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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

Don’t be a D**khead — with musicians Kasey Chambers and Clare Bowditch

When Kasey Chambers was growing up, her dad had one simple, yet profound piece of advice. Just don't be a... more

06 Feb 2025 · 53 minutes
Should scientists stand up as things fall down? Advocacy, activism, impartiality and the risks

President Donald Trump’s administration is already muzzling government-funded scientists. Closer to home, Australian scientists have their own stories to tell... more

05 Feb 2025 · 54 minutes
Minority report — the new shape of Australian politics, with George Megalogenis and Tory Shepherd

From the inner cities to the outer suburbs, to rural and regional Australia, just what is going on in minds... more

04 Feb 2025 · 52 minutes
Why Australia politicians welcomed fascists after the Second World War

Australia resettled fascists, even war criminals after World War II as part of a worldwide program led by the International Refugee... more

03 Feb 2025 · 51 minutes
What’s the secret to governments making wise decisions?

Take folly, friction, pain and empathy … mix well, and you get wise governmental decisions. If only it was that... more

30 Jan 2025 · 53 minutes
Merlin Sheldrake's Entangled Life — how fungi do things differently, and inspire us to as well

Have you noticed mushrooms are having a moment? Merlin Sheldrake's New York Times bestselling book Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our... more

29 Jan 2025 · 54 minutes
Nicky Winmar and Rhoda Roberts − showing racism in sport the red card

Nicky Winmar's iconic stand against racism was a wakeup call more than 30 years ago. But how much has really... more

28 Jan 2025 · 42 minutes
Chopsticks or fork? — Jennifer Wong and Lin Jie Kong with Annabel Crabb

Almost every country town across Australia has a Chinese restaurant. Why is that? And what role do they play in... more

27 Jan 2025 · 51 minutes
Writers who rock — on the art of music writing

Three of Australia's best music writers share their craft, and reveal what it's like to sit down with some of... more

23 Jan 2025 · 53 minutes
How surfing writer Tim Baker and doctor Peter Goldsworthy learnt to live well and laugh with cancer

Meet two men who will change the way you think about an experience most of us fear but will be touched... more

22 Jan 2025 · 54 minutes
Big Ideas
Don’t be a D**khead — with musicians Kasey Chambers and Clare Bowditch
Big Ideas