsroom ethics and the Israel Gaza war — part one

A range of media outlets — including the ABC — have been criticised for their coverage of the latest Israel-Gaza... more

23 Nov 2023 · 53 minutes
Photojournalist Andrew Quilty and activist Zahra Karimi want you to see this Afghanistan

Multi-award-winning Australian photojournalist Andrew Quilty went to Afghanistan on a two-week assignment. He stayed for 9 years. At just 25, Afghan-born... more

22 Nov 2023 · 53 minutes
Tracey Spicer: How AI and machine design is failing women

Technology's default setting is 'male' — more precisely a white, or at least, light-skinned male. Tracey Spicer exposes how technology... more

21 Nov 2023 · 53 minutes
There's a sensory world unavailable to humans. So Ed Yong tried to discover it.

In 2020, veteran science journalist Ed Yong intended to write a book about the world of animal senses. But fate... more

20 Nov 2023 · 54 minutes
Big Ideas
How calories and coercion do you harm — leading physicians on your healthy body and mind
Big Ideas