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3 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Claire Slattery |Simon Rose |David Le May
Democracies in retreat, attacks on science, border disputes, death and destruction. It can feel like we are living in unprecedented times - but here's the thing: world history has a habit of repeating itself. So what lessons does history teach us about this moment in which we find ourselves? Do we humans learn anything from the past, or are we destined to repeat the same mistakes? This event was recorded at Adelaide Writers' Week on 5 May 2025.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Karin Zsivanovits |Simon Rose |David Le May
Acclaimed British historian Sir Simon Schama reflects on the history of antisemitism, the Holocaust and contemporary culture. He says that for millennia Jewish people have been "the other of convenience. We are the dark mirror in which the wish fulfilment of other societies takes it out on people who are said to represent its opposite."Presented at the Adelaide Writers Festival in partnership with the University of Sydney.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Simon Rose |David Le May
Cancer is common and chemo and radiotherapies can save or extend our lives. But sometimes they don't, or they stop working, or they come with disabling long-term side effects. In a state of desperation, some of us seek out unproven alternatives which might even put us at greater risk of cancer. Join Big Ideas host Natasha Mitchell and guests to find out how scientists are attacking the problem of cancer treatment.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Simon Rose |David Le May |Claire Slattery |Natasha Mitchell
We know them as Zuckerberg, Musk, Bezos, Gates, Jobs. But to Kara Swisher, they're Mark, Elon, Jeff, Bill, and Steve. She was once a Silicon Valley insider, but now she's one of big tech's most vocal critics. This event was recorded at Adelaide Writers Week on Monday 3 March 2025.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Simon Rose |David Le May |Paul Penton
Australia's housing crisis hasn't always been with us. What choices created it, and what choices are now needed to fix it? Buying a house is now out of reach if you're on an average wage, and rental options are expensive and precarious. If we don't address the issues urgently, generations to come will face homelessness or profound poverty paying rents on a pension. There are solutions. Are politicians courageous enough to try them?
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Simon Rose |David Le May
How has the fossil fuel industry wielded influence over Australian governments and their policies? What does it take to make ambitious change in the public interest, without vested interests getting in way? Join Natasha Mitchell and guests at Adelaide Writers Week.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Simon Rose |Tim Jenkins |David Le May
Donald Trump's return to The White House is up-ending the way America works — at home and on the global stage. Does it herald the potential social, political, and constitutional collapse of United States? The world has watched nations sleepwalk into ultranationalist fascism before, is this that moment? Or is American democracy more resilient than any one demagogue? Are we on the cusp of new world order, and how will Australia play its cards if the USA no longer has our back?
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Claire Slattery |Simon Rose |David Le May
From the inner cities to the outer suburbs, to rural and regional Australia, just what is going on in minds of voters as we embark on another federal election? This event was recorded at the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre at the University of South Australia.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Claire Slattery |Simon Rose |David Le May
From the wise Augustus to the hypocritical Tiberius and the barking mad Caligula, Mary Beard uses these Roman rulers as a lens to examine life in their empire, and asks what lessons they can teach us about the world today. This event was recorded at Adelaide Writers' Week and originally broadcast on Big Ideas on 9 April 2024.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Beverley Wang |Sarah Mashman |Clare Rawlinson |Simon Rose |Allyse Symons
We’re throwing what we think about celebrity endorsements out the window after the US election results. Endorsements from Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, Bad Bunny and Cardi B couldn’t help Kamala Harris in a race where Donald Trump had the likes of Joe Rogan – the world’s biggest podcaster – and Elon Musk – the world’s richest person – in his corner.
