Big Ideas

Big Ideas

Your front row seat to big thinkers at the best live events, forums, and festivals. Feed your mind. Be provoked. One big idea at a time. Your brain will love you for it. We love hearing from you about the show or events you are planning. Get in touch! Email: Bigideas@abc.net.au SMS line for ABC Radio National: 0418 226 576 Airs Monday to Thursday 8pm, repeated Tuesday to Friday 12pm, on ABC Radio National.
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Episodes

2813-

What makes television? 100 years of tumultuous change

13 Aug 2026
2812-

CENSORED! CANCELLED! BOYCOTT! The future of artistic freedom and democracy in Australia

12 Aug 2026
2811-

Forget The Odyssey. Yann Martel, Nikita Gill, Zoe Terakes have their own mythical retellings

11 Aug 2026
2810-

Africa in a shifting world order — can digital technology achieve what aid never could?

10 Aug 2026
2809-

How policy decisions today can hurt your kids in the future — are we even trying to get it right?

06 Aug 2026