50 episodes

The ABC's overseas reporters give their interpretation and analysis of the week's major events.

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    • 4.6 • 41 Ratings

The ABC's overseas reporters give their interpretation and analysis of the week's major events.

    The European Super League debacle

    The European Super League debacle

    The attempt by 12 of Europe’s biggest football clubs to form a breakaway super league collapsed within 48 hours after a furious reaction from fans and players. So what was it all about?

    • 12 min
    It's the end of Hong Kong as we've known it

    It's the end of Hong Kong as we've known it

    Beijing’s security laws, the expulsion of pro-democracy legislators, and an ongoing police crackdown on opponents has effectively killed off the notion of one country-two systems.

    • 13 min
    How Taiwan is dealing with disinformation on social media

    How Taiwan is dealing with disinformation on social media

    In Taiwan the government and the biggest social media app have formed a public-private-partnership to tackle disinformation, predominantly from China, through the use of AI and fact checking.

     

    • 15 min
    Angela Onwuachi-Willig's 'The fire this time' - balancing personal and professional responses to the murder of George Floyd

    Angela Onwuachi-Willig's 'The fire this time' - balancing personal and professional responses to the murder of George Floyd

    Angela Onwuachi-Willig is Dean of the Boston University School of Law. As the first African-American to hold that position she grappled with how to speak to her students about the murder of George Floyd and the broader issue of racial inequality in the US.

    • 12 min
    A true story of slavery and restitution in America

    A true story of slavery and restitution in America

    The story of former slave Henrietta Wood who successfully sued the man who abducted her and sold her into slavery has won the 2020 Pulitzer history prize.

    • 16 min
    Under fire WHO meets at a critical time in the pandemic

    Under fire WHO meets at a critical time in the pandemic

    The World Health Organisation is holding its annual assembly at a critical juncture in the COVID 19 pandemic and while facing sustained criticism over its response

    • 19 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
41 Ratings

41 Ratings

OldAndCynical ,

love this

the stories the journalists themselves choose to tell

podcasts with chores ,

Please

This show is excellent, please go back to the 30 min format. Please give us more and more of this kind of journalism.

raspberrylemonade0.0 ,

One of my favourites

Fascinating insights into the stories behind the stories.

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