A deadly heat wave scorches North America - a podcast by triple j

Hundreds of people are dead as a record-breaking heat wave hits Canada and the U.S, meanwhile there’s an Antarctic blast in New Zealand.

The extreme temperatures have climate scientists worried.

A report by Human Rights Watch has revealed allegations of harassment and surveillance of Chinese and Hong Kong students on Australian university campuses.

Do you trust Australia’s politicians to spend public money fairly? We explain the Coalition car park scandal.

Plus, a judge has rejected Britney Spears’s appeal to have her dad removed from her conservatorship. But the fight’s not over.

Live guests:
Sophie McNeill, Australia researcher for Human Rights Watch
Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, climate scientist and heatwave expert from UNSW
Tamsin Rose, Hack reporter
Jonathan Moran, entertainment reporter at The Daily Telegraph

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