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The Minefield

En podcast av: ABC listen

In a world marked by wicked social problems, The Minefield helps you negotiate the ethical dilemmas, contradictory claims and unacknowledged complicities of modern life.

Our American listeners can also listen to The Minefield at our American site

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Mailbag — we answer your questions
Publicerades 2025-09-24

Why Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a test for democracy — and of our decency
Publicerades 2025-09-17
Bonus episode: Jane Austen’s enduring charm
Publicerades 2025-09-15
What are we doing when we let someone ‘save face’?
Publicerades 2025-09-10
The threat that AI poses to human life — with Karen Hao
Publicerades 2025-09-03
Are there inherent limits on what should be said in public debate?
Publicerades 2025-08-27
If AI causes widespread job losses, is a Universal Basic Income the solution?
Publicerades 2025-08-20
Should childcare be offered by for-profit providers?
Publicerades 2025-08-13
What does it mean to be committed to ‘net zero’?
Publicerades 2025-08-06
What would be achieved by recognising a Palestinian state?
Publicerades 2025-07-30
What are recommendation algorithms doing to our sense of taste?
Publicerades 2025-07-23
Why are regressive expressions of masculinity now so popular?
Publicerades 2025-07-16
“There’s a horse loose in a hospital”: What John Mulaney gets right about (non-)political comedy
Publicerades 2025-07-09
What is “content” doing to our sense of value?
Publicerades 2025-07-02
Can the cinematic genius of “Jaws” overcome its problematic legacy?
Publicerades 2025-06-25
Israel/Iran: What are the ethical and legal limits of self-defence?
Publicerades 2025-06-18
Where to now for conservative politics in Australia?
Publicerades 2025-06-11
The moral problem of monstrous artists, with Anna Funder: Live from the Sydney Writers’ Festival
Publicerades 2025-06-04
“Progressive patriotism” — is it an idea whose time has come?
Publicerades 2025-05-28
Why is our response to humanitarian crises so complicated — and inconsistent?
Publicerades 2025-05-21

In a world marked by wicked social problems, The Minefield helps you negotiate the ethical dilemmas, contradictory claims and unacknowledged complicities of modern life.

239 Avsnitt

Mailbag — we answer your questions

Why Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a test for democracy — and of our decency

Bonus episode: Jane Austen’s enduring charm

What are we doing when we let someone ‘save face’?

The threat that AI poses to human life — with Karen Hao

Are there inherent limits on what should be said in public debate?

If AI causes widespread job losses, is a Universal Basic Income the solution?

Should childcare be offered by for-profit providers?

What does it mean to be committed to ‘net zero’?

What would be achieved by recognising a Palestinian state?

What are recommendation algorithms doing to our sense of taste?

Why are regressive expressions of masculinity now so popular?

“There’s a horse loose in a hospital”: What John Mulaney gets right about (non-)political comedy

What is “content” doing to our sense of value?

Can the cinematic genius of “Jaws” overcome its problematic legacy?

Israel/Iran: What are the ethical and legal limits of self-defence?

Where to now for conservative politics in Australia?

The moral problem of monstrous artists, with Anna Funder: Live from the Sydney Writers’ Festival

“Progressive patriotism” — is it an idea whose time has come?

Why is our response to humanitarian crises so complicated — and inconsistent?