Best Nose Bleeds Podcasts (2025)

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Nose Bleeds "331" Restroom Power Move 1:07:58

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Adam starts his new job with a bang, Chris makes a public service announcement, the NBA Finals have begun, the Mount Rushmore of Indiana Pacers, and part two of Big Jay Oakerson's YouTube special, They.By Chris Whitt

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OH MY GOD MY NOSE IS BLEEDING! 43:14

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After a week off, your hosts return with stories about our friend Emma's wedding! You'll hear about all the stress and confusion, fun and excitement. You'll hear about the beautiful venue, great food and wonderful people they met. Then Eddie reads a few internet posts that take some unexpected turns and Angel has a wedding themed Am I The Asshole s…

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BALLS THIS...VAGINA THAT 49:12

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This week's episode focuses on Angel and Eddie's current favorite proGRUM, THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES, and the very funny actors that are in it, plus, a little discussion on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. This one...this one is VULGAR! Come have a toke and a smile. You can tell they already did,,, Got something to say? Send us a text!!…

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From Bangalore to Balmain – Padma Raman’s lifelong advocacy for women and girls 54:39

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The racism and resilience Padma Raman’s parents experienced lit a social justice fire in her early on. She landed on the sunny shores of Sydney in the 1980s and watched both her parents face racism and discrimination seeking work. She’s gone on to dedicate her career to making the world a better place for women and girls. It’s taken her to the hall…

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Fashion's fails — we can fix its toxic legacy! Kit Willow, Natasha Mitchell, and guests 58:10

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Australians have a hardcore addiction to fast fashion. That means dyes in our waterways, microplastics in our bodies, and hundreds of thousands of tonnes of textiles dumped in landfill. Fashionista or not, do you feel powerless to change an industry dominated by global fashion giants making giant profits? Meet four passionate crusaders with fashion…

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Warren Ellis on why he bought a Sumatran wildlife sanctuary — with Justin Kurzel and Zan Rowe 54:06

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Warren Ellis is best known as the charismatic violinist with legendary Australian instrumental rock trio Dirty Three and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Justin Kurzel's new documentary Ellis Park is a both portrait of Ellis as he comes to terms with his Ballarat childhood, and a film about the devastating impacts of wildlife trafficking, and why Ellis…

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To infinity – who's in charge of outer space? 46:56

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How do nations work together to control access to our vast universe, negotiate who gets what resources, or even who gets to set up new colonies on far away planets? And how do we ensure that we don’t just export earthly conflicts on take-off? ‘Unlocking Cooperation: Space Diplomacy’ is a talk from the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Af…

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Being Jewish after the destruction of Gaza — with Peter Beinart and Sarah Schwartz 55:06

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What's happening in Gaza is horrifying and shocking. As the world watches on, how are different Jewish communities reckoning with a war being waged in their name by Israel, against Hamas and the Palestinian people? This event was recorded at The Wheeler Centre on 27 May 2025 in partnership with the Jewish Council of Australia. Speakers Peter Beinar…

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We asked for workers and got people — inside the temporary visa scheme putting food on your plate 1:06:04

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A workforce we rarely hear about, lives in limbo, and stories from the coalface. From economic gains and cultural exchanges to exploitation and absconding, what are the successes and problems of the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme? Who picks and processes those yummy strawberries you're about to put in your shopping trolley, or the …

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The unbearable intimacy of voicing someone’s words — with Forced Entertainment 1:00:01

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Words can mean everything, or nothing at all: it all depends on how they're delivered. This relationship between writer, script, actor and audience creates a particular tension that lies at the heart of performance. Who gives meaning to the words, interprets the creative material, who holds the power? This is a lecture, but not as you know it, by m…

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Gina Chick on what dark nights of the soul can teach us about life and living 55:06

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Gina Chick made her name as the inaugural winner of Alone Australia, but her story begins a long time before that. It involves unimaginable hardship, death grief, illness and injury. How has she learnt to sit with all that life has thrown at her, and remain joyful and true to herself, in the face of adversity? This event was recorded at the Athenae…

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Safe at home – who profits when you’re afraid of your neighbours? 54:04

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Your personal safety is big business, so much so that it’s given rise to “security capitalism”, a phenomenon where attempts to buy personal safety shape the world around us. As security becomes just another status symbol, do these gadgets make us safer or do they create a whole new list of anxieties – a self-fulfilling prophecy of perceived threat …

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The ghosts are here — Tasma Walton, Darren Rix, Craig Cormick, Anthony Sharwood with Natasha Mitchell 56:43

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The ghost people arrived by boat. They never left. But the stories of first encounters and what came next live large, 250 years later, in First Nations families and communities. An ambitious journey to reclaim the names and stories disappeared by Captain James Cook, but never lost. A deeply personal excavation of herstories and the women wrenched f…

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Words to sing the world alive — waking up First Nations languages 54:05

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At the time of colonisation, there were more than 250 Indigenous languages spoken in Australia, but these days, all are considered endangered. Many First Nations people are working hard to revive and reclaim their mother tongues. In the anthology, Words to Sing the World Alive: Celebrating First Nations Languages, 40 Indigenous Australians share wo…

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From vulture bone flutes to ‘organised sound’— Andrew Ford's short history of music 52:45

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Music has been around for at least as long as humans, and possibly even longer. How have forces like religion, the economy, society and technology, shaped music over time? And why, in lullabies and concert halls, songlines and streaming services, have humans always been irresistibly drawn to making it? This event was recorded at Sydney's Gleebooks.…

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Nose Bleeds "330" Hawaiian Shirt 57:43

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Spice Girls, Tyrese Haliburton, the Mount Rushmore of New York Knicks, and Bill Burr's special, Drop Dead Years.By Chris Whitt

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If it bleeds it leads – Bruce Shapiro on documenting the violence of modern life 54:39

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From wars with global consequences to violent crimes in the suburbs, trauma underpins so much of the news cycle. It’s something award-winning journalist Bruce Shapiro came to understand intimately when, as a young crime reporter, he was stabbed. It changed his whole perspective on his profession, dedicating a large part of his career to the questio…

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LISTEN HERE, SUGAR TITS 1:02:27

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This week is about celebrities gone bad! First, a story about THE LIVER KING, who is a muscle bound internet influencer with a crazy lifestyle, famous for eating raw liver and selling supplements, and ultimately scammed millions of followers. Then, a list of Hollywood Celebrities that have made headlines for all the wrong reasons, including Harvey …

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Live to 150? David Sinclair on why we age — and why he thinks we don't have to 1:07:03

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What if we could turn back time on our biological clock and slow down — even reverse — aging? High profile Harvard scientist David Sinclair is co-author of the New York Times bestseller Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don’t Have To. His lab’s work is as ambitious as it is controversial. He wants to radically change the way we live our lives — and p…

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Australia and the spectre of war — from Vietnam to today 1:00:04

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It's been 60 years since then Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies sent Australians to fight in the Vietnam War. Since that time, the defence force has been involved in many armed conflicts and peace keeping missions around the world — but with varying degrees of public support. So how have successive Australian governments managed public conse…

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Australia votes — what message should we take from this election result? 54:57

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If democracy is the will of the people, what does this federal election result say about Australia? In his election night victory speech, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australians had voted for Australian values, claiming these were fairness, aspiration and opportunity for all. But is this right message we should take from the election resul…

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Nose Bleeds "329" Posthumously 1:17:30

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Chris and Adam discuss MLB's permanent ban on Pete Rose being lifted, Chris has a proud dad moment, the Mount Rushmore of minor league baseball team names, and the comedy of Tim Dillon.By Chris Whitt

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What are you wearing? Why we aren’t buying Australian made fashion 54:11

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Australians are now the biggest consumers per capita of clothes in the world. But just three per cent of clothing is made here in Australia. So is it time for a fashion rethink? This event was held at the Melbourne Museum as part of Melbourne Fashion Festival's Fashion Talks program on 4 March 2025. Speakers Tara MosesChief Operating Officer, RM Wi…

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AND THEN...THE SUCKIN ON YER FINGERS 48:14

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This week's episode is all about The Muthas...It's the MOTHER'S DAY EPISODE! This week, Eddie tells stories about his mother from when he was growing up, like watching low budget Sci-Fi and Monster movies together, and how to save drowning victims in the pool, to a medication induced ass whipping. Plus, the time she dressed up like Paul Stanley and…

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Mark Zuckerberg claims corporations are culturally neutered — are they? Men, women, work, and the manosphere 54:03

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Meta's Mark Zuckerberg has said “a lot of the corporate world has become culturally neutered” and that it needs more “masculine energy”? Has it and does it? At Meta, he recently shut down initiatives that promote equity and diversity in his workplace. In the USA, so has Ford, Mcdonalds, Walmart, and the Trump administration. But in Australia, less …

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History lessons — historians Orlando Figes, Bettany Hughes, Matthew Longo and Dava Sobel with Annabelle Quince 55:53

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Democracies in retreat, attacks on science, border disputes, death and destruction. It can feel like we are living in unprecedented times - but here's the thing: world history has a habit of repeating itself. So what lessons does history teach us about this moment in which we find ourselves? Do we humans learn anything from the past, or are we dest…

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Chatting with 2025 Grammy winner Ruthie Foster 53:49

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After five nominations, Ruthie Foster has taken home the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album - affirming her status as an American music legend. In this intimate conversation, she shares what made her want to be a singer; the roles of her grandmother and mother in her life; why faith is so important to her and why she wants to sing …

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Nose Bleeds "328" Time's Up! 1:16:36

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Chris recounts the situation he found himself in at a baseball tournament last weekend when he made a coaching decision based on information he was given by an umpire that was later reversed. Listen to the story and let us know how you would have handled the situation in the comments. Plus, a new pope has been... anointed? elected? appointed?Mount …

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Vladimir Putin’s Russia — with exiled journalist and author Mikhail Zygar 52:17

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The exiled founder of Russia's only independent television news channel, Mikhail Zygar, takes us inside Vladimir Putin's Russia, with a firsthand account of how the President has successfully silenced the media, opposition and Kremlin critics, to cement his hold on power. The 2025 AN Smith Lecture: Journalism against autocracy: Putin, Trump and the…

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DON'T LICK MONEY...IT'S DIRTY 52:42

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This week starts off with a very stoned Eddie talking about his recent Sushi Experience, Angel tells funny stories from her friend EMMA'S Bachelorette Party she went to over the weekend, and...because it was just "MAY THE FOURTH" (Star Wars Day) they discuss some "Finer" and "Lesser" things about the movies, and that, even though THEY are lifelong …

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Rituals, rats, and reeded vertebrae! The mysteries of Machu Picchu and Ancient Peru revealed 53:24

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A story of continents crashing and cleaving apart, the making of a civilisation, the language of the dead, and ... a mummified rat makes a cameo too. The Incan empire was vast and sophisticated. It built the stunning citadel in the clouds of Machu Picchu in the Andes mountains. But within a century its people were catastrophically wiped out by the …

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Mental ill-health and the power of words 53:28

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The language used to talk about mental ill-health can play a key role in reducing or enforcing stigma. And it's constantly evolving. But what terms should be used and when? And by whom? The wrong word can not only deeply hurt a person's feelings. It can end careers, destroy relationships, cut access to support systems. This special World Mental Hea…

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Worried about the future? A mosquito could help you to live in the present 54:05

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What can a mosquito teach us about time? Noone likes a mosquito bite — but for a brief moment when it stings you, you know you are alive. Humans are temporal beings, but across cultures, our concepts of time are vastly different. This event explores what we can learn from science, philosophy and Indigenous perspectives that can alter experiences of…

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Nose Bleeds "327" New Adam 1:48:07

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The boys are back via satellite to talk about Adam's experience hosting a comedy show, policing a litterer while finding him a bus, Chris's decision on how to handle a bad opposing coach, the Mount Rushmore of natural disasters, and the first comedy special from Tom Green.By Chris Whitt

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Australia votes— are our political parties on the nose? 54:05

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This election has been described as a boring campaign, but with some fascinating contests. So just what is going on in the minds of voters as Australia heads to the polls this weekend? This event was recorded at the Sorrento Writers Festival on 27 May 2025. Speakers Frank BongiornoProfessor of History, Australian National UniversityPresident, Counc…

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DANIELLE'S RETURN 54:27

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This week has the return of special guest, DANIELLE. Hear about an AXE THROWING Birthday Party they went to and a few stories about near misses with lethal weapons, Angel tells you about her TATTOO CONVENTION last weekend and all the shenanigans from that. Hear Danielle get asked hard hitting questions like, "What's Something Everyone Looks Stupid …

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Has the world lost the plot? John Lyons, Greg Sheridan, Emma Shortis, Josh Taylor with Natasha Mitchell 56:11

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Are we living through a key turning point in world history? How do we make sense of this present moment, and what's on the horizon?Trump's trade wars, long-held alliances dismantled, the deadly conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, the rise and rise of AI, the tech oligarch takeover, China's military build-up, NATO's demise, and much more. It's a confusin…

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The painting that changed Australia — the story of Blue Poles 56:03

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It's been called a coming-of-age story for a nation. The Whitlam Government's purchase of Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles in 1973 helped to bring down the government. So how did this abstract expressionist masterpiece become the most famous, most controversial artwork in Australia? Then: how does political portraiture affect how we feel about politici…

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Are Donald Trump and US politics bringing global health to its knees? 54:04

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Until recently, the USA provided about 30% of global health funding. It was dominant in supplying HIV/AIDS medication and funded a major part of medical research. Much of this has now stopped with Donald Trump restricting gender affirming care, withdrawing from the WHO and holding funds from USAID - and the list goes on. What are the impacts on pan…

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Sir Simon Schama — On antisemitism 49:51

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Acclaimed British historian Sir Simon Schama reflects on the history of antisemitism, the Holocaust and contemporary culture. He says that for millennia Jewish people have been "the other of convenience. We are the dark mirror in which the wish fulfilment of other societies takes it out on people who are said to represent its opposite." Presented a…

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THAT LOOKS LIKE A BUTT PLUG 51:56

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This week, following "420" and Easters, you'll hear about Angel and Eddie's very funny appearance on The Rabbit Hole Radio Program last week, get the lowdown on all the fun at their family's Easter gatherings including some VULGAR BANTER that surrounded the dinner table...Angel talks a little bit about some trash TV she has watched lately, and Eddi…

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How do we make cancer treatment worth it, work better, and less harmful? 57:41

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Cancer is common and chemo and radiotherapies can save or extend our lives. But sometimes they don't, or they stop working, or they come with disabling long-term side effects. In a state of desperation, some of us seek out unproven alternatives which might even put us at greater risk of cancer. Join Big Ideas host Natasha Mitchell and guests to fin…

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Pankaj Mishra — the world after Gaza 53:35

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For the past 18 months, Israel's war in Gaza has polarised the world. The Indian author and essayist Pankaj Mishra reckons with the conflict through the lens of colonialism, morality and history. This event was recorded at the University of NSW Centre for Ideas on 27 February 2025. Speakers Pankaj MishraAuthor, The World After Gaza, From the Ruins …

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Uncovering Pompeii — 300 years of archaeology 54:05

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Two thousand years ago, life in Pompeii stood still when Mount Vesuvius erupted, preserving the town in volcanic ash for centuries. Today, this ancient Roman city captures the imagination like few others. This event was recorded at the National Museum of Australia on 14 December 2024. Speakers Dr Sophie HayRoman archaeologist, press and communicati…

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When women resist authoritarianism — what's happening in Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar right now? 54:06

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Authoritarian regimes are threatened by women who fight for their freedom — and are pushing back in even more extreme and deadly ways. The world watched wide-eyed as Iranians took to the streets and social media for the #WomenLifeFreedom movement. We watched Afghan women and children run towards American planes taking off from Kabul as the Taliban …

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A season of death — with Raimond Gaita and Michelle Lesh 44:16

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The only certainty in life is that we will all some day die. Most of us don't know when that day will come. But others must face their mortality front on. Mark Rafael Baker was no stranger to death, losing three loved ones in seven years — and then he was confronted with his own. This event was recorded at Readings Bookshop Melbourne in October 202…

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Where is the soul in science? Natasha Mitchell and guests on a humanity defining battle (Archive) 54:03

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Join Natasha Mitchell and guests to grapple with some gritty paradoxes about science and religion, and in this era of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and existential angst — are they serving the needs they used to? Science drives much of modern life, and yet fewer people are drawn to studying it at school putting scientific literacy at risk. T…

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Nose Bleeds "326" The Masters with Adam Baum 1:29:44

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Producer of the ALL IN docuseries, former co-host of the Sean Miller podcast, golf enthusiast, the great Adam Baum makes his anticipated return. Adam B. recounts his experience at The Masters and the transition from Sean Miller to Richard Pitino at Xavier. Then, Chris and Adam S. discuss Iliza Shlesinger's special, A Different Animal, and the Mount…

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When the Tech Bros come to town — with Kara Swisher and Marc Fennell 54:05

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We know them as Zuckerberg, Musk, Bezos, Gates, Jobs. But to Kara Swisher, they're Mark, Elon, Jeff, Bill, and Steve. She was once a Silicon Valley insider, but now she's one of big tech's most vocal critics. This event was recorded at Adelaide Writers Week on Monday 3 March 2025. Speakers Kara SwisherAuthor, Burn Book: A Tech Love Story, aol.com: …

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The biggest threat to the planet is a story — an eye-opening insider account of Australian environmentalism 54:05

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Jobs vs the environment. Profits vs environmental protection. One pitted against the other. That dominant story has defined environmental regulation in Australia, drowning out the stories scientists or environmental campaigners want to tell. Scientist, environmentalist, and government insider, Peter Cosier, has worn all the hats and he wants to cha…