Ian Dunt says the term 'anti-immigration protests' is woefully insufficient to describe the outbreak of violence in the UK. He says what occurred was a pogrom, an attempt to attack, and in some cases murder, people with black and brown skin.  The US military has revealed soldiers subjected to blasts have the highest suicide rates. And the 17th century Olympic Games - for poets. 

At the annual Garma Festival, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he remained committed to Makarrata. But what exactly does that mean? Laura Tingle and David Marr discuss. Then, we get an update on what's happening in Senator Linda Reynolds' defamation trial against Brittany Higgins with Richard Ackland. And finally, Ulbe Bosma tells us why the history of sugar is anything but sweet... 

What is the soul? Is it a substance, your conscience or simply a creation of the mind? Most societies and religions have some concept of the soul. Historian Paul Ham has looked at how the idea has changed through history and across cultures. Guest: Paul Ham, author of The Soul: A History of the Human Mind (Penguin Random House)

Venezuelan election of Maduro prompts violent protests, what the oil and gas industry really knew about global warming and celebrating James Baldwin's writings on politics, Black America and sexuality. 

.Brody Mullins investigates how lobbyists have changed politics and society in America and Hamilton Sides tells the story of how and why James Cook's last voyage ended up in violence - from the Hawaiian perspective.

Laura Tingle on Anthony Albanese's cabinet re-shuffle, Robert Fisk's widow Nelofer on Western interference in the Middle-East and how language around it is being used by the Western media, plus the myths and misconceptions about the Olympics past and present.

A new documentary examines the life of military analyst Des Ball and his role in our understanding of Pine Gap, the big bucks that are being made in academic publishing and how notebooks have been a tool for creativity through history.

Saree Makdisi questions the perceptions by the West of Israel as a liberal democracy and Will Tosh questions whether William Shakespeare was gay, and does it really matter.

Bruce Shapiro on how Kamala Harris can turn the Trump campaign on its head, theoretical physicist Paul Davies says there's a lot to be gained from artificial intelligence - if we're mindful about how we use it and Simon Cleary on his walk down the Brisbane River.

Laura Tingle on the Opposition's renewed focus on Howard's battlers, Richard Ackland on whether Linda Reynolds should be suing Brittany Higgins over social media comments, and Antoni Gaudi - a bad-tempered genius, but was he a saint?