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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 mind and weird things

2022/1/24

Is there such a thing as the mind and if there is where is it? Do you believe in weird things? What

Snake bite

2022/1/17

Did you know that each year around 4.5 million people are bitten by venomous snakes resulting in 13

Seafood slavery

2022/1/10

Have you heard of seafood slavery? Right now thousands of men are stuck on boats at seas, what will

Why am I here?

2022/1/3

Have you ever walked out of one room and into another and forgotten why you were there? Should we b

The fall of the Rome Empire

2021/12/27

Was the decline of the Roman Empire a very good thing for humanity? We can learn a lot about a pop

Influential slaves

2021/12/20

How much have captives' or slaves influenced those who took them? It turns out, quite a lot! What m

Gunpowder and happiness?

2021/12/13

Did gunpowder change the world, especially the Medieval World? What is an emotion and why is it so

Temptations and wonders

2021/12/6

Why is Iran joining the Shanghai Cooperation organisation? How easy is it to succumb to tyranny? Th

Poked and prodded

2021/11/29

Right now it seems like everybody wants to be engaged with Southeast Asia, where does Australia fit

Coups and capers

2021/11/22

Does ASEAN have a position on Myanmar? Are you a fox or a hedgehog when it comes to globalization?

Positive and negative

2021/11/15

Can positive discrimination do more harm than good? Mandatory vaccinations have been around for cen

Technology and talk

2021/11/8

Is there more to AUKUS than nuclear powered submarines? What is China doing in Guinea in West Afric

Curses and cures

2021/11/1

Does the Biden Presidency have a plan for the Indo-Pacific? Doesn't seem like it. Can the Bible be

Power and possums

2021/10/25

Power can good and bad. How can we make sure that it's good? Responsibility is key. Madam Curie cha

Correcting and careers

2021/10/18

How did the 'culture wars' begin and what keeps it going? It's more than the left/right divide. How

Hybrids and hurdles

2021/10/11

Working from home over the last 18 months or so has been one of the greatest disruptions to work in

Subs and suds

2021/10/4

Is there more to AUKUS than nuclear-powered submarines? The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Australia h

Borders and boulders

2021/9/27

Do the shifting demands of climate change, COVID and China mean that we need some new thinking arou

Before and after

2021/9/20

Has the US withdrawal from Afghanistan created a power vacuum in the region that will be filled by

Fleeing and flying

2021/9/13

After the seemingly chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan should the United States pivot away from na