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2:00 pm
BooksPlus
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With Kate EvansSelecting for you Radio Nationals best book interviews.
3:00 pm
The Naked Scientists
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With Chris SmithThe Naked Scientists sees science stripped down to its bare essentials, featuring interviews with renowned researchers worldwide and answers to questions from the public.
4:00 pm
The Moth Radio Hour
With Jay AllisonA weekly series featuring true stories told live on stage without scripts, notes, props, or accompaniment.
5:00 pm
All in the Mind
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With Lynne MalcolmRN's weekly exploration of all things mental, presented by Lynne Malcolm
5:30 pm
The Philosopher's Zone
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With Joe GelonesiYour guide through the strange thickets of logic, metaphysics and ethics.
6:00 pm
The Spirit of Things
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With Rachael KohnFocusing on how we discover, celebrate and comprehend spiritual meaning in our lives.
7:00 pm
This American Life
With Ira GlassThis American Life tells the stories of ordinary Americans, most of them true and most of them by or about everyday people.
8:00 pm
Download This Show
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With Marc FennellThe latest in social media, consumer electronics, digital politics, hacktivism and more.
8:30 pm
Best Of The Drawing Room
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With Patricia KarvelasRetire to the eclectic environs of The Drawing Room on RN Drive, for music, musings and unexpected conversations.
9:00 pm
The Music Show
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With Andrew FordA mix of music, interviews and the latest developments in music.
10:00 pm
Special: Spirit of Woodford
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With Geoff WoodOver 30 years, the Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland has grown to become one of the largest music gatherings in Australia.
11:00 pm
BooksPlus
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With Kate EvansSelecting for you Radio Nationals best book interviews.
12:00 am
Earshot
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With Kirsti MelvilleEarshot is all about people, places, stories and ideas, in all their diversity.
12:30 am
The Minefield
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With Waleed Aly and Scott StephensIn a world marked by wicked social problems, The Minefield helps you negotiate the ethical dilemmas, contradictory claims and unacknowledged complicities of modern life.
1:00 am
Counterpoint
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With Amanda VanstoneTackling key social, economic and cultural issues in Australian life, challenging assumptions and giving voice to new and seldom-heard commentators.
Perennial wisdom from world broadcasting network based in California, USA
3:00 am
Heart and Soul
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Personal approaches to religious belief and spirituality from around the world (BBC).
3:30 am
A Big Country
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Stories from around Australia by the ABC's rural reporters.
4:00 am
The Science Show
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With Robyn WilliamsSince 1975, fascinating insights into all manner of things scientific.
5:00 am
Correspondents Report
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With Elizabeth JacksonFrom the ABC's correspondents around the world.
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