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Incisive analysis, fearless debates and nightly surprises. Explore the serious, the strange and the profound with David Marr.

  1. 2D AGO

    Guns and God in the USA, plus fresh scrutiny on weedkiller Roundup

    Journalist and author William J. Kole examines how white evangelicals in the United States have fused the gospel and guns - and are standing in the way of reasonable restrictions on firearms. Plus, fresh scrutiny on the makers of the herbicide Roundup - and the widely-cited research used as evidence of its safety. Guests: William J. Kole, journalist and author of In Guns We Trust -The Unholy Trinity of White Evangelicals, Politics, and Firearms, published by Broadleaf books Naomi Oreskes, Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University

    55 min

  2. 3D AGO

    Please explain: Niki Savva, Paul Kelly and Antony Green on the resurgence of Pauline Hanson

    Pauline Hanson rose from Ipswich City Council in 1994, to win the federal seat of Oxley in 1996, as a disendorsed Liberal turned independent. Her maiden speech ignited national controversy, and after just two years in Canberra, and a string of failed comebacks, she’s now back at the centre of Australian politics — with One Nation now polling at 24% of the primary vote (Resolve Strategic). Some of Australia's finest political minds unpack Hanson's remarkable resurgence. Guests: Niki Savva, journalist, author and former political advisor to Peter CostelloPaul Kelly, Editor-at-large for The AustralianSimon Hunt and his alter ego Pauline PantsdownABC Election Analyst Emeritus, Antony GreenProducer: Ali Benton

    55 min

  3. 4D AGO

    Ian Dunt's UK, Geoffrey Watson finds the NACC wanting and the power of presidential pardons

    Ian Dunt on why UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has refused to be drawn into the "wider war" in the Middle East. Geoffrey Watson reflects on the findings of the National Anti-Corruption Commission into Robodebt - and finds them wanting. And why a law professor thinks the power of presidential pardons in the USA should be curtailed. Guests:  Ian Dunt: iNews columnist and regular LNL commentatorGeoffrey Watson SC, Director of the Centre for Public Integrity, Senior Counsel at New ChambersSaikrishna Prakash, Distinguished Professor of Law and Miller Center Senior Fellow at the University of Virginia

    55 min

  4. 5D AGO

    The new Nationals' front bench, where Saudi Arabia sits in the Middle East war, and meet veteran protestor Mag Merrilees

    Our regular Canberra correspondent Anna Henderson on the new-look Nationals. Saudi Arabia is playing a quiet hand so far in the war. And a longtime radical feminist reflects on the need to keep protesting. Guests: Anna Henderson,  chief political correspondent, SBSSimon Mabon, Professor of International Politics at Lancaster University, specialising in Saudi-Iranian relationsMargaret 'Mag' Merrilees, author of 'Scared Angry Laughing - how to fix the world'

    54 min

  5. MAR 12

    Acclaimed historian and author Antony Beevor on Rasputin, and Elon Musk's facilitation of making fake porn with unauthorised images

    The so-called 'mad monk' Rasputin bewitched Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra. But their strange and scandalous relationship conceals a riddle, which casts an intriguing light on the controversial 'great man' theory of history. And, in a push to deepen engagement with Grok, the chatbot on the X platform, Elon Musk allowed AI to generate porn from public images of people, including children.

    55 min

  6. MAR 11

    Funding Australian TV, and conspiracy theories in Irish politics

    Australian TV now has to compete with social media, on-demand streaming, and, soon, AI. Our government supports the industry, but the amount of Australian TV being made has continued to drop. What can be done to keep Australian stories on screen? Plus: why do the Irish have such pervasive belief in conspiracy theories?

    55 min

  7. MAR 10

    Bruce Shapiro's USA, Christian rhetoric in the US military, and Vanuatu's lost numbering system

    Donald Trump's war in Iran is certainly taking the world's attention away from the scandals of his administration, including the firing of former Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, and the latest allegations about Trump in the Epstein files. Speaking of the US military, what role does Christian nationalism play in the most lethal military in the world? Any role is too much for Mikey Weinstein, the founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. Plus: recovering a lost language for counting in Vanuatu.

    55 min

  8. MAR 9

    Anna Henderson's Canberra, Economist journalist Sophie Pedder on President Macron's support for Lebanon, and why the power of the mafia - in multiple cultures - still prevails.

    Our Canberra correspondent on Australia's delicate positioning with the Middle East War. Why the French President is passionately arguing for no further attacks on Lebanon. And the mafia, even after all these years, still holds sway in Japan, the US, and Italy.

    54 min
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Incisive analysis, fearless debates and nightly surprises. Explore the serious, the strange and the profound with David Marr.

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    ABC Australia
  • Years Active
    2005 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1.1K
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