Big Ideas

By ABC Radio

Big Ideas brings you the best of talks, forums, debates, and festivals held in Australia and around the world, casting light on the major social, cultural, scientific and political issues... more

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The podcast currently has 1,429 episodes available.

Big Ideas episodes:

March 05, 2018 New technologies in film
Exploring new technologies in film making
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55min
March 01, 2018 Iceland – a nation punching above its weight
President Guđni Jóhannesson explains how a small country can have influence in a globalised world.
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54min
February 28, 2018 City shaping transport and China ages
The role of transport in influencing the design of cities and how China is dealing with its old age boom.
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54min
February 27, 2018 Radical histories for uncanny times
Do we need a new frame of reference to truly understand our environmental emergency?
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55min
February 26, 2018 Transforming suburbia
What does it mean to live sustainably in our suburbs?
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55min
February 22, 2018 Heritage under fire
The monumental scale of heritage destruction in the Middle East has spurred international efforts to protect cultural property during conflict. Why is it important and how can it be done?
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54min
February 21, 2018 Tunisia - an Arab anomaly
Tunisia alone emerged from the ‘Arab Spring’ a democracy. Is the country a model that can be replicated in other Arab countries, or simply an anomaly?
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54min
February 20, 2018 Personal faith and politics
On matters of public policy where does personal conscience begin and end?
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55min
February 19, 2018 Massey 5: The spirit of human rights
Much of the evil we do comes from mistaken ideas of religion and what we think God wants of us.
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February 15, 2018 Angela Merkel – The private person behind the German chancellor
American journalist and author Kati Marton traces Angela Merkel’s rise as one of the most powerful political leaders.
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54min

FAQs about Big Ideas:

How many episodes does Big Ideas have?

The podcast currently has 1,429 episodes available.