The 10 Best Big Ideas - Full program Podcast Episodes
1) Understanding the mind of a compulsive hoarder
You first need to understand the mind of a hoarder before you can tackle the clutter. Randy Frost explains the meaning possessions play in our lives and how and why this can go astray.
2) Disruption and surveillance capitalism
Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google - or FAANG - have disrupted our idea of privacy and created what some are calling ‘surveillance capitalism’. And there are other new disruptions ahead.
3) Mother of Lion, Sue Brierley, tells her story
Sue Brierley is the adoptive mother of Saroo, the Indian boy whose remarkable story of finding his Indian birth mother is told in the film “Lion”. Sue has now written her side of the story, and she ta...Show More
4) Rethinking our relationship with China
Australia’s relationship with China is at an all-time low. And you’ll be hearing alot about security and defence in the upcoming federal election. As China’s star continues to rise, politicians warn t...Show More
5) QANON and internet conspiracy cults
Conspiracy theories are not a new phenomenon, but the internet has turbocharged the dissemination of misinformation and disinformation. A disturbing number of people are now getting sucked into online...Show More
6) The Future of socialism
Capitalism has failed. If we maintain our current capitalist system, we will ensure the collapse of our natural environment and of human civilisation, argues business management professor Paul Adler. ...Show More
7) Modern socialism in Latin America
Stephen Hicks and Gloria Alvarez discuss socialism of the 21st century. 'Democratic socialism' is supposed to be the answer to free-market failures of the past. A new wave of leftist ideas is sweeping...Show More
8) How do nations confront their racist past?
How should a nation confront its racist past? Should public monuments linked with racial injustice be removed? These questions are being asked all over the world. Susan Neiman’s book, “Learning from ...Show More
9) Chernobyl and the fall of the Soviet Union
A compelling account of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident . Not only did the fallout contaminate half of Europe it changed the course of history. When the nuclear reactor exploded it set off another...Show More
10) Is the Chinese Communist Party Reshaping the World?
Public intellectual, Clive Hamilton, argues China is engaged in an ideological struggle with the West, including Australia. He believes China's ruling Communist Party is deliberately subverting demo...Show More