In: character, masculinity, podcast Brett and Kate McKay • 28 July 2026 With the release of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey adaptation, it seems like everyone is talking about the 3,000-year-old epic again. But my guest believes this ancient story provides a framework for understanding our modern lives that you probably haven’t heard before. Patrick Deneen is
Victoria has a new Prime Minister after the Labor Party voted out Education Minister Ben Carroll during a chaotic caucus meeting on Tuesday morning. Her predecessor, Jacinta Allen, stood down after a turbulent few months at the helm of a government that struggled to contain a rising One Nation ahead of the November state election
In this January 2026 episode, Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions about dreams and nightmares to Dr. Michel Carr, director of the Dream Engineering Laboratory at the Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine in Montreal and author of the book. in dream lab. They look at why we dream, what we can learn by examining
Andy Burnham made a surprise first announcement as Prime Minister: a pledge to end rough sleeping. today in focus host Helen Pidd Head to Greater Manchester – where Burnham was mayor for nine years – to visit one of the many homelessness projects in the area. The day they first arrive here, Helen hears from
Andy Burnham’s first foreign visitor will be Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelensky, showcasing the UK’s ‘unwavering support’ for the country. But what else do we know about the foreign policy of our new Prime Minister? And, as Burnham sets out her ambitious plans to tackle the UK’s toughest problems, including social care, what could she
The Labor Party conference held once every three years may be an opportunity for open debate on complex policy issues – but this was different. Reged Ahmed spoke to political editor Tom McIlroy About whether the Prime Minister is exerting too much control and what his tight grip means for his party’s prospects at One
The abortion debate – the language of life, choice and rights – abstracts women and their pain from history. I don’t want to forget my abortion and I don’t want to forget their abortion either By Erin Magalek. Read by Lanna Joffrey Read text version here Support the Guardian today: theguardian.com/longreadpod Adapted from Presence: A
How did Palantir – sometimes described as ‘the scariest company in the world’ – start working with the NHS? investigative journalist lucas amin Shares the findings of his and his colleague Peter Geoghegan’s investigation into the tech company and its relationship with the UK Public Health Service – and tells the story of controversial politicians,
This year the FBI issued an urgent warning to parents about 764, a global online community where children are recruited to commit acts of violence. Hundreds of investigations are underway around the world, including Australia, accusing 764 and groups like it of using coercion to turn vulnerable minors into victims and, in some cases, predators.
Talking to political editor Tom McIlroy and Chief Political Correspondent Dan Jervis-Bardy At the 50th Labor conference in Adelaide, Peter Malinauskas talks about his own state contest with One Nation and why progressives shouldn’t talk to Pauline Hanson’s supporters. And despite the US admitting this week that the production rate of the Virginia-class submarines has