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14:0030 years ago, property in Tokyo was the most expensive in the world. Now home ownership is comparatively affordable with plenty of available stock. How was this massive turnaround achieved and what can we learn from Japan?
16:00Some people don't like wind farms. They say they're bad for wildlife, they affect property values and create pollution. But are any of these claims true? How the wind farm debate nearly tore the King Island community apart.
16:00Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. He is doing everything he can to stay in office, because if he holds office, he can't be thrown in jail. Sound familiar?
15:00Iran and Israel are caught in a cycle of revenge. They retaliate in a way to appease an angry population and deter more attacks without escalating to all-out war. The response may change the trajectory of the Middle East.
16:00How Ayatollah Khomeini changed the course of Middle Eastern history, and how his ideas are still affecting us today.
16:00The Duterte and Marcos families are the Montagues and Capulets of the Philippines. They have tussled for power for nearly 60 years, but now there are talks of secession splitting the country in two.
15:00Donald Trump was ordered to pay a $463.9 million fine for lying to banks about how rich he is. He faces at least five other cases that could cost him millions more. Can he make it to election day without running out of money?
16:00Fake photos are everywhere, and there's a long history of people doctoring them, from photocopying to photoshopping and straight up AI. But is there a time coming where we won't be able to tell the fakes from the real thing?
14:00An unprecedented leak of data from Chinese company i-Soon has cracked open the black box, revealing the secrets of China's cyber espionage operations.
Season 2023
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16:00For a century society has bullied and shamed people into trying to lose weight, without much result. So how has a diabetes drug transformed Denmark's economy and our approach to weight loss.
Season 2024 19:00
19:00Russia is in the midst of an election, but we already know Putin will win. So why does Russia bother holding elections? Years ago Putin learned a lesson about the illusion of democracy - and it's one he's never forgotten.
15:00In 1974, the Shah of Iran was diagnosed with cancer. It led to a Shakespearean tragedy that brought about the end of the Iranian monarchy and shaped the Middle East conflict we're seeing today.
15:00The Red Sea is the busiest trade route in the world, and now the US Navy and a group of militant Houthi rebels are going to war over it. If the US can't take control, we could see other groups also try to block global trade.
Season 2023 16:00
16:00As international sanctions cut into North Korea's ability to import and export things, they've become desperate for cash. So much so, they've turned to smuggling, stealing, cheating, swashbuckling and stealing cryptocurrency.
15:00The most famous artificial intelligence company OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, was set up to create a superintelligent AI, while safeguarding humanity from an omnipotent robot overlord. But the company has had some issues.
16:00As well as fighting Russia, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy now also has to fight Israel and Hamas for the world's attention. Can he get the world to care about Ukraine again? If not, what will that mean for the war?
15:00Last September, Elon Musk refused to let the Ukrainian military use his Starlink satellites to attack a Russian fleet, saying it was for peaceful use only. How did he get to decide and was he justified in refusing to help?
14:00Microchips are in your car, your microwave, maybe even your kettle. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's chips have put Western tech companies and militaries streets ahead of China, and China isn't happy about it.
17:00China's pandas are not just pandas. They're diplomats. In recent years China has been hostile toward the West, with the most literal symbol of their displeasure being the withdrawal of their pandas from zoos around the world.
17:00China is using cash to try and shore up support in the Pacific. In the Solomon Islands, they built most of the venues which have allowed the capital Honiara to host the 2023 Pacific Games. But China is not alone.