If You're Listening

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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

Monday, December 29

2:53am

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, 2:53am, Mon, 29 Dec 2025, 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


6:37pm

If You're Listening ‘Series 2025, Episode 32 - What happens if...’

ABC NEWS

If You're Listening

'Series 2025, Episode 32 - What happens if Trump takes over the Federal Reserve?'

ABC NEWS, 6:37pm, Mon, 29 Dec 2025, 23 minutes

REPEAT

Donald Trump has set his sights on the Federal Reserve, his unprecedented threat to fire the Fed Chair Jerome Powell and replace him with someone more willing to lower interest rates sent financial markets into a tailspin.

Series, 2025, Australia, English, Current Affairs, News, Season 2025 Episode 32


Tuesday, December 30

6:37pm

If You're Listening ‘Series 2025, Episode 40 - Venezuela's...’

ABC NEWS

If You're Listening

'Series 2025, Episode 40 - Venezuela's Collapse'

ABC NEWS, 6:37pm, Tue, 30 Dec 2025, 23 minutes

REPEAT

Venezuela holds the world's largest oil reserves yet faces a severe economic collapse imperiling President Nicolas Maduro politically and militarily. So what caused this crisis?

Series, 2025, Australia, English, Current Affairs, News, Season 2025 Episode 40


Wednesday, December 31

6:36pm

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

ABC NEWS

If You're Listening

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

ABC NEWS, 6:36pm, Wed, 31 Dec 2025, 24 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


Thursday, January 1

6:36pm

If You're Listening ‘Series 2025, Episode 38 - Is China's plan...’

ABC NEWS

If You're Listening

'Series 2025, Episode 38 - Is China's plan to invade Taiwan inevitable?'

ABC NEWS, 6:36pm, Thu, 1 Jan 2026, 24 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, 2025, Australia, English, Current Affairs, News, Season 2025 Episode 38


Friday, January 2

6:35pm

If You're Listening ‘Series 2025, Episode 41 - Guns in Australia’

ABC NEWS

If You're Listening

'Series 2025, Episode 41 - Guns in Australia'

ABC NEWS, 6:35pm, Fri, 2 Jan 2026, 25 minutes

REPEAT

Australians are very proud of our gun laws. And yet, we have seen two men terrorise Australia's Jewish community with legally-owned high-powered guns. So is the law really as strict as we all like to believe? (Final for 2025)

Series, 2025, Australia, English, Current Affairs, News, Season 2025 Episode 41


Saturday, January 3

2:48am

If You're Listening ‘Series 2025, Episode 30 - Charlie Kirk's...’

ABC Entertains

If You're Listening

'Series 2025, Episode 30 - Charlie Kirk's murder sparks calls for revenge'

ABC Entertains, 2:48am, Sat, 3 Jan 2026, 24 minutes

REPEAT

In the days after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the internet was awash with conflicting information about the shooter's ideological motivations. With calls for revenge, is a crackdown on anti-Trump groups now inevitable?

Series, 2025, Australia, English, Current Affairs, News, Season 2025 Episode 30


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