BONDI ATTACK: Josh's Thoughts on Terrorism, Freedom & the Asymmetry of Anti-Semitism
Sydney is shell-shocked after the deadliest terrorist attack ever on Australian soil. Sixteen people are dead and at least 40 wounded after gunmen executed Jewish families celebrating the first night ...
15 Dec 20251h 13min
“The Secret Power Behind World Leaders” with Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks
The image of a singular political leader is misleading. Why? Because they can barely function without a team behind them. Chief among that team, being their Chief of Staff: part strategist, part consi...
12 Dec 202530min
"End Animal Cruelty. Don't Go Vegan" with Aidan Alexander
If you're ethically conflicted about industrial animal farming, this episode is a shot of hope. Shaming people into going vegan doesn't work. What does? Aidan Alexander is the co-founder of a non-p...
8 Dec 20251h 32min
"The Psychology of World War III" with Dr Nicholas Wright
Bluffing, double-crossing, predicting, testing your enemy. The mind games of international relations are wildly complex. And at the end of the day, the outcome of the next major conflict will be decid...
4 Dec 202540min
Josh vs The News: Bezos' Trump Bribe, Banning Refugees, & is Hegseth a War Criminal?
Josh takes a look at the week’s news, and tries to make sense of it. A
4 Dec 20251h 1min
"The Secret Economic History of the World" with Pulitzer finalist Sven Beckert
Is faith in our economic system cracking up? From Mayor Mamdani's win to Elon's trillion-dollar payday, from Instagram infuluencers embracing communism to Bernie and AOC, from Trump's tariffs to Chi...
1 Dec 20251h 14min
Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Refugees, Fossil Fuels & the fate of Western Civilisation
Tony Abbott was the 28th Prime Minister of Australia. Here, he visits Josh for an Uncomfortable Conversation about his government’s policy of “turning back” asylum-seeker boats; about climate change (...
27 Nov 20251h 30min
"Obama, Trump & the Great American Contradiction" with Pulitzer-Prize-winner Paul Starr
The difference between America's last two consequential presidents (sorry, Joe) couldn't be starker. How did the same country - sometimes even the same voters - endorse an urbane, professorial, hopey-...
24 Nov 20251h 22min
