Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today

Once again communities in Central Africa are plagued by Ebola and the current outbreak shows no sign of being brought under control any time soon. What have medical researchers and practitioners learnt about the nature of the virus over its fifty-year history and just as importantly, how it’s spread? Given its deadly nature, why isn’t there more concern about the possibility of global transmission?
Guests:
Dr Holly Seale – Professor of Social Science, School of Population Health, University of New South Wales 
Dr Seth Judson - Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Los Angelos
Dr Paul Griffin – Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Queensland

Drug trafficking across the Pacific. Why is it increasing and can it be stopped?

Separatist sentiments are stirring in the Canadian province of Alberta. Voters will soon cast their ballots in a referendum on whether to begin moves to formally separate from the rest of the nation. We look at the history of separatism in Canada and at the pernicious impact of foreign interference.
Guests:
Marcus Kolga - Director of DisinfoWatch. Senior fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute 
Robert Currie – King’s Counsel. Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
Randy Boissonnault - former Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton Centre
Dr Ryan Griffiths – Professor of Political Science, Syracuse University

How a Cold War listening post in outback Australia has become a  nerve centre of U.S. surveillance

Our understanding of the past has always been contentious and ripe for argumentation. 
How we think and write about historic events changes as new sources of information are found, and fresh details emerge about people and events. 
In this episode, as part of ABC Radio National’s Top 100 Australian Books, we hear from three leading Australian authors about the history of Australian history. 
Guests:
Dr Anna Clark – Professor of History, University of Technology Sydney
Dr Tim Rowse – Emeritus Professor, Western Sydney University
Dr Michelle Arrow – Professor of Modern History, Macquarie University, Immediate Past President of the Australian Historical Association