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A program that challenges audiences with a mix of the unexpected and the unconventional. Each episode is themed around specific issues facing the world today.
In the first episode of Series 3 of Hungry Beast we've gone all themed. Tonight it's SECRETS.
Episode 22 of Hungry Beast is themed around Captivity: from the woman trapped in her own body, who can only communicate by blinking; to liberating copyright from its confines; to the man holding his entire nation captive.
Episode 23 of Hungry Beast is Faking It: from counterfeit medicines to bogus qualifications to ethnic cosmetic surgery and places that aren't quite what they seem.
Episode 24 of Hungry Beast looks at Waste: the alleged waste of Federal Government cash; the dirtiest of dirty jobs; Faeconomics; the life cycle of a plastic bottle; the food we don't eat; and rubbish thrown out by the stars.
Episode 25 of Hungry Beast is on Download: its likely demise at the hands of streaming; i-Dosing, the legal audio high?; online matchmaking; human downloading; internet anonymity; and Aussie kids' take on living a digital life.
Episode 26 of Hungry Beast is Perfection: the perfect soldier, animal and measurement. Plus the imperfect veggie, the animated characters that are just too lifelike and what happens when getting it perfect takes over your life?
Episode 27 of Hungry Beast is on Wealth: the future of money; Australia's richest person; Hip Hop Finance from Ross Greenwood and the Death of a Very Rich Man.
Episode 28 of Hungry Beast is on Power: of Climate Science, retail spaces, and the Force - plus much more.
Episode 29 of Hungry Beast is themed around Upload: the net's neutrality, its carbon footprint, online Jihad and what you have prayed for.
Episode 30 of Hungry Beast is on Play: the dictators we hang around with; news as games; the hackers helping humankind; and real world board games.
Episode 31 of Hungry Beast is on Speed: the exponential growth of computer intelligence; Australia's fastest sprint cyclist; Fast Fashion; and the island under threat from fast rising sea levels.
Episode 32 is the last of Series 3 of Hungry Beast. We go out on the theme of Death: killing the internet; the human cost of commodities trading; Stuxnet, the first computer virus designed to be a weapon; PTSD in the police; and what happens when humans take their final bow.