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Smart analysis, lively conversations, and great company. Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.

Episode Date
Tango: 'It's not a dance, it's an emotion'
Jul 10, 2026
Trends in global population
Jul 10, 2026
Erling Haarland brings Viking vibes to the Wold Cup
Jul 10, 2026
Poetic justice: fairness in the World Cup
Jul 10, 2026
European populists making fresh bids for power
Jul 10, 2026
New Zealand to consider joining Australia and Fiji in defence alliance
Jul 10, 2026
NATO Summit: rare outbreak of unity
Jul 10, 2026
America at 250: America celebrates and reflects on July 4
Jul 03, 2026
A visit to the National Indigenous Art Fair
Jul 03, 2026
Why are Australians abandoning Asian languages?
Jul 03, 2026
Modi is coming to Australia. Who really is he?
Jul 03, 2026
Despair in Dallas for the Socceroos
Jul 03, 2026
The Last Thing: Sam Guthrie
Jun 26, 2026
Why is support for multiculturalism declining?
Jun 26, 2026
Discovering Australia's hidden Chinese past
Jun 26, 2026
America at 250: The 'racial disunion' of America
Jun 26, 2026
Why did Keir Starmer have to go?
Jun 26, 2026
USA 2-0 win over Socceroos
Jun 19, 2026
How should the media treat Pauline Hanson?
Jun 19, 2026
America at 250: The Native American perspective
Jun 19, 2026
Will 'the King of the North' become the next UK PM?
Jun 19, 2026
Who is the real winner from the US-Iran deal?
Jun 19, 2026
America at 250: Ken Burns on the 'violent birth' of the US
Jun 12, 2026
Hosting the enemy: America's FIFA World Cup
Jun 12, 2026
How to deal with misinformation in a 'post-truth world'
Jun 12, 2026
Can Donald Trump end the war in Iran?
Jun 12, 2026
Adelaide fundraiser vows to claw back world record for most Marilyn Monroe lookalikes
Jun 05, 2026
America at 250: How royalists became revolutionaries
Jun 05, 2026
Is theatre and cinema etiquette getting worse?
Jun 05, 2026
Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron on journalism under Trump 2.0
Jun 05, 2026
Elon Musk, the world's first trillionaire?
Jun 05, 2026
Pacific diplomacy under the microscope
Jun 05, 2026
The Last Thing: Victoria Falconer
May 29, 2026
How Charlottesville became the frontline of an American history war
May 29, 2026
Canberra: love it or hate it?
May 29, 2026
Can Australia be a leader in sustainable data centres?
May 29, 2026
Amid heavy losses, Russia looks to next stage of Ukraine war
May 29, 2026
Is it 'deal or no deal' for Iran and the US?
May 29, 2026
Is mahjong having a moment?
May 22, 2026
Tasmania's budget: a fiscal precipice?
May 22, 2026
Australian activist claims of abuse while attempting to deliver aid
May 22, 2026
Will President Trump's Republican primary wins undermine their midterm chances?
May 22, 2026
Tennant Creek home offers a solution to Indigenous housing crisis
May 22, 2026
How did Putin's summit with Xi compare with Donald Trump's visit?
May 22, 2026
The ABC's new AI reporter on how this tech is changing the world
May 15, 2026
Is the budget as historic as the government claims?
May 15, 2026
National recognition for trio of Sydney architects
May 15, 2026
What happens if international students stop coming to Australia?
May 15, 2026
Trump Xi summit concludes
May 15, 2026
Latest on UK leadership struggle
May 15, 2026
Is One Nation set for a big by-election win?
May 08, 2026
Sarah Wilson on giving up hope and living truthfully in a collapsing world
May 08, 2026
India becomes Australia's top source of migration
May 08, 2026
Donald Trump heads to Beijing for a high-stakes meeting
May 08, 2026
Thomas Wright on great power rivalries in this volatile historic moment
May 08, 2026
Anthony Albanese on his second term in a turbulent world
May 01, 2026
PNG artist Ngaiire building bricks and mortar music school for emerging artists
May 01, 2026
America at 250: The beginnings of 'We the People'
May 01, 2026
How King Charles became a 'Trump whisperer'
May 01, 2026
The Last Thing: Tim Ayliffe
Apr 24, 2026
Do we need a more diverse Anzac Day?
Apr 24, 2026
Deborah Mailman finds her 'happy place' in Warwick Thornton's new film
Apr 24, 2026
Who wants 'the most impossible job in the world'?
Apr 24, 2026
What's it like on the ground in Lebanon right now?
Apr 24, 2026
Hope and doubt around prospective Iran peace talks
Apr 24, 2026
Artists converge in the Snowy Monaro to paint in the great outdoors
Apr 17, 2026
What does the Iran war mean for China?
Apr 17, 2026
The story behind Labor's electoral landslide
Apr 17, 2026
Cheng Lei's stage show recreates 1154 days in Chinese detention
Apr 17, 2026
As Trump spars with the Pope, is MAGA fraying?
Apr 17, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz 'reopens' as the Lebanon ceasefire holds
Apr 17, 2026
Should we all be ditching our smartphones?
Apr 10, 2026
The Iran war was not a 'quick success' for Trump. So what's next?
Apr 10, 2026
Australia could play a big part in the next space age
Apr 10, 2026
Is the US-UK 'special relationship' faltering?
Apr 10, 2026
Hungarians head to the polls in a high-stakes election
Apr 10, 2026
Will the 'brittle' US-Iran ceasefire fall apart?
Apr 10, 2026
Why has Eurovision expanded to Asia?
Apr 03, 2026
Espionage, subterfuge and revenge in David McCloskey's new novel
Apr 03, 2026
An epic piece of music for the Easter weekend
Apr 03, 2026
The outback town protecting our fading night skies
Apr 03, 2026
Will Artemis II kickstart a new space race?
Apr 03, 2026
Iran defiant after Trump speech and the search for missing US airman
Apr 03, 2026
The Last Thing: Sita Sargeant
Mar 27, 2026
Slow Horses author Mick Herron on his spy megahit
Mar 27, 2026
Mick Harvey awarded highest French cultural honour
Mar 27, 2026
Why the government shouldn't 'waste a crisis'
Mar 27, 2026
UN declares the Earth is out of balance, as Northern Territory faces five successive disasters
Mar 27, 2026
Does the White House have an 'off ramp' for Iran?
Mar 27, 2026
Why is this a golden age for the Matildas?
Mar 20, 2026
Do US attacks on Iran signal the end of Trumpism?
Mar 20, 2026
The SA election: A big moment for One Nation
Mar 20, 2026
How weight loss drugs like Ozempic are changing the world
Mar 20, 2026
War in the Middle East, consequences in Australia
Mar 20, 2026
Is the war in Iran becoming an 'escalation trap'?
Mar 20, 2026
Exiled Iranian national soccer player speaks out about fate of returning players
Mar 13, 2026
From Adelaide to the Academy Awards
Mar 13, 2026
Flight of the Conchords star Bret McKenzie on his next act
Mar 13, 2026
Is Melbourne the world's best city?
Mar 13, 2026
Oil shock: Iran's leaders inflict pain on the global economy
Mar 13, 2026
Iran is playing 'the long game'. Will it pay off?
Mar 13, 2026
Why did America decide to go to war with Iran?
Mar 06, 2026
The world's longest serving TV news anchor duo
Mar 06, 2026
Magda Szubanski remembers comedy legend Ted Emery
Mar 06, 2026
A 'comeback' after 6,000 years of extinction
Mar 06, 2026
What's behind Trump's fight with an AI company?
Mar 06, 2026
How Iran's proxies have been degraded
Mar 06, 2026
Can the Iranians outlast the Americans?
Mar 06, 2026
The Last Thing: Caroline Butler-Bowdon
Feb 27, 2026
How Australian policy innovation influences the UK
Feb 27, 2026
Marianne Williamson on US politics
Feb 27, 2026
A rare look inside North Korea
Feb 27, 2026
What makes a truly great speech?
Feb 27, 2026
What's behind the rise of political violence in Australia?
Feb 27, 2026
Why are so many people Chinamaxxing?
Feb 20, 2026
Gisele Pelicot seeks to reverse the onus of shame for assault victims
Feb 20, 2026
Cricket legends stand up for imprisoned Imran Khan
Feb 20, 2026
After Andrew's arrest, what now?
Feb 20, 2026
Controversy surrounds incoming Northern Territory Administrator
Feb 20, 2026
Trump considers initial limited military strike on Iran
Feb 20, 2026
Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs
Feb 20, 2026
Reimagining A Winter's Journey for Australia
Feb 13, 2026
A turning point for protest in Australia?
Feb 13, 2026
Building Zac Efron's zero-waste home
Feb 13, 2026
What the Japanese election means for Australia
Feb 13, 2026
A big, messy week for the Liberals
Feb 13, 2026
At Munich, big questions about the rules-based world order
Feb 13, 2026
Behind the massive lay-offs at The Washington Post
Feb 06, 2026
Why One Nation is surging in the polls
Feb 06, 2026
Voguing performers ready to strike a pose
Feb 06, 2026
US politics roundup with Katty Kay and Jon Sopel
Feb 06, 2026
The impact of Isaac Herzog's Australia visit
Feb 06, 2026
The Last Thing: Sam Koslowski
Jan 30, 2026
A messy January in Australian federal politics
Jan 30, 2026
The women drivers breaking up a boys' club
Jan 30, 2026
Will Iran strike a deal with the US?
Jan 30, 2026
What is Donald Trump's endgame in Minnesota?
Jan 30, 2026
The downfall of China’s top military general
Jan 30, 2026
Bush poets, buskers and big stars takeover Tamworth
Jan 23, 2026
How other countries deal with their contested days
Jan 23, 2026
Is another interest rate hike on the way?
Jan 23, 2026
Malcolm Turnbull on Coalition chaos
Jan 23, 2026
How will conservative parties reform after the Coalition's rancorous split?
Jan 23, 2026
Where do transatlantic relations go from here?
Jan 23, 2026
Geraldine Brooks on love, loss and ghost writing for Kamala Harris
Dec 12, 2025
Behind the scenes of journalist Gary O'Donoghue's exclusive interview with Trump
Dec 12, 2025
David Gonski reflects on 20 years as Chancellor of UNSW
Dec 12, 2025
Rifts between Europe and America as intense talks on Ukraine war continue
Dec 12, 2025
Did Saturday Extra fulfil its promises to you?
Dec 11, 2025
Overland from England to Adelaide for the Ashes
Dec 05, 2025
Australia's biggest social experiment: a ban on social media for under-16s
Dec 05, 2025
Governor-General Sam Mostyn "there is so much good in this country."
Dec 05, 2025
Mass prisoner release in Myanmar ahead of sham elections this month
Dec 05, 2025
Military build-up off Venezuela as US security strategy pledges "lethal force to defeat drugs cartels"
Dec 05, 2025
The Rest Is History podcast back in Australia
Nov 28, 2025
What political trends are revealed in the 2025 Australian Election Study?
Nov 28, 2025
Rising death toll in Hong Kong’s ‘avoidable’ fire
Nov 28, 2025
Washington attack and Trump's America with David Frum
Nov 28, 2025
Is peace possible? Ukraine war negotiations explained
Nov 28, 2025
How China is ruled by engineers and America is run by lawyers
Nov 21, 2025
Australia and India seal major film Industry pact as Bollywood booms down under
Nov 21, 2025
Jamal Khashoggi's widow devastated by President Trump's defence of Saudi Crown Prince
Nov 21, 2025
One Nation surges in the polls as the Liberal Party searches for meaning
Nov 21, 2025
G20 leaders meeting in South Africa
Nov 21, 2025
Putin backs US plan for ending Ukraine war as Zelensky faces "difficult" choice
Nov 21, 2025
The life and architecture of Lord Norman Foster
Nov 14, 2025
The untold story of grandparenting in Australia
Nov 14, 2025
Is the future of university campuses all about collaboration?
Nov 14, 2025
Calls grow to release all Epstein files
Nov 14, 2025
BBC refuses to pay President Trump compensation
Nov 14, 2025
Michelle Grattan's front row seat to the drama of the dismissal
Nov 07, 2025
Annabel Crabb's new series: Civic Duty
Nov 07, 2025
High speed rail network on track
Nov 07, 2025
The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life
Nov 07, 2025
Democrats sweep to victory across the US, but divided over future direction
Nov 07, 2025
COP30 climate talks in Brazil on how to limit global warming
Nov 07, 2025
A pageant of porridge at the World Porridge Making Championships
Oct 31, 2025
Mark McKenna's history of Australia
Oct 31, 2025
Zohran Mamdani's moment in New York City mayoral race
Oct 31, 2025
Prince Andrew stripped of title, home and status
Oct 31, 2025
The Trump Xi trade meeting
Oct 31, 2025
Paramilitary group RSF carrying out genocide with impunity in Sudan
Oct 31, 2025
Punjabi superstar descends on Australia
Oct 24, 2025
Temperature check on Australia's democracy
Oct 24, 2025
Bold and brazen: History's greatest art heists
Oct 24, 2025
Timor-Leste finally joins ASEAN
Oct 24, 2025
Donald Trump's Asia visit
Oct 24, 2025
Griffin Dunne - The Friday Afternoon Club
Oct 17, 2025
The Trump-Albanese White House Meeting
Oct 17, 2025
Kate Mulvany brings Darcy Niland’s The Shiralee to the stage
Oct 17, 2025
Inquiry into falling rates of Asian language study in Australia
Oct 17, 2025
The art of the gift - What should Albanese give Trump?
Oct 17, 2025
The whirlwind week in Middle East and US politics
Oct 17, 2025
‘Without trees we are all lost’: the ancient stories of Australia’s iconic Eucalyptus
Oct 10, 2025
After the war, what is the future of Palestine?
Oct 10, 2025
Snowy Hydro 2.0 is leaking money
Oct 10, 2025
The sway of Australia’s Gen Z political influencers
Oct 10, 2025
The sway of Australia’s Gen Z political influencers
Oct 10, 2025
What is uniting the global wave of Gen Z protesters?
Oct 10, 2025
‘The nightmare can now end’: Israelis react to ceasefire
Oct 10, 2025
'We lost everything': How much peace will Trump’s plan bring?
Oct 10, 2025
The death of leggings?
Oct 03, 2025
How will AI affect our democracy?
Oct 03, 2025
"Hope" after Hamas announces release of remaining hostages in Gaza
Oct 03, 2025
The story of Australian restaurateur’s iconic Shanghai restaurant: M on the Bund
Oct 03, 2025
Can Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Oct 03, 2025
Donald Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza as Hamas agrees to free hostages
Oct 03, 2025
Budgie smugglers back in vogue in Europe 
Sep 26, 2025
Academics dispute state of finances at leading Sydney university
Sep 26, 2025
Jennifer Byrne on her best books of the 21st century
Sep 26, 2025
The story of feminist action in Australia
Sep 26, 2025
The politics at the UN General Assemby: Laura Tingle
Sep 26, 2025
Trump at the UN General Assembly
Sep 26, 2025
Jon Sopel on the week in US and UK politics
Sep 19, 2025
"Here you come again": the Dolly Parton show sweeping Australia
Sep 19, 2025
So you want to own Greenland? Some lessons from the past
Sep 19, 2025
What does the new climate target mean for regional Australia?
Sep 19, 2025
Anthony Albanese's crucial visit to Trump's America
Sep 19, 2025
UN leaders week: vital questions on Israel-Gaza, the role of the US and future of UN
Sep 19, 2025
25 years since Sydney Olympics: a trip down memory lane
Sep 12, 2025
What language is acceptable in politics, and how has it changed?
Sep 12, 2025
Murdoch family real-life succession drama reaches finale
Sep 12, 2025
Might makes right: great power rivaly explained
Sep 12, 2025
PNG marks 50 years since independence
Sep 12, 2025
Is America trapped in a cycle of political violence?
Sep 12, 2025
Dracula: Adrenaline fuelled ballet for the TikTok generation
Sep 05, 2025
Is peak optimization of society a good thing? 
Sep 05, 2025
Could a covid-style response fix our feral animal problem?
Sep 05, 2025
Four years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan: Yalda Hakim
Sep 05, 2025
US Ambassador Nicholas Burns on rebranded Department of War and China's military parade
Sep 05, 2025
History wars: how WWII is shaping Chinese nationalism
Sep 04, 2025
The Last Thing with trail-blazing business leader Katrina Rathie
Aug 29, 2025
Universities: Saving a sector in crisis
Aug 29, 2025
The Australian World Orchestra on home soil
Aug 29, 2025
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa on the death of democracy
Aug 29, 2025
How extremism and foreign interference threaten Australian social cohesion
Aug 29, 2025
Stop stealing our voices
Aug 22, 2025
Government to tackle intergenerational inequity after roundtable
Aug 22, 2025
Katherine Bennell-Pegg on breaking the galactic ceiling
Aug 22, 2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell bites back at President Trump
Aug 22, 2025
Israel preparing expanded assault on Gaza City
Aug 22, 2025
Where to next in Ukraine's fight for peace
Aug 22, 2025
Plan for bridge between Sicily and Italian mainland meets fierce opposition
Aug 15, 2025
Uncovering Trump's backchannel to Putin
Aug 15, 2025
Can the productivity roundtable deliver genuine economic reform?
Aug 15, 2025
Scientists unlock ocean secrets through environmental DNA
Aug 15, 2025
Did World War II fail to deliver on the promise of independence for the colonies?
Aug 15, 2025
Is Trump falling into Putin's Alaska trap?
Aug 15, 2025
Professor Richard Scolyer runs in City to Surf
Aug 08, 2025