Whose World Cup is this?
Steve McAlpine says the media-fuelled controversy surrounding Qatar, the host-nation of the World Cup reveals a hint of neo-colonialism in the way the West treats nations that don't agree with it.Ther...
24 Nov 202219min
Crisis climate
Steve McAlpine looks at the apocalyptic angst that is engulfing younger generations and asks if there is no off-tap to their earth-shaking fears.Those whose early memories are of the twin towers falli...
17 Nov 202220min
Cheaper to die
Steve McAlpine looks into a brewing crisis at the juncture of health care and euthanasia legislation.Stories emerging from Canada demonstrate that people with chronic illness or pain are choosing to e...
10 Nov 202220min
A pregnant pause
Steve McAlpine asks where our increasing preference for two-person families is taking us?Not only are one in four Australian households child-free in 2022, but it's predicted that between 2023 and 202...
3 Nov 202221min
The tip of the iceberg
Steve McAlpine takes a look beneath the surface of the heavy seas that are swamping Western governments and asks whether or not we have bigger things to fear than political instability.Our political t...
27 Okt 202222min
Social Weed-killer
'You do you' is the mantra of western society. The technical term is expressive individualism – the almost sacred right of every person to find out what aids their flourishing and to do that, even if ...
20 Okt 202213min
Faith Under Fire
Steve McAlpine introduces us to ‘The Sexular Age’ - one in which sexual rights trump religious rights because they’re seen to be more core to what it is to be human.Spring-boarding off a controversial...
13 Okt 202219min
Hacked
Steve McAlpine draws our attention to the wider implications of a data hack that's exposed the personal information of 40% of Australia's citizens. The attack on the data vaults of Australian telco Op...
6 Okt 202218min
