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Updated 25/06/2020
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Updated 03/03/2021
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Updated 01/04/2022
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Updated 08/08/2024

28/05/2022

Wagatha Christie, John Crace on Partygateo, open relationships

This week, John Crace dissects Boris Johnson’s short-lived humility over Partygate, Hadley Freeman on one of the showbiz trials of the decade, and Tom Rasmussen opens up on the benefits, difficulties and complexities of life in an open relationship.

28/05/2022

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1 hr
07/09/2021

Fossil fever: driving and digging on Australia’s dinosaur trail

Picturing western Queensland as the floor of an ocean takes imagination – but it doesn’t take long to find evidence of prehistoric plenty. Guardian Australia lifestyle editor Alyx Gorman recommends this story where we go back to a time when dinosaurs roamed the countryside

07/09/2021

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10 min
09/12/2021

‘They’ve forgotten we’re still here’: Australia’s polio survivors

For most, our previous pandemic is a distant memory. But for these five polio survivors, new health problems have just begun. Features editor Lucy Clark introduces personal stories that take us around the country

09/12/2021

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19 min
09/11/2021

Top of the tile: wordsmiths of all ages vie for Australia’s Scrabble honours

Ranging in age from eight to 87, Scrabblers hit the boards in western Sydney earlier this year vying for national supremacy. Sport editor Mike Hytner recommends this match report on a competitive board game with mind-bending wordplay

09/11/2021

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14 min
08/03/2018

Peaches on the song that defined her new sound – The Start podcast

The electronic musician relates how a breakup, a new keyboard and a hunger for feminist rock’n’roll led to her signature track Lovertits and album The Teaches of Peaches

08/03/2018

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17 min
08/04/2022

Does the White House have a communication problem? Politics Weekly America podcast

Recent reports suggest the White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, is leaving her role to become a political commentator. This comes after the press team went into crisis control mode when President Joe Biden went off script in talking about Vladimir Putin. The polls show Biden is still proving unpopular with voters. This week, Jonathan Freedland and Bill Clinton’s former adviser Paul Begala discuss what the team behind Biden can do to change the narrative

08/04/2022

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24 min
01/07/2020

Luton Town's Manager Idol

The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanning more than 100 years of sporting history from across the footballing planet. In this episode: Primetime TV would prove the inspiration for one of the most shambolic managerial appointments in football history. How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know

01/07/2020

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10 min
09/12/2020

Part 5: When the answer is no

In part 5 of Temporary we meet Arman, whose claim for asylum was rejected because the Australian government thought it was safe for him to return to Afghanistan. This is no longer the government’s view, yet due to the way the appeal system works, the decision still stands – and Arman has nowhere to turn. His only chance to stay in Australia is if Peter Dutton personally intervenes

09/12/2020

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27 min
28/12/2021

Australia embarrass England to retain the Ashes – The Final Word podcast

Emma John reflects on the terrible display from the tourists while Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon celebrate Scott Boland’s six for seven

28/12/2021

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24 min
21/07/2020

005. It's an absurd and grotesque desire

Loneliness can affect us in very different ways. This week, we hear how Felix*, who has struggled with addiction, and bird-loving Francine* are each coming to terms with their own recent bouts of isolation *Names in this week’s episode have been changed

21/07/2020

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17 min

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