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RN Drive - Separate stories podcast — 245 episodes

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Friday Wrap: Australia's anti-Semitism problem, Assad regime falls and Dutton's flag saga

2

Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest chess world champion in history

3

Spreading Christmas cheer with The Sydney Street Choir

4

Donald Trump named Time magazine's Person of the Year for second time

5

Does the Coalition's nuclear energy plan stack up?

6

"A scheme for nuclear reactors kicks the can down the road" says Climate Council

7

Government incentivises big tech media deals with new tax plan

8

Government gives tech giants ultimatum to pay for Australian journalism

9

Pompeii: From eruption to exhibition

10

Is it legal to record your doctors appointment?

11

Australia moves to control regional security though major NRL deal with PNG

12

Should Syria's interim government be de-listed as a terrorist organisation?

13

Salps turning sand to jelly along Tasmania's coastline

14

Are student awards a good idea?

15

PM unveils childcare reforms

16

What does Syria's future look like post-Assad?

17

Warning around women in immigration detention

18

A cynics guide to unbelief

19

Thursday Island community sparking a ride revolution

20

It's one of Australia's busiest coal mining towns – so what does Muswellbrook make of nuclear?

21

The water safety course saving the lives of CALD men

22

Is the Reserve Bank finally feeling more comfortable with inflation?

23

Rupert Murdoch fails in bid to change family trust

24

A clone in the machine: Evan Ratliff's AI voice experiment

25

Disability support sector warning of mass exodus of providers

26

Are costing estimates on a possible nuclear industry in Australia reliable?

27

DR Congo on alert over mysterious disease

28

Who gets to keep the dog after a divorce?

29

Could there be unintended consequences from Australia's new treaty with Nauru?

30

Bashar al-Assad toppled by Syrian rebel forces

31

Saltwater for the soul: Australians and the sea

32

The Weekly wrap: Economic woes, Australia's support for Israel and could the ALP lose the next election?

33

Australian style icon Maggie Tabberer dies aged 87

34

Jamie Webster hopes to be a voice for the voiceless

35

Six years on: Why abuse survivors are still waiting for redress

36

Top Canadian news outlets to sue OpenAI in major copyright case

37

After a scorching spring, what's in store for Australia's climate this summer?

38

Ready for anything: Inside the world of 'Preppers'

39

Mispronounced: The proNOUNCiations that grate you the most

40

Unwrapping Spotify Wrapped

41

ASIC criticises insurers for complaints failures

42

Spirit of Tasmania sails into temporary Scottish berth

43

Drug overdoses are rising — will the NSW drug summit save lives?

44

Could Australia's new stance on the Occupied Palestinian Territory affect votes in western Sydney?

45

New Matildas talent to be tested in Saturday's international friendly

46

GDP figures show weaker than expected growth

47

Bicce, Please: Reclaiming and rejecting a loaded word

48

What's next after the short-lived martial law in South Korea?

49

Almost all adults struggle to detect online misinformation

50

Former AFL star opens up about Bulimia struggle

51

Why is the French government on the verge of collapse?

52

Chiseling away at capitalism: Art, disability, and productivity

53

Would you want to know the date of your death?

54

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire threatened with 11 dead in one day

55

Coles and Woolworths deny providing 'illusory discounts'

56

Western Australian Satellite Dish Given Second Life

57

How scientists want to use carbon to reduce our carbon emissions

58

Donald Trump threatens 100pc tariffs for BRICS nations

59

Working hard or a workaholic? Why the difference matters

60

Joe Biden pardons son facing years in prison

61

Government responds to Veteran Suicide Royal Commission

62

Talks for global plastics treaty collapse

63

Pier Paolo Pasolini and the sanctity of cinema

64

How will the Australian cricket team fare against India this Summer?

65

New partnership between Australia and Canada to counter missile threat

66

Jazz in Four Seasons: Hetty Kate’s new ambitious project

67

Why Matt Canavan crossed the floor on social media ban

68

Students travel 700km to participate in the Schools Spectacular

69

Turmoil continues in Korean politics

70

Chinese owned Port of Darwin leaseholder Landbridge Group denies it's in financial trouble

71

Labor attempts to rush through dozens of bills before parliament rises

72

Could China's persuasive technologies soon pull the strings in the West?

73

Greens release a dissenting report on home ownership inquiry

74

How the Australian 'Op Shop' got its name

75

The delights and dangers of Black Friday sales

76

Medicinal cannabis sales are booming but what are the risks?

77

Coalition strikes deal on controversial migration bills

78

Israel and Hezbollah's ceasefire deal comes into effect

79

Ever wondered how much more you're paying on mortgage interest these days?

80

'Ultras' fandom: The people and politics behind extreme football fans

81

Could your stress and anxiety be absorbed by your children?

82

How did Australia get back on track with its 2030 emissions reduction target?

83

Australia Post pushes for stamps to rise to $1.70

84

At least six dead in Pakistan as protestors cleared from streets

85

Earth to part company with its 'mini moon'

86

Donald Trump threatens tariffs for China, Canada and Mexico

87

Hat-trick: Capturing sport in classical music

88

Is there an alternative to the social media ban for children?

89

'Enshittification' named as 2024 Word of the Year

90

New national framework to address Australia's 'systemic racism'

91

How much is your identity worth...and would you sell it?

92

Our horror and our national shame says NT Coroner

93

China could fill a possible climate vacuum left by the US

94

Extreme weather driving songbirds to 'divorce'

95

Out of the habit: What its like to join and leave a monastic life

96

Should you trust a google review of a business?

97

Why long COVID may simply be 'long infection'

98

Are we losing our right to protest?

99

The secrets that may have led to Alan Jones' ruin

100

Great Barrier Reef spawning given a helping hand with Coral IVF

101

A meditation on the impermanence of everything with Tenzin Choegyal and Matt Corby

102

Why do so many of us develop superstitious habits?

103

Arrest Warrants issued for Israeli PM, a former defence minister and a Hamas leader

104

Wallabies look to complete their redemption in Scotland

105

Why are wrapped potatoes cheaper than unwrapped ones?

106

Sydney train strike called off for now

107

Sydney marred by anti-Semitic attacks

108

BIG TECH: Is your medical data safe with X and could Google be broken up?

109

Class action launched against WA & NSW indigenous child removals

110

Future Fund's investment mandate to be overhauled

111

Australian teen dies in methanol poisoning tragedy in Laos

112

What do we lose, if we lose privacy?

113

Forensic Architecture analysis submitted as evidence in genocide case against Israel

114

'It will have devastating impacts': regional universities say foreign student visa rules must change

115

Record crowds reported for nine-day protests in New Zealand

116

Want to work for the Australian Antarctic Division?

117

Has the mystery of who invented Bitcoin been solved?

118

Sydney and Melbourne failing tree canopy goals

119

Warnings migration bill will give the Government unprecedented powers

120

Staff shortages force NSW psychiatrists to threaten mass resignations

121

What has the ACCC inquiry into the big supermarkets revealed?

122

Violet Crumbles, expressionist art and a documentary: The wonderful friendship of Pat and Ashleigh

123

Schoolies swapping schooners for smoothies and sunrise yoga

124

Bunnings found to have broken law with facial recognition technology

125

Biden lifts ban on Ukraine using US weapons to strike deeper into Russia

126

Pro-democracy 'Hong Kong 47' activists jailed in national security trial

127

Lobbyists promoting controversial carbon capture increase at COP29

128

When in Rome do as the Romans do? Cosplaying in the Colosseum

129

Origin boss says the energy market is no longer fit-for-purpose and needs an overhaul

130

More than three million Australians at risk of homelessness

131

Rebranded solariums — Collarium sun beds increasing risk of skin cancer

132

Uncovering a long lost waltz by Chopin

133

The federal government wants to guarantee cash has a future but how do businesses feel about it?

134

University sector in chaos over interenational student cap uncertainty

135

The Wrap: Donald Trump's latest appointments, donation reforms and is support for the Greens waning?

136

Will Mike Tyson take out Jake Paul?

137

Does Australia need a Minister for Loneliness?

138

Long live Julius Caesar, the opera!

139

Myer's Christmas window reveal cancelled following concerns over protests

140

Will the Government's proposed caps on political donations work?

141

Open justice doesn't mean 'open slather' for media, Chief Justice

142

Why Australia's lithium market is struggling despite the green energy revolution

143

BIG TECH: From the Digital Duty of Care to increased foreign cyber attacks

144

Calls for a Senate inquiry into U/16 social media ban grow

145

Did scientists just discover the world's largest living animal?

146

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson's detention in Denmark extended

147

Australia's greatest gigs with Mark Lizotte

148

Can Australia avoid Donald Trump's new promised tariffs?

149

At least 35 killed in ramming attack in southern China

150

Tales from Tasmania's Takayna: Saving Tasmania’s wild heart

151

Social media scams, green juice and grounding socks: Who took out the 2024 Shonky Awards?

152

The world has until 2025 to lower emissions, but the latest global report says they're still climbing

153

US warns 10,000 North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine

154

Report shows 1 in 3 young people using porn for sex education

155

Trump's new-look administration starts to take shape

156

Rex Airlines given $80 million bailout to extend administration period

157

Finances, Factions and Frenemies in the French Impressionist movement

158

Bridge over troubled water: How to apologise to an estranged family member

159

Yet another earthquake felt in the Upper Hunter with power outages

160

Bumper summer season predicted for cicadas

161

Should the Big Four Banks cut their ties with fossil fuels?

162

Australian Battle of Britain Spitfire to fly again

163

DNA evidence debunks tales of Pompeii victims

164

Legal experts shoot down misinformation bill at Senate inquiry

165

World leaders consider a new climate future with Donald Trump back in the White House

166

Student debt shouldn't exist says Greens with their $70 billion plan

167

With the band: What it means to be a working musician today

168

NSW anti-slavery commissioner welcomes new national counterpart

169

Facebook targeting vulnerable people with gambling and alcohol advertising

170

Titus O'Reilly releases new book: 'The Seven Deadly Sins of Sport'

171

Geoffrey O'Connor on the unbridled emotion of 80s music

172

Which are the most popular sports in Australia?

173

73 million Americans can't be wrong, right?

174

Trump wants to 'destroy the deep state' but what does that mean?

175

Concerns of 'unspoken ban' in abortion care in regional Australia

176

Putin gives Trump cold shoulder as Ukraine hopes for continued US support

177

Inquiry recommends partnership caps, tougher penalties for Big Four consultants

178

Donald Trump plans to make America "the crypto capital of the planet". Will he?

179

Should we ban kids under 16 from social media?

180

Donald Trump's legal issues could go away now he's been re-elected president: legal experts

181

Hong Kong democracy advocate Jimmy Lai faces life in prison

182

Mystery substance inside Sydney's beachside 'tar balls' revealed

183

'Tremors': Sonya Voumard's life in motion

184

Trump claims victory in historic US election, with election key priority for voters

185

A new America under Donald Trump

186

Donald Trump speaks in Florida as Blue Wall crumbles

187

“Not the path we were hoping for”: hopes fading for a Democrat win in US election

188

Remaining swing states critical battlegrounds as US Presidential race closes

189

Are you missing out on thousands of dollars of lost or unclaimed superannuation?

190

High Court finds monitoring of released detainees unconstitutional

191

Who billionaires are voting for and why

192

USA Votes: Trump and Harris make final pitch to a nation divided

193

Rates on hold as RBA assesses comfort levels

194

Australia forecast to be 'hottest place on earth' this week

195

'An encyclopedia of communism': Artist Shen Jiawei completes his magnum opus

196

Who do you trust the most? Your professions ranked by global survey

197

Australia's world-famous rock climbing destination faces ban

198

Disappointment as Queensland abandons First Nations truth-telling process

199

Defence axes major satellite program before it gets off the ground

200

Why 2024 is seeing record number of calls to Lifeline

201

Will wiping 20 per cent off student HECS debt make a real difference?

202

COP16 biodiversity talks end in bitterness as fund voted down

203

From plastic coin purse to world domination, Hello Kitty turns 50

204

Is it time to stop referring to prostate cancer as 'cancer'?

205

Allegra Spender quits Qantas and Virgin lounge memberships

206

Will the NSW drug summit change anything?

207

Surfer of the Year Laura Enever shares the secret to a big-wave ride

208

Upgradegate and is the NACC already failing?

209

Should we grade students on classroom behaviour?

210

Elio Villafranca takes you on a trip to Cuba

211

Is Australia too smug about the US election?

212

Britain's postwar sugar 'experiment' shows increased risk of diabetes

213

Veteran ABC broadcaster Matt Peacock, dead at 72

214

AI boom turns love online upside down

215

Complaints of secrecy mar opening of NSW Drug Summit

216

Why you should always be kind to a Greylag goose

217

Why Halloween is an environmental nightmare

218

Activist shareholders push Woollworths to protect endangered skate

219

ACCC sues Optus, alleging unconscionable conduct targeting vulnerable customers

220

Sudan faces widespread rape, mass killings and famine as conflict continues

221

Misconduct finding made against corruption watchdog, Robodebt decision under review

222

Why is Halloween giving Beijing the heebie-jeebies?

223

Why can't women still get timely access to abortions in regional Australia?

224

"I laughed": PhD student accidentally rediscovers lost Maya city

225

From Stage to Page: John Farnham's story in his own words

226

Inflation moderating, just not enough

227

Artificial intelligence saves an hour a day in government trial

228

COVID report exposes trust deficit and deaths

229

"It's a disgrace": war crimes expert on Israel's UN aid agency ban

230

Myer buys Just Jeans, Jay Jays and Dotti in Premier deal

231

Politicians' perks might be legal but do the pass the pub test?

232

Jazzmeia Horn has a message for her audience

233

What is Trump's "little secret"?

234

Why does America still use the Electoral College?

235

Uncertainty follows inconclusive Japanese election result

236

Main character energy: Bondi Icebergs sparkles in 'The Pool'

237

If you live in an apartment, where do you dry your laundry?

238

If you use the 3G network, here's how the shut down will work

239

China and Russia block Antarctic krill protection plan

240

Research suggests gas is worse for the climate than coal

241

The protest we had to have and can Premier 'Giggles' win over Queenslands?

242

David Warner has cricket ban lifted

243

Fishing metaphors for life and songwriting with Van Walker

244

Should driver education courses be run in schools across Australia?

245

Qantas shares rise as board avoids second strike