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Leighton Smith Podcast #290 - June 25th 2025 - Ramesh Thakur
Ramesh Thakur has a world of history, literally, in international affairs.
He has taught at a number of Universities including Otago and the ANU, Can…
9 months, 1 week ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #289 - June 18th 2025 - George Friedman
The similarities between Ukraine’s attack on Russian bombers and the Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear sites have been noted. But the parallels don’t …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #288 - June 11th 2025 - Antonia Colibasanu
Romanians are still navigating the difficult path of building democratic institutions and a culture of transparency.
At the same time, widespread per…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #287 - June 4th 2025 - Patrick Basham
This week we talk with Patrick Basham on President Trump's approval ratings and the Democracy Institute’s latest poll, “Is Trump Fixing America or Br…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #286 - May 28th 2025 - Nigel Horrocks & Justin Matthews
The rush of technology that is confronting us has gone unnoticed by most of the world’s inhabitants.
That is, until now. The moment we, as individual…
10 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #285 - May 21st 2025 - Bryan Leyland & J. R. Bruning
Consulting power supply engineer Bryan Leyland updates us on the dire straits confronting the nation. And why we should be very concerned.
We address…
10 months, 1 week ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #284 - May 14th 2025 - Dr Pierre Kory
Prior to Covid-19, Dr Pierre Kory was an internationally renowned pioneer in the field of critical care ultra-sonography; equally so in other areas …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #283 - May 7th 2025 - Nick Cater
Whichever way you look at it, Australia is in political turmoil after the May 3 election.
There are plenty of theories as to why, and plenty of propa…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #282 - April 30th 2025 - Ramesh Thakur
Educated in India and Canada, Ramesh Thakur has had an amazing career as an academic, lawyer and government adviser.
He has taught in universities in…
11 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #281 - April 23rd 2025 - Kurt Schlichter
After a brilliant academic career, graduating with multiple degrees in various subjects, Kurt Schlichter joined the military and served in Operation …
11 months, 1 week ago