Big Ideas
Hosted by Natasha Mitchell · ABC Australia
4.5from 70 ratings
- 787
- Episodes
- 555
- Transcribed
- 70
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About Big Ideas
Your front row seat to big thinkers at the best live events, forums, and festivals. Feed your mind. Be provoked. One big idea at a time. Your brain will love you for it. We love hearing from you about the show or events you are planning. Get in touch! Email: Bigideas@abc.net.au SMS line for ABC Radio National: 0418 226 576 Airs Monday to Thursday 8pm, repeated Tuesday to Friday 12pm, on ABC Radio National.
- Publisher
- ABC Australia
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 3 Jan 2023
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
555 of 787 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
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The meaning of loss — whether it devastates you or saves you
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And yeah, looking at where they were going to be, I was just very aware that our time together was finite. And we were now at the long tail. The bell curve was over. And that's been something that I've been quite aware of since and especially last year because it centres around my mum being quite unwell, really unexpectedly. […]
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- Dr Ahona Guha
- Madison Griffiths
- Georgia Malu
- Osher Günsberg
- Fiona Wright
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- 4.5 / 5
- 70 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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Natasha Mitchell host the show. Published by ABC Australia.
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