Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast

A new investigation from the consortium behind the Panama Papers reveals how some cryptocurrency exchanges profit from money laundering, scams, theft and other crimes.

This week's mystery caller spreads south down the east coast in the warmer months – the Australian Rufous Fantail.

It is the most important thing we all possess, yet many of our body’s parts and processes are a mystery: why does blood have types? How do hormones work? And what do tonsils actually do? Brisbane university lecturers Dr Matt Barton and Dr Mike Todorovic have been diligently breaking down complex bodily processes and parts of the human anatomy via a hugely popular YouTube channel and podcast called Dr Matt and Dr Mike. 

Future Nostalgia is a project from the University of Cambridge Library, taking on the archiving of Britain's floppy disks, from the lectures of Stephen Hawkings, to the writings of Neil Kinnock. Although there are many challenges accessing and reading the archaic data technology, for project lead, Dr. Leontien Talboom, that's what makes it so fun. 

Guest: Dr. Leontien Talboom, Technical Analyst with the Digital Preservation team at Cambridge University Library.

In 1986 an explosive Radio National investigation revealed that hundreds of Nazi collaborators and war criminals had settled in Australia after the Second World War.

In the last 18 months there have been moves to ban greyhound racing in New Zealand, Scotland, Wales and Tasmania. What are the tipping points that make the industry no longer politically and financially viable?

Guest: Dr Mia Cobb, Animal Welfare Scientist, University of Melbourne Veterinary School

Cop30 is underway in Brazil and for the first time the theme Information Integrity is part of the COP agenda. Climate disinformation is increasing exponentially with the rise of AI and social media refusing to monitor the integrity of information on their platforms. So what are the ramifications for climate action and how will COP30 address this new climate threat? 

Guest: Chris Cooper, Climate Disinformation Expert, co-founder of Research and Action Hub, member of the Climate Action Against Disinformation coalition. 

This week's mystery caller is a colourful inhabitant of windswept coastal habitats – the Rock Parrot.

After a disaster, before reconstruction can begin, survivors invariably face a huge and often toxic problem: debris and in particular rubble. Mobile Crisis Construction is an Australian charity that has developed technology that uses rubble to quickly produce new building materials to repair damaged buildings.

In an age of distraction we are losing a surprisingly important skill - daydreaming. 

According to Professor Hannes Leroy, productive daydreaming is not only essential for innovation, but for problem-solving everyday issues and when we don't make space for it, we are losing the ability to find resolutions and solutions in our lives. 

Guest: Hannes Leroy, Director of the Erasmus Centre for Leadership, at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.