Big Ideas
Hosted by Natasha Mitchell and Gregg Borschmann · ABC Australia
4.5from 70 ratings
- 762
- Episodes
- 530
- 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
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
530 of 762 episodes have a transcript.
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why literary giants like Margaret Atwood, Nobel laureate Han Kang and Amitav Ghosh wrote books that will never be read in their lifetime
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
When you trust social media influencers more than your GP — what can only go wrong?
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Alice Pung's Unpolished Gem and her conversations with the teenagers who've studied it
Who has been a guest on Big Ideas
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Anne Beate Hovind
- Dr Deborah Cohen
- Simon Gilbody
- Alice Pung
- Raina Tran
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 70 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
Pitching Big Ideas
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Questions about Big Ideas
Who hosts Big Ideas?
Natasha Mitchell and Gregg Borschmann host the show. Published by ABC Australia.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Big Ideas take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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