9 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
Behind the shock arrest of a former German spy chief
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Podcast · Society & Culture
Saturday Extra - Full program podcast
by ABC Australia · English · Society & Culture
Smart analysis, lively conversations, and great company. Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
- New episodes
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 16 min
- Latest
- 9 Oct 2026
- Language
- English
Latest episode
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2 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
What the flydubai attack means for the Middle East
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25 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
Did Trump and Xi find common ground?
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18 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
Kevin Rudd's warning on runaway AI
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11 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
Has America forgotten the lessons of 9/11?
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4 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
Should Australia be on the United Nations Security Council?
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28 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 17 min
Can economic D-Day end the war with Iran?
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21 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
The 'power shift' underway in Asia
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14 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
Five years after the Taliban takeover
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7 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
Richard Flanagan on heresies and hope
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31 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
Plan for Hamas to disarm
A breakthrough deal for Hamas to hand over its weapons and for Israel to pullout of Gaza - Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's Middle East program explains the agreement.
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24 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
Why the Iran war hasn't caused a global economic crisis (yet)
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17 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
Andy Burnham gets ready to lead the UK
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10 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
Fairness and Viking joy at the World Cup
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
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3 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
Power and popularity: Narendra Modi's Australian visit
The early morning heartbreak for Australia and that penalty shoot-out in Dallas where the Egyptians came out on top. A conversation with one of India's leading historians, Ramachandra Guha, on the power and popularity of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who visits Australia this week. And as America prepares to mark Independence Day — the 4th of July, we criss-cross the country, from Donald Trump's Great American State Fair to the town of Normal in Illinois, to an attempt at getting Dolly Parton on the show.
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26 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
Is Andy Burnham ready for the UK's top job?
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19 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
UK PM under pressure from Labour MPs
The likely leadership challenge in the UK. America at 250: What is the significance of Independence Day for Indigenous Americans? The latest on the Iran US negotiations. Pauline Hanson's speech at the National Press Club in Canberra and her hostile relationship with the media. And heartbreak for the Socceroos: what went wrong?
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12 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
Ken Burns on the lessons of America's violent past
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5 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 17 min
A diplomatic win for Australia in the Pacific?
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
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29 May 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
Trump considers tentative US-Iran deal
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22 May 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
Landmark new home in the NT offers hope for remote Aboriginal communities
The power politics of the summit between Presidents Xi and Putin — how did it compare to Trump's visit?
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15 May 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
The symbolism and substance of the Trump Xi summit
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8 May 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
As Reform UK surges in local council elections, will Farrer elect One Nation?
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
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1 May 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
Anthony Albanese on navigating global and political turbulence
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24 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
The US and Iran continue their 'diplomatic dance'
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
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17 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
US and Iran show signs of compromise
The latest on the Middle East and the clearest sign yet of a breakthrough between Washington and Tehran - David Rennie, the Geopolitics Editor at The Economist, and Professor David Kilcullen, one of Australia's leading military thinkers, unpack the overnight announcements and meetings. Author and journalist Katherine Stewart looks at the feud between Donald Trump and Pope Leo, and whether it points to something bigger: The fraying of MAGA? Jill Sheppard joins the show to discuss a new book, Landslide: The 2025 Federal Election. Australian journalist Cheng Lei talks about recreating her three…
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10 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
Iran-US peace talks face steep obstacles
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3 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
What did the Gulf states make of Trump's prime time address?
As a search and rescue mission is underway for a crew member from a US fighter jet that was downed in southern Iran, Gregg Carlstrom, the Middle East Correspondent for The Economist, joins Saturday Extra with the latest news from the region. To the stars and the Artemis moon mission with Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. David McCloskey, the co-host of podcast THE REST IS CLASSIFIED takes us into the world of his fourth novel, The Persian. The Queensland outback town of Winton becomes an official Dark Sky Place making it one of the best places on…
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27 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 14 min
What would it take to end the Iran war?
Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
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20 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
Thousands more US Marines head to Middle East as conflict escalates
The Pentagon is sending more US Marines to the Middle East as the war with Iran escalates and widens - Professor Robert Pape explains how the US is falling into an "escalation trap". Economist Stephen Koukoulas on how the oil shock is hitting the Australian economy and whether the government may use the crisis to bring forward economic reform. Andrew Day from The American Conservative, on how the decision to go to war is dividing President Trump's MAGA support base. How weight loss drugs are changing the world and might they become available to adolescents? Plus the ABC's Annabel Crabb on…
About Saturday Extra - Full program podcast
Smart analysis, lively conversations, and great company. Understand Australia and the world with Nick Bryant.
Saturday Extra - Full program podcast is a English society & culture podcast from ABC Australia. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.
- Publisher
- ABC Australia
- Language
- English
- Category
- Society & Culture
- New episodes
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 16 min
- Latest episode
- 9 Oct 2026
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- Copyright 2026, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.
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