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Counterpoint

This program is no longer in production. Amanda Vanstone tackles key social, economic and cultural i

Episodes

Total: 239

The age of distraction

2023/4/10

Is social media really to blame for all of our ills? What happens to solar panels after they have s

To the brink and back

2023/4/3

Can we compare Stalin and Putin and does AUKUS really matter? Why is Europe looking to Africa for f

The looming demographic problem in China and corruption in Cambodia. Medieval baby care and the col

Can China become a media superpower and can Australia and India become better mates? Is banning wor

We should be using more not less energy to help mitigate the effects of climate change. What is dis

Who has the most power in Asia right now? Why are Putin and his cronies getting richer and richer?

Tackling key social, economic and cultural issues in Australian life, challengin

Should we be preparing to fight wars that we can win? Why do people and countries crack up? What is

Normal? What's normal?

2023/2/13

Is Beijing in retreat? What are optimistic nihilists and what do they think of the world? Are you n

Can right-wing terrorist funding be compared to whac-a -mole? Are people who glue themselves to art

Power and movement

2023/1/30

Could mental illness be more than dysfunction? How do animals gain and hold power? What does water

Look, up in the sky!

2023/1/23

Has American life become stupid? If it has what does it have to do with Twitter and Facebook? Why a

Hello fabulous one

2023/1/16

Hey you, yes you, you're wonderful. Yes, you really are. Does trashy media rot your brain? Diversit

Counterpoint

2023/1/9

Can we lighten our mental load by being cheerful? What is oikophobia and why might it be dangerous?

Tackling key social, economic and cultural issues in Australian life, challenging assumptions.

Giving and receiving

2022/12/5

Is the European Union still united? Does it matter? Why do Buddhists kill and is there any hidden m

Swarms, sand and Stalin

2022/11/28

Can we compare the propaganda of culture in Stalinist Russia to today?  Why do social media followe

Why aren't there more women in power in China? How we can use anxiety to our advantage and why all

Is Russia on the verge of collapse? It's our life, shoudl it also be our death? What should we do w

Why did Putin really invade Ukraine? For Russia or for himself? How much influence has America had