Welcome to The Brains Trust.

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With Carrie Bickmore narrating us through 2020, journalist and producer Chris Walker speaks with vet Dr Chris Brown, comedian Ronny Chieng, journalist Annabel Crabb, academic Waleed Aly, rapper Adam Briggs, comedian Kitty Flanagan and Australian comedic royalty Hamish Blake.  The first episode is about just what the hell happened in 2020 and how did it impact our Brains Trust. 

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With Carrie Bickmore narrating us through 2020, journalist and producer Chris Walker speaks with vet Dr Chris Brown, comedian Ronny Chieng, journalist Annabel Crabb, academic Waleed Aly, rapper Adam Briggs, comedian Kitty Flanagan and Australian comedic royalty Hamish Blake.  The second episode is about the people we hold most dear -  our families and our loved ones.  Disconnected and discombobulated, everyone had to shift gears in 2020, so how did it go for our Brains Trust?

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The third episode is about the high level stuff – politics, power and our leaders.  How did they go in 2020? With Carrie Bickmore narrating, journalist and producer Chris Walker speaks with vet Dr Chris Brown, comedian Ronny Chieng, journalist Annabel Crabb, academic Waleed Aly, rapper Adam Briggs, comedian Kitty Flanagan and Australian comedic royalty Hamish Blake. 

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The fourth episode is about how our climate and animals fared in 2020.  With Carrie Bickmore narrating, journalist and producer Chris Walker speaks with vet Dr Chris Brown, comedian Ronny Chieng, journalist Annabel Crabb, academic Waleed Aly, rapper Adam Briggs, comedian Kitty Flanagan and Australian comedic royalty Hamish Blake.  

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The fifth episode is about Science and Anti-science.  But really, it’s about trust! With Carrie Bickmore narrating, journalist and producer Chris Walker speaks with vet Dr Chris Brown, comedian Ronny Chieng, journalist Annabel Crabb, academic Waleed Aly, rapper Adam Briggs, comedian Kitty Flanagan and Australian comedic royalty Hamish Blake.  

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The sixth episode is about Media. How we consume it and how it shapes our lives. With Carrie Bickmore narrating, journalist and producer Chris Walker speaks with vet Dr Chris Brown, comedian Ronny Chieng, journalist Annabel Crabb, academic Waleed Aly, rapper Adam Briggs, comedian Kitty Flanagan and Australian comedic royalty Hamish Blake.  

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Hamish Blake, Kitty Flanagan, Waleed Aly, Dr Chris Brown, Annabel Crabb, Adam Briggs and Ronny Chieng have re-discovered all that was good and bad about 2020.  So what is the Brains Trust keeping, and what are they letting go, in 2021?  Hosted by Chris Walker and narrated by Carrie Bickmore.  

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