Podcast Episodes

Will TikTok change the outcome of the US election?

With 40 million eligible Gen Z voters, the tight US presidential race has become a battle for followers, likes and shares on social media. But will t…

1 year, 6 months ago

Rory Stewart: Is Australia the model for a better politics?

With the rest of the world swinging left and right, how do we make the progressive centre of politics more attractive, and its proponents sound less …

1 year, 6 months ago

🚨🚨🚨 Why does Russia want to keep Masha Gessen out of Australia?

At the eleventh hour, journalist Masha Gessen has been granted a visa to enter Australia, but why are they considered so dangerous? 

Guest: Masha Gess…

1 year, 6 months ago

Is AUKUS a dud?

In a sign of our deepening strategic ties, Australia will play host to more frequent US military deployments across air, land, and maritime domains. …

1 year, 6 months ago

How to Bring Down a Tyrant: The Story of Bangladesh

The sudden departure of Sheikh Hasina after weeks of student protests sparked jubilant celebrations, which stretched all the way to Australia. It’s p…

1 year, 6 months ago

🚨🚨🚨 Hamish speaks to Gov. Tim Walz

Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate, but who is he? It turns out he was actually in Australia last November for …

1 year, 7 months ago

Former Mossad chief: was the assassination of Haniyeh a mistake?

In the wake of two major assassinations of a Hezbollah commander in Beirut and a Hamas leader in Tehran, both at least ostensibly by Israel, former M…

1 year, 7 months ago

BONUS: What Geraldine and Hamish really think about Kamala

There's been a whole lotta love for Kamala, particularly on social media this week. But is she really a better candidate than Biden? What are her eco…

1 year, 7 months ago

Has the West lost it? with Kishore Mahbubani

Turn on the news and you are confronted with the fact that the United States, and US-led systems, are not what they once were. Kishore Mahbubani argu…

1 year, 7 months ago

How Trump Wants to Change the World, Again

What could another Trump Presidency mean for the world order? 

1 year, 7 months ago