239 episodes
Counterpoint ABC listen
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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This program is no longer in production. Amanda Vanstone tackles key social, economic and cultural issues in Australian life, challenging assumptions and giving voice to new and seldom-heard commentators.
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Age of distraction
Are we living through an age of distraction and if we are what cause it? How to have a difficult conversation and how to make a decision.
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We are electric
When talking about African history why do we use the term precolonial? The limits of libertarianism and why men are so unhappy right now. We are electric, so are plants and animals.
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Censorship, cold, care and concrete
Has the censorship of words gone too far? Cold blooded animals are in trouble, can a fruit fly save them? What was life like for medieval babies? Concrete built the world and now its slowly destroying it.
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Rotting brains and Nannaria Swiftae
Does social media really rot your brain? Why is stopping the use of coal so difficult. Australian women scientists have had a rotten deal over the years and naming plants and animals after people, good idea or not?
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Power -in spines, water and people
What is optimistic nihilism and why is it all the rage? How do animals gain and keep power? Just how powerful is water and why are we rewilding invertebrates?
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It's time.
What should Indonesia do with the vast amount of nickel it produces every year? Why the Enlightenment still matters and the history of telling time. Plus would you consider serving an Australian brush turkey at Christmas lunch?
Customer Reviews
Compelling listening - more than just a crafted contrarian viewpoint
Counterpoint is compelling, ideas-based listening. Contrarian, skeptical, controversial - yes it is all those things. But also learned, fearless and original. An antidote to the conventional wisdom in many ways, it offers alternative explanations and perspectives on cultural and political issues without being polemic and dismissive.