What might happen in the Israel Elections?

October 27th will see one of the most consequential elections in Israel as Benjamin Netanyahu faces off for the first time since the October 7th attack .Greg Barton a Research Professor in Global Islamic Politics at the Alfred Deakin Institute speaks to Phil on the likely outcome and what this mean…

What can be done to deal with online hostility towards Politicians?

Is online hostility towards politicians spilling into the real world, and what can be done to protect politicians while still preserving the public’s right to question and criticize those in power. Dr Josh Roose is a political sociologist and Associate Professor of Politics at Deakin University’s A…

How do we keep teachers from burning out?

There are more and more incidents of teachers burning out at alarming rates. So, how do we keep them in the the job. Luke Aaron Tomlin A PhD Candidate in Health Psychology at The University of Western Australia speaks to Phil    

An invisible jet is heading to Earth- should we be worried?

Should we be worried that an invisible jet of radioactive goo is heading for Earth. Professor Jonti Horner from the Centre for Astrophysics speaks to Phil on what we can expect.     

Health & Wellbeing with Russell Setright - October 27th

Phil chats with Russell Setright, Australia’s best known Naturopath & author of ‘Get Well in the Golden Years, to get the latest in health and well-being news.

Dear Prudence with Prue MacSween - October 27th

Television and radio commentator Prue MacSween joins Phil to give her opinion on the latest news stories. 

Are conditional protests eroding our democracy?

By making protests conditional on state approval, governments are eroding our democracy. Maria O'Sullivan  an  Associate Professor of Law, Member of Deakin Cyber and the Centre for Law as Protection at Deakin University speaks to Phil on the outcomes.   

Why we need to revisit the GST for a "better Australia"

Do we scrap the GST and come up with a new plan? Phil speaks to Matthew Bowes of the Grattan Institute about why we need to revisit the GST in order to improve the economic climate of our nation.

Why do some robots feel creepy? We deliberately built one to find out!

There have been big recent developments in robotic automation. Phil speaks to Jessica Turner from the University of Waikato about the role robots will play in the future.

Behind the Song - GANGgajang

This week on Behind the Song, Phil chats to Mark 'Cal' Callaghan from GANGgajang about their iconic hit, 'Sounds of Then'.