Big Ideas
by ABC Australia
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- 🇦🇺AU · Society & Culture#44100K to 300K
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30K to 90K🎙 Daily cadence·248 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
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100K to 300K🇦🇺100% - Active Followers
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Globalisation and geopolitics – the forces that will make or break Asia
Jul 21, 2026
54m 06s
Calling out wrongdoing can come at a cost — here's how Australia can strengthen its whistleblowing laws
Jul 20, 2026
53m 15s
Ex-chief scientist Alan Finkel's three laws of Artificial Intelligence
Jul 16, 2026
54m 35s
Could you be a hope punk? Jack Toohey on rebellious hope and why better things are possible
Jul 15, 2026
53m 38s
Fear, healing and finding calm – how the ocean can change you
Jul 14, 2026
54m 35s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21/26 | globalisationgeopolitics+4 | Professor Nick Bisley | La Trobe UniversityUnited States Studies Centre+1 | — | globalisationgeopolitics+5 | — | 54m 06s | ||
| 7/20/26 | whistleblowinglegal protections+4 | Kieran PenderGabriel Shipton | Human Rights Law CentreThe Whistleblower Project+2 | AustraliaUniversity of New South Wales | whistleblowingAustralia+5 | — | 53m 15s | ||
| 7/16/26 | Artificial Intelligenceregulation+3 | Alan Finkel | Monash UniversityAustralian Academy of Technology and Engineering+1 | — | AIregulation+5 | — | 54m 35s | ||
| 7/15/26 | hope punkhousing affordability+4 | Jack Toohey | ABC AustraliaBetter Things Are Possible: How Rebellious Hope Can Change the World | Bundanon | hope punkhousing affordability+4 | — | 53m 38s | ||
| 7/14/26 | mental healthocean+4 | Dr Brianna Le BusqueAnika Craney+2 | Adelaide UniversityAudiocraft+2 | — | oceanmental health+4 | — | 54m 35s | ||
| 7/13/26 | education policydemocracy+3 | Dr Susan Close | McKinnon Institute for Political LeadershipCSIRO | AustraliaUniversity of Adelaide | education policydemocracy+3 | — | 53m 49s | ||
| 7/9/26 | peacedialogue+4 | Hiba QasasDr Gil Murciano | New Israel Fund Australia | GazaAustralia | peaceGaza+5 | — | 54m 12s | ||
| 7/8/26 | spiritualitygrief+3 | Hiroko Yoda | ABC AustraliaBloomsbury Publishing+1 | — | Hiroko Yodaspirituality+5 | — | 54m 36s | ||
| 7/7/26 | writingethical imagination+4 | Tony Birch | University of MelbourneThe White Girl+3 | — | writerethical imagination+4 | — | 1h 09m 08s | ||
| 7/6/26 | Indigenous lawwater justice+3 | Dr Dan HikuroaGrant Rigney+1 | University of AucklandUNESCO+1 | Guarna | riversIndigenous rights+5 | — | 54m 40s | ||
| 6/11/26 | climate changerenewable energy+3 | Zoe DanielThom Woodroofe | Smart Energy CouncilMental Health Victoria+3 | Iran | climate warselectric vehicle+3 | — | 53m 57s | ||
| 6/10/26 | journalismfreedom of speech+3 | Cheng LeiCharlotte Grieve | ABC Investigations UnitSky News+2 | — | journalismCheng Lei+5 | — | 54m 34s | ||
| 6/9/26 | international relationspolitical leadership+4 | Thomas WrightSam Roggeveen | Lowy InstituteBrookings Institution+3 | United StatesAustralia | TrumpXi+6 | — | 57m 14s | ||
| 6/8/26 | donor conceptionsperm shortage+4 | Alisha BurnsMaeve Marsden+1 | Sydney Opera HouseSolo Mum Society+3 | — | sperm donationfertility challenges+4 | — | 55m 16s | ||
| 6/4/26 | housing crisisarchitecture+4 | Anthony BurkeTim Ross | University of Technology SydneyABC TV+3 | — | housing crisisarchitecture+5 | — | 58m 07s | ||
| 6/3/26 | Aboriginal astronomyhuman connection+3 | Bruce PascoeRay Norris | Melbourne Writers FestivalScienceworks+4 | BunurongKulin Nation | Aboriginal astronomyBruce Pascoe+5 | — | 53m 30s | ||
| 6/2/26 | women's rightsgender equality+4 | Caroline MillarDr Elise Stephenson+1 | National Foundation for Australian WomenGender Institute at the ANU+1 | — | women's rightsgender equality+5 | — | 54m 35s | ||
| 6/1/26 | women's healthmedical misogyny+5 | Dr Zoe WainerSummer May Finlay | Australian Centre for Disease ControlGuardian Australia+1 | — | medical misogynywomen's pain+6 | — | 53m 39s | ||
| 5/28/26 | global politicsright wing populism+3 | Malcolm Turnbull | Harvard Kennedy SchoolInternational Hydropower Association+2 | AustraliaCanada | Malcolm TurnbullChrystia Freeland+4 | — | 53m 51s | ||
| 5/27/26 | Titanicsurvivor stories+3 | Lisa Wilkinson | Northern BooksHachette Australia+1 | — | TitanicEvelyn Marsden+5 | — | 55m 18s | ||
| 5/7/26 | economic inequalitywealth disparity+3 | Gary Stevenson | McKell InstituteCitibank+2 | Melbourne Town Hall | economic inequalityGary Stevenson+5 | — | 54m 34s | ||
| 5/6/26 | politicsgovernment+4 | Paul KellyNiki Savva+1 | The Australia InstituteThe New Daily+2 | Australia | Prime Minister AlbaneseLabor+5 | — | 1h 01m 50s | ||
| 5/5/26 | Indigenous employmenteconomic opportunity+3 | Martin Luther King IIILinda Burney+3 | The Committee for Economic Development of AustraliaCareerTrackers+1 | — | Indigenous participationeconomic growth+3 | — | 55m 07s | ||
| 5/4/26 | Royal Commissionspublic inquiry+4 | Betty KingJack Rush | Supreme Court of VictoriaVoluntary Assisted Dying Review Board+1 | — | Royal Commissionsinquiry+5 | — | 54m 45s | ||
| 4/30/26 | Malcolm FraserAustralian politics+5 | Troy BramstonDr Scott Prasser | Trinity College, University of MelbourneRobert Menzies Institute+1 | — | Malcolm FraserAustralian politics+7 | — | 55m 04s |
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Chart history for Big Ideas
Peaked at #44 in Australia, currently #44 in Australia.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | — | #44 | #44 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.