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Overnights is heard from 2am to 6am nationally on the ABC. There is great music and interesting guests from Australia and all parts of the globe. You'll hear conversations about food, travel, science, music, books, personal finance, sport, film, astronomy, fashion, gardening, relationships, collecta…

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    • Jan 13, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Talking Point: Money, Coins & Collecting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 49:01


    What is your money worth? Australia's notes and coins have a fascinating history. We also have a thriving community of collectors who deal in rare and valuable coins. For this Talking Point, Rod Quinn is joined my numismatist and social media money educator Joel Kandiah.

    Health & Fitness: Common Sense Exercise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 13:38


    Dr Gordon Lynch joins Rod Quinn with his tips for Common Sense exercising.

    Rod Quinn's 2022 Year In Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 55:00


    An annual tradition, Rod Quinn takes listeners on an audio journey through the most memorable moments from the year that was. 

    Health & Fitness: Eliminating Excuses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 14:30


    Gordon Lynch joins Tim Webster with his tips on eliminating exercise excuses this new year.

    Talking Point: Politics in Sport

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 51:25


    There have been protests about race, gender, money and nationality in sport over decades. Is it possible to take politics away from sport?

    Talking Point: Politics in Sport

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 51:25


    There have been protests about race, gender, money and nationality in sport over decades. Is it possible to take politics away from sport?

    Health and Fitness: Grab a Cuppa for Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 12:40


    Talking Point: The History of Exercise

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 53:36


    Bill Hayes, author of Sweat, on the cultural and scientific history of exercise.

    Health and Fitness: Grab a Cuppa for Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 12:40


    Talking Point: The History of Exercise

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 53:36


    Bill Hayes, author of Sweat, on the cultural and scientific history of exercise.

    Talking Point: How does DNA work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 52:31


    What information is coded into DNA? How does it work with solving crimes or determining family ancestry?

    Talking Point: How does DNA work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 52:31


    What information is coded into DNA? How does it work with solving crimes or determining family ancestry?

    Health and Fitness: Training Solo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 14:26


    Training solo can bring its own challenges and rewards.

    Health and Fitness: Training Solo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 14:26


    Training solo can bring its own challenges and rewards.

    Talking Point: The Spanish Inquisition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 53:35


    The Spanish Inquisition was established by Catholic Monarchs, King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile in 1478.

    Talking Point: The Spanish Inquisition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 53:35


    The Spanish Inquisition was established by Catholic Monarchs, King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile in 1478.

    Health and Fitness with Gordon Lynch: fit breaks and activity snacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 11:47


    How can "activity snacks' help fight sedentary lifestyle? Professor Gordon Lynch has more. 

    Health and Fitness with Gordon Lynch: fit breaks and activity snacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 11:47


    How can "activity snacks' help fight sedentary lifestyle? Professor Gordon Lynch has more. 

    Talking Point: The Dark Ages

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 53:15


    The Dark Ages in Western Europe began after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

    Talking Point: The Dark Ages

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 53:15


    The Dark Ages in Western Europe began after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

    Jack Thorne on his Harry Potter stage magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 25:26


    Jack Thorne tells Rod Quinn about his stage shows and remarkable showbiz career in this exclusive interview.

    Jack Thorne on his Harry Potter stage magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 25:26


    Jack Thorne tells Rod Quinn about his stage shows and remarkable showbiz career in this exclusive interview.

    Diana Reid - Seeing Other People

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 25:36


    Diana Reid's debut novel, Love & Virtue, was an Australian bestseller and her follow up is equally impressive, Seeing Other People.

    Health & Fitness: 30 Minutes of Exercise a Day Is Not Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 13:28


    Health & Fitness with Dr. Gordon Lynch, Professor of Physiology at the University of Melbourne. Is 30 minutes of exercise enough?

    Diana Reid - Seeing Other People

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 25:36


    Diana Reid's debut novel, Love & Virtue, was an Australian bestseller and her follow up is equally impressive, Seeing Other People.

    Health & Fitness: 30 Minutes of Exercise a Day Is Not Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 13:28


    Health & Fitness with Dr. Gordon Lynch, Professor of Physiology at the University of Melbourne. Is 30 minutes of exercise enough?

    Talking Point: Secrets of the Dark Web

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 52:05


    .Talking Point with Rod Quinn looked at what is considered the internet's lurid underbelly, the Dark Web with guest, Dr Jeffery Foster, Associate Professor in Cyber Security Studies at Macquarie University

    Talking Point: Secrets of the Dark Web

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 52:05


    .Talking Point with Rod Quinn looked at what is considered the internet's lurid underbelly, the Dark Web with guest, Dr Jeffery Foster, Associate Professor in Cyber Security Studies at Macquarie University

    Health and Fitness: Activity and Healthy Ageing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 14:02


    Patterns of activity (and not just exercise) are important for promoting healthy ageing

    Health and Fitness: Activity and Healthy Ageing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 14:02


    Patterns of activity (and not just exercise) are important for promoting healthy ageing

    Talking Point: What is the role of the RBA?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 49:05


    How does the Reserve Bank finance government spending? What is its role in controlling inflation and interest rates?

    Talking Point: What is the role of the RBA?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 49:05


    How does the Reserve Bank finance government spending? What is its role in controlling inflation and interest rates?

    Vic's Freaky Facts EP 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 1:41


    Vic Le Grande joins Trev with some unusual facts

    Vic's Freaky Facts EP 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 1:41


    Vic Le Grande joins Trev with some unusual facts

    Vic's Freaky Facts EP 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 1:58


    Vic Le Grande joins Trev with some unusual facts

    Vic's Freaky Facts EP 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 1:58


    Vic Le Grande joins Trev with some unusual facts

    Protecting yourself from falls

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 13:43


    Is Australia still considered a Christian country?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 48:20


    According to the 2021 census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 38.9 per cent of Australian's claimed they have ‘no religion'. Compared to 43.9 per cent identifying as Christian, 3.2 per cent as Islamic, and 2.7 per cent as Hindu.

    Protecting yourself from falls

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 13:43


    Is Australia still considered a Christian country?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 48:20


    According to the 2021 census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 38.9 per cent of Australian's claimed they have ‘no religion'. Compared to 43.9 per cent identifying as Christian, 3.2 per cent as Islamic, and 2.7 per cent as Hindu.

    The life and poetry of TS Eliot with Robert Crawford

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 30:56


    It is almost a century since the publication of his poem The Waste Land.

    Australian and New Zealand crime writers in the spotlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 25:01


    What distinguishes Australian and New Zealand crime writers as the genre's popularity grows?

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