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

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September 4 · 1 hr 15 min
Should Australia be on the United Nations Security Council?
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
August 28 · 1 hr 16 min
Can economic D-Day end the war with Iran?
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
August 21 · 1 hr 15 min
The 'power shift' underway in Asia
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
August 14 · 1 hr 16 min
Five years after the Taliban takeover
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
August 7 · 1 hr 16 min
Richard Flanagan on heresies and hope
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
July 31 · 1 hr 16 min
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.
July 24 · 1 hr 16 min
Why the Iran war hasn't caused a global economic crisis (yet)
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July 17 · 1 hr 16 min
Andy Burnham gets ready to lead the UK
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July 10 · 1 hr 15 min
Fairness and Viking joy at the World Cup
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
July 3 · 1 hr 15 min
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 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 Par
June 26 · 1 hr 15 min
Is Andy Burnham ready for the UK's top job?
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
June 19 · 1 hr 15 min
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 Press Club in Canberra and her hostile relationship with the media. And heartbreak for the Socceroos: what went wrong?
June 12 · 1 hr 15 min
Ken Burns on the lessons of America's violent past
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June 5 · 1 hr 17 min
A diplomatic win for Australia in the Pacific?
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
May 29 · 1 hr 15 min
Trump considers tentative US-Iran deal
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
May 22 · 1 hr 15 min
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?
May 15 · 1 hr 15 min
The symbolism and substance of the Trump Xi summit
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May 8 · 1 hr 15 min
As Reform UK surges in local council elections, will Farrer elect One Nation?
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
May 1 · 1 hr 14 min
Anthony Albanese on navigating global and political turbulence
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
April 24 · 1 hr 15 min
The US and Iran continue their 'diplomatic dance'
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.

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