The world is on fire. There's a coup. Inflation is through the roof, and AI is taking our jobs. What does it all mean? Each week, Matt Bevan explains the biggest story in world news while hiding in his basement from assassins and authoritarian regimes. Recent episodes include an exploration of the relationship between India and China, a closer look at the Saudi Arabian city of NEOM, the conflict in the Middle East, the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, and Ukraine's incur ...
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“Measurement matters” – the podcast that provides free tips and tricks on measuring the difference your activities have on people and the planet.
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A podcast about cults.
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Hosted by Coaches Bevan McKinnon and Tim Brazier, Fitter Radio brings together their shared passion and knowledge of triathlon, running, nutrition and basically all things endurance. Listen to the latest research, interviews with pro athletes and leading experts to help you improve your sports performance and your health.
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This episode originally aired in September 2023. For a century, society has bullied and shamed people into trying to lose weight, without much result. Is the century-long search for a weight loss drug finally over? A seemingly accidental discovery by Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, people are hailing semaglutide (known as Ozempic or Weg…
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#638 - Hannah Berry. News and Race Reviews.
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The Montana Mountain King and a conspiracy to clone
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Last year, environment reporter Peter de Kruijff stumbled on the case of 81-year-old rancher Arthur “Jack” Schubarth, who was sentenced to six months in jail for a truly bizarre crime. He orchestrated an elaborate, multi-country conspiracy to smuggle the tissue of a rare bighorn sheep into the U.S. and clone it. Today, Matt chats to Peter about thi…
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How dodgy data sent China's economy off course
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This episode originally aired in August 2023. How do you plan for a country when you don’t even know how many people live there? That’s the problem China faced after decades of dodgy population data and the One Child Policy. No longer the world's largest country, China's population is shrinking, its property sector is faltering, and its economy is …
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#637 - Spikes in Running Distance and Injury. Racing and News from the Weekend.
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We review the racing from the weekend. Luke Smithers won the free race entry to the IRONMAN 70.3 Western Sydney. We find out how it all went. How much running is too much? We discuss a recent paper identifying high-risk running sessions in a 5200-person cohort study and the dose-response relationship between changes in single-session distance and r…
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While working on last Thursday’s episode, Matt had the very sad but familiar experience of cutting one of his favourite parts out of the script. It’s the bizarre story of a group of American mercenaries who tried to invade Venezuela and collect the $15 million reward offered by the U.S. Justice Department for capturing President Nicolás Maduro. Mat…
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Why Trump is blowing up boats off Venezuela
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The U.S. military has now attacked three boats off the coast of Venezuela in as many weeks. On the surface, it’s hard to see exactly what the administration is hoping to gain out of this. But when you look at it in a historical context, it makes a lot more sense. This follows a playbook the United States used 35 years ago to topple a Central Americ…
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#636 - Dr John Sullivan: High Performance Sport NZ
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We review the racing from the T100 in Spain at the weekend. Dr. John Sullivan is Head of Performance Psychology at High Performance Sport New Zealand. He is a Sport Scientist and Clinical Sport Psychologist with over twenty years of clinical and scholarly experience and has held appointments within the National Football League (NFL), English Premie…
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It’s been almost two weeks since we woke up to the news of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. If you were online that morning, you probably saw rolling updates, speculation, conspiracy theories, and graphic footage — all before breakfast. But it hasn’t always been like this. When Abraham Zapruder filmed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in …
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Charlie Kirk’s murder sparks calls for revenge
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In the days since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the internet has been awash with conflicting information about the assassin’s ideological motivations. Until recently, most people understood that political violence in America tends not to be organised, but one idea has galvanised many of those on the right: “they are trying to get us”. Just min…
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While researching our last episode on the bizarre wave of Iran-banked anti-semitic attacks in Australia and around the world, Matt ended up somewhere unexpected… Swedish TikTok. He was intrigued (and baffled) by a viral sound from a gangster known as the Kurdish Fox that blew up in late 2023. To help him understand this meme, Matt got in touch with…
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#635 - The IRONMAN World Championships Nice 2025 Episode
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There has been a spike in antisemitic attacks around the world, but there was something off about the ones happening here in Australia. The graffiti had Israel spelled wrong and they were committed largely by people with no clear ideological motivation. For many, the slapdash nature of these attacks raised a serious question about who was really be…
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#634 - IRONMAN World Champs Nice. Gordo Byrn. Racing from the Weekend.
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We catch up on the racing from the weekend. Clare Fitzpatrick won the free race entry to IM703 Melbourne. We find out more about her. We welcome back Gordo Byrn to discuss his recent experience racing Challenge Roth. He shares the challenges he faced and the lessons learned throughout his journey. Gordo shares insights on race strategy, nutrition a…
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Matt has been stuck in the mud for seven years
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There’s a story Matt’s been trying to tell on If You’re Listening almost since day one. It’s about the agriculture, soil and water of Ukraine, and he thinks it’s fascinating. Over the years he's tried to write it into episode after episode, only for it to be cut out by four separate producers. Today, Matt attempts to convince Supervising Producer K…
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Donald Trump once said he could end the war between Russia and Ukraine in one day. Well, it’s now been over 200 days and he’s finally admitted that it might be a little more complicated than he originally thought. The man he’s sent to broker this important peace deal is his best bud Steve Witkoff, a lawyer turned billionaire real estate developer t…
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Who is the cigar-toting, moustachioed-American named Gunslinger?
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In 1999, a young American called Robert Bogucki dumped his bicycle and walked out into the Great Sandy Desert in remote northern Australia. In 2022, Erin Parke became obsessed with this story and the media circus surrounding it. It's a tale that spans three decades, two continents and a bizarre cast of characters: from booty-wearing bloodhounds, to…
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#633 - Matt Hauser and Dan Atkins. Racing from the Weekend.
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We catch up on the racing from the T100 on the French Riviera, IRONMAN 70.3 Zell am See and the WTCS Sprint distance race in Frejus Australian triathlete Matt Hauser and his coach Dan Atkins have enjoyed a successful partnership in triathlon for over a decade. They discuss their recent achievements, including a world championship in the Mixed Team …
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It’s no secret that Donald Trump has his sights set on a Nobel Peace Prize. He already claims to have brokered peace in a number of conflicts around the world - and is now planning ceasefire talks for Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine. So how does Trump intend to bring lasting peace to these decades-long conflicts? Well, he’s tasked his best bud …
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#632 - Chris Beckmans. Stu Rotticci. Racing From the Weekend.
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Jack Moody is back hosting this week and we catch up on the racing from the weekend. We bring Chris Beckmans, Australian Professional Triathlete, back to the show after his recent 7th place finish in a 7:43:48 at IRONMAN Copenhagen. Chris tells us about his race and how he prepared to achieve his best ever result and become the 4th fastest Australi…
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When Palestinian statehood is recognised at the UN General Assembly in September, a small office tucked away in a residential street in Canberra will become the official embassy of Palestine. This office is near many other embassies in the nation’s capital - some similarly unassuming, while others are incredible ornate architectural feats complete …
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Australia, the UK, France and Canada intend to recognise Palestine as a state at the UN General Assembly in September. But what does that actually mean? Well Timor Leste, the small island nation 500km off the coast of Australia was recognised as a state back in 2002 after years of Indonesian occupation and violence, and might offer us a glimpse int…
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