Best of 2022: Amber Heard's lawyer speaks to The Briefing
In today’s Briefing we look at a perverse twist of 'Me Too'. The wave of abuse stories has come with a wave of defamation lawsuits. London-based barristers Jen Robinson and Keina Yoshida have written ...
27 Des 202217min
Best of 2022: The deathbed confession of Jane Roe (Roe v Wade)
This year the USA has been rocked by the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade - the case that has protected the right to abortion in the US for almost 50 years. Already, states are banning...
26 Des 202217min
Best of 2022: How to not worry in chaotic times
With rising interest rates, escalating inflation, a war underway in Ukraine and coming out of the pandemic, it’s understandable we’re all a bit more worried. In today’s episode of the Briefing, we tal...
25 Des 202215min
Inside a Santa training camp and beyond
We all know Santa Claus as a jolly old white man with a grey beard and red suit, but is this version of Mr Claus about to change? Australian director Nick Sweeney, has produced a documentary about the...
22 Des 202220min
How to teach kids about money with The Barefoot Investor
How do you teach kids about money? That's the question The Barefoot Investor has set out to answer in his new book Barefoot Kids. He covers pocket money, saving, spending and everything else to get ki...
21 Des 202220min
ChatGPT: You’ll want to trust this chatbot, but should you?
ChatGPT released by OpenAI can write essays, complete maths problems and even speak in Shakespearean English. It's the latest iteration in this new technology that promises to change the way we search...
20 Des 202220min
Killer Robots: no longer a sci-fi story
Killer robots no longer belong to science fiction stories, with San Francisco recently having to make a decision about whether to allow robots to use lethal force. At first decision makers said yes, b...
19 Des 202218min
Argentina wins the FIFA World Cup!
The Qatar 2022 World Cup has ended with a spectacular final that culminated in a penalty shootout and a win for Argentina. It's been an eventful tournament: from the FIFA president’s questionable open...
18 Des 202218min
