If You're Listening
The world is on fire. There's a coup. Inflation is through the roof, and AI is taking our jobs. What does it all mean? Each week, Matt Bevan explains the biggest story in world news while hiding in his basement from assassins and authoritarian regimes. Recent episodes include an exploration of the relationship between India and China, a closer look at the Saudi Arabian city of NEOM, the conflict in the Middle East, the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, and Ukraine's incursions into Vladimir Putin's Russia. Matt Bevan draws connections between stories from the past and the events of the present to help listeners understand world news and international affairs. The podcast also features series about big moments in world news; previous series have focused on the United States presidential election, the United Kingdom's 14 years of Conservative Party leadership, Donald Trump's relationship with Russia, Donald Trump's presidency and promise to Make America Great Again, the Mueller Report, Vladimir Putin's scheme to destroy western democracies, how the relationship between Australia and China came to the verge of collapse, and Australia's turbulent history with climate change. There's a new episode of If You're Listening every Thursday.
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Brilliant!
15/09/2023
Such a good podcast—finally! This is well researched, written and narrated. Love it!
If your listening
14/12/2022
A brilliant series All of them Please don’t stop making them
Brilliant, provocative, insightful
05/06/2022
This may be the best of Matthew Bevan’s « If You’re Listening » shows so far. His up-beat, incisive and marvellously ironic studies of Trump, China, and now Australia’s climate change denial (hopefully now a dwindling force) inform and stimulate - best of all, the series ends on a note of hope, even before Australia’s 2022 Federal election. Strongly recommended!
Well written fascinating stories
01/03/2022
I love this series. Matt Bevan is a great story teller, laying out his reporting with a welcome injection of Australian sarcasm and interesting interviews. Well worth a listen
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- CreatorABC listen
- Years Active2018 - 2024
- Episodes179
- RatingClean
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