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and what happens when Fox News watchers switch over to CNN?

and a film about about bird medics in New Dehli

Plus, great tips on what to watch, read and listen to with The Pick.

remembering the single minded travel writer Dervla Murphy

and a tribute to the late Caroline Jones

and election express

and an endgame in the Ukraine.

And tips on what read and watch and hear from our international relations experts.

And Indigenous soldier Jack Huggins survived the notorious Thai-Burma railway in World War II. His daughters, Jackie Huggins and Ngaire Jarro, recently wrote a biography on his life.

And what do Indonesians think of Australia and its near neighbours

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.

Plus, Indigenous equine therapy in the Kimberley and ultimate train journeys of the world

Plus, can our gum trees withstand a warming climate?

How will the Coalition government fare in next year's election? Tax rebels and why fridges are so important

Plus, the tricky science of trigger warnings and the rise of female share investors.

Plus, meet the veterans pulling in the harvest.

Plus, foreign-affairs related recommendations for reading, watching and listening.

Facebook revelations lead to it's rebranding as 'META'. Our esteemed guests for A Foreign Affair discuss Australia's pivot to India, the ASEAN summit and the geopolitics of COP26. And the first vampire story in the English language has been found in a library in Queensland.

Plus, should you consider a job in tech? Tens of thousands of jobs are available in Australia's fastest-growing sector.

Plus, Gillian Tett on using anthropological tools to drive better policy.

Plus, recommendations for reading, watching and listening in October.

Plus, Lin Hatfield Dodds on systems leadership and steering Australia's oldest charity The Benevolent Society, CEO of Good Things Australia Foundation Jess Wilson provides practical advice on where you can go to build your digital skills and Catherine Fisher, author of Sound Citizens: Australian Women Broadcasters Claim their Voice, 1923–1956 examines how a cohort of professional women broadcasters, activists and politicians used radio to improve women's status in Australia from the introduction of radio in 1923 until the introduction of television in 1956.

As the Chinese Communist Party gears up for 20th Party Congress in 2022, Beijing is implementing sweeping changes across a host of industries and parts of society. Is there a common motive, a ‘red thread', running through these changes?

Plus, Lebanon's crumbling healthcare system and improving adult literacy in Australia.

Two decades after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, the memories of those terrible events still loom large in the national psyche. On the 20th anniversary of September 11, three American commentators from across the political spectrum reflect on the cultural legacy of September 11, and the lasting impacts it has had on the United States.

Plus, what to read, watch and listen to in September.

Plus, stories of hope and humanity during the pandemic.

Plus, Evie Wyld reads her poem 'Floorboards', and we get some recommendations for reading, watching and listening in August.

Plus, reflections of an Australian writer who survived the Beirut port explosion a year ago.

Southeast Asia has quickly become the region hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, with many countries that successfully held off the pandemic last year now suffering from the spread of the Delta variant. The domestic social, economic and political ramifications could be significant, and they come at a time when the region is of growing geopolitical significance to the US and China. Guests: Emma Connors, Southeast Asia correspondent for the Australian Financial Review; Dr Huong Le Thu, senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and a non-resident fellow with the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Michael Wesley, Deputy Vice Chancellor, International, at the University of Melbourne.

After 15 years at the helm of AustralianSuper and a career in superannuation going back to 1994, Ian Silk reflects on what the incredible growth of industry super funds might mean for the future of the sector and for Australia's economy as a whole.

Plus, recommendations for reading, watching and listening this month.

Founded in 1921 by 13 men inspired by the Bolshevik Revolution, the Chinese Communist Party now has 92 million members and is undoubtedly the most powerful political party in the world. Leading Sinologists Kerry Brown, Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London; Rana Mitter, Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China at the University of Oxford and Linda Jaivin, the author of The Shortest History of China discuss the extraordinary rise of Chinese Communist Party, the philosophy that underpins it, and where it might lead China next.

Latin America is one of the parts of the world that has been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and with 11 Latin countries holding elections this year, the region is plagued by insecurity and instability. Latin American experts Maria Victoria Murillo of Columbia University, and Kenneth Roberts of Cornell University discuss the transformative changes taking place in Colombia, Peru and Chile. Plus, it's been 18 months since Australia's devastating Black Summer of bushfires. We revisit one of the worst affected areas with ecologist Mark Graham, for an update on how its recovering. And, in his latest book, the bestselling author of A Very English Scandal, John Preston looks at the extraordinary rise and scandalous fall of the notorious media mogul and former MP, Robert Maxwell.

Plus, the perils of being a PhD student at the moment, and women walking through history

Leading Australian strategist Alan Dupont and space law specialist Dr Cassandra Steer argue that Australia has the potential to be a much bigger player in the new space age, but at the moment we're being left behind.

RenewEconomy's Giles Parkinson and CSIRO Principal Research Scientist Dr Adam Best join us to discuss the latest in batteries - big and small; then former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk on diplomacy, political developments in Israel and Palestine, and the 'master of the game' - US diplomat Henry Kissinger; And, Alex Oliver director of research at the Lowy Institute and Rory Medcalf, head of the National Security College at the Crawford School of Public Policy give us their pick of books, shows, podcasts and music this month.

Two Republicans who walked away from their party, despite illustrious careers within it, speak out about the failure of the GOP to snap back to its pre-Trump position, the continued rise of far-right firebrands as moderates lose traction, and what this means about the trajectory of the Republican Party and American democracy as we know it.

Australian manufacturing has been steadily declining, but there are renewed efforts to 'make Australia make again'. Sue Boyd on her career as a successful diplomat, and her struggle for equal opportunity in Canberra. And author Tom Vanderbilt rediscovers the joy of learning new skills and debunks the myth that 'you can't teach an old dog new tricks'.

Militaristic rhetoric about 'drums of war', regarding China, raises questions about what can be achieved with that sort of language, and what's brought it on. Does it strengthen our position with China, or create a whole new set of problems.

Journalist and broadcaster Jonathan Freedland on the possibility that Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister for the last 12 years, is about to lose his post.