Bruce Shapiro on Trump's increasingly-likely New York indictment, as the world is running out of fresh water a UN Conference is hoping to find some urgent solutions and we meet the Indian feminist philosopher Periyar and find out why his ideas are so important today.

Laura Tingle says the substance of Paul Keating's arguments should be the focus of public debate rather than the manner in which he delivers them, former banker Satyajit Das says the collapse of two major banks is another indication we are on the verge of another Global Financial Crisis and Director Gillian Armstrong reflects on why Australia should cherish its national film, TV and radio school.

The 19th of March 2003 marked the beginning of the invasion of Iraq by the United States and the 'Coalition of the Willing'. 20 years on, award-winning Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad reflects on how the invasion transformed his country; and former Australian diplomat to the Middle East Robert Bowker shares his own memories, and considers Australia's legacy in the Arab world.

We hear the reactions to AUKUS from across the neighbourhood, plus the maestro of political biographies Margaret Simons tells us what makes Tanya Plibersek tick.

Ian Dunt weighs in on AUKUS and the UK's plan to 'stop the boats'; journalist Rayhan Demytrie discusses the future of Georgia, a nation bordering Russia that's caught between east and west; And the long history of threats to Macquarie Island and the new plan to protect it.

Laura Tingle on AUKUS and Australia's submarine deal; what the end of Nicola Sturgeon's premiership means for Scottish independence; and how borders have defined us and divided us for centuries.

Oxford historian and bestselling author Peter Frankopan joins Phillip Adams for an in-depth discussion about his new book The Earth Transformed: An Untold History, a revelatory look at world history through the lens of climate change.

In an International Women's Day special, we hear how women have been affected by cyclones in Vanuatu. Professor and Nyikina Warrwa woman Anne Poelina advocates for stronger land rights to combat climate change. Plus, we all know Cleopatra's story, but whatever happened to her daughter?

Bruce Shapiro on whether Joe Biden will run for a second term. Pakistani political royalty Fatima Bhutto on the war on women and whether female leadership makes a difference. Plus how needlepoint, weaving and music influenced Ada Lovelace's thinking on the early concept of computers.

Laura Tingle on the Government's change to superannuation taxation and Malcolm Turnbull's appearance at the robodebt Royal Commission; the future of New Zealand politics after Cyclone Gabrielle; and how a long mystery in Indigenous art was finally solved.