Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald

William Dalrymple: Why We Shouldn't Tear Down Statues

In a broad-ranging conversation, Hamish Macdonald speaks to historian and host of the hit podcast Empire William Dalrymple about the pitfalls of trying to understand the contemporary world without a firm grasp of the past, whether India can replicate its success as an ancient superpower and how countries like Australia and Britain deal with uncomfortable truths from their past.  Recommendations: Geraldine: Murder House: Zhong Na on the Silicon Valley Tragedy That Exposed the Cracks in China's Meritocracy [https://www.sinicapodcast.com/p/murder-house-zhong-na-on-the-silicon?utm_source=podcast-email%2Csubstack&publication_id=2079154&post_id=180515793&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=play_card_post_title&r=i1hqh&triedRedirect=true] - Sinica Podcast. Hamish: The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World [https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/golden-road-9781408864418/] by William Dalrymple. Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au [Global.Roaming@your.abc.net.au] Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.

Presents — Unravel: Huntsman

The ABC's biggest investigative true crime podcast Unravel has just dropped their new season, Huntsman, and it's already rocketing up the podcast charts. You might remember when former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn was convicted of murder in the High Country. The story made headlines when Lynn admitted to burning the campers' bodies to cover his tracks. But behind the scenes, people who knew him years ago began talking and sending messages. It sparked an ABC investigation that uncovered the full story of his dark past and his abusive relationship with his first wife, Lisa Lynn, which ended in tragedy. In this new season, investigative reporter Rachael Brown uncovers the details of Greg Lynn's former life and the fear and damage he left behind him in the suburbs. You can find the podcast on ABC listen [https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/truecrime/01-huntsman-lisa-and-greg-lynn/104716258], or search for Unravel: Huntsman wherever you get your podcasts.

The dark motivations behind Trump's war on Venezuelan 'narco-terrorists'

What began as targeted strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats has now turned into the largest military build-up in the Caribbean since the 1989 invasion of Panama. It's all part of a campaign to place pressure on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, but to what end?  Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald speak to Latin American correspondent Jon Bonfiglio about the deeper, darker motivations that could be driving the Trump administration's gunboat diplomacy in their own 'backyard'. Recommendations: Geraldine: Hurricaines From Above [https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/hurricanes-from-above/2462097475785], SBS on Demand  Hamish: ABC news clip about Helene Chung [https://www.facebook.com/ABCAsia.au/videos/legendary-journalist-helene-chung-was-the-first-woman-posted-abroad-by-the-abc-w/692366977280057/] - ABC Facebook  Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au [Global.Roaming@your.abc.net.au] Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.

The Simple Idea that Could Save Democracy

Australia does elections pretty well - in fact, we might be the world's hottest ambassador for democracy. But according to former Australian Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers we need to be wary of 'the curse of the sausage'; the idea that our own success makes us vulnerable. In this discussion with Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue he offers a simple idea to protect our elections against growing threats, both at home and abroad.  Recommendations: Hamish and Geraldine: Annabel Crabb's Civic Duty : ABC iview [https://iview.abc.net.au/show/annabel-crabb-s-civic-duty] Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au [Global.Roaming@your.abc.net.au] Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.

Beth Jones: The Ambassador that inspired 'The Diplomat'

If you thought Netflix's hit series The Diplomat was pure fiction, think again… According to creator Deborah Cahn the show was inspired by a real-life diplomat that she has described as "a superhero in a pant suit" — Ambassador Beth Jones. We tracked down Ambassador Jones and her husband Don to ask what it's really like to work in places like Kabul, Cairo, Baghdad and Kazakhstan and it turns out the truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. Recommendations: Hamish: "Anchored in the region" — What the new Australia–Indonesia security treaty really means [https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/anchored-region-what-new-australia-indonesia-security-treaty-really-means], article by Natalie Sambhi Geraldine: Saturday Extra's Diplomacy mini-series from 2021, featuring interview with former diplomats: * John McCarthy [https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/saturdayextra/john-mccarthy-on-diplomacy-and-politics/13332790] * Sue Boyd [https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/saturdayextra/females-in-diplomacy-with-sue-boyd/13349146] * Geoff Raby [https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/saturdayextra/geoff-raby-on-the-skills-required-for-good-diplomats/13332450] * US Consul General Sharon Hudson Dean (Kylie Morris hosted [https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/saturdayextra/us-consul-general-sharon-hudson-dean-being-a-diplomat-in-austra/13358800]) * The late Martin Indyk [https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/saturdayextra/martin-indyk,-diplomat-former-us-ambassador-to-israel/13371978] Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au [Global.Roaming@your.abc.net.au] Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.