In his final presidential address, Donald Trump promised "we will be back in some form"

Yoga goes back thousands of years in India but as its popularity spread around the world, its practice diversified to incorporate everything from yoga with goats to naked yoga.

The final sitting week of 2020 is ending with the unveiling of a long-awaited IR bill  that’s already causing fireworks. On our last episode of The Party Room for 2020 Sydney Morning Herald columnist Jacqueline Maley joins Fran and PK. They dissect the issues that dominated politics in 2020: the pandemic, China and climate change

Maria Konnikova learnt to play poker to explore the interplay between luck and skill. As she rose from rank novice to accomplished player, she also learnt how to make better decisions. Plus, how during lockdown we became the 20-minute neighbourhood. Guests: Maria Konnikova, author of The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win. Lucinda Hartley, co-founder of Neighbourlytics

How does liberal democracy manage incommensurable disagreement? Do the moral and political demands for justice and inclusion trump the principles of free expression and open debate? What is the moral status of "opinion"?

From thunderstorm asthma to the increasing prevalence of infectious disease, a warming planet is already making us more sick. In the final part of this series, we investigate how climate change puts us more at risk of disease. Today, Climate change will kill you, part three: sickness.  Guest: Contributing editor to The Monthly, Paddy Manning.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In northern NSW, Lismore Local Court Magistrate David Heilpern has just retired at the age of 58. In a candid conversation about his working life, its challenges and stresses, he also outlines his misgivings about the NSW drug driving laws which played a big role in his decision to step down.

Eight years ago, a tiny fragment of papyrus caused an uproar in academic and religious circles. Harvard University became embroiled in a scandal after Karen King, a historian at Harvard Divinity School, made a major announcement at an academic conference in Rome. She had discovered a fragment of papyrus that bore a shocking phrase. It read: “Jesus said to them, My wife.” But the papyrus was a fake.

Emirates resumes flights to eastern Australia;

Looking back at the year, Katharine Murphy sits down with Labor MP Andrew Giles and Liberal MP Fiona Martin to discuss Australia’s other epidemic: loneliness. With coronavirus exacerbating the country’s feelings of isolation, which age groups have been hit hardest? How has social media use increased loneliness among young people? And what measures will the government take to solve the problem?

Joe Biden is sworn in as the new President of the United States, he signals big change ahead, but can his appeals for unity repair a riven nation? And push back against the Prime Minister after he draws parallels between the hardships experienced by those on the First Fleet and Australia's First Nations people;

The Grump's are back looking at the parliamentary agenda for 2021 and of course the US. Join Dennis Atkins and Malcolm Farr to find out what's happening in Australian politics.

In our summer special series, we bring you some of our favourite guests from the Australia Institute’s webinar series in 2020. In this episode, Richie Merzian, Climate & Energy Program director at the Australia Institute speakers with Matt Kean, NSW Minister for Energy and the Environment to launch the Australia Institute’s Climate of the Nation 2020 report, the longest continuous survey of community attitudes towards climate change in Australia. The full webinar is available on the Australia Institute’s YouTube channel here, this was recorded live on Oct 28, 2020. *Host:* Noah Schultz Byard // @noah_sbyard *Guests:* The Hon Matt Kean, NSW Minister for Energy & Environment // @Matt_KeanMP Richie Merzian, executive director, The Australia Institute // @richiemerzian *Producer:* Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey Theme music is by Jonathan McFeat from Pulse and Thrum

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Congratulations, it was weird, it was lonely, frustrating and unprecedented. What changes forever after this, and what whips back? Also, you used to use video streaming services to chill out, now use them to sweat. Plus, one of the biggest adult entertainment sites is under fire - are there implications for the rest of the digital world? Guests: Rae Johnston, Science and Tech Editor, NITV @raejohnston + Cameron Wilson, internet reporter, BuzzFeed News Australia @cameronwilson.

Amanda Vanstone has achieved a great amount in her career, including mentoring Christopher. Hear the former ambassador reminisce with Christopher Pyne about getting drunk on martinis, how easy it could be to hijack a plane and when she wrote an 'almost' famous song. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kimberly's sunny, athletic and inquisitive about everything. But for years she harboured terrible secrets about what happened to her. This week, Janine Fitzpatrick investigates why her school failed to heed credible warnings that she was in danger. This is a repeat of a program that aired in October 2020.

Is the Department of Home Affairs too big? Peter Edwards and Jacinta Carroll on the legacy of the Hope Royal Commissions into intelligence which recommended a clear separation between intelligence collection and policy making. Also: China's Good War. Oxford university historian Rana Mitter on how the new Chinese nationalism is being shaped by a re-interpretation of China's role in World War Two.