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S3E3 | Emilie Dye | ‘I’m the expert in me’ —the value of individual freedom
In this discussion we hear a youthful take on Liberalism, Emilie is Australian Lead at Young Voices, an Advisor at GT Communications and former polic…
3 years, 7 months ago
S3E2 | Tom Switzer | The power of choice that makes society better—even if it not appreciated
Rob sits down the Centre for Independent Studies executive director Tom Switzer. Tom discusses with Rob what so called ‘Classical Liberalism’ is and …
3 years, 7 months ago
S3E1 | Ruth Richardson | What is needed to revive liberalism? Ideas and a spine!
A fierce reformer for liberalism, Ruth Richardson is asked whether the ship of reforming liberalism has sailed in the light of the many setbacks it h…
3 years, 8 months ago
S2E10 | Nick Cater ‘Liberalism needs moral vision not just economics’
Rob and Nick discuss the liberalism of Robert Menzies for whom the independence of the individual was paramount and whether liberalism is somehow in …
4 years, 3 months ago
S2E9 | Gordon Menzies ‘Liberalism as fundamentalism?’
Season 1 Episode 1
Rob and Gordon discuss issues arising from Gordon’s 2020 book, Western Fundamentalism, in which he critiques the unquestioning, and therefore ‘fundam…
4 years, 4 months ago
S2E8 | Simon Mordant ‘Why liberalism is essential to the arts’
Rob and Simon discuss how important liberalism is as philosophy of freedom and equality, despite concerns it is not applied uniformly across the boar…
4 years, 4 months ago
S2E7 | Nyunggai Warren Mundine ‘Liberalism says No to the Voice to Parliament!’
Rob and Warren discuss at length why Warren believes liberalism is good for indigenous Australians, why the voice to parliament proposal is not a goo…
4 years, 4 months ago
S2E6 | Andrew Bragg ‘Liberalism says Yes to the Voice to Parliament!’
Rob and Andrew discuss some of the provocative ideas in his recent book Buraadja; The liberal case for national reconciliation (Connor Court 2021). A…
4 years, 4 months ago
S2E5 | Chandran Kukathas ‘Liberalism is scepticism of power’
Rob and Chandran discuss Chandran's journey from a young socialist to a thoughtful liberal. Chandran understands the essence of liberalism as a commi…
4 years, 4 months ago
S2E4 | Hannes H. Gissurarson ‘Liberalism needs conservatism too’
Rob and Hannes discuss everything from the pirate radio station he once ran to important thinkers like medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas and Friedri…
4 years, 5 months ago