Please Explain Podcast
1) The NFT craze - what does it all mean?
It’s the latest craze sweeping the internet. NFTs, or “non-fungible tokens”, have been snapped up by celebrities from Jimmy Fallon to Justin Bieber. They are most well known in the form of digital ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) The ‘remarkable breakthrough’ made for Huntington’s disease
Researchers say they have, for the first time, dramatically slowed the progression of a cruel and devastating neuron condition called Huntington’s disease.For sufferers, this potentially means g...Show More
3) Chemtrails to the elitist cabal: Why conspiracy theories are thriving in the White House
There was a time when people who believed that the government can control the weather, or that Wi-Fi causes cancer might have been social pariahs. Now, they sit in the higher echelons of power in...Show More
4) Albanese’s speech to the UN and why he took a selfie with Trump
Today we are bringing you a special international episode of the pod. The prime minister has spent the week in New York addressing the United Nations, recognising Palestinian statehood and chasing Don...Show More
5) Trump just insulted almost all world leaders, to their faces, but what does it mean?
How to make sense of the last two weeks? Because it isn’t just that Russia has stepped up its global aggression, by invading the airspace of various European countries, with drones, fighte...Show More
6) Charlie Kirk memorial: love, hate and Trump’s vow for the future
For many people who watched the coverage of Charlie Kirk’s memorial, it was the sounds that struck them the most.The triumphant 60,000 conservatives who erupted with yelps and claps after messag...Show More
7) Life, death and Optus: Should the telcos be trusted to run triple zero calls?
Optus is in the firing line once again over an outage that left customers unable to call triple 0 for 13 hours. In that time, four people died – including an eight week old baby. Today, technolo...Show More
8) No fry zone: Should councils be able to block fast food outlets?
Once upon a time, the dangers of eating too much fast food were at the front of our minds thanks to documentaries like Super Size Me. But that was more than 20 years ago. Since then, the topic may hav...Show More
9) Coalition combust over net zero. Will the anti-climate action stance work?
The government announced its 2035 emissions reduction target this week, committing Australia to climate action despite a retreat from the United States. Meanwhile, the Coalition looked a lot like it w...Show More
10) A primer on Australia’s climate target
A flurry of numbers relating to climate change have been tossed around all week. But what do they mean? Today, environment and climate reporter Bianca Hall and climate and energy correspondent Mike Fo...Show More