It’s 2026, and Greenland—long imagined as a frozen edge of the map—is suddenly at the centre of global attention. Politicians are posturing, allies are sparring, and headlines are flying. But the real story isn’t the soundbites. It’s what’s happening beneath the ice, across the sea lanes, and inside the shifting balance of power in the Arctic.

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Tobacco taxes once poured A $16 billion a year into Australia’s budget; now that figure has halved. Meanwhile, the cost of treating smoking-related disease continues to climb. In this episode, Chris Tantchev unpacks the shifting balance between excise revenue, health expenditure, and illicit trade — and asks whether relying on smokers to fund public health is a sustainable model.

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Once the safest season for climbing, autumn in the Himalayas has turned perilous. A shock blizzard stranded hundreds of trekkers near Everest, signalling how warming air, extended monsoons, and westerly disturbances are colliding to transform the world’s highest peaks. In this episode, we explore the science behind the storms, the toll on local communities, and what a “wetting” Tibet means for the future of South Asia’s climate and water security.

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