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Soul Search

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Soul Search explores contemporary religion and spirituality from the inside out — what we believe, how we express it, and the difference it makes in our lives
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God Forbid

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Religion: it’s at the centre of world affairs, but profound questions still remain. Why are you here? What happens when you die? Does God matter? God Forbid seeks the answers.
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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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The bit players, the unexpected twists, the turning point you missed. Join Walkley award-winner Marc Fennell as he uncovers the incredible moments that changed the course of history. New episodes out Tuesday.
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Background Briefing tells true stories not everyone will want you to hear. We infuse investigative reporting with captivating drama, following the thread of an individual story only to find that it leads us to something bigger. It's the only podcast in Australia that does this week in, week out. Hosted by Thomas Oriti. We want to hear from you too. If you have a tip-off, please contact us at backgroundbriefing[at]abc.net.au
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Formerly The Money, The Economy, Stupid is your weekly guide to the world of business, economics and finance. Every Thursday, economist Peter Martin is joined by a team of sharp young thinkers for a fresh conversation about the financial stories making headlines and how they might affect you.
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Each Friday, Airlie Ward chats with Tasmania's top journos to unpack one of the big stories of the week. If it's going to hit your heart, head or your hip pocket – we're going to break it down for you.
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Big Ideas

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Feed your mind. Be provoked. One big idea at a time. Your brain will love you for it. Grab your front row seat to the best live forums and festivals with Natasha Mitchell.
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The Minefield

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In a world marked by wicked social problems, The Minefield helps you negotiate the ethical dilemmas, contradictory claims and unacknowledged complicities of modern life.
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Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may have heard about, but never met. Journey into their world, joining them on epic adventures to unfamiliar places, back in time to wild moments of history, and into their deepest memories, to be moved by personal stories of resilience and redemption. Hosted by Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski, Conversations is the ABC's most popular long-form interview program. Every day we explore the vast tapestry of human experience, wea ...
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Law Report

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From courtroom dramas to miscarriages of justice, to how the law affects you — and so much more. The Law Report is your accessible guide to the big legal stories unfolding in Australia and across the world.
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Ladies, We Need to Talk goes deep on the women's health and relationship issues that are setting your group chat on fire. Come hang with the fabulous Yumi Stynes as she takes a candid, non-judgmental and often hilarious look at the deeply personal stuff that's hard to bring up, even with your closest mates. You'll meet incredible experts to help you improve your wellness, manage the mental load; survive break-ups and prioritise your mental health. With sensitivity, personal stories from real ...
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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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Overnights

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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, collectables and much more.
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It's estimated that one third of Australian schoolchildren can't read proficiently. In response, all state and territory governments have now mandated that a form of teaching known as explicit instruction be used to teaching reading in schools, with the federal government also tying delivery of this method to its funding deals. So can explicit inst…
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With Fremantle and the Giants sent packing this weekend, who does Roosy feel had a more disappointing season? There are now only six teams left in finals contention, who is the stand-out premiership favourite now? And booing has become an ugly part of the game, how do we call an end to it?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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In this edition of the Conversation Hour we recap on the Erin Patterson's sentence and reflect on why the case has garnered the interest it has. Also in this edition we talk the significance of pools in community health, learn about a new app that speeds up the process of diagnosing cerebral palsy in babies, plus learn what goes into designing a un…
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Australian author of Addition, Toni Jordan, goes gambling with greyhounds in Tenderfoot, Richard Osman digs up the background to The Thursday Murder Club and critically acclaimed writer, Gail Jones on why she wrote the crime novel, The Name of the Sister. Toni Jordan is the Australian author of eight books including Addition, The Fragments and Dinn…
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It was after the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington – that the drone became America’s weapon of choice in war on terror. Unpiloted planes, capable of finding and destroying target on the other side of the world, known as – Reaper or Predator Drones. But it’s over the past 25 years the use of drones - both civilian and militar…
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Peter Shmigel's story began in New York City where he grew up steeped in the culture of his Ukrainian refugee parents. His life has since included stints as a Western Sydney builder, a member of an underground resistance group, CEO of one of Australia’s leading suicide prevention service, political advisor and now correspondent for the Kyiv Post ne…
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It’s the Ornate Burrowing Frog! As their name implies, these frogs spend much of their life, particularly in dry times and during the day, buried underground. They emerge to call and breed, and are known to form huge choruses with other species after heavy rains. After they breed, you'll find foamy clumps of eggs left behind. Thanks to Dr Jodi Rowl…
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Large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, are usually trained on Standard American English. But with all the dialects of English that exist outside of this - how do LLMs understand emotive language from non-American English speakers, especially when it comes to good old Aussie sarcasm. Guest: Aditya Joshi, Senior Lecturer in the School of Compute…
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Dr. Arne Rubinstein has spent more than 30 years helping parents and teenagers through the complex transition into adulthood through his Rites of Passage Institute, which seeks to empower young adults and their communities through positive, healthy transitions focusing on personal growth and resilience. He has now been acknowledged for his work by …
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When Rohan Browning ran 10.01 at the Tokyo Olympics, he assumed fame, fortune, and faster times would naturally follow. That's not how it played out. Now, as the charismatic sprinter readies himself for the 100m at the world championships he is talking to us about the lessons learned, what he's seeing in Gout Gout and why Australia is in an athleti…
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Revenge feels sweet... At least for a moment. James Kimmel Jr knows that better than most. As a lawyer, he made a career out of helping clients get payback. But the drive for revenge started to eat away at him, threatening to destroy his work life and relationships. Coming back from the brink, he started to wonder — why are we drawn to payback? Wha…
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AFL Saturday with Corbin Middlemas, Mick Malthouse and Luke Ball, reviewing and previewing the first weekend of the AFL Finals Series. Today's guests, Geelong Premiership Utility Mark Blicavs, and Ray Chamberlain with his take on the Cam Rayner double free kick controversy.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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If you ever wanted to be able to stick to walls like spider man, then listen to this. How do geckos and ants walk easily up walls and across the ceiling? Is an insect foot sticky in the same way as a reptilian tootsie? And how does underwater stickiness compare? Just how is that barnacle attached to a boat? Featuring: Rishab Pillai, James Cook Univ…
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Collingwood shook up the AFL finals with an upset over Adelaide, but the booing of Isaac Quaynor has dominated much of the conversation. It's an ugly post script to the Izak Rankine suspension. In the NRL, we unpack the brilliance from Brisbane, especially Reece Walsh, as the Storm's premiership push continues to stall. Ex-Wallabies and Pumas coach…
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It’s hard to believe that one in three young Australian adults go regularly to worship services – more than any other age group. But it’s true and men are leading the charge. It’s a puzzle, because it breaks two longstanding rules of religion: believers are typically female and old. Remember back in 2000. Even the most optimistic priest wouldn’t ha…
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It’s 1980s Australia and everyone wants to be seen with billionaire power couple Christopher and Pixie Skase. They have it all – money, power, fame and big hair. Then, in the blink of an eye, they don’t. This is the story of Australia’s most famous fugitive entrepreneur, his epic fall from grace and the multi-million-dollar chase for Skase.…
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