Guardian Australia’s political reporter Amy Remeikis loves country shows – from the performances and fresh food to the $1 cake and tea. So when she wrote a story about her country show experience in Texas, Queensland she was hardly expecting to be banned from visiting again. ‘The tale I dine out on’ is a summer series from 10 of our favourite storytellers – ... Show More
Jan 2025
How to win a cost-of-living election
Around the world, soaring inflation has pushed voters to turn on incumbent governments. But one country bucked the trend – Mexico, where the leftwing Morena party recorded a landslide victory. The key to it’s success? A policy platform built on minimum salary rises, labour reform ... Show More
22m 11s
Jan 2025
The tech titans: who’s really in charge of Donald Trump’s America?
Donald Trump’s decision to seat super-rich tech barons Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Sundar Pichai in front of his own members of cabinet at his inauguration has sent a strong signal about who holds power in America now. Technology editor Blake Montgomery t ... Show More
21m 49s
Sep 2021
One Family’s Fight Against the Dixie Fire
<p>Annie Correal, a reporter for The Times, has family in Indian Valley, in Northern California, roots which extend back to the 1950s.</p><p>This summer, as wildfires closed in on the area, she reported from her family’s property as they sought to fend off the flames — and invest ... Show More
31m 18s
Sep 2020
Special Episode: ‘An Obituary for the Land’
<p>“Nothing comes easily out here,” Terry Tempest Williams, a Utah-based writer, said of the American West. Her family was once almost taken by fire, and as a child of the West, she grew up with it.</p><p>Our producer Bianca Giaever, who was working out of the West Coast when the ... Show More
10m 31s
Sep 2021
Word from the Hill: A Father‘s Day backlash hits Scott Morrison
<p>As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team.</p>
<p>In this episode, politics + society editor Amanda Dunn and Michelle dis ... Show More
10m 24s
Nov 2022
I Don’t Think So Day/The Squirrel Astronaut (feat. Kimmy Shields)
<p>Rachel and her beach pigs stumble upon an idyllic, underground small town and a very welcoming ambassador (Kimmy Shields). Featuring two new stories: “I Don’t Think So Day,” a story about a very frustrating new holiday, written by Luna, an 8 year old from California, and “The ... Show More
36m 15s
Apr 2020
'I Become a Person of Suspicion'
<p><em>Note: This episode contains strong language.</em></p><p>As the death toll from the coronavirus rises in the U.S., so do reports of verbal and physical attacks against Asian-Americans, who say hostile strangers are blaming them for the pandemic. Today, one writer shares her ... Show More
35m 41s
Jun 2016
"I love a bit of shock value"
Interview guests, music, and Ouch's famous Vegetable Vegetable or Vegetable parlour game returns on the hour-long show for June. (See 'Related links' for a transcript)One-handed concert pianist Nicholas McCarthy got to #7 in the classical music charts. Here, he reveals what he do ... Show More
52m 21s
Apr 2023
An Extraordinary Act of Political Retribution in Tennessee
<p>Last week, Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House expelled two of its members — both young Black Democrats. </p><p>Emily Cochrane, a national correspondent for The New York Times, explains the story behind the extraordinary ousting and what it tells us about this moment in Am ... Show More
29m 9s