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Counterpoint episodes

May 27, 2019 Poverty, power and poetry
Is Global inequality getting worse or might it just be getting better? What is shrinkflation and how does it effect your visit to the supermarket? How much energy does bitcoin mining use and why do we feel better about things we make ourselves?
55 min
May 20, 2019 Belts, bombs and mistakes
Is there a new kind of globalisation happening right now? Are white supremacists and Islamic jihadists inextricably linked?
54 min
May 20, 2019 Belts, bombs and mistakes
Is there a new kind of globalisation happening right now? Are white supremacists and Islamic jihadists inextricably linked?
54 min
May 13, 2019 Transparency, fences, bombs and euphoria
Does business benefit when they introduce operational transparency? Why is the humble fence doing so much damage to animals and are India and Pakistan locked into ugly stability. Why do some people get shivers in their body when someone whispers?
55 min
May 13, 2019 Transparency, fences, bombs and euphoria
Does business benefit when they introduce operational transparency? Why is the humble fence doing so much damage to animals and are India and Pakistan locked into ugly stability. Why do some people get shivers in their body when someone whispers?
55 min
May 06, 2019 Tourists, teenagers and tensions
What are some of the long- term problems facing China and also NATO? Is Greta Thunberg being taken advantage of and why do tourists sometimes behave very badly?
55 min
May 06, 2019 Tourists, teenagers and tensions
What are some of the long- term problems facing China and also NATO? Is Greta Thunberg being taken advantage of and why do tourists sometimes behave very badly?
55 min
April 29, 2019 Machines, toilets and sport
What might really happen with AI? Is the environment too important for interest groups and what is the perfect toilet? Also who or what cut the grass at the SCG or the Adelaide Oval or whatever your favourite sporting venue is before the ride on lawn mower?
55 min
April 29, 2019 Machines, toilets and sport
What might really happen with AI? Is the environment too important for interest groups and what is the perfect toilet? Also who or what cut the grass at the SCG or the Adelaide Oval or whatever your favourite sporting venue is before the ride on lawn mower?
55 min
April 22, 2019 Citizens, cures and dogs
Do you believe that you're a citizen of the world? What does that even mean? The wonderful, magic world of mushrooms and we'll meet a remarkable man in Bolivia who gave up everything to look after stray dogs.
54 min

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This program is no longer in production. Amanda Vanstone tackles key social, economic and cultural issues in Australian life, challenging assumptions and giving voice to new and seldom-heard…