Player FM - Internet Radio Done Right
82 subscribers
Checked 11h ago
Added nine years ago
Content provided by ABC Radio and ABC listen. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by ABC Radio and ABC listen or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!
Go offline with the Player FM app!
Podcasts Worth a Listen
SPONSORED
<
<div class="span index">1</div> <span><a class="" data-remote="true" data-type="html" href="/series/carol-costello-presents-the-god-hook">Carol Costello Presents: The God Hook</a></span>


In Season Two of her true crime series, The God Hook, journalist Carol Costello investigates the complex case of the Ohio Craigslist Killings—and in doing so, unearths the untold story of the crimes that preceded the murders—and the victims who’ve never received justice. Richard Beasley was convicted of murdering three men and attempting to kill a fourth in the fall of 2011, but before that heinous spree, authorities were building a human trafficking case against him. Now, working with the case's prosecutor, a county sheriff, and many closely involved sources, Carol examines previously unknown details of Beasley’s alleged crimes, and how he used the God Hook to lure his victims and bend them to his will. In Season One of this podcast, Blind Rage, journalist Carol Costello revisits the first big assignment she covered as a 22-year-old, novice reporter: Phyllis Cottles’ brutal attack. Psychologists call them “Triumphant Survivors,” but Phyllis Cottle was more than a survivor, she used this crime to better herself and the world around her. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://evergreenpodcasts.supportingcast.fm
Big Ideas
Mark all (un)played …
Manage series 1268634
Content provided by ABC Radio and ABC listen. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by ABC Radio and ABC listen or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Feed your mind. Be provoked. One big idea at a time. Your brain will love you for it. Grab your front row seat to the best live forums and festivals with Natasha Mitchell.
…
continue reading
1174 episodes
Mark all (un)played …
Manage series 1268634
Content provided by ABC Radio and ABC listen. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by ABC Radio and ABC listen or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Feed your mind. Be provoked. One big idea at a time. Your brain will love you for it. Grab your front row seat to the best live forums and festivals with Natasha Mitchell.
…
continue reading
1174 episodes
All episodes
×B
Big Ideas

1 Vladimir Putin’s Russia — with exiled journalist and author Mikhail Zygar 52:17
52:17
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked52:17
The exiled founder of Russia's only independent television news channel, Mikhail Zygar, takes us inside Vladimir Putin's Russia, with a firsthand account of how the President has successfully silenced the media, opposition and Kremlin critics, to cement his hold on power. The 2025 AN Smith Lecture: Journalism against autocracy: Putin, Trump and the future of news was recorded at the University of Melbourne's Centre for Advancing Journalism on 31 March 2025. Speakers Mikhail Zygar Exiled Russian journalist and commentatorFounder of Russian TV channel Rain TVAuthor, War and Punishment: The Story of Russian Oppression and Ukrainian Resistance, All the Kremlin's Men: Inside the Court of Vladimir Putin and moreWinner, 2014 Committee to Protect Journalists International Press Freedom Award Professor Andrew Dodd Director, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne…
B
Big Ideas

1 Rituals, rats, and reeded vertebrae! The mysteries of Machu Picchu and Ancient Peru revealed 53:24
53:24
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked53:24
A story of continents crashing and cleaving apart, the making of a civilisation, the language of the dead, and ... a mummified rat makes a cameo too. The Incan empire was vast and sophisticated. It built the stunning citadel in the clouds of Machu Picchu in the Andes mountains. But within a century its people were catastrophically wiped out by the onslaught of the Spanish conquistadors. Join Big Ideas host Natasha Mitchell with two intrepid researchers — an archaeologist and a leading mammalogist — to hear what amazing discoveries continue to be made in Peru and South America. Thanks to the Australian Museum for hosting and producing this event. Speakers Professor Kris HelgenChief ScientistDirector of the Australian Museum Research InstituteAustralian Museum Dr Jacob BongersArchaeologist University of Sydney Further information: Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires exhibition Assembling the dead: human vertebrae-on-posts in the Chincha Valley, Peru Painting personhood: Red pigment practices in southern Peru…
B
Big Ideas

The language used to talk about mental ill-health can play a key role in reducing or enforcing stigma. And it's constantly evolving. But what terms should be used and when? And by whom? The wrong word can not only deeply hurt a person's feelings. It can end careers, destroy relationships, cut access to support systems. This special World Mental Health Day PsychTalks event was presented by the Mental Ill-Health Stigma Researchers Australia Network (MISRA ), the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences , and the Melbourne School of Global and Population Health , with the support of SANE’s StigmaWatch program . Speakers Professor Nicola ReavleyPrincipal Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health Dr Michelle Blanchard Chief Executive Officer of VANISH, Honorary Senior Fellow in the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne Professor Nick Haslam Professor of Psychology, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences Fay Jackson General Manager of Inclusion at Flourish Australia Sandy Jeffs Author and poet, advocate in the mental health system for many years Dr Chris Groot (host)Senior Lecturer in the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne…
B
Big Ideas

1 Worried about the future? A mosquito could help you to live in the present 54:05
54:05
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked54:05
What can a mosquito teach us about time? Noone likes a mosquito bite — but for a brief moment when it stings you, you know you are alive. Humans are temporal beings, but across cultures, our concepts of time are vastly different. This event explores what we can learn from science, philosophy and Indigenous perspectives that can alter experiences of and attitudes to time, to make better decisions for the future. This event was recorded at the Sophia Club in London on 17 October 2024. Speakers Richard Fisher Author, The Long View: Why We Need to Transform How the World Sees TimeSenior editor, Aeon Media Ande Somby Yoik singerAssociate Professor of Law, The Arctic University of Norway Brigid Hains (host)Editorial director, Aeon Media…
B
Big Ideas

1 Australia votes— are our political parties on the nose? 54:05
54:05
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked54:05
This election has been described as a boring campaign, but with some fascinating contests. So just what is going on in the minds of voters as Australia heads to the polls this weekend? This event was recorded at the Sorrento Writers Festival on 27 May 2025. Speakers Frank Bongiorno Professor of History, Australian National UniversityPresident, Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, and the Australian Historical AssociationAuthor, Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia, The Sex lives of Australians: a history Paul Kelly Editor-at-Large, The AustralianAuthor, Triumph and Demise: The Broken Promise of a Labor Generation and The March of Patriots: The Struggle for Modern Australia Kim Carr Longest serving Victoria Labor Senator (1993 — 2022)Vice Chancellor's Professorial Fellow at Monash UniversityDirector of the Made in Australia Campaign LimitedAuthor, A Long March Jo Dyer (host)Writer, literary curator and producer of theatre and filmFormer director, Adelaide Writers Week, former CEO, Sydney Writers FestivalIndependent candidate for Boothby at the 2022 federal electionAuthor, Burning Down the House: Reconstructing Modern Politics…
B
Big Ideas

1 Has the world lost the plot? John Lyons, Greg Sheridan, Emma Shortis, Josh Taylor with Natasha Mitchell 56:11
56:11
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked56:11
Are we living through a key turning point in world history? How do we make sense of this present moment, and what's on the horizon?Trump's trade wars, long-held alliances dismantled, the deadly conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, the rise and rise of AI, the tech oligarch takeover, China's military build-up, NATO's demise, and much more. It's a confusing time. Four seasoned analysts and journalists with their finger on the pulse join Big Ideas host Natasha Mitchell to share their prognoses. This event was hosted and organised by the 2025 Sorrento Writers Festival curated by festival director Corrie Perkin. Speakers John Lyons Walkley award winning foreign correspondentABC Editor, AmericasABC Washington bureau chief Greg Sheridan Foreign editor, The AustralianJournalist and author, Christians, the urgent case for Jesus in our world (2021) Emma Shortis Director, The Australia Institute's International and Security Affairs program. Author, Our Exceptional Friend: Australia's Fatal Alliance with the United States (2021), After America: Australia and the New World Order (2025) Josh Taylor Award-winning journalist specialising in technology and politicsThe Guardian…
B
Big Ideas

1 The painting that changed Australia — the story of Blue Poles 56:03
56:03
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked56:03
It's been called a coming-of-age story for a nation. The Whitlam Government's purchase of Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles in 1973 helped to bring down the government. So how did this abstract expressionist masterpiece become the most famous, most controversial artwork in Australia? Then: how does political portraiture affect how we feel about politicians — and how we vote? Jacqueline Maley looks at The Art in the Optics — and explains why political portraiture is more important than ever today. These events were recorded at the National Library of Australia on 3 March 2025 and the National Portrait Gallery on 20 March 2025 . Speakers Tom McIlroy Author, Blue Poles: Jackson Pollock, Gough Whitlam and the painting that changed the nationPolitical correspondent, Australian Financial Review Niki Savva Political commentator and columnist, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age Jacqueline Maley Columnist, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age…
B
Big Ideas

1 Are Donald Trump and US politics bringing global health to its knees? 54:04
54:04
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked54:04
Until recently, the USA provided about 30% of global health funding. It was dominant in supplying HIV/AIDS medication and funded a major part of medical research. Much of this has now stopped with Donald Trump restricting gender affirming care, withdrawing from the WHO and holding funds from USAID - and the list goes on. What are the impacts on pandemic preparedness, future global health priorities and resource mobilisation? This conversation has been presented by the The Australian Institute for Infectious Disease (AIID) and the Australian Global Health Alliance . Speakers Dr Nina Schwalbe CEO and founder of Spark Street Advisors Professor Brendan Crabb Director and CEO Burnet Institute Professor Sharon Lewin Director Doherty Institute Dr Selina Namchee Lo (host)Executive Director, Australian Global Health Alliance…
B
Big Ideas

Acclaimed British historian Sir Simon Schama reflects on the history of antisemitism, the Holocaust and contemporary culture. He says that for millennia Jewish people have been "the other of convenience. We are the dark mirror in which the wish fulfilment of other societies takes it out on people who are said to represent its opposite." Presented at the Adelaide Writers Festival in partnership with the University of Sydney . Speaker Sir Simon Schama British historian and television presenterProfessor of Art History and History, Columbia University…
B
Big Ideas

1 How do we make cancer treatment worth it, work better, and less harmful? 57:41
57:41
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked57:41
Cancer is common and chemo and radiotherapies can save or extend our lives. But sometimes they don't, or they stop working, or they come with disabling long-term side effects. In a state of desperation, some of us seek out unproven alternatives which might even put us at greater risk of cancer. Join Big Ideas host Natasha Mitchell and guests to find out how scientists are attacking the problem of cancer treatment. This event was organised by the Australasian Society of Stem Cell Research , University of Adelaide, and National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia. Speakers Professor Mark Dawson Haematologist and clinician-scientistAssociate Director of ResearchPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the University of Melbourne. Associate Professor David Elliot Stem cell researcher and leader of the Heart Disease group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute Principal investigator, Novo Nordisk Foundation for Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW). Professor Megan Munsie Immediate Past President, Australasian Society of Stem Cell Research (ASSCR)Professor of Emerging Technologies (Stem Cells) Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the University of Melbourne Thank also to Tanya Ha from Science in Public and Dr Luke Isbel from the South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute. Further listening How surfing writer Tim Baker and doctor Peter Goldsworthy learnt to live well and laugh with cancer (Big Ideas, 2025)…
B
Big Ideas

For the past 18 months, Israel's war in Gaza has polarised the world. The Indian author and essayist Pankaj Mishra reckons with the conflict through the lens of colonialism, morality and history. This event was recorded at the University of NSW Centre for Ideas on 27 February 2025. Speakers Pankaj Mishra Author, The World After Gaza , From the Ruins of Empire and Age of Anger: A History of the PresentEssayist, New York Review of Books, London Review of Books, The New Yorker and more Simon Longstaff Director, The Ethics Centre Co-founder, Festival of Dangerous Ideas Adjunct Professor, Australian Graduate School of Management at University of NSW Further information: The Shoah after Gaza by Pankaj Mishra - London Review of Books, 24 March 2024…
B
Big Ideas

1 Uncovering Pompeii — 300 years of archaeology 54:05
54:05
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked54:05
Two thousand years ago, life in Pompeii stood still when Mount Vesuvius erupted, preserving the town in volcanic ash for centuries. Today, this ancient Roman city captures the imagination like few others. This event was recorded at the National Museum of Australia on 14 December 2024. Speakers Dr Sophie Hay Roman archaeologist, press and communications officer, Paco archeological de Pompeii Professor Steven Ellis Professor of Classics and Roman Archaeology at the University of Cincinnati Dr Lily Withycombe Curator at the National Museum of Australia Virginia Trioli (host)Journalist, broadcaster and author, A Bit on the Side Host, ABC TV's Creative Types Further information: The exhibition Pompeii is on at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra until 4 May 2025.…
B
Big Ideas

1 When women resist authoritarianism — what's happening in Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar right now? 54:06
54:06
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked54:06
Authoritarian regimes are threatened by women who fight for their freedom — and are pushing back in even more extreme and deadly ways. The world watched wide-eyed as Iranians took to the streets and social media for the #WomenLifeFreedom movement. We watched Afghan women and children run towards American planes taking off from Kabul as the Taliban returned to power. In Myanmar, women have taken up arms against the military junta. What do women at these front-lines need you to know right now? Join Natasha Mitchell and guests. This event was hosted by Monash University's Maureen Brunt Women and Democratic Change program and the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women Speakers Dr Farkondeh Akbari Research FellowAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against WomenMonash University Dr Rana Dadpour Research Fellow in Social and Economic RiskThe Cairns InstituteJames Cook University Dr Isabella (Bella) Aung Research Fellow Myanmar Policy & Community Knowledge Hub , University of Toronto Myanmar Initiative Fellow , University of British ColombiaHead of Comparative Politics Diploma Program, Spring University Myanmar (SUM) Professor Jacqui True Political scientist and Professor of International Relations Director, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW) Monash UniversityGlobal Fellow, Peace Research Institute , OsloAuthor, Violence against Women: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2021) Special thanks to Daniela Philipson Garcia, Program Manager for the Women and Democratic Change Initiative and PhD candidate.…
B
Big Ideas

1 A season of death — with Raimond Gaita and Michelle Lesh 44:16
44:16
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked44:16
The only certainty in life is that we will all some day die. Most of us don't know when that day will come. But others must face their mortality front on. Mark Rafael Baker was no stranger to death, losing three loved ones in seven years — and then he was confronted with his own. This event was recorded at Readings Bookshop Melbourne in October 2024. Speakers Michelle Lesh Lecturer at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne Raimond Gaita Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy, King's College LondonHonorary Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Law School, University of MelbourneAuthor, Romulus, My Father, Justice and Hope, and more Paul Barclay (host)Journalist, broadcaster and moderatorFormer host, Big Ideas…
B
Big Ideas

1 Where is the soul in science? Natasha Mitchell and guests on a humanity defining battle (Archive) 54:03
54:03
Play Later
Play Later
Lists
Like
Liked54:03
Join Natasha Mitchell and guests to grapple with some gritty paradoxes about science and religion, and in this era of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and existential angst — are they serving the needs they used to? Science drives much of modern life, and yet fewer people are drawn to studying it at school putting scientific literacy at risk. There's been a rise in anti-science sentiment and a questioning the authority of scientific expertise. Many societies are becoming more secular with fewer people claiming to follow a formal religion, yet religious fundamentalists and populists are being elected to power throughout the world. This episode was first published on 29 May 2024 Speakers Peter Harrison Head, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of QueenslandAuthor, Some New World: Myths of Supernatural Belief in a Secular Age Anik Waldow Professor of Philosophy, University of SydneyAuthor, Experience Embodied: Early Modern Accounts of the Human Place in Nature Charles Wolfe Professor of Philosophy, University of Toulouse-2 Jean-JauresAuthor, The Philosophy of Biology Before Biology: A History of Vitalism This event was hosted by the University of Sydney's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Department of Philosophy at a conference in honour of the eminent scholar of history of philosophy of science, the late Stephen Gaukroger .…
Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.