The Context with John Barron

Season 1

John Barron takes a deeper look at the major stories and key issues. He examines the facts and the social and historical implications of the subjects you're talking about. Each week John puts the headlines into context.

Where to Watch The Context with John Barron • Season 1

7 Episodes

The Battle Against Smoking
E1
The Battle Against SmokingJohn Barron takes a deeper look at key issues. First up, the decades-long battle against smoking has seen millions quit, but more than one in 10 adults still smoke. Is vaping part of the solution or a whole new problem?
50 Years Since Watergate
E2
50 Years Since WatergateAs hearings continue into Donald Trump's attempts to overturn his election defeat, John Barron looks back 50 years to the perhaps the greatest scandal in political history, Watergate. Pioneering journalist Elizabeth Drew and Nixon impeachment inquiry lawyer William Weld discuss the similarities and differences between Donald Trump and Richard Nixon.
ABC 90 Years
E3
ABC 90 YearsAs the ABC celebrates 90 years on air, John Barron looks at the national broadcaster's news coverage over the past nine decades. John speaks to two iconic ABC journalists about what's changed and what's remained the same.
Roe v Wade
E4
Roe v WadeThe US Supreme Court has stripped Americans wanting to terminate a pregnancy of the constitutional right to do so. John Barron looks at the history, legal reforms, ethical debates and practical limitations in Australia.
Home Ownership - Dream Or Nightmare?
E5
Home Ownership - Dream Or Nightmare?As interest rates go up again, John Barron looks at if the Great Australian Dream of owning your own home has actually become a nightmare. Plus what do tulips have to do with crypto-currencies?
Modern Marriage in Australia
E6
Modern Marriage in AustraliaAround two thousand couples get married in Australia every week. John Barron takes a look at modern marriage and divorce. Plus is there any danger of polio returning to Australia?
Should Humans Return to the Moon?
E7
Should Humans Return to the Moon?NASA plans to return to the moon in 2025. It's been 50 years since man last landed on the lunar surface so why go back now? Plus John asks a leading infectious diseases expert when will the COVID pandemic end.