Counterpoint

This program is no longer in production. Amanda Vanstone tackles key social, economic and cultural i

Episodes

Total: 239

Age of distraction

2024/1/15

Are we living through an age of distraction and if we are what cause it? How to have a difficult co

We are electric

2024/1/8

When talking about African history why do we use the term precolonial? The limits of libertarianism

Has the censorship of words gone too far? Cold blooded animals are in trouble, can a fruit fly save

Does social media really rot your brain? Why is stopping the use of coal so difficult. Australian w

What is optimistic nihilism and why is it all the rage? How do animals gain and keep power? Just ho

It's time.

2023/12/11

What should Indonesia do with the vast amount of nickel it produces every year? Why the Enlightenme

Just how difficult and dangerous is decolonisation? Is A.I. hysteria out of control and does Austra

A big mistake

2023/11/27

Has Xi Jinping made a big mistake when it comes to women in China? A year out from the US election

Back to earth

2023/11/20

If you are taking the penalty kick in soccer which way would you go? What happens to your body afte

Morality and meaning

2023/11/13

Why does a Dubai Sheikh want to take control of vast amounts of land across Africa, and how will 20

Is China living in Russia's shadow? Can we compare the Gutenberg Bible to the first iPhone? Why did

The censorship bureaucracy is all around us, how do we break it down? Why are we so gloomy and what

Who decides the circumstances behind cancelling someone? Why is America electing mostly old men. En

China, chickens and fire

2023/10/16

Does China have a youth unemployment problem? It does have a problem with Japan but is it real or a

Disasters and decisions

2023/10/9

Libya is cleaning up after an earthquake. Should countries who can afford it give more? What's it l

If China sneezes will Australia really catch a cold? Incels in Australia are becoming a problem, wh

Is the UN climate neutral? Have we lost the art of conversation with each other and it is adding to

Guns, births and civility

2023/9/18

Are we about to see less tanks and more drones in warfare? Should gun violence be treated as public

An optimistic take on the inter-generational report, stem cells that can repair teeth naturally, yo

Argentina could be heading in a free market direction with a new and flamboyant potential leader, C