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July 16 · 19 min
The highs and lows of a very American World Cup
Nour Haydar speaks to football writer Sam Lewis about her final predictions and how this World Cup has changed the tournament for ever
July 15 · 22 min
Will the death of the ‘Trump whisperer’ change US politics?
Reged Ahmad speaks to the Washington bureau chief, David Smith, about whether Lindsey Graham’s death marks a new moment in the future of the Republican party
July 14 · 18 min
Foxtel and wine: aged care residents billed for services they can’t use
Nour Haydar speaks to Guardian Australia medical editor Melissa Davey on the alleged illegal fees being charged to vulnerable Australians
July 13 · 20 min
Can Labor save us from the risks of AI?
The chief political correspondent, Dan Jervis-Bardy, speaks to Reged Ahmad about the tightrope the PM needs to walk between embracing new technology and protecting workers
July 12 · 20 min
Where are the Greens?
Nour Haydar speaks to political reporter Sarah Basford-Canales about why voters tired of the major parties are moving to the right rather than the left
July 11 · 29 min
Meet Darcy Byrne, the Labor mayor taking on pokies reform
The mayor of Sydney’s Inner West council speaks to political editor Tom McIlroy about his push for a reduction in the number of poker machines in NSW, and why he compares the gambling lobby to the US National Rifle Association
July 10 · 29 min
Back to Back Barries: The worst political gaffe of the week
Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine a long list of stumbles and missteps made by politicians this week. They also discuss China’s missile test and Nigel Farage’s byelection fight
July 9 · 23 min
Newsroom Edition: the risks and rewards of the PM’s podcast era
Josephine Tovey speaks with Patrick Keneally, Gabrielle Jackson and Josh Butler about what the prime minister’s latest podcast appearance says about an increasingly fractured media landscape
July 9 · 16 min
The Telstra outage fallout
Technology reporter Josh Taylor speaks to Reged Ahmad about what happened, who will take the blame and what can be done to make sure crucial connectivity is not lost again
July 8 · 21 min
Will Trump invade Cuba?
As yet another blackout plunges Cuba into crisis, Nour Haydar speaks with Ruaridh Nicoll about what life is like on the ground in Havana – and if US military intervention could be next
July 8 · 29 min
Decoding America: Behind the scenes of Trump’s red card call
Co-hosts Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy look at the reported details emerging about Trump’s Fifa World Cup intervention and discuss the growing calls for Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner to drop out of the race
July 7 · 18 min
Have social media platforms fuelled antisemitism?
Reged Ahmad speaks to senior reporter Tory Shepherd about the grilling social media giants faced at the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion
July 6 · 20 min
Australia’s power struggle with China in the Pacific
Nour Haydar speaks to Tom McIlroy about the strategy to bolster Australia’s ties in the region, what the PM hopes to achieve with rugby diplomacy, and whether comments made on a podcast could overshadow international relations
July 5 · 21 min
Will the Mamdani effect make 2028 the year of the leftwing president?
Nour Haydar speaks with the Washington DC bureau chief, David Smith, about whether the Democrats are still fit to take on Trump
July 4 · 29 min
Michelle Grattan and Melissa Clarke on the political year so far
Political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to press gallery colleagues Michelle Grattan and Melissa Clarke about the year so far and the contests to come
July 2 · 34 min
Back to Back Barries: The Liberal party needs more than a rebrand
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss what led to a drop in One Nation’s poll numbers and why the voters turning away from Pauline Hanson are not turning back towards the Liberals
July 1 · 17 min
On the ground in Thailand: what we know about the Australian man charged with murder of a teenager
Guardian reporter Natasha May speaks to Matilda Boseley from Pattaya about the arrest and the questions it raises about Thailand’s sex tourism industry
June 30 · 19 min
Nature or nurture: can genes make us behave ‘badly’?
Ian Sample talks to Kathryn Paige Harden, a behavioural geneticist whose book Original Sin explores how nature and nurture combine to influence our likelihood of committing crimes
June 29 · 22 min
How a Melbourne woman's death is shining light on the dangers of non-medical births
Reged Ahmad speaks to the medical editor, Melissa Davey, and investigations correspondent Sirin Kale about the inquest into the death of Stacey Warnecke, a wellness influencer who died after giving birth
June 28 · 31 min
The dawn of the designer baby
Jenny Kleeman investigates ‘Biotech Barbie’ Cathy Tie, the controversial entrepreneur hoping to revolutionise human reproduction by letting parents edit their embryos