Big Ideas
ABC AustraliaYour front row seat to big thinkers at the best live events, forums, and festivals. Feed your mind. Be provoked. One big idea at a time. Your brain will love you for it. We love hearing from you about the show or events you are planning. Get in touch! Email: Bigideas@abc.net.au SMS line for ABC Radio National: 0418 226 576 Airs Monday to Thursday 8pm, repeated Tuesday to Friday 12pm, on ABC Radio ... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 1385 | Founded | 20 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | NewsSociety & CulturePolitics | |||
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- Women matter
Just an idea - maybe the complete overreach, anti science and homophobic approach of those wedded to gender ideology has inflicted this damage. It’s called “shooting yourself in the foot.” (One group’s “wants” being given absolute priority over the rights of everyone else certainly isn’t a winning approach.)
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Australia2 months ago - Big Ideas Spotify episode
This should have been an interesting program, but any “investigative journalist” who uses the word “like” as every fifth word needs some coaching on public speaking before the ABC gives them a platform.
I gave up a few minutes in - too tedious to keep listening.
Apple Podcasts2LizAnne SAustralia6 months ago - Always stimulating!
Excellent podcast among my short-list of #podrecs - the programming is excellent, interviewers and chairs great, guests always invigorating and stimulating. Worth tuning in, following and sharing.
Apple Podcasts5Anthony ZwiAustralia8 months ago - Adam Liaw
Big ideas is always good but I was so stimulated by this show as Adam traversed issues of politics, culture, science and food. We are so blessed to have our Aunty sharing her sage advice through such interesting people.
Apple Podcasts5digit2021Australia8 months ago - 21 July 2025 Dr Who episode
LOL “We all love Dr Who so much” - that it’s looking likely there’ll be no further episodes produced: Disney is backing out; viewer numbers are way down. It’s the problem, isn’t it, when a dearly loved production gets all lecture-ish instead of just being plain old fun.
Of course the ABC doesn’t like facts to stand in the way of a good ol’ puff piece. Viewers are sick of it.
The ABC is increasingly dull, dull, dull.
Apple Podcasts1LizAnne SAustralia9 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #242 | Australia/Top Podcasts |
Apple Podcasts | #48 | Australia/Society & Culture |
Apple Podcasts | #159 |  Philippines/Society & Culture |
Apple Podcasts | #204 |  New Zealand/Society & Culture |
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Recent guests on Big Ideas include:
1. Siang Lu
2. Paula Kruger
3. Michael Dezuanni
4. Tom Rogers
5. Alex Neve
6. Sean Scalmer
7. John Murphy
8. Carla Pascoe-Lay
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