Overnights with Phil O'Neil

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The ‘Divine Ponytail’, drug scandals and the OJ Simpson chase: looking back at the 1994 US World Cup. Vaughan Cruickshank a  Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education at the University of Tasmania joins Phil to speak on this moment in history 

Exoskeletons for people with cerebral palsy are now a reality – but there’s still much to figure out  Dr Nicola Postol from the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Fellow joins Phil to speak on how these things are working.     

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For the behind the song segment Al Anderson from the Original Wailers joins Phil to speak on the meaning of the song 'Could You Be Loved' 

Is non-human intelligent life being covered up. The Age of Disclosure Documentary features interviews with 34 high-level government, military, and intelligence officials who allege an 80-year global cover-up of non-human intelligent life. The Director Dan Farrah joins Phil to speak on the making of the documentary and what we can expect. 

Columnist, political and policy consultant & former Howard government adviser, Author at the Spectator Magazine Terry Barnes joins Phil O'Neil to discuss the week in politics

Leith Van Onselen from Macro business Joins Phil for the Treasury of Common Sense 

Australian entertainer presenter, actor, musician and author Natalie Bassingthwaighte joins Phil for the Peeping Tom segment to speak on her new musical 'Waitress', the Rogue Traders tour and Album and her new memoir  

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A new campaign by scientists is calling for urgent action to stop brain drain. Dr Hayley Teasdale from the Australian Academy of Science joins Phil to explain all the details about the new national campaign   

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Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, renowned author and science commentator, answers listeners' questions.

The New released UFO files offer no answers – but something is happening in the skies.  Dr James Dwyer is a Lecturer in Policing & Public Safety at the School of Paramedicine & Public Safety at the College of Health & Medicine at the University of Tasmania speak to Phil on what is happening?

Are our cars Spying on us? Dennis B. Desmond a Lecturer in Cyberintelligence and Cybercrime Investigations at the  University of the Sunshine Coast joins Phil to tell us how we can stay safe 

Australia desperately need skilled workers, so, what are the options? Why is vocational education  being treated as the 'back-up plan' for school leavers rather than the first option. Dr. Kellie McGlynn a  Senior Lecturer  at the School of Education  at Deakin University speaks to Phil on why,   

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Sarah Swain, Senior Journalist in News & Travel at Nine joins Phil to speak about how to ski on a budget and the best times to go to not break the bank 

In 1979 Iran dragged out the Iranian hostage crisis against the United States to humiliate them. These tactic may be the same one they are using now. Amin Saikal the Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the  Australian National University joins Phil to speak on these tactics and how it is similar. 

 What is ‘muscle memory’ and can I improve it, Dr Justin Christensen an  Associate Professor in Cognitive Science at the Western Sydney University joins Phil to go through it 

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Recent Mysterious signals have been coming from space. We have found their 'Rosetta stone. To explain what they mean and how we can read the signals Kovi Rose  an Astrophysics PhD Candidate, from the University of Sydney speaks to Phil.   

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Immigration in Australia relies on a points system. but how do we improve it? Robert Breunig is the director of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Crawford School of Public Policy joins Phil to go through the improvements?                                                         

Iran is currently threatening undersea cables. Meredith Primrose Jones, the Head of Geopolitics & Security at Leidra joins Phil to speak on the reasons. 

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Australia recently announced that they will buy used submarines from the US as part of the AUKUS agreement. Jennifer Parker an Adjunct Fellow in Naval Studies at UNSW Canberra and an Expert Associate at the National Security College at Australian National University joins Phil to tell us why? 

How can a Petrie dish of Human brain cells play doom? This is happening but should we worried? Brett Kagan the  Chief Scientific Officer & Chief Operating Officer at  Cortical Labs at the University of Melbourne joins Phil to talk us through this 

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.

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Treasury of Common Sense with Leith Van Onselen 

A meteor exploded in the sky above New South Wales. Jonti Horner a  Professor of Astrophysics at the Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Southern Queensland joins Phil to explain where it might have come from. 

For the behind the song segment Peter Cox from Go West joins Phil to speak on the meaning of the song ' King of Wishful Thinking'

Where is the best place to see UFOS. That would be the UFO Watchtower in Hooper, Coloado in San Luis Valley. The Founder Judy Messoline joins Phil to speak on the history and the UFO sightings.     

Renowned Australian Wendy Harmer joins Phil for the Peeping Tom segment to speak on her legendary career 

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Last week saw a landmark ruling when the High Court found that Coles Supermarket misled shoppers through its ‘Down Down’ discount campaign which illegally increased the price of an item for a short period before then discounting it to a price above the previous long-term price. To discuss the case Phil speak with Professor Jeannie Paterson who is a Professor of Laws specializing in consumer protection at the University of Melbourne and the cofounding director of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics (CAIDE)

The recent changes to the AUKUS deal with Australia now receiving second hand submarines has been highly criticized, However Albert Palazzo Adjunct Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney joins Phil to say that the whole deal was a bait and switch and unequal from the start.

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Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, renowned author and science commentator, answers listeners' questions.

Columnist, political and policy consultant & former Howard government adviser Terry Barnes  joins Phil O'Neil to discuss the week in politics

What happened to MH370 and why after so many years do we not know really anything thing about where it is.  Journalist and Author of  “The Taking of MH370” and host of the  podcast called “Finding MH370,” Jeff Wise joins Phil to go through the theories and help us understand what really happened. 

It is surprising how many people actually do not know their own blood type. So why is this and how do we determine a persons blood type. Dr Rena Hirani a Senior Research Fellow at the Red Cross’s Lifeblood, Australia joins Phil to go through this, the great work Lifeblood does and how to donate blood. Click below to donate: https://www.lifeblood.com.au/

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Rob Zammit, Resident 2GB Vet joins Phil once a week to answer your pet questions on Vet Chat 

The Brisbane Olympics may be around 6 years away but preparation is key. So are we on track, Phil is joined by Marcus Foth, a Professor in Strategic design at the School of Design at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane to give us the update 

With winter just starting the Flu crises has already hit and hit, The power of the flu is Australia's deadliest respiratory virus having overtook Covid, while In the second half of 2025 influenza killed more Australians a month than COVID. Adrian Esterman a Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the School of Public Health at Adelaide University joins Phil to speak on why.     

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What is Evolvable AI: are we on the brink of the next major evolutionary transition? Rob Brooks Scientia Professor of Evolution, UNSW Sydney  joins Phil to tells  what it is and what we can expect.