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Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast

Sunday Extra presents a lively mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation, as well as a lighter touch.

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0:13:31

Controversial new hunting rules for NSW

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/30

The 'Right to Hunt' is at the centre of a controversial new bill being debated in NSW parliament at the moment. Introduced by the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, the bill seeks to, among other things, enshrine the rights of hunters into NSW legislation. Stephen Bendle joins us to discuss what the potential implications are of the amendment and what his organisations objections are to the bill. Guest: Stephen Bendle, Convenor of the Australian Gun Safety Alliance and a senior

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0:13:31

NSW hunting bill

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/30

The 'Right to Hunt' is at the centre of a controversial new bill being debated in NSW parliament at the moment. Introduced by the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, the bill seeks to, among other things, enshrine the rights of hunters into NSW legislation. Stephen Bendle joins us to discuss what the potential implications are of the amendment and what his organisations objections are to the bill. Guest: Stephen Bendle, Convenor of the Australian Gun Safety Alliance and a senior

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0:10:31

What's wrong with the world map?

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/23

The most common map of the world is one that was created in the 16th century known as the Mercator projection. Now the African Union has joined a campaign to update this map with a new one which much more accurately represents the size of Africa in the world. Does the size of the African continent represent a 400 year disinformation campaign?Guest: Lerato Mogoathle, Head of Communications, Africa No FilterLink to the Correct the Map Campaign

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0:01:54

Tweet of the week 24 August 2025

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/23

This week the Tweet is the Pilotbird.It's chocolate-brown in colour, and it measures about 18 centimetres. And although it's a secretive bird, that bright and clear call will alert you to its presence. Legend has it that the Pilotbird's call was a useful guide, or 'pilot', for hunters who were looking for larger, plumper, Lyrebirds!And back in 2014 our Tweet of the Week quizmaster Matthew Crawford spoke with the sound recordist David Stewart... Matthew asked for a favourite

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0:40:24

The Year that Made Me: Josh Szeps, 2010

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/23

Podcaster and broadcaster Josh Szeps has made a career out of making uncomfortable conversations comfortable. He has worked in America on programs like HuffPost Live and in Australia he worked with Mike Carlton early in his career and hosted the afternoon show on ABC local radio. He now hosts his own podcast Uncomfortable Conversations.Guest: Josh Szeps, host of the podcast Uncomfortable Conversations.

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0:16:14

The man who killed Pluto

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/23

It was on the 24th August 2006, that the International Astronomical Union changed the definition of planet which meant that Pluto lost its status as the 9th planet in our solar system. On this auspicious anniversary we talk to the astronomer who made the discovery that lead to Pluto's downgrading.Guest: Mike Brown, author of How I Killed Pluto and What it Had it Coming

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0:13:21

Working less for better productivity

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/23

Working 4 days a week on the same salary might seem like an unrealistic dream, but years of trials by businesses world wide show that reducing work hours can boost productivity, job satisfaction, reduces sick leave and even increase profits.So why is there so much reluctance to consider the measure in Australia, in the middle of a productivity crisis?Guest: Debbie Bailey, co-CEO of 4 Day Week Global.

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0:18:53

The role of the CIA in getting George Orwell's books...

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/23

George Orwell wrote the book Animal Farm during WW2 as he tried to come to terms with his disappointment in the harsh reality of life in the Soviet Union under Stalin. The themes of overturning an authoritarian government made the book the perfect story for the CIA to be using for propaganda. Over a period of a few months in 1955, they distributed 260,000 copies of the novella behind the iron curtain in an attempt to encourage a revolution. The book celebrated its 80th birthday on

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0:15:51

ICC sets precedent on crimes against LGBTQI+ Afghans

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/23

The International Criminal Court set an important precedent in international law last month when it included in the arrest warrants issued for members of the Afghan Taliban a number of charges relating to the criminal treatment of LGBTIQ+ people in the country.It’s the first time that crimes against the LGBTIQ+ community have been included in an arrest warrant issued by the court and sets an important historical precedent.

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0:12:33

India's Kashmir Book Ban

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/23

100 word including guest & book

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0:01:39

Tweet of the week 12 October 2025

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/21

Can you guess this week's tweeter?

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0:12:19

Not just scream queens: the women who shaped horror...

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/16

The vast contributions of women to horror film is explored in a new documentary titled 1000 Women in Horror. Far from just being scream queens, women have shaped the genre on and off-screen as directors, producers, technicians and actresses, since the silent era.

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0:28:27

The Year that Made Me: Julian Kingma, 2017

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/16

Julian Kingma's photo essay book, The Power of Choice, shows the vulnerable, personal and surprisingly beautiful journey of terminally ill people, their carers and navigators as they make the decision to utilise voluntary assisted dying (VAD).But this project, undertaken with Andrew Denton's organisation, Go Gently, is just one of many moments where death has touched Julian's life. Guest: Julian Kingma, photographer and author of The Power of ChoiceContent warning: this episode of

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0:01:34

Tweet of the week - 14 September, 2025

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/16

This week's colourful mystery caller has a fondness for tall trees along rivers – the Regent Parrot.

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0:12:15

The colourful language of book cursing

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/16

Books have always aroused strong emotions in people. So much so that book owners throughout history have written curses in the front of the book to deter their theft or damage. Some of them are funny but in the middle ages the curses threatened death by some very vicious and imaginative methods.Guest: Eleanor Baker, author of Book Curses: Steal not this book for fear of shame, for here doth stand the owner's name. (Bodleian)

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0:01:34

Tweet of the week - August 17, 2025

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/16

This week's mystery caller likes wet forest along the east coast – the Russet-tailed Thrush.

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0:08:45

Kirli Saunders - connecting to the past and future...

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/16

Kirli Saunder is a Gunai woman from East Gippsland Victoria who’s written nine books including the poetry collections, Kindred, and Returning and in February this year Eclipse. Guest: Kirli Saunders, poet, artist, singer and teacher.Kirli Saunders is performing at the Poetry Month Gala on Thursday 28th August at the State Library of NSW -- AND the Shortwave x Red Room Poetry: Short Films film night on Wednesday 3rd September at the Sydney Opera House -- an evening of new and

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0:08:20

Is the Australian National Dictionary doomed?

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/16

The Australian National University is being criticised for the decision to disestablish the Australian National Dictionary Centre, which since 1988 has been jointly funded by ANU and Oxford University Press Australia to conduct research into Australian English.

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0:11:07

What's coming up in the ABS Census in 2026?

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/16

The ABS described the Census testing process in a statement released this week, testing of potential changes to the content of the Census has been underway since late 2023.

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0:14:43

Putin met Trump on the former Russian territory of...

Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/16

Alaska has been the location of some big negotiations in the past. Back in 1867, the Russians sold the territory to America for 7.2 million dollars, because they were short of cash. Now President Putin has come back to the former Russian territory to meet with President Trump to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. Guest: Ian Hartman, Professor of History, University of Alaska Anchorage

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