The Australian

Yaron Finkelstein toured the American heartland to understand what was going on in an electoral contest many said was too close to call.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hedley Thomas reads an extract from his new book The Teacher’s Pet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just testing to see how it goes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

West Australian poet Tiffany Barton recites the poem that inspired Nick Cave's Faith, Hope and Carnage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Sydney woman Mariam Dabboussy, who has three young children in al-Roj camp, urges the Australian Government to repatriate the families.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney woman Nesrine Zahab, speaking from al-Roj camp in northeast Syria, reveals how she was prisoner-swapped back into Islamic State hands in 2018 when her son Abdul Rahman was just 29 days old.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.