Best Traveling Hoopers Podcasts (2025)

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The Nightlife History (of prisons) Quiz: Sunday 48:26

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Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The History Quiz!By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The fraught history between Japan and Korea 30:43

2h ago30:43

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Japan's road to colonising Korea began with a vastly unequal treaty signed in 1876By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Could reincarnation be real? Meet the academic asking the question 29:00

2h ago29:00

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Four year old Ryan was convinced he'd been a jobbing actor in Hollywood in a previous life. His is just one of the cases being explored by the University of Virginia's Department of Perceptual Studies.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The Nightlife Pop Quiz 31:15

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Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Pop Quiz!By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Ella Hooper's musical conversion to Americana 31:06

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Be converted to Americana music by Killing Heidi's front woman, Ella HooperBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The sounds, tastes and stories of New Orleans 51:38

2h ago51:38

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Have you always wanted to go to New Orleans? Learn all about the music, food and history of this unique pocket of the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Silkworms: how one insect laid the basis for the famous silk road 29:07

4h ago29:07

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Demand from luxury loving Romans meant silk from China was in hot demand more than 2 millenia agoBy Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The Nightlife Mighty Challenge: Friday 28th February 49:22

7h ago49:22

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Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Mighty Challenge!By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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How much do we love our local tennis clubs here in Australia? 27:27

12h ago27:27

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Is the love for tennis as strong as ever? Has it always been a bit of bath and forth?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Global waste to increase by 70% unless immediate action is taken 14:28

14h ago14:28

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What would it take to get a real circular economy in place in Australia and who's going to make it happen?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The Mighty Challenge - Thursday February 27th 2025 54:34

5h ago54:34

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Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife News Breakdown - Sara Tomevska - SBS World News 18:34

3h ago18:34

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Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Sara Tomevska, federal political correspondent at SBS World News.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Motortorque with Toby Hagon 49:37

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If you're trying to decide which car to buy or want to learn more about the latest EVs on the market, Motortorque can help.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The Murdochs - Breaking the Silence 12:10

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Nightlife looks at a significant development in the Murdoch story: James Murdoch breaking his rule of not speaking to the media. James and his wife Katherine were interviewed over a year by Atlantic reporter McKay Coppins, who joined Philip Clark.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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International Affairs - The New Global World Order 16:39

3h ago16:39

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The United States is brokering deals with Ukraine over its precious minerals, and President Trump is cosying up to President Putin of Russia. What’s going on?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The Mighty Challenge - Wednesday February 26th 2025 1:00:48

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Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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ABC Chair Kim Williams talks to Nightlife 50:01

4h ago50:01

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Nightlife has taken the opportunity to speak with ABC Chair Kim Williams, and Philip Clark discussed the turbulent times for public broadcasters, with budget pressure and the rise of the internet and emerging technologies such as AI, which have challenged the place of the ABC and indeed a great deal of what we term traditional media.…

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Nightlife Food - Aussie Bush Tucker through OS eyes 13:06

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Bush tucker in Australia is something many of us take for granted. Still, when you look at the variety and accessibility of native ingredients, we offer through the eyes of a visitor to our shores.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife Economics with Ian Verrender 10:32

4h ago10:32

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Ian Verrender, ABC's Business and Finance Editor, joined Philip Clark on Nightlife to discuss the latest economic, business and finance news.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife News Breakdown with Michael Pascoe 21:37

4h ago21:37

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Michael Pascoe, author of "The Summertime of Our Dreams" joined Philip Clark for Nightlife News Breakdown.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Inside the story of the world's first mass produced book, The Gutenberg Bible 29:56

17h ago29:56

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While the printing press was to change history, readers of the first mass produced book, the Gutenberg Bible, would have noticed few differences from the hand written books they were used to reading.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife Tech Talk with Peter Marks 18:24

4h ago18:24

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Peter Marks, a software developer and technology commentator from Access Informatics, joined Philip Clark on Nightlife to discuss the latest news in technology.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Sports Analysis with Warwick Hadfield 16:32

1d ago16:32

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Sports Broadcaster and Author Warwick Hadfield joined Philip Clark on Nightlife to discuss the latest news and issues in sports with his weekly wrap.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Australias crops - what we grow, why, and what could be growing 48:54

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Australia's agriculture is flourishing, and in many aspects of modern cropping, we are apparently world-leading. There is great excitement, too, as more is understood about the potential of indigenous foods and incorporating indigenous agricultural techniques and understandings into mainstream production. Nightlife takes a deep dive into our unique…

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Nightlife History - The Boer War and 1902 14:02

4h ago14:02

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Historian Michael Adams joins Philip Clark to tell us what else was happening back in February 1902 in Nightlife History.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The Mighty Challenge - Tuesday February 25th 2025 55:15

4h ago55:15

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Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife News Breakdown - Mark Kenny - The Canberra Times 21:21

4h ago21:21

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Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Mark Kenny, professor at the ANU's Australian Studies Institute, Canberra Times political analyst and host of the Democracy Sausage podcast.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The Mighty Challenge Monday February 24th 2025 1:02:35

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Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife News Breakdown - Emily Barrett - The Saturday Paper 18:56

5h ago18:56

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Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Emily Barrett, Managing Editor from The Saturday Paper.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife Science with Charley Lineweaver 17:36

5h ago17:36

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Do some days feel longer and some shorter? Do years shorten as we age? Science is changing its mind about this and other things.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife Travel - Wangat Conservation Property 12:39

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Nightlife is going bush, to a unique property called Wangat.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife Health - Toxic Mums 47:41

5h ago47:41

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Nightlife takes an intimate and profound look at a relationship that can be both comforting and complex: the relationship you have with your Mum.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The Nightlife History (of graves) Quiz 54:28

4h ago54:28

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Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The History Quiz!By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Why a simple ‘X’ says so much 13:54

2h ago13:54

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The history of sending X’s.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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How Australia's ladybird saved California's orange empires 24:43

5d ago24:43

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Great fortunes being threatened, a celebrity entomologist and an undercover mission to Australia are all part of the story of Australia's cardinal ladybird.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Ted Mulry Band’s Herm Kovacs on being ‘adjacent’ to Australia’s Glam Rock Scene of the 1970s 33:28

4d ago33:28

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Herm Kovacs’ stories of the music scene in the 70s range from having his bare bum on the front page, to meeting ABBA for afternoon tea.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The Nightlife Mighty Challenge: Friday 21st February 1:04:35

4h ago1:04:35

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Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Mighty Challenge!By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Food critic and writer Besha Rodell 27:09

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Busting fraudulent chefs, earning stripes in the industry, and keeping your face anonymous is all part of life as a food critic.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Life after being a carer, is it really carefree? 16:15

2h ago16:15

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After being a caregiver, what happens when you're made redundant from that role?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife News Breakdown - Hugh Riminton - Ten News First 18:44

1d ago18:44

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Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Hugh Riminton, National Affairs Editor, Ten News First.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife True Crime - Background Briefing 14:38

1d ago14:38

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ABC's Background Briefing podcast has done some investigating into the case of an aged care worker called Garry Steven Davis, who was sent to jail for 40 years for killing two residents and attempting to kill another at the nursing home where he worked.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife Literary Lunch - David Baldacci 44:12

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David Baldacci has been writing since childhood and published his first novel, "Absolute Power", in 1996. He has just been in Australia, where he both holidayed and conducted some literary events – including this literary lunch in Sydney.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Foreign Correspondent - Hans van Leeuwen 16:13

1d ago16:13

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US President Trump has shocked the globe with the announcement that it was Ukraine that started the war with Russia. He also claimed Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a dictator because he had, quite legally, cancelled elections during this war. Talks have been conducted in Saudi Arabia without Ukraine, which Zelenskyy was unsurprisingly not happy about.…

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The Mighty Challenge - Thursday February 20th 2025 1:06:29

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Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Animal Sentience 47:59

2d ago47:59

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Nightlife explores the world of animal sentience. From groundbreaking research on octopus problem-solving to the remarkable social lives of crows and dolphins, we'll examine the minds of our fellow creatures.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife News Breakdown - Ron Mizen - Australian Financial Review 19:29

2d ago19:29

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Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Ron Mizen, Senior Political Reporter for the Australian Financial Review, who covers politics, economics, business and law.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The Mighty Challenge - Wednesday February 19th 2025 1:00:18

2d ago1:00:18

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Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife Food - Booza Lebanese Ice-cream 14:49

5d ago14:49

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Ice cream and gelato places are having a bit of a time in the sun, with new spots opening all over the place.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Nightlife Economics with Ian Verrender 10:43

2d ago10:43

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Ian Verrender, ABC's Business and Finance Editor, joined Philip Clark on Nightlife to discuss the latest economic, business and finance news.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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