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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales on trust and lessons for a better world

Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written collaboratively by volunteers across the world, has grown to become one of the most visited sites on the internet.

Dylan Bird is joined by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales…

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Yanis Varoufakis on Israel, Trump, Iran and Resistance

Yanis Varoufakis is an economist and former Greek finance minister. He’s also a best-selling author of titles including Talking to My Daughter: A Brief History of Capitalism, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism

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Being Stateless, Aboriginal wage theft, 2024’s best speeches + Mikey Young and Alex Macfarlane

On this year’s final episode of Future Perfect, Dylan is joined by David Manne, Executive Director of Refugee Legal, to explore the federal government's new suite of measures cracking down on refugees and…

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Tackling the manosphere, George Megalogenis on the new state of Aus politics, St Vincent + more

Content warning: this episode contains discussion of gendered violence. If you find any of this distressing, you can seek support via 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732.

Dylan is joined by Dr Stephanie Wescott…

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Trump and Australia, Solving Loneliness, Digital Duty of Care and Essays that Changed Australia

Dylan is joined by Jeff Sparrow to walk us through what Donald Trump’s election win could mean for politics in Australia. (1:02)

Psychologist, author and educator Dr Chris Cheers chats all things loneliness…

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What Trump’s return means for Australia and the world, Leaps of Faith + Patrick Ryan on Cantrips

Dylan is joined by Cam Walker, campaigns coordinator at Friends of the Earth, to unpack what the re-election of Donald Trump could mean for global climate and environmental policy amid the annual United…

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170 years of The Age, The Palestine Laboratory, Harvey Sutherland’s ‘Hummingbird’ + more

Dylan is joined by Dave Nichols, Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Melbourne, to dive into the history of The Age after the newspaper marked 170 years of publication, and pay…

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Melbourne’s mayoral race, the implosion of Guvera, corporations ‘destroying free speech’ + more

Dylan is joined by Benita Kolovos, Victorian state correspondent for Guardian Australia, to bring us up to date on what’s going on in the race for Melbourne’s next Lord Mayor ahead of the…

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Is Labor offering ‘mature government’? Alice Springs and Intervention’s long shadow, N’fa Jones on A LION IS A LION + more

Dylan is joined by Paul Strangio, Emeritus Professor of Politics at Monash University, to discuss Anthony Albanese’s Prime Ministership and the key issues ahead of early next year’s election. (0:57)

Writer, Triple R…

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Victoria's oil and gas reckoning, free legal advice, East Timor’s liberation, comedy podcasts + more

Dylan is joined by Cam Walker, campaigns coordinator at Friends of the Earth, to talk through the decommissioning of aging oil and gas infrastructure in the Bass Strait and ahead of a Victorian…

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From the offbeat to the upbeat. The local to the global. 
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