A weekday magazine-style current affairs program hosted by one of Australia's pre-eminent and loved interviewers. Drawing on Fran's extensive current affairs and cultural knowledge, The Radio National Hour takes a thoughtful, deep dive into the important and challenging issues, and brings insightful and engaging conversations with big names in the arts, sport and culture.
The Radio National Hour
Claim This PodcastHosted by Fran Kelly, Tracey Holmes
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A weekday magazine-style current affairs program hosted by one of Australia's pre-eminent and loved interviewers. Drawing on Fran's extensive current affairs and cultural knowledge, The Radio National Hour takes a thoughtful, deep dive into the important and challenging issues, and brings insightful and engaging conversations with big names in the arts, sport and culture.
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Recent Episodes
September 18, 2026
Talking to the Taliban: is it time to re-engage?
Fran Kelly interviews experts on the timely question of whether it is time to re-engage with the Taliban.
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Fran Kelly interviews experts on the critical depletion of global fuel reserves and its implications.
September 16, 2026
In the push for peace in Ukraine, has the west misread Putin?
Fran Kelly interviews experts on whether the West has misread Vladimir Putin's intentions in the pursuit of peace in Ukraine.
354 total episodes available with 167 transcripts
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Talking to the Taliban: is it time to re-engage?
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[…] That's humanitarian access for the people of Afghanistan. But when it comes to the governance, we have to have solid plans and policies for bringing an inclusive government. And that's a government that we can support. the diaspora and the actual Afghans who have vision for that country and provide them with a platform as the Taliban were provided in 2013 with their official movement sort of office in Doha. So that's what I recommend. That's the only way. And I would like to repeat the same sentence again that Afghanistan should not be a country that one government comes for 10 years, and then after 10 years, another government comes, the previous government goes out for the rest of life. […]
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