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1+ hour, 39+ min ago (127+ words) The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message. They could exit the medical system and take back their power. By free birthing. But Nicole Garrison believes FBS ideology nearly cost her her life. This is episode one of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy OsborneListen to the full series from The Guardian Investigates podcast Continue reading... The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message. They could exit the medical system and take back their power. By free birthing. But Nicole Garrison believes FBS ideology nearly cost her her life. This is episode one of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne Listen to the full series from The Guardian Investigates podcast...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago (193+ words) The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message: they could exit the medical system and take back their power by free birthing. But Nicole Garrison believes FBS ideology nearly cost her her life. This is episode one of a year-long investigation by the Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy OsborneListen to the full series from The Guardian Investigates podcast Continue reading... The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message: they could exit the medical system and take back their power by free birthing. But Nicole Garrison believes FBS ideology nearly cost her her life. This is episode one of a year-long investigation by the Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne Listen to the full series from The Guardian Investigates podcast The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message: they could…...

16+ hour, 40+ min ago (279+ words) What lessons from 2025 can Labor and the Coalition take into their summer break? After a landslide election win, will Albanese maintain his lead in the polls and use the momentum to achieve ambitious reform? And can the Liberals come back into public favour?Niki Savva, award-winning author of Earthquake: The Election that Shook Australia, joins Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry in this bumper final episode for 2025.The Barries will return to your feed in February 2026Email the Barries: [email protected] Continue reading... Back to Back Barries and Niki Savva on a seismic year in politics What lessons from 2025 can Labor and the Coalition take into their summer break? After a landslide election win, will Albanese maintain his lead in the polls and use the momentum to achieve ambitious reform? And can the Liberals come back into public favour? Niki Savva, award-winning author…...

17+ hour, 38+ min ago (86+ words) A year-long investigation into the Free Birth Society reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors.Lucy Hough talks to the investigative correspondent Lucy Osborne about her reporting " watch on YouTube Continue reading... A year-long investigation into the Free Birth Society reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors. Lucy Hough talks to the investigative correspondent Lucy Osborne about her reporting " watch on YouTube...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (131+ words) Tired of a two-day commute to see her overworked doctor, my mother turned to tech for help with her kidney disease. She bonded with the bot so much I was scared she would refuse to see a real medicBy Viola Zhou. Read by Vivian FullThis essay was originally published on Rest of world Continue reading... "DeepSeek is humane. Doctors are more like machines: my mothers worrying reliance on AI for health advice " podcast Tired of a two-day commute to see her overworked doctor, my mother turned to tech for help with her kidney disease. She bonded with the bot so much I was scared she would refuse to see a real medic By Viola Zhou. Read by Vivian Full This essay was originally published on Rest of world...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago (157+ words) Are US-style Christian politics finally taking root in the UK? With Lamorna Ash At the Unite the Kingdom rally in London this summer, Helen Pidd was struck by the centrality of Christian symbolism and messaging. Lamorna Ash, the author of Don't Forget We're Here Forever: A New Generation's Search for Religion, describes the growing numbers of young people in the UK turning to Christianity, how the more conservative churches are the ones experiencing this growth, and the reasons behind the revival. The pair discuss the ways Christian symbolism and messaging have emerged within the far right movement and the benefits that the notion of religious grievance offer Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson. Ash describes the Christian influence within the Reform party and its connection to the Christian right movement in the US. Finally, they discuss Ash's own relationship to…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago (312+ words) In our final episode for 2025, political editor Tom McIlroy speaks with Melissa Clarke from ABC RN Breakfast and Michael Read from the Australian Financial Review.The press gallery colleagues discuss the prime minister's performance and his seemingly mild ambition for bold reform, and assess the government's diplomatic balancing act of maintaining relations with the US president, Donald Trump.They also share their political predictions for 2026 " including the future of Sussan Ley's leadership, the ministers they will be watching closely and the policies that will resonate the most with voters Continue reading... A political year in review with Melissa Clarke and Michael Read " Australian Politics podcast In our final episode for 2025, political editor Tom McIlroy speaks with Melissa Clarke from ABC RN Breakfast and Michael Read from the Australian Financial Review. The press gallery colleagues discuss the prime minister's performance and…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago (274+ words) As the year rounds to a close, Anthony Albanese has been on a victory lap, while the Coalition continues to pick up the pieces after a bruising election defeat. But as Labor has slowly been delivering election promises, is there a disconnect between Albanese's cautious approach and the way Australians feel about their lives?Bridie Jabour talks to editor Lenore Taylor, deputy editors Patrick Keneally and Gabrielle Jackson about Labor's ambitions, the Coalition's existential crisis, and the stories that will define the year to comeRead more: Continue reading... Newsroom edition: Labor's ambition and the Coalition's existential crisis in 2025 " Full Story podcast As the year rounds to a close, Anthony Albanese has been on a victory lap, while the Coalition continues to pick up the pieces after a bruising election defeat. But as Labor has slowly been delivering election promises, is…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago (222+ words) Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Mark Langdon, Philippe Auclair and Sid Lowe as Manchester City's win at Real Madrid piles the pressure on Xabi AlonsoRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: is time up for Xabi Alonso in Madrid? Defeat to Manchester City in the Champions League isn't a disaster, but the writing is on the wall apparently for the head coach. Continue reading... Is Xabi Alonso's time up at Real Madrid? " Football Weekly Extra Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Mark Langdon, Philippe Auclair and Sid Lowe as Manchester City's win at Real Madrid piles the pressure on Xabi Alonso On the podcast today: is time up for Xabi Alonso in Madrid? Defeat to Manchester City in the…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago (180+ words) The Guardian's science editor, Ian Sample, sits down with co-host Madeleine Finlay to discuss three eye-catching stories from the week, including a study investigating the link between social media use in children and rising rates of ADHD diagnosis. Also on the agenda is groundbreaking evidence that humans were starting fires 350,000 years earlier than previously known, and the discovery of a new strain of the mpox virus in EnglandEngland health officials identify newly evolved variant of mpoxSocial media use damages children's ability to focus, say researchers Continue reading... Social media and ADHD diagnosis, new mpox strain in England and early firestarters " podcast The Guardian's science editor, Ian Sample, sits down with co-host Madeleine Finlay to discuss three eye-catching stories from the week, including a study investigating the link between social media use in children and rising rates of ADHD diagnosis. Also…...