Ranked #1
Speaking with: social researcher and author Hugh Mackay on 2017, 'a really disturbing year'
Speaking with: social researcher and author Hugh Mackay on 2017, 'a really disturbing year'
Social researcher Hugh Mackay and The Conversation's FactCheck Editor Lucinda Beaman. “I’ve found 2017 a really disturbi... Read more
22 Dec 2017
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59mins
Ranked #2
Speaking with: satirist Armando Iannucci on The Death of Stalin
Speaking with: satirist Armando Iannucci on The Death of Stalin
The Death of Stalin is about the chaotic political drama that followed the Russian leader's demise in 1953. Madman Films... Read more
26 Mar 2018
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19mins
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Ranked #3
Speaking with: David Field about unusual crimes that have changed the law
Speaking with: David Field about unusual crimes that have changed the law
Is sleepwalking a legitimate defence for murder? Are victims of family violence protected against the premeditated killi... Read more
24 Jan 2018
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19mins
Ranked #4
Speaking with: Andrew Leigh on why we need more randomised trials in policy and law
Speaking with: Andrew Leigh on why we need more randomised trials in policy and law
AndrewLeigh.com, Author providedRandomised controlled trials are the gold standard in medical research. Researchers divi... Read more
15 Mar 2018
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23mins
Ranked #5
Speaking with: Cameron McAuliffe on NIMBYs, urban planning and making community consultation work
Speaking with: Cameron McAuliffe on NIMBYs, urban planning and making community consultation work
We're used to hearing cries of "NIMBYism" and "money-hungry developers" on both sides of planning debates, but there's a... Read more
5 Apr 2018
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22mins
Ranked #6
Speaking with: Emrys Westacott on the virtue of frugal living
Speaking with: Emrys Westacott on the virtue of frugal living
Simple living in a complex time – is a return to frugality the key to happiness? Xurxo Martínez/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA They... Read more
5 Dec 2017
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23mins
Ranked #7
Speaking with: Bates Gill on Australia's changing relationship with China
Speaking with: Bates Gill on Australia's changing relationship with China
Flickr: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SADuring Xi Jinping’s opening address at the Communist Party’s 19th National Party Congress... Read more
24 Oct 2017
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26mins
Ranked #8
Speaking with: Emma Power and Jennifer Kent about why Australian cities and homes aren't built for pets
Speaking with: Emma Power and Jennifer Kent about why Australian cities and homes aren't built for pets
A canine commuter catches up on some sleep on the Paris Metro. Kevin O'Mara/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDWe’re a nation of pet lov... Read more
29 Aug 2017
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22mins
Ranked #9
Speaking with: John Gerrard on preventing infectious diseases
Speaking with: John Gerrard on preventing infectious diseases
John Gerrard says a developed city like Sydney could not cope with an epidemic of the scale of the recent Ebola outbreak... Read more
24 Aug 2017
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16mins
Ranked #10
Speaking with: Nicole Gurran on Airbnb and its impact on cities
Speaking with: Nicole Gurran on Airbnb and its impact on cities
New York residents protest against AirBnB at a City Hall hearing into the impact of short-term rentals in 2015. Shannon ... Read more
17 Aug 2017
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25mins
Ranked #11
Speaking with: Nancy Pachana on planning for an active and engaged ageing population
Speaking with: Nancy Pachana on planning for an active and engaged ageing population
The Danish Choir “Gangstativerne”, singingat a conference launching the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity B... Read more
9 Aug 2017
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31mins
Ranked #12
Speaking with: Cameron Murray on grey corruption and the 'Game of Mates'
Speaking with: Cameron Murray on grey corruption and the 'Game of Mates'
Land rezoning, sales, and planning approvals are just a few of the ways 'grey gifts' can decide who benefits from govern... Read more
28 Jul 2017
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31mins
Ranked #13
Speaking with: Dr Mark Blaskovich on antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the threat of superbugs
Speaking with: Dr Mark Blaskovich on antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the threat of superbugs
Antibiotics Staphylex, used to treat the infection Golden Staph. TONY PHILLIPS/ AAPSince the discovery of antibiotics ... Read more
18 Jul 2017
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32mins
Ranked #14
Speaking with: Julian Savulescu on the ethics of genetic modification in humans
Speaking with: Julian Savulescu on the ethics of genetic modification in humans
Could genetic engineering one day allow parents to have designer babies? Tatiana Vdb/flickr, CC BYWhat if humans are gen... Read more
17 Jul 2017
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37mins
Ranked #15
Speaking with: Professor Peter Koopman on CRISPR and the power of genome editing
Speaking with: Professor Peter Koopman on CRISPR and the power of genome editing
Editing DNA has the potential to treat disease by repairing or removing defective genes. Kyle Lawson/flickr, CC BY-NC-N... Read more
6 Jul 2017
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23mins
Ranked #16
Speaking with: Peter Doherty about infectious disease pandemics
Speaking with: Peter Doherty about infectious disease pandemics
Medical workers move a woman, who is suspected of having Ebola, upon her arrival at Meioxeiro Hospital, in Vigo, northwe... Read more
21 Jun 2017
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34mins
Ranked #17
Speaking with: Tony Kevin on his return to Moscow and the new Cold War with Russia
Speaking with: Tony Kevin on his return to Moscow and the new Cold War with Russia
Russian line guard march prior to a military parade in Moscow. Yuri Kochetkov/EPATony Kevin first went to the Soviet Uni... Read more
1 Jun 2017
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30mins
Ranked #18
No problem too big #1: Artificial intelligence and killer robots
No problem too big #1: Artificial intelligence and killer robots
Imagine a world where artificial intelligence is in control and humans are brink of extinction. What went wrong? What co... Read more
26 May 2017
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45mins
Ranked #19
Speaking with: Mia Woodruff about using 3D printing to replace body parts
Speaking with: Mia Woodruff about using 3D printing to replace body parts
Mia Woodruff at the November 2016 launch of the Herston Biofabrication Institute, a collaboration between QUT and the Me... Read more
11 May 2017
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18mins
Ranked #20
Speaking with: The Daily Beast's Christopher Dickey on reporting on and living through terrorism in Paris
Speaking with: The Daily Beast's Christopher Dickey on reporting on and living through terrorism in Paris
Parisians gather at the Bataclan nightclub on November 13, 2016, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of terror attac... Read more
15 Mar 2017
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24mins