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If You're Listening (2023)

Each week, Matt Bevan explains the biggest story in world news while hiding in his basement from assassins and authoritarian regimes.

Series, 2023, Current Affairs, News


If You're Listening - TV Showtimes

Thursday, January 29

12:23am

If You're Listening ‘Series 2026, Episode 51 - Why Trump is...’

ABC NEWS

If You're Listening

'Series 2026, Episode 51 - Why Trump is attacking the Federal Reserve'

ABC NEWS, 12:23am, Thu, 29 Jan 2026, 22 minutes

REPEAT

Donald Trump's unprecedented threat to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and replace him with someone more willing to lower interest rates sent financial markets into a tailspin. What's it mean for the global economy?

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Current Affairs, News, Season 2026 Episode 51


11:30pm

If You're Listening ‘Series 2026, Episode 3 - Black Swans (Part...’

ABC NEWS

If You're Listening

'Series 2026, Episode 3 - Black Swans (Part 3) The Way We Live And Work'

ABC NEWS, 11:30pm, Thu, 29 Jan 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Ever watch the news and think "wow that's unprecedented". Well turns out that's not always quite true. Matt Bevan examines how what's happening now has probably happened before, to figure out what we can learn from history.

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Current Affairs, News, Season 2026 Episode 3


Friday, January 30

8:30pm

If You're Listening ‘Series 2026, Episode 4’

ABC NEWS

If You're Listening

'Series 2026, Episode 4'

ABC NEWS, 8:30pm, Fri, 30 Jan 2026, 30 minutes

67 years ago, the ABC recorded a collection of predictions about the future. Their forecasts are truly extraordinary, but strangely all of them are wrong. So why have we always been so bad at predicting the future? (Part 4)

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Current Affairs, News, Season 2026 Episode 4


Saturday, January 31

1:30am

If You're Listening ‘Series 2026, Episode 4’

ABC NEWS

If You're Listening

'Series 2026, Episode 4'

ABC NEWS, 1:30am, Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

67 years ago, the ABC recorded a collection of predictions about the future. Their forecasts are truly extraordinary, but strangely all of them are wrong. So why have we always been so bad at predicting the future? (Part 4)

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Current Affairs, News, Season 2026 Episode 4


6:02am

If You're Listening ‘Series 2026, Episode 4’

ABC NEWS

If You're Listening

'Series 2026, Episode 4'

ABC NEWS, 6:02am, Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

67 years ago, the ABC recorded a collection of predictions about the future. Their forecasts are truly extraordinary, but strangely all of them are wrong. So why have we always been so bad at predicting the future? (Part 4)

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Current Affairs, News, Season 2026 Episode 4


2:30pm

If You're Listening ‘Series 2026, Episode 4’

ABC NEWS

If You're Listening

'Series 2026, Episode 4'

ABC NEWS, 2:30pm, Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

67 years ago, the ABC recorded a collection of predictions about the future. Their forecasts are truly extraordinary, but strangely all of them are wrong. So why have we always been so bad at predicting the future? (Part 4)

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Current Affairs, News, Season 2026 Episode 4


9:30pm

If You're Listening ‘Series 2026, Episode 4’

ABC NEWS

If You're Listening

'Series 2026, Episode 4'

ABC NEWS, 9:30pm, Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

67 years ago, the ABC recorded a collection of predictions about the future. Their forecasts are truly extraordinary, but strangely all of them are wrong. So why have we always been so bad at predicting the future? (Part 4)

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Current Affairs, News, Season 2026 Episode 4


Sunday, February 1

2:54am

If You're Listening ‘Series 2025, Episode 8 - Why France never...’

ABC Entertains

If You're Listening

'Series 2025, Episode 8 - Why France never trusted Trump'

ABC Entertains, 2:54am, Sun, 1 Feb 2026, 20 minutes

REPEAT

The world is on fire. Inflation is through the roof, and AI is taking our jobs. What does it all mean? Matt Bevan explains the biggest story in world news while hiding in his basement from assassins and authoritarian regimes.

Series, 2025, Australia, English, Current Affairs, News, Season 2025 Episode 8


12:30pm

If You're Listening ‘Series 2026, Episode 4’

ABC NEWS

If You're Listening

'Series 2026, Episode 4'

ABC NEWS, 12:30pm, Sun, 1 Feb 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

67 years ago, the ABC recorded a collection of predictions about the future. Their forecasts are truly extraordinary, but strangely all of them are wrong. So why have we always been so bad at predicting the future? (Part 4)

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Current Affairs, News, Season 2026 Episode 4


Wednesday, February 4

2:53am

If You're Listening ‘Series 2025, Episode 37 - The truth about...’

ABC Entertains

If You're Listening

'Series 2025, Episode 37 - The truth about China's social credit scores'

ABC Entertains, 2:53am, Wed, 4 Feb 2026, 23 minutes

REPEAT

For the last decade or so, there's been a lot of talk about how the Chinese government uses technology to issue social credit scores to its citizens. But does this dystopian AI powered surveillance system actually even exist?

Series, 2025, Australia, English, Current Affairs, News, Season 2025 Episode 37


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