Saturday Extra - Separate stories podcast

Sita Sargeant is the founder of She Shapes History, which runs walking tours around Australia focusing on the often-overlooked stories of women.She joined Saturday Extra for The Last Thing, where she talked about her last great gallery visit, last great show she attended and last great women's story she uncovered.

It focuses on a group of MI5 screw-ups — spies exiled to a stable of misfits called Slough House in London.The show is based on a series of spy novels by the crime writer Mick Herron. He spoke to Nick Bryant on Saturday Extra about creating Slough House, led by Jackson Lamb and his team of “losers, misfits and boozers.”

Mick Harvey, a founding former member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, has been awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters).It was for his role in translating and reinterpreting the work of legendary French singer‑songwriter Serge Gainsbourg for English‑speaking audiences.

There's a saying that a government shouldn't "waste a crisis".So could the Albanese government use the current state of the world to enact reform?

The Earth's climate is more out of balance than any time in observed history. This week, the United Nations sounded the alarm for our climate, this time with apocalyptic urgency.The past 11 years are the hottest on record, and Earth will feel the harmful effects for centuries, according to the State of the Global Climate report from the World Meteorological Organisation, the UN's weather agency.In the Northern Territory, the climate crisis has arrived. This wet season alone has brought four national disaster declarations, plus Tropical Cyclone Narelle which is still making its way across Western Australia. 

This morning, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he expects operations in Iran will be finished in the "next couple of weeks".How realistic is this and what "off ramps" does the US actually have?

Tonight the Matildas will take on Japan in the final of the AFC Women's Asian Cup in Sydney. Japan demolished South Korea this week, but the Tillies say they're up for the fight and will do what it takes to take home that trophy. After winning Australian hearts in the 2023 FIFA World Cup, the Matildas are the country's most recognisable sports team.Could this be the crowning glory in a golden age for the Matildas? 

With the Iran war entering its fourth week, President Trump's MAGA base are growing increasingly uneasy.Podcast kings and Trump loyalists Joe Rogan, Steve Bannon and Tucker Carlson have broken from the President, criticising attacks in the Middle East.This week, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent became the first official to resign over the war.With midterms looming, does the Iran war spell the end of Trump's populist movement?

Ahead of the South Australia state election, the polls are pointing to the re-election of the Labor government under Premier Peter Malinauskas. But the key test is on the conservative side of politics. We'll discover whether One Nation's recent surge in the polls can be translated into seats in the state parliament, and also what things are looking like for the Liberal Party.

The story of weight loss drugs like Ozempic has become global and multi-sided, spanning celebrity culture, public health and major policy debates.