Nepotism in politics has always been a thing but what about business and the boardroom? What does hereditary democracy mean for our world?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Icebergs to Iguanas details just some of the tales and tails from the past 38 years of photographer Jason Edwards' career with National Geographic.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Historian and author Dennis Glover's new book Repeat: A Warning from History argues that events happening around the world today mirror those leading up to the First and Second World Wars.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What's changed and what's remained the same for Missy Higgins in the 20 years since her debut album?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Visual artist Matt Clark has used data sets from NASA to reproduce the sound of the planets for his work Silent SymphonyBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation

At 75, Philippe Petit is still walking the tightrope. He reflects on a life of artistic rebellion and his daring high wire walks between the Twin Towers and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Internationally renowned artist Peder Bjurman thinks this micro-organism threatened by climate change deserves our attention.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Susanna Crossman grew up living with 50 other adults and children in an alternative community on a rambling English estate.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Country singer Fanny Lumsden joins Andy in the studio for a chat and sings her song 'Great Divide'By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Charles Todd's was the man behind the Overland Telegraph Line, connecting Australian colonies to each other and the rest of the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

All That Glitters tells the true story of one of the biggest art frauds in history.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Damon Gameau's new documentary 'Future Council' brings together a group of eight kids to talk to leaders. It proves these kids aren't falling for 'adult wash' any more.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Philosopher David Benatar is a proponent of compassionate anti-natalism, or the idea that it is immoral to bring children into the world because they will inevitably experience suffering.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Find out how Donald 'DJ' Johnson joined the band Khraungbin and what they the band ate when they had dinner with Childish Gambino.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

You'll likely be hearing more about the Supreme Court in the lead-up to the US Presidential election in November, so what kind of state is it in and what does it mean for Americans?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Professor Kate Crawford has mapped every aspect of A.I to better understand the political, social and financial costs on the physical world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

David Runciman argues that giving children as young as six the right to vote might just be what Western democracy is in need of.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Linguist and Professor of English from the University of Michigan Anne Curzan discuss what's hot and what's not in the ever-changing landscape of languageBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Noriko Tadano grew up in the Chiba prefecture of Japan, but is now Australia's foremost proponent of a three-stringed, traditional Japanese banjo-like instrument, called the shamisen.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

In Neel Kolhatkar's comedy no one seems to be safe ... so who is the man behind the jokes?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Award-winning journalist Richard Baker has opened up the vault to return to the key players behind the AWB scandal in which $300 million was funnelled to Saddam Hussein to secure Australia's wheat interests.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Eallogierdu: The Tundra Within Me explores the challenges faced by the Sámi people in continuing the reindeer herding business in the northern regions of Sweden, Finland and Norway.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A new book on Melbourne's famed bordello queen ‘Madame Brussels’ reveals the debauchery and puritanism at the end of the gold rush era.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Hear traditional Persian and Bosnian stories told through song and poetry from two members of the performance collective, The Resonant Heart.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Crime reporter Neil Mercer talks about his career covering Roger Rogerson and Neddy Smith is the subject of his new book 'The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop'By Australian Broadcasting Corporation