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Imagine This

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Imagine This is a science podcast for the young and curious. Have you ever wondered how bees make honey? Or how do fish breathe underwater? Or, very importantly, where your poo goes when you flush it down the toilet? Imagine This is a series of puzzling science questions from inquisitive young minds. Our host, Dr Niraj Lal, chats to kids and Australia's leading academics, taking you on imaginative adventures to learn about the world around us and find the answers together. This podcast is su ...
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Download This Show is your weekly guide to the world of media, culture, and technology. From social media to gadgets, streaming services to privacy issues. Each week Rae Johnston and guests take a fun, deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.
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ABC KIDS News Time

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Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.
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Short & Curly is the fun and educational ABC Kids and Family podcast that makes philosophy and ethics easy, entertaining, and thought-provoking. Hosted by Molly Daniels, Carl Smith, and philosopher Eleanor Gordon-Smith, the show explores big questions for kids about right and wrong, fairness, truth, knowledge, logic, beauty, and art. Perfect for kids aged 8–12, Short & Curly is loved by families, parents, and teachers worldwide. One of the best kids shows for curious minds, it inspires learn ...
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Listen to America’s #1 morning show, “Good Morning America,” and “GMA3: What You Need to Know” on-demand. ABC News’ Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Michael Strahan and chief meteorologist Ginger Zee deliver a daily mix of breaking news, hard-hitting interviews, exclusive investigations, cutting-edge medical updates, and financial reporting. And now catch up on all the latest news, lifestyle and entertainment headlines with “GMA3.”
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ABC News Daily is the podcast that helps you understand the issues affecting your world. Every episode, host Samantha Hawley walks through one story with the help of an ABC colleague or expert in under 15 minutes. When you want coverage you can trust, listen to ABC News Daily. Key topics of recent episodes include the Donald Trump administration, DOGE, Tesla, insurance costs, recession risks, egg shortages, DeepSeek, neo-Nazis, Putin and Xi, solar batteries, the jobs market, anti-Semitism, a ...
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20/20

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Unforgettable true crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth coverage of high profile stories. Now listen throughout the week with the official 20/20 After Show, the True Crime Vault, and our spotlight of true crime originals.
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https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com ABC Mystery Time delivers a thrilling collection of crime stories, suspenseful mysteries, and classic whodunits from the golden age of radio. Each restored episode plunges listeners into a world of shadowy motives, sharp detectives, dangerous secrets, and tense confrontations where every clue matters. With crisp performances, atmospheric sound, and tightly crafted plots, ABC Mystery Time stands as one of radio’s most engaging showcases of mid-century mystery ...
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Troll Play

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Alice Fraser, Cal Wilson and Sami Shah attempt to make flowers of joy from the manure of social media, making comedy from the maddest, baddest moments in Internet interaction.
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Rum, Rebels & Ratbags

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Rum, Rebels & Ratbags is history not for the faint-hearted. Historian and author of 'Girt' David Hunt and ABC Radio Sydney's Dom Knight uncover the characters and events left out of your high school history class.
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Fitzroy Diaries is back, and this time, the streets are bare, everyone’s stuck at home. There are numbers that come in daily, and they seem to colour everything. But there are new neighbours to get to know, old friends to stumble on, and a pile of cardboard boxes threatening to topple over at any moment.
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Off Track

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Off Track, with Ann Jones, is an Australian radio show and podcast which combines the relaxing sounds of nature with awesome stories of wildlife and environmental science, all recorded in the outdoors.
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ABC Classic Kids

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Treat little ears to musical soundscapes and classical compositions with Classic Kids, and start your mini musicians on a lifetime of classical music. In this immersive introduction to music, children will learn about instrument sounds, develop their musical vocabulary, and explore the importance of listening. Classic Kids is an ABC KIDS listen and ABC Classic co-production. It was produced in collaboration with the Sydney Opera House Children's and Creative Learning program.
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ABC Club

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Have you ever been in conversion and thought how you ended up there? Come and listen to ABC Club with Abe, Ben, and Chandler talk about the most random subject we can think of. Tune back on Friday for more episodes.
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This program is no longer in production. Making sense of Australia’s place in the world, Between the Lines puts contemporary international issues and events into a broader historical context, seeking out original perspectives and challenging accepted wisdom.
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Radio National Breakfast is Australia's only daily national radio current affairs program, synonymous with agenda-setting news coverage, breaking news and a place where you will hear the most significant stories impacting the lives of all Australians wherever they live. The full unedited daily program is available on our website at: abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/
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The Eleventh

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The Eleventh is an explosive thriller teasing out everything you never knew about one of the most famous chapters of Australian political history — the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
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Sporty

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Sporty is your guide to the powerful place of sport and fitness in Australia’s cultural life. Recognising it’s much more than a game, Sporty charts and analyses big-time spectator sports, celebrates the amateur athlete and encourages anyone struggling to get active. You don’t have to get sport, to get Sporty!
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Animal Sound Safari takes your ears around the world to discover the weird and wacky histories us humans have with animals. Each episode is jam-packed with cool stories, kooky facts and ‘pawsome’ puns. From celebrity sloths in Costa Rica to greyhounds going to war in Germany, hop on board with Animal Sound Safari.
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Soundwalks

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Soundwalks paint rich, audio landscapes for children to explore, with different guided relaxations. From working through big feelings and letting go of stress, to finding joy or getting ready for the day, Soundwalks uses the soothing sounds of Australian nature to help kids connect with the present, and themselves.
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Control Z

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Control Z is all about unravelling technology and internet culture. It gets to the bottom of internet mysteries, and tells weird and surprising stories.
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Follow Yassmin Abdel-Magied’s petrol-fuelled journey into the complex and colourful world of motorsports. Discover where her true skills lie and find out whether Yassmin has what it takes to cut it in F1.
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After lockdown Judith is still asking the big questions. Between baking and wondering if she had a drinking problem, Judith wondered how happy we'd been in our old lives and why 'back to normal' is not a good idea for us or the planet. She's out to change her life and yours for the better in six episodes.
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The little urn containing those famous cricketing ashes might already be secured for Australia, but there is still plenty to play for in the final Test in Sydney starting this weekend. In the last half hour we've learned Aussie batsman Usman Khawaja will retire from Test cricket, making the SCG match his final appearance in the baggy green. Guest: …
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New housing figures show the value of Australia's median dwelling rose by $71,400 in 2025. The figures — from property research firm Cotality — show home prices have risen by 25 per cent over the past year. First-home buyers are unlikely to get much relief in 2026. Guest: Tim Lawless, Research Director at Cotality Producer: Kate Uebergang…
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Australia's privacy regulator will begin its first-ever compliance sweep this week, checking whether selected businesses' privacy policies adhere to the law. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's will review the privacy policies of about 60 businesses that collect information in person — like real estate agents asking for phone nu…
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Around 40 people have been killed in a fire at a crowded bar during a New Year's eve party in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana. Around 115 are reported to be injured, including at least one Australian. The fire started at around 1.30am local time at Le Constellation bar in the canton of Valais in south-western Switzerland. Officials say t…
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2026 will see two key state elections, with broader ramifications for the Liberal Party nationally. In March, South Australians will go to the polls as newly installed Liberal leader Ashton Hurn takes on popular Labor Premier Peter Malinauskas. Victorians will vote in November — with Jess Wilson looking to prevent Jacinta Allan and Labor winning a …
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The federal government says the energy transition has "gathered pace" with a record number of renewable energy projects approved last year. But 2026 presents a much bigger challenge, with interim emissions reduction targets off track — and many Australians still struggling with record-high power bills. Guest: Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Chang…
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Queensland's first public child sex offender register is now live. The system has been introduced under Daniel's Law, named in honour of Daniel Morcombe, who at 13 was abducted and murdered on the Sunshine Coast in 2003. The scheme allows members of the public to access limited information about certain child sex offenders through a tiered system —…
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Australian beef producers say they are "extremely disappointed" after China announced a 55 per cent tariff on beef imports that exceed new quota limits. Beijing says the move is designed to protect its domestic cattle industry, which is emerging from oversupply, but industry groups here warn it could have significant consequences for Australian far…
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The peak body for gyms is pushing back against proposed changes to consumer law that would make it easier to cancel subscriptions. AUS-active argues the reforms the government is considering are designed with streaming services in mind and don't reflect how bricks-and-mortar gyms operate. Guest: Ken Griffin, Chief Executive of AUS-active Producer: …
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The social media savvy populist Zohran Mamdani chose an abandoned subway station for his midnight swearing in as the mayor of New York. The ceremony was the culmination of his meteoric rise from state lawmaker to global stardom. 34 year-old Mamdani — the city's first Muslim mayor — took his oath on the Koran. The midnight event has been followed by…
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Several people have been killed overnight during ongoing clashes between protesters and security forces in Iran. This week has seen the biggest protests in years, with shopkeepers, traders and students taking to the streets against soaring prices and a collapsing currency. The unrest has spread from Tehran to several provinces after the Rial hit re…
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BMI, or body mass index, has long been used as a simple calculation to determine if someone is underweight, a ‘healthy’ weight or obese. But when it was devised by a Belgian mathematician almost 200 years ago, it was never supposed to be a tool to measure health. Now, researchers are challenging the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. Today, a lo…
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The precious metal silver's price rose by more than 140 per cent over the course of the year in 2025. Now China is bringing in new restrictions, meaning companies need a government-approved license to export the commodity. Guest: John Mavrogenes, Professor of Economic Geology at the Australian National University Producer: Joe Sullivan…
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