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29:51
Latika Takes interviews Ambassador John Bolton
Listen now | Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser shares his views on how the Indo-Pacific should respond to the President's second term
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What I'm Reading - The Trump peace plan edition
November 21: Five reads that piqued my interest this week
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MI5 warn MPs about Chinese spies...a bit too late?
The UK let a spy case slip through its hands, exposing serious deficiencies
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49:23
Latika Takes interviews Cheng Lei
Listen now | The Australian-Chinese journalist discusses her detention in China, freedom and how to deal with the CCP.
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The return of What I'm Reading
November 14: Five reads that piqued my interest this week
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McSweeney created Starmer, now he may be his executioner
Wes Streeting blitzed his prime-time audition, showing MPs what Sir Keir lacks
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Hegseth and Rutte have a 1939 message to defence companies
Put your money where your mouth is
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37:50
🇺🇸 From Washington DC: Latika Takes interviews the Butterworths founders
Listen now | The one-time Liberal contestant discusses how his Melbourne supper club became MAGA's dining spot in DC
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'Freedom is like air': An interview with Svitlana Tsikhanouskaya
The Belarusian opposition leader speaks about being reunited with her husband after his five years in jail.
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