# If You're Listening

A podcast by ABC Australia. The world is on fire. There's a coup. Inflation is through the roof, and AI is taking our jobs. What does it all mean? Each week, Matt Bevan explains the biggest story in world news while hiding in his basement from assassins and authoritarian regimes. Recent episodes include an exploration of the relationship between India and China, a closer look at the Saudi Arabian city of NEOM, the conflict in the Middle East, the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, and Ukraine's incursions into Vladimir Putin's Russia. Matt Bevan draws connections between stories from the past and the events of the present to help listeners understand world news and international affairs. The podcast also features series about big moments in world news; previous series have focused on the United States presidential election, the United Kingdom's 14 years of Conservative Party leadership, Donald Trump's relationship with Russia, Donald Trump's presidency and promise to Make America Great Again, the Mueller Report, Vladimir Putin's scheme to destroy western democracies, how the relationship between Australia and China came to the verge of collapse, and Australia's turbulent history with…

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## Latest episodes

- [Israel’s October 7 inquiry hinges on this election](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/dd59a1b3e1a4) (2026-10-28, 29 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ps/Z/mo.mp3
- [The Bananas in Pyjamas’ doomed trip to Moscow](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/500c6f691022) (2026-10-26, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pq/Z/7v.mp3
- [Lenin's WWII goo adventure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/cb097fd3b414) (2026-10-24, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/po/Z/5r.mp3
- [Is Trump going to bomb the bond market?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/c77b3755895b) (2026-10-21, 29 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pl/Z/jp.mp3
- [My name is Inigo Jones. Prepare for rain.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/ce593c227c74) (2026-10-19, 24 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pi/Z/vb.mp3
- [The apocalyptic El Niño we didn't see coming](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/43def336f87a) (2026-10-14, 27 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pe/Z/6l.mp3
- [A day out at the Hezbollah theme park](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/265603fb7e66) (2026-10-12, 19 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pb/Z/j3.mp3
- [Putin's billion-dollar quest for immortality](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/8daeb37308a7) (2026-10-07, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/p6/Z/nu.mp3
- [The US-Canada border fight over a pig](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/2cd6f8c55303) (2026-10-05, 23 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/p7/Z/0q.mp3
- [Can AI predict the future?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/cd9a24b05734) (2026-09-30, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/p0/Z/9m.mp3
- [Thatcher's Falklands PSYOP radio station](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/70310f44879a) (2026-09-28, 21 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ot/Z/vo.mp3
- [Are the UK and Argentina about to go to war…again?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/0028eedab3c4) (2026-09-23, 28 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/op/Z/bn.mp3
- [Why there are abandoned tunnels under Dallas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/46c9157a32f7) (2026-09-21, 18 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/om/Z/h9.mp3
- [Is Trump cracking Canada?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/50f215a6f27c) (2026-09-16, 29 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/oi/Z/c4.mp3
- [How we feel about the AI apocalypse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/876045b205de) (2026-09-14, 19 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/of/Z/st.mp3
- [How 9/11 shaped the man behind Trump's tariffs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/09e6b1284cd2) (2026-09-11, 25 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/od/Z/ge.mp3
- [Why Guantanamo Bay is so hard to close](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/30b49da0b9ed) (2026-09-09, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ob/Z/bm.mp3
- [The cat that broke Einstein’s brain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/803e08034332) (2026-09-07, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/o8/Z/hh.mp3
- [Nepal's glacier time bomb](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/3197990f070e) (2026-09-02, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/o4/Z/am.mp3
- [The mystery of the Monkey Man](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/c6fefebc6633) (2026-08-31, 24 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ns/Z/31.mp3
- [Will Trump's weird obsession break the US Navy?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/39971a85a31e) (2026-08-26, 29 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ns/Z/t9.mp3
- [The scam queen of the Philippines](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/79e6a1145a9f) (2026-08-24, 24 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/nl/Z/1s.mp3
- [Is the Secret Service too broken to protect Trump?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/dbaf46888c07) (2026-08-19, 28 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/nl/Z/fd.mp3
- [Jonathan Swan on the real Trump White House](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/20d11df1ff49) (2026-08-17, 37 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ni/Z/qv.mp3
- [Why MAGA is turning on Russia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/24d1030ffdb1) (2026-08-12, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ne/Z/c2.mp3
- [What happens when AI commits a crime](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/6422c191b053) (2026-08-10, 21 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/nb/Z/tl.mp3
- [Who's really bankrolling Nigel Farage?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/b98d8ffd4b44) (2026-08-05, 22 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/n6/Z/lk.mp3
- [How to become an Albanian superstar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/72305fc8c10c) (2026-08-03, 19 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/n6/Z/2d.mp3
- [Dua Lipa and Ivanka Trump go head to head in Albania](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/516f144c328a) (2026-07-29, 27 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/mv/Z/88.mp3
- [Polymarket’s dumbest betting market](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/ae4aa97db309) (2026-07-27, 21 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ms/Z/vc.mp3
- [How to get away with selling classified information](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/760c540dc194) (2026-07-22, 27 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/mn/Z/s7.mp3
- [What it takes to put a question to Trump](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/7e71d26a192b) (2026-07-20, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ml/Z/eo.mp3
- [Trump's rise from bunker boy to billionaire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/636325f320e0) (2026-07-15, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/mh/Z/0f.mp3
- [Is Trump pushing more countries toward nuclear weapons?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/4c54e9c7e124) (2026-07-13, 25 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/me/Z/jq.mp3
- [What’s Under Trump’s Ballroom?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/e451cc72f5ff) (2026-07-08, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ma/Z/3m.mp3
- [Criminals, if you're listening](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/847e220c0e3e) (2026-07-06, 23 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/m7/Z/et.mp3
- [Why is Netanyahu sabotaging Trump?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/26c6c8290c62) (2026-07-01, 27 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/m2/Z/rc.mp3
- [Matt finally gets to talk about Sealand](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/dc2ca905b2d9) (2026-06-29, 23 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/m0/Z/k9.mp3
- [Why Israel-Hezbollah threatens Trump’s Iran peace plan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/5e2d906b20b6) (2026-06-24, 27 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/lr/Z/k8.mp3
- [Trump’s grand designs for the White House](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/c1e9fbd19d37) (2026-06-22, 24 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/lp/Z/9n.mp3
- [Trump’s unbreakable bond with the UFC](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/dcce4707dd93) (2026-06-17, 25 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/lk/Z/ah.mp3
- [The Taiwanese masters of genital weightlifting](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/7241ba10e367) (2026-06-15, 23 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/lh/Z/rd.mp3
- [Will Xi Jinping cross the Taiwan Strait?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/ca71d9951025) (2026-06-10, 25 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ld/Z/k1.mp3
- [How Peking Duck and Moutai changed the world](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/81793e711e29) (2026-06-08, 23 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/l8/Z/0m.mp3
- [Taiwan’s violent, messy, beautiful democracy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/dd5cfa41d236) (2026-06-03, 27 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/l6/Z/4u.mp3
- [Was Taiwan's Olympic champion sabotaged?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/64b0e7694fda) (2026-06-01, 20 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/l4/Z/2r.mp3
- [Taiwan’s 100 year fight for freedom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/399ca434bb5f) (2026-05-27, 25 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kv/Z/55.mp3
- [The secret techbro city of the future](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/950a4de106ee) (2026-05-25, 24 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ks/Z/gu.mp3
- [Trump and Xi Jinping’s deadly game of chess](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/580be0844b46) (2026-05-20, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ko/Z/b3.mp3
- [What is Palantir doing in Australia?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1381291342/a133ec3b53ca) (2026-05-18, 20 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kk/Z/sn.mp3

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