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Plus how to bring more women, and older people into the workforce

And Australia in 50 plays

And the making of modern Ireland

and the Australian Electoral Commission fights misinformation

and an Australian family helping Jewish holocaust survivors

And The Pick brings you the latest on what to read, watch and listen to.

and what makes a great stock-picker? and dynamic covid zero in Hong Kong.

Plus, the chequered history of great public libraries

Russia and Ukraine share history that goes back centuries. But why has Russia never really accepted Ukraine's independence? Arkady Ostrovsky, Russia and Eastern Europe editor of The Economist joins us to explain how history plays into today's tensions.

Plus, Dr David Kilcullen and Dr Greg Mills on why the West failed in Afghanistan, and Politicians' Picks - Chris Bowen, Hollie Hughes and Zali Steggall join us with their recommendations for reading, watching and listening this summer.