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Big Ideas
Big Ideas
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Feed your mind. Be provoked. One big idea at a time. Your brain will love you for it. Grab your front row seat... more

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Episodes

Jonathan Rosen — friendship, madness and the tragedy of good intentions

New York writer Jonathan Rosen’s memoir The Best Minds: a story of friendship, madness, and the tragedy of good intentions... more

01 May 2024 · 53 minutes
Slowing down fast fashion with Aja Barber

You don't need that dress, you need a hug. Or so says fashion activist and writer, Aja Barber.

30 Apr 2024 · 53 minutes
Mariana Mazzucato — a moonshot guide to changing capitalism

It took 400,000 people to land man to the moon. And it's using that example as inspiration that the influential... more

29 Apr 2024 · 53 minutes
Is it time to change Australia's security strategy for South East Asia?

Could Asia Pacific be with China within a couple of years? Is the independence of Taiwan worth for Australia to... more

25 Apr 2024 · 54 minutes
How to challenge political spin with straight talk — Richard Denniss, Joelle Gergis, Yanis Varoufakis, Tom Keneally

Has the way politicians speak ever made you shout at the television, feel bamboozled, helpless,  or shut out of democratic... more

24 Apr 2024 · 55 minutes
Dr Norman Swan with biotechnology pioneers on what's next for medicine

Only 50 years ago, if you were 60 years old your chance of dying was the same as an 80-year-old's... more

23 Apr 2024 · 53 minutes
"It's personal" — field stories from the frontline of Australia's Ambassador for Gender Equality

Gender equality isn't just about equal pay, it's a health and safety issue. Women perceive safety very differently to men,... more

22 Apr 2024 · 53 minutes
Trees as an alternative crop — the future of forestry in Australia?

How valuable are trees as an alternative crop? And what's the role of agroforestry in the future of sustainable farming?

18 Apr 2024 · 53 minutes
The shark net controversy — hear the debate at Bondi's Ocean Lovers Festival

They use of shark nets to protect us from sharks is highly controversial. Do they work, what do they do to... more

17 Apr 2024 · 54 minutes
Life on Mars — and beyond

It's a question that has focused the minds of astronauts, scientists, space entrepreneurs and enthusiasts alike – is there, could... more

16 Apr 2024 · 53 minutes
Big Ideas
Jonathan Rosen — friendship, madness and the tragedy of good intentions
Big Ideas