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Prof Mark Kenny surveys the Coalition's ongoing struggles to handle the surging popularity of Pauline Hanson's One Nation. Israeli philosopher Assaf Sharon studies how states coerce and manipulate their citizens. Plus, a look inside one of Australia's premier ancient coin collections. 
Guests:
Professor Mark Kenny, Director of the Australian Studies Institute at ANU, host of the Democracy Sausage podcast
Assaf Sharon, Israeli philosopher. Co-author of 'Captive minds: a study of manipulation' (Harvard Uni Press)
Peter Edwell, Deputy Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies at Macquarie University

As the US celebrates 250 years since its Declaration of Independence, what links can we draw between America's Revolution and Australia's colonisation? Plus, the 'Indian' world of George Washington: founding father and aggressive land speculator. 
Guests:
Professor Kate Fullagar, historian at ACU
Professor Colin G. Calloway, historian at Dartmouth College, author of The Indian World of George Washington

30 years ago today, the Northern Territory briefly became the first place in the world where eligible patients could access voluntary euthanasia, until the laws were scuttled at the federal level. Former Chief Minister Marshall Perron reflects on the political fight. Plus, with a third of the world's fertilisers held up in the Strait of Hormuz, a new book reminds us of a time when cities where far more self-sufficient, growing their own food in tiny gardens. 
Guests: 
Marshall Perron, former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1988-1995)
Kate Brown, author of Tiny gardens everywhere, a history of urban resilience

Bruce Shapiro on the USA turning 250 and why a new Supreme Court decision means US President Donald Trump will have even more firing powers. Japan is struggling to recruit people to its militar as its population ages. Plus the booming global trade in rare succulents and cacti across the Mexican border.
Guests: 
Bruce Shapiro, contributing editor with The Nation magazine and Director of the Global Center for Journalism and Trauma. 
Tom Le, Associate Professor of Politics at Pomona College, California
Charlie McCann, Features Writer, the Economist 's long-reads section, 1843

Anna Henderson (chief political correspondent, SBS) surveys the latest polling figures, as the Coalition records a historically low primary vote of 17 per cent. Why is the French government ditching the services of American tech firms Palantir and Microsoft? Plus, Italy now has more woodland than farmland. As Italians abandon rural village life, trees are sprawling into forgotten fields. 
Guests:
Anna Henderson, chief political correspondent, SBS
Océane Herrero, reporter, POLITICO, in Paris
Antonio Brunori, Secretary General of PEFC Italy (Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes) and editor of “Ecodelleforeste.it” magazine