# Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908.md RSS feed: https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/2890034/podcast.xml Official site: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/ Author: ABC Australia Episodes: 243 ## Resource Move beyond the headlines to see how the past defines our world. Whether it's a local or international story, Rear Vision's expert analysis gives you the background you need to understand today's news. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908.md ## Episodes - [Russia's Oil story - pipelines to Putin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/russia-s-oil-story-pipelines-to-putin) — 2026-05-22T22:30:00+00:00 - [Who has the power and right to declare war in a democracy?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/who-has-the-power-and-right-to-declare-war-in-a-democracy) — 2026-05-15T20:00:00+00:00 - [Capital gains tax in Australia — the essential backstory](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/capital-gains-tax-in-australia-the-essential-backstory) — 2026-05-08T20:30:00+00:00 - [Is Scottish independence once again in play?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/is-scottish-independence-once-again-in-play) — 2026-05-01T20:30:00+00:00 - [Cuba and the US President - from FDR to Trump](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/cuba-and-the-us-president-from-fdr-to-trump) — 2026-04-23T20:00:00+00:00 - [The history and future of women in combat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/the-history-and-future-of-women-in-combat) — 2026-04-17T20:00:00+00:00 - [Ending conflict — the art of negotiation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/ending-conflict-the-art-of-negotiation) — 2026-04-15T21:00:00+00:00 - [Australia’s energy security and resilience](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/australia-s-energy-security-and-resilience) — 2026-04-10T22:30:00+00:00 - [Flags, “flag-shaggers” and the co-opting of historic symbols](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/flags-flag-shaggers-and-the-co-opting-of-historic-symbols) — 2026-04-03T20:00:00+00:00 - [Pete Hegseth - war monger or true believer?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/pete-hegseth-war-monger-or-true-believer) — 2026-03-27T21:30:00+00:00 - [Beijing’s justification for wanting to invade Taiwan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/beijing-s-justification-for-wanting-to-invade-taiwan) — 2026-03-20T20:00:00+00:00 - [Innovation — from the spinning jenny to AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/innovation-from-the-spinning-jenny-to-ai) — 2026-03-13T01:00:00+00:00 - [Singapore and the long shadow of Lee Kuan Yew](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/singapore-and-the-long-shadow-of-lee-kuan-yew) — 2026-03-06T20:00:00+00:00 - [China and the U.S - on a collision course in Latin America?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/china-and-the-u-s-on-a-collision-course-in-latin-america) — 2026-02-27T21:30:00+00:00 - [High speed rail in Australia - is it a dream that can ever become a reality](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/high-speed-rail-in-australia-is-it-a-dream-that-can-ever-become-a-reality) — 2026-02-24T20:00:00+00:00 - [Central bank independence − a tradition under threat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/central-bank-independence-a-tradition-under-threat) — 2026-02-20T20:00:00+00:00 - [Bangladesh 2026 - at a turning point](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/bangladesh-2026-at-a-turning-point) — 2026-02-11T06:30:00+00:00 - [From bicycles to “build your dreams” — how China conquered the global car market](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/from-bicycles-to-build-your-dreams-how-china-conquered-the-global-car-market) — 2026-02-06T19:00:00+00:00 - [Controlling global oil — the backstory](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/controlling-global-oil-the-backstory) — 2026-01-30T21:30:00+00:00 - [Weaponised trade and a return to gunboat diplomacy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/weaponised-trade-and-a-return-to-gunboat-diplomacy) — 2026-01-23T20:00:00+00:00 - [The story of Iran, a CIA Coup, a Revolution and the turbulent history that followed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/the-story-of-iran-a-cia-coup-a-revolution-and-the-turbulent-history-that-followed) — 2026-01-19T13:05:00+00:00 - [Donald Trump and the wrecking ball: The end of the world as we know it](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/donald-trump-and-the-wrecking-ball-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it) — 2026-01-18T01:00:00+00:00 - [Not so tolerant Allies: The story of Canada and the United States](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/not-so-tolerant-allies-the-story-of-canada-and-the-united-states) — 2026-01-11T01:00:00+00:00 - [Greenland Donald Trump and the politics of empire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/greenland-donald-trump-and-the-politics-of-empire) — 2026-01-04T01:00:00+00:00 - [Finland: A mad prepper nation or a role model for all small to medium democracies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/finland-a-mad-prepper-nation-or-a-role-model-for-all-small-to-medium-democracies) — 2025-12-28T01:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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