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The Birth Keepers: Death plan – episode six

A backlash against FBS grows and Emilee and Yolande respond to the growing crisis. This is episode six of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne

01-11
42:32

The Birth Keepers: FBS goes global – episode five

Emilee and Yolande had seeded an ideology that they grew around the world – a reach investigative reporters Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne could not have fathomed when they started reporting on the story. They set out to see just how far FBS has spread. This is episode five of a year-long investigation

01-10
33:06

Ashes Weekly: A flawed Ashes series ends in familiar fashion

As Australia celebrates a comprehensive 4-1 victory, England’s approach to the Ashes series and Test cricket itself has been under the microscope. Max Rushden is joined by Geoff Lemon, Barney Ronay, Emma John and Ali Martin for a look back on the 2025-26 series

01-10
51:58

Watch out Greenland: Trump is pro-imperialism now

If it’s not threats of military action against Colombia and Cuba, or talk of taking Greenland from Denmark, it’s seizing oil tankers in European and Caribbean waters. All of it has world leaders scrambling to figure out how to handle Donald Trump’s revived form of US imperialism. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Pulitzer-winning author Anne Applebaum about what to expect from a world changing by the hour at the hands of the US president

01-09
30:43

The Birth Keepers: Growing an empire – episode four

Within months of the death of Lorren’s baby, Journey Moon, and the public backlash against the Free Birth Society that followed, Emilee Saldaya took the FBS membership private, turning the business into a global multimillion-dollar empire. This is episode four of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne

01-08
44:43

Why has Trump seized a Russia-linked oil tanker?

The US has dramatically seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker between the UK and Iceland, with the support of the UK government. The operation comes after US attacks on Venezuela, the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and threats against Greenland. Lucy Hough speaks to Russian affairs correspondent Pjotr Sauer – watch on YouTube

01-08
10:08

The Birth Keepers: Journey Moon – episode three

When Lorren Holliday got pregnant in 2018, she joined Emilee Saldaya’s Facebook group and quickly became hooked on the Free Birth Society podcasts. It was a decision that led to tragedy. This is episode three of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne

01-07
35:59

The Birth Keepers: When Emilee met Yolande – episode two

Who is Emilee Saldaya, the woman behind the Free Birth Society movement? And how did she meet her business partner, Yolande Norris-Clark? Does either woman have the credentials they are claiming? This is episode two of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne

01-06
41:47

The Birth Keepers episode one: I choose this

The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message. They could exit the medical system and take back their power – by free birthing. But Nicole Garrison believes she nearly lost her life to FBS ideology. This is episode one of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne

01-06
37:58

The Descendants episode 2: the search for Tom Wills

For some years there have been suggestions that in the 1860s Tom Wills, Australia’s first sports hero and a founder of Australian rules football, may have taken part in the massacres of Gayiri people in central Queensland. Now, in a Guardian Australia investigation, Indigenous affairs reporter Ella Archibald-Binge travels in search of the truth behind the allegations. In this two-part special Full Story, she and Lorena Allam from the University of Technology Sydney’s Jumbunna Institute discuss how families on both sides of the conflict are reckoning with the truth of their ancestors’ colonial past

01-05
33:13

Trump ousts Venezuela’s President

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, was captured, flown to the US and is facing trial in New York. What does it mean for the country – and the world?

01-05
28:43

The Descendants episode 1: decoding a massacre

Colonial pastoralist Major Logue is a figure of note in the city of Geraldton, Western Australia. But his diaries, written partly in code, reveal a dark and confronting chapter of Australia’s past – a history that Yamatji people already know all too well. Descendants of some perpetrator families are now challenging what they call “colonial silence”. For them, truth-telling is real, personal and local. There are no guidelines or rulebooks, and it can lead to denial and indifference – but it can also be a liberation. In this two-part special Full Story, Guardian Australia’s Indigenous affairs reporter Sarah Collard and Lorena Allam from UTS’s Jumbunna Institute discuss decoding the truth behind Logue’s diaries, and how descendants of colonial violence are coming together to heal from the horrors of the past Warning: This episode contains historical records that use racist and offensive language, and descriptions of events that will be distressing to some

01-04
29:36

Missing in the Amazon: the frontline, episode six

According to Beto Marubo, if Dom and Bruno did the same expedition in 2025, they would face the same levels of danger. The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, returns to the Javari valley and meets those risking their lives daily basis to fight the threats from organised crime. Is it possible to save the Amazon?

01-03
35:14

Missing in the Amazon: the fightback, episode five

Funerals are held for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira and there is hope that the election of President Lula will mean new protections for the Amazon – and that the killers of Dom and Bruno will face justice. But organised crime is widespread and deep-rooted. The investigative journalist Sônia Bridi tells the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips about a man who allegedly not only may have helped plan the killings but may have ordered them. A man whose name strikes fear across the region

01-02
39:20

Missing in the Amazon: the ambush, episode four

The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, recalls the moment that he and others on the search team found Dom and Bruno’s belongings in a hidden area of flooded forest. The team finally discover what has happened to the men

01-01
26:41

Missing in the Amazon: the protector and the poacher, episode three

Bruno Pereira was considered one of the great Indigenous protectors of his generation. And this made him an enemy of a man called Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, also known as Pelado. The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, reports on the story of the two men and what happened when their paths collided

12-31
35:46

Missing in the Amazon: the journalist and the president, episode two

What took British journalist Dom Phillips from the club nights of the UK dance scene as editor of Mixmag to one of the most remote, and dangerous, corners of the Amazon rainforest? In 2022, Dom set off on a reporting trip with Bruno Pereira, a Brazilian expert on uncontacted tribes, into the Javari valley to investigate the criminal gangs threatening this region. And then they vanished

12-30
31:27

Missing in the Amazon: the disappearance, episode one

Three years ago, British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous defender Bruno Pereira vanished while on a reporting trip near Brazil’s remote Javari valley. The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, investigates what happened in the first episode of a six-part investigative podcast series

12-29
28:13

Ashes Weekly: England bounce back in madcap Melbourne Test

England came out on top in another two-day Test match as the tourists chased down 175 at the MCG. Max Rushden is joined by Geoff Lemon, Barney Ronay and Ali Martin to discuss England’s first Test win in Australia for nearly 15 years

12-29
50:24

Gina: What does she want? – episode 7

At 13 years old, a young Gina Rinehart read a book that would help shape her world view – Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. The novel’s capitalist underpinnings promote the idea that people should strive to be their best industrial selves. In this episode, we explore how these values are playing out in Rinehart’s life today, including her proposal to build a coalmine in Canada’s Rocky Mountains. And we hear how author and environmental campaigner Tim Winton views her efforts to prevent an overhaul of Australia’s environmental laws

12-28
01:16:50

Stuart Bn

Who in 2026 is taking advice from randoms on the internet over a medical professional...?

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David

Excellent!!

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Adam Balogh

hamsandwich/Jorgensen..... ☠️☠️☠️☠️

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Jo Clark

Thanks, Barrie, for voicing what I feel strongly about, especially after seeing that 7:30 interview.

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Jo Clark

You guys are right about choosing not to have politicians on your show. There's plenty of those already. It's your conversation that I listen for.

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