Saturday Extra - Separate stories podcast

What's the first sweet thing you remember eating? 
Comedian Jennifer Wong is a keen observer of Australia's changing tastes, and she's found that starting a conversation with food quickly leads it to surprising and profound places. 
She joins Nick to share her best last things.

The rise of One Nation has been one of the biggest political stories in Australia this year. But who exactly are the people behind the surging polling numbers?
This week, a survey of 1,014 One Nation supporters shed some light on the kind of people getting on board with the party.
One finding was 91 per cent believed the country is heading in the wrong direction. For all voters, this is 62 per cent.
The survey was run by pollster John Utting and Labor strategist Bruce Hawker.

There was sad news this week from Nashville, Tennessee, the home of the undisputed Queen of Country, Dolly Parton. 
Regular listeners will know that we were big Dolly fans, in fact we tried to get her to come on the show on July 4th, to mark America’s 250th birthday. We did that partly because in the disunited states of America, she was a unifying figure. 
We’ve been looking back on an extraordinary American life, in her words, and in her songs.

An Australian start-up company has been developing a drag-reducing adhesive film for use on aircraft which helps reduce fuel and lower emissions. 
And it was all inspired by a shark.

The US has launched a campaign to cripple Iran's economy by cutting off its remaining economic lifelines.
The Treasury sanctioned more than 60 entities, including Chinese firms, but fell short of placing more forceful sanctions directly on China.