Saturday Extra - Separate stories podcast
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Saturday Extra - Separate stories podcast
Smart analysis, lively conversations, and great company. Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
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Reimagining A Winter's Journey for Australia
Acclaimed tenor Allan Clayton and pianist Kate Golla are touring A Winter's Journey, a reimagining of Schubert's Winterreise for Opera Australia and M...
A turning point for protest in Australia?
The police response to those protesting the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog may have marked an inflection point in Australia.
But has th...
Building Zac Efron's zero-waste home
Joost Bakker has been a zero-waste campaigner for more than two decades.
His latest task is building an eco-wonderland home for Hollywood actor...
What the Japanese election means for Australia
Last Sunday's Japanese election may be one of the most consequential in decades, for Japan, the region, and also for Australia.
It was a stunnin...
A big, messy week for the Liberals
It's out with Sussan Ley and in with Angus Taylor, the Liberals' eighth leadership change since John Howard's 2007 defeat.
Fiona Scott looks at...
At Munich, big questions about the rules-based world order
At this year's Munich Security Conference, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that the rules-based world order "no longer exists". So where a...
Behind the massive lay-offs at The Washington Post
The Washington Post has made widespread lay-offs that will drastically shrink the size of the storied newspaper.
Australia correspondent Michael...
Why One Nation is surging in the polls
Pauline Hanson's One Nation is enjoying the kind of public support it hasn't seen since its formation in the 1990s.
Is this a blip or a more per...
Voguing performers ready to strike a pose
Tonight, dancers will battle it out on the runway in a voguing competition in Melbourne.
Emerging in New York City in the 1980s, the underground...
US politics roundup with Katty Kay and Jon Sopel
A big week in US politics has been capped off by Donald Trump sharing a racist post about the Obamas.
Katty Kay and Jon Sopel join Nick Bryant t...
The impact of Isaac Herzog's Australia visit
Israel's President Isaac Herzog is about to arrive in Australia. He will meet with bereaved families and members of the Jewish community following the...
The Last Thing: Sam Koslowski
Sam Koslowski, the co-founder of the social media news company, The Daily Aus, joins Nick Bryant on The Last Thing.
A messy January in Australian federal politics
January used to be a pretty quiet time in Australian politics, something of a partisan ceasefire. But not anymore.
The women drivers breaking up a boys' club
Old Girls On The Road is a women-led community of classic car owners in Brisbane.
Classic car culture is very male-dominated, so this group off...
Will Iran strike a deal with the US?
President Donald Trump is amassing US military forces in the Gulf, as Tehran seeks a deal to ease tensions.
Meanwhile, this week doctors inside...
What is Donald Trump's endgame in Minnesota?
Amid the turmoil in Minnesota, President Donald Trump has given conflicting statements on whether or not he will pull back immigration enforcement eff...
The downfall of China’s top military general
China's top military general, Zhang Youxia, has been put under investigation and accused of "grave violations of discipline and the law."
The pu...
Bush poets, buskers and big stars takeover Tamworth
It's that time of year — when die-hard country music fans make their annual pilgrimage to the New South Wales town of Tamworth.
For ten iconic d...
How other countries deal with their contested days
For many, Australia Day is a time to celebrate the very best of this country. For others, it's a day of reflection, mourning or protest
But this...
Is another interest rate hike on the way?
There's been a January surprise for economists, with an unexpected drop in the country's unemployment rate.
According to figures released by the...
Malcom Turnbull on Coalition chaos
After the Coalition split, Malcolm Turnbull examines how it all went so wrong. The former prime minister also discusses a major week in international...
How will conservative parties reform after the Coalition's rancorous split?
When hate crime legislation was tabled in parliament this week, few predicted the rancour and division it would unleash on the conservative side of po...
Where do transatlantic relations go from here?
The Greenland issue has underscored America's determination to challenge the international order as part of its "America first" vision.
Where do...
Geraldine Brooks on love, loss and ghost writing for Kamala Harris
Geraldine Books is a Pulitzer Prize winning author whose work spans foreign affairs, fiction and politics.
Her most recent books bring readers s...
Behind the scenes of journalist Gary O'Donoghue's exclusive interview with Trump
Gary O’Donoghue is the BBC's North America correspondent who made headlines due to an sudden, exclusive interview with President Trump.
He was...
David Gonski reflects on 20 years as Chancellor of UNSW
David Gonski is one of Australia's most respected and connected leaders — known as the "chairman of everything".
After 20 years at UNSW as its...
Rifts between Europe and America as intense talks on Ukraine war continue
The struggle between the US and the Europeans over the Ukraine war and the security of the continent is at a historic turning point — for the first ti...
Did Saturday Extra fulfil its promises to you?
At the start of this year, we said we would bring you the best commentators, the biggest brains, and people with lived experience on the ground. We pr...
Overland from England to Adelaide for the Ashes
18-year-old Tommy Lamb has been on the road for over 100 days, making his way from Manchester in England through Europe and Asia in the hope of making...
Australia's biggest social experiment: a ban on social media for under-16s
Next week, Australia will become the first country in the world to ban social media accounts for users under 16, a rare bipartisan move, with both sid...
Governor-General Sam Mostyn "there is so much good in this country."
Sam Mostyn took up the role of being the Governor-General in Australia in July last year, and she’s only the second woman to perform the role.
...
Mass prisoner release in Myanmar ahead of sham elections this month
Myanmar's late-December elections are unfolding in what UN rights officials describe as an atmosphere of fear, violence.
Ahead of that poll, whi...
Military build-up off Venezuela as US security strategy pledges "lethal force to defeat drugs cartels"
The Trump administration has released an updated National Security Strategy, which warned, among other things, that Europe faced what it called "the s...
The Rest Is History podcast back in Australia
It’s a chart topping podcast with millions of downloads around the world. Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland are distinguished historians — Oxford and...
What political trends are revealed in the 2025 Australian Election Study?
This week saw the eagerly anticipated release of the Australian Election Study (AES), compiled by academics at the Australian National University and...
Rising death toll in Hong Kong’s ‘avoidable’ fire
At least 128 people have died and 200 people are still missing. It's the city's deadliest fire in 70 years, and it ripped through a housing complex wi...
Washington attack and Trump's America with David Frum
To discuss the Washington attack and the broader trajectory of the Trump presidency we’re joined by one of the most influential observers of American...
Is peace possible? Ukraine war negotiations explained
As US negotiators head to Moscow next week, doubts are mounting over what - if anything - Russia is willing to concede in a Ukraine peace deal.
...
How China is ruled by engineers and America is run by lawyers
China is an engineering state, obsessed with building megaprojects, while America is a lawyerly society, reflexively blocking everything, good and bad...
Australia and India seal major film Industry pact as Bollywood booms down under
As the popularity of Indian films surge in Australia, a new era of bilateral film collaboration is being cemented through a cultural trade deal in In...