Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
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Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
A war breaks out, a leader emerges, a revolution unfolds. How did it happen, and what are the implications for you? Award-winning journalists Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald are joined by two new hosts, former foreign correspondent Kylie Morris and journalist Latika Bourke in London. Every da...
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Could Australia and Asia supply our own energy and cut out the Middle East?
The Middle East conflict has triggered a reckoning in global energy supplies.
So as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touches down in Singapore f...
Can Cubans survive under Trump's fist?
The war in Iran has aroused worldwide fears: what happens if a country runs out of oil? Because of severe US restrictions, Cuba has faced that reality...
Trump and the Iran ceasefire: what happens next?
A ceasefire is declared after Donald Trump agrees to a two-week pause in attacks on Iran, contingent on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. But is...
Soft power, hard lesson: what can Australia learn from unhappy Asian students?
Australia's education system is one of our most successful export industries, worth an estimated 54 billion dollars. But as perceptions that our unive...
A Matter of Facts: How mainstream media lost public trust
In our previous Matter of Facts mini-series episodes, we covered why our brains are vulnerable to misinformation, and how disinformation is affecting...
How to fight back against disinformation?
On Global Roaming, Hamish and Geraldine consider how we fight back against disinformation. It's another instalment in their companion mini-series to...
The lives of Australian diplomats: what it's like to be on the front line of world politics
Today, a special episode recorded at the Manly Writer's Festival 2026 where Geraldine speaks to three highly experienced diplomats -- Ian Kemish AM, D...
Greater Israel: Is Netanyahu pursuing an expansionist dream?
As the war in the Middle East rages, Israel is waging offensives on multiple fronts. The state is pounding Iran and Beirut with missiles and drones. G...
Is Trump already past the point of no return in Iran?
Iran has withstood US and Israel's offensive more effectively than those who attacked it had expected. They've made the most of geography - and shown...
Will Japan be pulled into defending the Strait of Hormuz?
President Trump’s campaign to pull allies like Australia and Japan into defending the Strait of Hormuz is growing more urgent by the day. Japan's paci...
AI-generated content in political campaigns: how far will we let this go?
Disinformation accelerated by AI is affecting democracies worldwide at an extraordinary pace. Governments overseas are wielding it against their own c...
Is it time to ditch Australia's 'good doggy' diplomacy?
With a rogue United States causing havoc in the Middle East, is it time for Australia to abandon its 'good doggy' approach to US foreign policy?
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Are you there Australia? It's me, South East Asia
How much do we Australians really understand South East Asia? Australia has long prioritised neighbours further north when it comes to our strategic a...
William Dalrymple: Why we shouldn't tear down statues
In a broad-ranging conversation, Hamish Macdonald speaks to historian and host of the hit podcast Empire William Dalrymple about the pitfalls of tryin...
Is Australia as vulnerable as we think we are?
The world is getting more dangerous. The closure of the Straight of Hormuz has sent shock waves around the world. The price of oil has skyrocketed and...
The Matter of Facts: Why our brains are vulnerable to disinformation
To celebrate Hamish Macdonald's new television series The Matter of Facts, we'll be taking a deep dive into the global ramifications of mis- and disin...
These are Iran's emerging power players
With Ali Larijani killed, and the whereabouts of the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei unknown, who is calling the shots in Iran?
Iranian-Ame...
Is cultural heritage an overlooked casualty of war?
With thousands dead and millions displaced in Iran, the humanitarian price of the US-Israel war will be steep. But there's another priceless casualty...
How Iran became Trump's 'Operation Epic Folly'
The so-called Operation Epic Fury isn't working according to Trump's plan, if he has one at all. Now, as Iran's blockade Strait of Hormuz threatens th...
Is Australia inadvertently funding Russia's 'war machine'?
There's no way Australia could possibly be supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine, right? According to Ukrainian MP Anastasia Radina, think again.
Your Call: The history of China the CCP would rather not tell
Our inbox at Global Roaming is chockers with requests to take a closer look at China's history. So this episode, we're sharing a Sydney Writer's Festi...
Is this the next nation in Putin's sights?
The Baltic nation of Estonia knows a little about what Russia is like.
One of Russia's closest neighbours, they were part of the Soviet Union u...
Why Nepal's potential new leader is spitting straight fire at the ballot box
Last year's Gen Z protests in Nepal saw the Parliament building set ablaze, and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli step down. In the first election since, i...
Why this NYT correspondent thinks the Middle East war will be over in a week
Could the war in the Middle East be over in a little over a week, or is that wishful thinking?
With global oil markets in unprecedented territo...
How the Iranian women's football team made a daring break for freedom
The Iran football team's decision not to sing the national anthem during the AFC Women's Asian Cup was an act of silent protest. Now, after days of ra...
Your Call: The US-Israel war in Iran
Geraldine Doogue and Kylie Morris are joined by regional expert and former army officer Rodger Shanahn to answer your questions about the situation un...
Is the Middle East caught in an unstoppable 'escalation trap' of all-out war?
In just twenty four hours, a US submarine has torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean. Turkey, a NATO member state, has shot down an Iranian...
The three things history tells us happens after 'regime change'
Iran, Venezuela, Iraq, and Afghanistan all have something in common: They've been subject to foreign-imposed regime change by the United States. So as...
How the MAGA-backed Warner Bros deal is a takeover of American culture
From Barbie to Casablanca, Warner Bros studios have fundamentally shaped western popular culture. So will its $110 billion dollar takeover by Paramoun...
Has Trump thrust the US into another forever war?
It's been just three days since Israel and the US launched their war on Iran and Trump is already floating the possibility of deploying US troops on t...
Can Trump and Netanyahu bomb their way to regime change?
With Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dead, and Trump promising military operations will continue until "all objectives" are achieved, it's unclear what America...
Is Iran on the brink of freedom?
With the Supreme Leader of Iran killed by military strikes, what happens next in Iran?
Announcing his death, President Trump called Ayatollah Al...
How Mexico got stuck between Trump's fury and Cartel fire
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is stuck in a political trap. On the one hand, Trump has threatened to intervene if she doesn't tackle the country...
Why the end of Ukraine's winter feels like a 'message of hope'
Four years ago, Vladimir Putin rolled Russian tanks into Ukraine at the start of a full-scale invasion. Now, as peace talks lead by Trump and the USA...
Could Andrew's arrest save the Royal Family from themselves?
With the possibility of charges against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, being removed from the line of succession could be the last of the former Prince's...
'Take a look in the mirror': ex-Pentagon official on why Australia should stand by the US
Should Australia turn its back on the United States? And what's at stake if it did?
This episode hosts Kylie Morris and Hamish Macdonald turn t...
Your Call: 'Chinamaxxing', dancing AI robots, and China's rising cultural popularity
There's a growing trend on TikTok of being in a "very Chinese era of life". It's associated with changing shoes indoors, drinking hot water, and prepa...
US Senator Tim Kaine makes the case for AUKUS
It's not often we get the opportunity to ask a senior US official about AUKUS: Will the nuclear powered submarines be delivered? Can we trust Washingt...
Emergency episode: Former Prince Andrew's arrest
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, with King Charles making clear “the law must take its course...
Have Zelenskyy's allies gone cold on the war in Ukraine?
As the four-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine looms, finding a diplomatic end to the conflict is more unlikely than ever. With Trump's...