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Smart analysis, lively conversations, and great company. Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Episodes 100
Trump promotes MAGA loyalist after midterm "blue tsunami"
Did the midterm elections signal a realignment of American politics, and a rejection of Trumpism? What does Trump's promotion of Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff indicate about his interpretation of …
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Did the midterm elections signal a realignment of American politics, and a rejection of Trumpism? What does Trump's promotion of Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff indicate about his interpretation of the results? Two leading political commentators, conservative thinker Bill Kristol, and journalist Molly Ball join Nick Bryant to unpack the meaning of the midterm vote.
Closer to home we unpack the big economic and business news of the week: the rising interest rates and the collapse of department store David Jones.
Visionary artist Es Devlin has collaborated with everyone from Bad Bunny and Beyoncé to the Louvre. We speak with Es Devlin about her first Australian exhibition at Powerhouse Parramatta.
And on the eve of the Hindu Festival of Lights, Diwali, we review a new blockbuster adaptation of the Indian epic The Ramayana.
A Saturday Extra election special
Can either of Israel's main political blocs form a unity government after a polarized election result?Clear air for Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after rival Flavio Bolsonaro goes into self-exile …
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Can either of Israel's main political blocs form a unity government after a polarized election result?
Clear air for Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after rival Flavio Bolsonaro goes into self-exile in America.
Nick Bryant's guide to the US midterm elections.
How South Korea plans to give all 51 million of its citizens access to an AI agent with unlimited usage.
Shaken, not stirred, but shortlisted: who will be the next James Bond?
And Rachael Maza is our guest this month on The Last Thing.
Inside the protests tearing France apart
France will deploy some 70,000 police nationwide as it braces for new protests this weekend. We get an eyewitness account of what's happening on the ground. Meanwhile, an election looms in Israel. Could it see …
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France will deploy some 70,000 police nationwide as it braces for new protests this weekend. We get an eyewitness account of what's happening on the ground. Meanwhile, an election looms in Israel. Could it see the end of Benjamin Netanyahu, or will he make yet another political comeback?
Plus, as Australia continues to reel from the shock attack on Helen Haines, the husband of murdered UK MP Jo Cox speaks about the power of coming together in the toughest moments. And could Melbourne's Yarra River be made safe enough to swim in again?
Was this the week the US changed sides in the Ukraine war?
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Behind the shock arrest of a former German spy chief
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
What the flydubai attack means for the Middle East
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Should Australia be on the United Nations Security Council?
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Plan for Hamas to disarm
A breakthrough deal for Hamas to hand over its weapons and for Israel to pullout of Gaza - Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's Middle East program explains the agreement.
Why the Iran war hasn't caused a global economic crisis (yet)
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Power and popularity: Narendra Modi's Australian visit
The early morning heartbreak for Australia and that penalty shoot-out in Dallas where the Egyptians came out on top. A conversation with one of India's leading historians, Ramachandra Guha, on the power and …
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The early morning heartbreak for Australia and that penalty shoot-out in Dallas where the Egyptians came out on top. A conversation with one of India's leading historians, Ramachandra Guha, on the power and popularity of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who visits Australia this week. And as America prepares to mark Independence Day — the 4th of July, we criss-cross the country, from Donald Trump's Great American State Fair to the town of Normal in Illinois, to an attempt at getting Dolly Parton on the show.
UK PM under pressure from Labour MPs
The likely leadership challenge in the UK. America at 250: What is the significance of Independence Day for Indigenous Americans? The latest on the Iran US negotiations.Pauline Hanson's speech at the National …
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The likely leadership challenge in the UK.
America at 250: What is the significance of Independence Day for Indigenous Americans?
The latest on the Iran US negotiations.
Pauline Hanson's speech at the National Press Club in Canberra and her hostile relationship with the media.
And heartbreak for the Socceroos: what went wrong?
Ken Burns on the lessons of America's violent past
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Landmark new home in the NT offers hope for remote Aboriginal communities
The power politics of the summit between Presidents Xi and Putin — how did it compare to Trump's visit?
The symbolism and substance of the Trump Xi summit
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
As Reform UK surges in local council elections, will Farrer elect One Nation?
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Anthony Albanese on navigating global and political turbulence
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
The US and Iran continue their 'diplomatic dance'
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
US and Iran show signs of compromise
The latest on the Middle East and the clearest sign yet of a breakthrough between Washington and Tehran - David Rennie, the Geopolitics Editor at The Economist, and Professor David Kilcullen, one of Australia's …
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The latest on the Middle East and the clearest sign yet of a breakthrough between Washington and Tehran - David Rennie, the Geopolitics Editor at The Economist, and Professor David Kilcullen, one of Australia's leading military thinkers, unpack the overnight announcements and meetings.
Author and journalist Katherine Stewart looks at the feud between Donald Trump and Pope Leo, and whether it points to something bigger: The fraying of MAGA?
Jill Sheppard joins the show to discuss a new book, Landslide: The 2025 Federal Election.
Australian journalist Cheng Lei talks about recreating her three years in Chinese detention as a live stage show at Melbourne Arts House.
And nearly 200 people, including renowned Australian artist Lucy Culliton are painting outside this weekend as part of the first ever Art Prize in the country town of Bombala.
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