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Intelligence Squared Debate: Our Food Obsession Has Gone Too Far

Is our food obsession excessive, or can it drive social change and wellbeing? Explore the issue in this debate.

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Kirstie Clements: Inside the Fashion Juggernaut: The good, the bad and the really ugly

Former Vogue Australia editor Kirstie Clements takes us behind the glamour and headlines of the fast-changing fashion...

Ideas for Melbourne: The City of the Future

Can a big Melbourne remain beautiful - let alone liveable or sustainable? Can we have it all, or do tough choices lie...

Intelligence Squared Debate: Euthanasia Should be Legalised

In this sensitive, complex ethical debate, our six panellists debate the proposition that Euthanasia Should be Legali...

Quarterly Essay: On Politics and Conservation: Tim Flannery

Tim Flannery joins Jane Rawson to discuss Australia's urgent environmental responsibilities and his ideas for a new a...

Joshua Cody

Composer Joshua Cody reflects on his raw, cerebral cancer memoir - [sic] - with Chris Flynn.

The Fifth Estate: Food for Thought

A diverse panel of experts discuss our society's obsession with ever more complex dining - while millions starve.

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young discusses her pioneering explorations of neuroplasticity with Radio National's Natasha Mitch...

The Fifth Estate: Do We Care About Childcare?

Bernard Salt and Catherine Deveny join host Sally Warhaft to discuss childcare, work and family life in Australia.

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Bettina Arndt on Why Sex Matters So Much to Men

Controversial author, therapist and social commentator Bettina Arndt polemicises on sex in long-term heterosexual rel...

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Ken Haley on Why Everyone Should Be in a Wheelchair

Ken Haley leads us on a wheeled journey through the philosophical principle of mutual incomprehension.

Jamie Oliver

In an extensive discussion with Matt Preston, Jamie Oliver discusses his ambitious food campaigns and their challenges.

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Nina Funnell on the Teen Sexting Panic

In a climate of panic about child protection and 'sexting', Nina Funnell considers who this panic serves and controls.

Sad/Angry/Happy: Angry

Brendan Cowell, Karen Pickering and Michael Currie join Hilary Harper to discuss the truth and utility of anger.

Sad/Angry/Happy: Sad

Noni Hazlehurst, Ben Pobjie, Andrew Robb and Nicole Highet discuss sadness and 'coming out' as depressed.

Anne Manne on Disability: The New Frontier of Justice

Writer Anne Manne discusses Australia's desperate need for more genuine engagement with ability issues.

David Tacey: Breaking Free from Modern Medicine

David Tacey explores the reemergence of holistic therapies, and the barriers to their widespread acceptance.

Ray Moynihan: Sex, Lies and Pharmaceuticals

Investigative journalist Ray Moynihan reveals the relationship between marketing and medical science rife in the phar...

Monica Dux: The Happy Gestator

Monica Dux grapples expectations of radiance during her pregnancies and asks: what’s with the contemporary push for p...

Reading on Vocation with Ramona Koval: Doctors

Doctors Chris Merry, Rodney Hicks and Jayashri Kulkarni join Ramona Koval to discuss books that have made their mark ...

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Peter Singer on why we need a beef tax

Lunchbox/ Soapbox: Peter Singer argues for a beef tax.

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