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Journalist and author William J. Kole examines how white evangelicals in the United States have fused the gospel and guns - and are standing in the way of reasonable restrictions on firearms. Plus, fresh scrutiny on the makers of the herbicide Roundup - and the widely-cited research used as evidence of its safety.
Guests:
William J. Kole, journalist and author of In Guns We Trust -The Unholy Trinity of White Evangelicals, Politics, and Firearms, published by Broadleaf books 
Naomi Oreskes, Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University

Pauline Hanson rose from Ipswich City Council in 1994, to win the federal seat of Oxley in 1996, as a disendorsed Liberal turned independent. Her maiden speech ignited national controversy, and after just two years in Canberra, and a string of failed comebacks, she’s now back at the centre of Australian politics — with One Nation now polling at 24% of the primary vote (Resolve Strategic). Some of Australia's finest political minds unpack Hanson's remarkable resurgence.
Guests:
Niki Savva, journalist, author and former political advisor to Peter Costello
Paul Kelly, Editor-at-large for The Australian
Simon Hunt and his alter ego Pauline Pantsdown
ABC Election Analyst Emeritus, Antony Green
Producer: Ali Benton

Ian Dunt on why UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has refused to be drawn into the "wider war" in the Middle East. Geoffrey Watson reflects on the findings of the National Anti-Corruption Commission into Robodebt - and finds them wanting. And why a law professor thinks the power of presidential pardons in the USA should be curtailed.
Guests: 
Ian Dunt: iNews columnist and regular LNL commentator
Geoffrey Watson SC, Director of the Centre for Public Integrity, Senior Counsel at New Chambers
Saikrishna Prakash, Distinguished Professor of Law and Miller Center Senior Fellow at the University of Virginia

Our regular Canberra correspondent Anna Henderson on the new-look Nationals. Saudi Arabia is playing a quiet hand so far in the war. And a longtime radical feminist reflects on the need to keep protesting.
Guests:
Anna Henderson,  chief political correspondent, SBS
Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics at Lancaster University, specialising in Saudi-Iranian relations
Margaret 'Mag' Merrilees, author of 'Scared Angry Laughing - how to fix the world'

The so-called 'mad monk' Rasputin bewitched Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra. But their strange and scandalous relationship conceals a riddle, which casts an intriguing light on the controversial 'great man' theory of history. And, in a push to deepen engagement with Grok, the chatbot on the X platform, Elon Musk allowed AI to generate porn from public images of people, including children.