# The Radio National Hour Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627.md RSS feed: https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/104812522/podcast.xml Official site: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-radio-national-hour/ Author: ABC Australia Episodes: 222 ## Resource A weekday magazine-style current affairs program hosted by one of Australia's pre-eminent and loved interviewers. Drawing on Fran's extensive current affairs and cultural knowledge, The Radio National Hour takes a thoughtful, deep dive into the important and challenging issues, and brings insightful and engaging conversations with big names in the arts, sport and culture. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-radio-national-hour-7176627 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627.md ## Episodes - [WA police nab dozens of wanted people with new facial recognition technology](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/wa-police-nab-dozens-of-wanted-people-with-new-facial-recognition-technology) — 2026-07-20T08:00:00+00:00 - [Jennifer Westacott: Australian Jews have been let down by all our leaders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/jennifer-westacott-australian-jews-have-been-let-down-by-all-our-leaders) — 2026-07-17T08:00:00+00:00 - [US mandates testosterone tests to keep troops on the 'leading edge of lethality'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/us-mandates-testosterone-tests-to-keep-troops-on-the-leading-edge-of-lethality) — 2026-07-16T08:00:00+00:00 - [AI the Australian way - Albanese announces plan to regulate tech future](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/ai-the-australian-way-albanese-announces-plan-to-regulate-tech-future) — 2026-07-15T08:00:00+00:00 - [Are we now in a post-literacy world?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/are-we-now-in-a-post-literacy-world) — 2026-07-14T08:00:00+00:00 - ['Honoury Aussie' Sam Neill dies aged 78](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/honoury-aussie-sam-neill-dies-aged-78) — 2026-07-13T08:00:00+00:00 - [This timing and navigation expert warned Telstra about the glitch that shutdown the network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/this-timing-and-navigation-expert-warned-telstra-about-the-glitch-that-shutdown-the-network) — 2026-07-10T08:00:00+00:00 - [Sam Altman says Australia could be the data centre capital of the world, but do we want to be?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/sam-altman-says-australia-could-be-the-data-centre-capital-of-the-world-but-do-we-want-to-be) — 2026-07-09T08:00:00+00:00 - [Gabriel Zucman's radical plan to tax billionaires](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/gabriel-zucman-s-radical-plan-to-tax-billionaires) — 2026-07-08T08:00:00+00:00 - [It's one of the deadliest terror attacks in modern history, but chances are you've never heard of it](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/it-s-one-of-the-deadliest-terror-attacks-in-modern-history-but-chances-are-you-ve-never-heard-of-it) — 2026-07-07T08:00:00+00:00 - [Why decriminalisation of sex work is the unlikely response to Thai teen murder](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/why-decriminalisation-of-sex-work-is-the-unlikely-response-to-thai-teen-murder) — 2026-07-06T08:00:00+00:00 - [How far can the Socceroos go this World Cup?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/how-far-can-the-socceroos-go-this-world-cup) — 2026-07-03T08:00:00+00:00 - [Parliament rises after a turbulent six months](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/parliament-rises-after-a-turbulent-six-months) — 2026-07-02T08:00:00+00:00 - [Are your meds doing you more harm than good?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/are-your-meds-doing-you-more-harm-than-good) — 2026-07-01T08:00:00+00:00 - [Is Vladimir Putin a drowning man?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/is-vladimir-putin-a-drowning-man) — 2026-06-30T08:00:00+00:00 - [In quake stricken Venezuela, people wonder who is actually in charge](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/in-quake-stricken-venezuela-people-wonder-who-is-actually-in-charge) — 2026-06-29T08:00:00+00:00 - ['Like trying to play hieroglyphics' — how did The Shaggs achieve cult status with so little talent?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/like-trying-to-play-hieroglyphics-how-did-the-shaggs-achieve-cult-status-with-so-little-talent) — 2026-06-26T08:00:00+00:00 - [Seeing is no longer believing in the age of AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/seeing-is-no-longer-believing-in-the-age-of-ai) — 2026-06-25T08:00:00+00:00 - [First ever privacy ruling to stop intimate internet searches being shared](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/first-ever-privacy-ruling-to-stop-intimate-internet-searches-being-shared) — 2026-06-24T08:00:00+00:00 - ['Once established, we can't control it' — the race is on to halt H5](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/once-established-we-can-t-control-it-the-race-is-on-to-halt-h5) — 2026-06-23T08:00:00+00:00 - [Sir Keir Starmer puts an end to leadership speculation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/sir-keir-starmer-puts-an-end-to-leadership-speculation) — 2026-06-22T08:00:00+00:00 - [How soon will the 'King of the north' make a move on No.10?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/how-soon-will-the-king-of-the-north-make-a-move-on-no-10) — 2026-06-19T08:00:00+00:00 - [Will One Nation's abortion gamble pay off?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/will-one-nation-s-abortion-gamble-pay-off) — 2026-06-18T08:00:00+00:00 - [Pauline Hanson makes a combative debut at the National Press Club](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/pauline-hanson-makes-a-combative-debut-at-the-national-press-club) — 2026-06-17T08:00:00+00:00 - [UN report: Palestinians caught in violations vice, with Israel on one side and Hamas on the other](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/un-report-palestinians-caught-in-violations-vice-with-israel-on-one-side-and-hamas-on-the-other) — 2026-06-16T08:00:00+00:00 - [Domestic politics in Israel could sink the Iran deal before the ships even start their engines](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/domestic-politics-in-israel-could-sink-the-iran-deal-before-the-ships-even-start-their-engines) — 2026-06-15T08:00:00+00:00 - [Blast off — are SpaceX investors just buying a moonshot?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/blast-off-are-spacex-investors-just-buying-a-moonshot) — 2026-06-12T05:15:00+00:00 - [US launches 'self-defence strikes' against Iran for a second day](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/us-launches-self-defence-strikes-against-iran-for-a-second-day) — 2026-06-11T08:00:00+00:00 - [A tax on your data centre, how do we share the spoils of AI?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/a-tax-on-your-data-centre-how-do-we-share-the-spoils-of-ai) — 2026-06-10T08:00:00+00:00 - [Trump branded island invasion sparks fury on the streets of Albania](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/trump-branded-island-invasion-sparks-fury-on-the-streets-of-albania) — 2026-06-09T08:00:00+00:00 - [Great Australians honoured & remembered](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/great-australians-honoured-remembered) — 2026-06-08T08:00:00+00:00 - [Is the Donald Trump finally coming up against the limits of his powers?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/is-the-donald-trump-finally-coming-up-against-the-limits-of-his-powers) — 2026-06-05T08:00:00+00:00 - [Why are African governments evacuating their citizens from South Africa?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/why-are-african-governments-evacuating-their-citizens-from-south-africa) — 2026-06-04T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ebola cases revised down but extent of outbreak still unkown](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/ebola-cases-revised-down-but-extent-of-outbreak-still-unkown) — 2026-06-03T08:00:00+00:00 - [Is there rift growing between Donald Trump and Bejamin Netanyahu?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radio-national-hour-7176627/is-there-rift-growing-between-donald-trump-and-bejamin-netanyahu) — 2026-06-02T08:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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