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The Conversation Weekly

Author: The Conversation
Feed episode count: 285
Official site: https://theconversation.com/us/topics/the-conversation-weekly-98901
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Summary

A show for curious minds, from The Conversation. Each week, host Gemma Ware speaks to an academic expert about a topic in the news to understand how we got here.

Episodes

Jul 9, 2026 · not_requested

How celebrities like Taylor Swift are fighting back against AI deepfakes

Duration seconds: 1507
Source: https://theconversation.com/taylor-swift-joins-celebrities-using-the-law-to-fight-back-against-ai-deepfakes-287082

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Jul 2, 2026 · not_requested

The anatomy of a super El Niño

Duration seconds: 1305
Source: https://theconversation.com/how-an-el-nino-becomes-a-super-el-nino-286584

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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

Cockroach party hits nerve with angry young Indians

Duration seconds: 1538
Source: https://theconversation.com/the-youth-jobs-crisis-fuelling-indias-cockroach-janta-party-protests-286063

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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

Teens are still on social media, but does that mean Australia's ban has failed?

Duration seconds: 1620
Source: https://theconversation.com/is-australias-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-working-285518

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Jun 11, 2026 · not_requested

How the US finally fell in love with soccer

Duration seconds: 1539
Source: https://theconversation.com/how-the-us-finally-fell-in-love-with-soccer-284984

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Jun 4, 2026 · not_requested

Two scientists on their race to make a new Ebola vaccine

Duration seconds: 1305
Source: https://theconversation.com/the-scientists-racing-to-make-a-new-ebola-vaccine-to-combat-the-ongoing-epidemic-284483

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May 28, 2026 · not_requested

The salt caverns used to stockpile oil

Duration seconds: 1429
Source: https://theconversation.com/how-and-where-global-strategic-oil-reserves-of-2-billion-barrels-are-stockpiled-283457

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May 21, 2026 · not_requested

Argentina’s inflation ‘miracle’ is more of a mirage

Duration seconds: 1506
Source: https://theconversation.com/why-javier-mileis-inflation-miracle-in-argentina-is-more-of-a-mirage-283418

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May 14, 2026 · not_requested

The conspiracy theorists who feel vindicated by the Epstein files

Duration seconds: 1719
Source: https://theconversation.com/the-conspiracy-theorists-who-feel-vindicated-by-the-epstein-files-282816

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May 7, 2026 · not_requested

China’s long game on Trump’s tariffs

Duration seconds: 1784
Source: https://theconversation.com/chinas-ability-to-weather-trumps-trade-war-was-two-decades-in-the-making-282199

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Apr 30, 2026 · not_requested

Trump v Leo: the war of words over a just war

Duration seconds: 1558
Source: https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-just-war-inside-the-war-of-words-between-the-trump-administration-and-the-catholic-church-281788

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Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

Israel’s history shapes how it wages war

Duration seconds: 1584
Source: https://theconversation.com/how-israels-history-has-shaped-the-way-it-wages-war-281194

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Apr 16, 2026 · not_requested

How former insider Péter Magyar ousted Hungary’s Viktor Orbán

Duration seconds: 1746
Source: https://theconversation.com/who-is-hungarys-peter-magyar-and-how-he-overturned-viktor-orbans-illiberal-democracy-280651

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Apr 9, 2026 · not_requested

The pseudoscientific scale looksmaxxers use to rate each other

Duration seconds: 1783
Source: https://theconversation.com/the-pseudoscientific-attractiveness-scale-that-grew-out-of-incel-forums-and-is-now-making-money-for-looksmaxxing-influencers-280198

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Apr 2, 2026 · not_requested

The Making of One Nation: the unlikely rise of Australia’s Pauline Hanson

Duration seconds: 1504
Source: https://theconversation.com/us/topics/the-conversation-weekly-98901

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Mar 26, 2026 · not_requested

Artemis II: NASA’s long road back to the Moon

Duration seconds: 1534
Source: https://theconversation.com/why-is-the-us-going-back-round-the-moon-with-artemis-ii-a-space-policy-expert-explains-279229

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Mar 19, 2026 · not_requested

How the US cloned Iran's drones

Duration seconds: 1647
Source: https://theconversation.com/how-the-us-copied-a-cheap-iranian-kamikaze-drone-and-used-it-to-bomb-iran-278695

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Mar 12, 2026 · not_requested

Mystery covid methane spike solved

Duration seconds: 1354
Source: https://theconversation.com/why-global-methane-levels-spiked-during-covid-lockdowns-278128

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Mar 5, 2026 · not_requested

Was the Gulf blindsided on Iran?

Duration seconds: 1659
Source: https://theconversation.com/the-gulfs-delicate-balancing-act-between-the-us-and-iran-is-now-in-flames-277449

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Feb 26, 2026 · not_requested

South Korea's birth rate is rising, but the population is still shrinking

Duration seconds: 1649
Source: https://theconversation.com/south-koreas-birth-rate-is-rising-but-the-population-is-still-shrinking-276924

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Feb 19, 2026 · not_requested

The 'national humiliation' behind Russia's war on Ukraine

Duration seconds: 1397
Source: https://theconversation.com/how-putin-turned-russias-post-soviet-national-humiliation-into-military-aggression-in-ukraine-276292

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Feb 12, 2026 · not_requested

How Minneapolis is organising against ICE

Duration seconds: 1442
Source: https://theconversation.com/anti-ice-organising-in-minnesota-has-reactivated-mutual-aid-networks-started-after-george-floyds-murder-275632

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Feb 5, 2026 · not_requested

The Super Bowl that kickstarted prop betting in America

Duration seconds: 1405
Source: https://theconversation.com/how-the-1986-super-bowl-kickstarted-prop-betting-in-america-and-why-its-threatening-the-integrity-of-us-sports-275120

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Jan 29, 2026 · not_requested

How Iran shut down the internet

Duration seconds: 1699
Source: https://theconversation.com/how-iran-shut-down-the-internet-and-built-a-sophisticated-system-of-digital-control-274570

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Jan 22, 2026 · not_requested

A lost US military base under Greenland's ice sheet

Duration seconds: 1678
Source: https://theconversation.com/what-a-us-military-base-lost-under-greenlands-ice-sheet-reveals-about-the-islands-real-strategic-importance-274067

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Jan 15, 2026 · not_requested

A new treaty to protect our oceans

Duration seconds: 1307
Source: https://theconversation.com/most-of-the-world-just-agreed-on-something-a-new-treaty-to-protect-our-oceans-273500

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Jan 4, 2026 · not_requested

The Making of an Autocrat: co-opt the military

Duration seconds: 1109
Source: https://theconversation.com/us/topics/the-conversation-weekly-98901

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Jan 4, 2026 · not_requested

The Making of an Autocrat: suppress the people

Duration seconds: 906
Source: https://theconversation.com/us/topics/the-conversation-weekly-98901

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Dec 28, 2025 · not_requested

The Making of an Autocrat: beat the courts

Duration seconds: 1031
Source: https://theconversation.com/us/topics/the-conversation-weekly-98901

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Dec 28, 2025 · not_requested

The Making of an Autocrat: manufacture a crisis

Duration seconds: 866
Source: https://theconversation.com/us/topics/the-conversation-weekly-98901

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Dec 28, 2025 · not_requested

The Making of an Autocrat: recruit an architect

Duration seconds: 971
Source: https://theconversation.com/us/topics/the-conversation-weekly-98901

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Dec 28, 2025 · not_requested

The Making of an Autocrat: hijack a party

Duration seconds: 1032
Source: https://theconversation.com/us/topics/the-conversation-weekly-98901

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