Podcast Episodes

"There is NO Housing Crisis, Akshually ☝️" with economist Cameron Murray

Season 1 Episode 387

Insane house prices are destroying the middle-class dream of home ownership. Or... are they?

Is there actually a housing crisis? Or are most people, in fact, comfortably paying historically-unremarka…

Published on 13 hours ago

“Godfather of the Greens”, fmr Senator Bob Brown

Season 1 Episode 386

He’s been called the most successful environmentalist in Australian history, and one of the most influential in the world.

Former Senator Bob Brown co-founded the world’s first Green Party, in Tasman…

Published on 4 days, 13 hours ago

"Gaza 3.0" with Yaakov Katz

Season 1 Episode 386

It’s the second anniversary of the October 7th attacks, and the Middle East is abuzz with a new plan that would see an independent Palestinian body administer the Gaza Strip.

Could the Gaza War end u…

Published on 1 week ago

"Is the UK Falling Apart?" with Dominic Frisby

Season 1 Episode 385

Is it racist to worry that there are more immigrants in London than white English? Has the UK reached a tipping point in its conversation about Britain’s national identity?

What’s going on? Race riot…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

“Don’t F*** it up, Australia” with MP Allegra Spender

Season 1 Episode 384

It’s a fact. The way our governments raise and spend money benefits older, richer people, and disadvantages younger people who are trying to build wealth. If we’re going to hold society together - an…

Published on 2 weeks ago

“We’re Going to be Okay” with social psychologist Adam Mastroianni

Season 1 Episode 383

Trump. Gaza. Artificial Intelligence. Authoritarianism. Assassinations. Climate Chaos. Russia. Social media. The far right. Terrorism. Political division. How bad are things? More importantly: How wo…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

"How the Lab Leak Got Cred" with Elizabeth Finkel

Season 1 Episode 382

What happens when the public's understanding of a global event is hijacked by online psuedo-experts? How should scientists express uncertainty when everyone's suspicious? Was Anthony Fauci the victim…

Published on 3 weeks ago

"Can Liberalism Survive?" with Waleed Aly

Season 1 Episode 381

What holds liberal democracy together in an age of social media, tribal politics and rising violence? Josh has been trying to get Waleed Aly to submit to doing this show for years, and finally nailed…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

"What IS a Zionist?" with Charlotte Korchak

Season 1 Episode 380

What does "Zionism" mean after the destruction of Gaza? As Josh wrestles with this question himself, Charlotte Korchak is his Zionist guide today. She's a young, vibrant, American-born educator about…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Charlie Kirk & Guns

Season 1 Episode 379

America's pre-eminent conservative youth activist, Charlie Kirk, has been assassinated while speaking at a Utah college. Josh shares his thoughts... and reintroduces a classic monologue about America…

Published on 1 month ago