Trump and the Republican tradition. Dark side of the Bolshoi. Rocket Man.

The history of World War 1 and the creation of the ANZAC myth, as recorded by official war historian Charles Bean, is explored by journalist Ross Coulthard. He found many gaps between official accounts and Bean's private views recorded in his diaries, while writing this award winning biography.

Post election: regrets, recriminations and a red states revolution. Inside the cat wars

Election day arrives in the USA, what is going on in South Korea and Naomi Klein, Sydney Peace Prize winner.

Goings on in Canberra. Russian tales of colonial Australia. Queensland's underbelly.

We find out what we can learn about the management of refugees crises from the past and meet some of the shonks and charlatans of Australian history otherwise known as our national heroes.

Countries from Burundi to South Africa say that the International Court has an Africa problem - are they right? Julia Baird's new biography of Queen Victoria demolishes several long-held myths about the monarch - among them that she was created by the men around her.

US election shenanigans. Wildscapes and confronting ourselves.

The Middle East isn't just a battleground for insurgency, it's also a battlefield of ideas which were developed in the US. Mark Colvin's new memoir traces his growth as one of the country's best journalists - and his discovery of his father's double life as a diplomat - and a spy.

Erin Brockovich in conversation with Phillip Adams from the 2016 Adelaide Festival of Ideas.