Past shows, from most recent to oldest at end.
The Religious Right in the US; Food from the Bible onwards; The British Mandate and Israel - with Graham Hoskin
Graham Hoskin is an independent scholar with a familiarity with both political and theological issues when it comes to the US and the Middle East - with some perspectives on Australian Politics too. We revisit past discussions Chard Core and myself have had with him, along with a cafe interview - also including as a diversion a look at what we eat has changed over the millennia, from the Bible onwards - and also a look at the British Mandate and Israel - sadly, cut at the end, but still something I find fascinating for what we did cover. Also, note the volume varies a bit too in the episode.
A look at Nuclear Power and the history & impact of Covid.
Note, I'm relaxed about Nuclear Power and lifting the ban, but critical of Dutton's divisive approach. Likewise, I'm accepting of lockdowns and the worth of generally available vaccines, but critical of many things that happened along the way.
Revisiting Troy Stolz, Whistle-blower, The Labor Government's record so far, Cryptocurrency, brush turkeys, testimony from the 1870s and the move bombing by US police.
A look at things scientific - the 2nd law of Thermodynamics and the development of the universe, eventually resulting in life and us - aboriginal astronomy and the milky way - meteor impacts around Australia & the world.
Also including the Denliquin impact structure - hypothesised as remnants of the largest asteroid ever known to have hit the earth about 400 million years ago.
I review our pirate position on the social media ban.
But, along with that, I'll be interviewing economist Saul Eslake about the Australian economy - What's influencing our current economy? Why is the Reserve Bank taking the approach it is? What about the so-called "per-capita" recession? And why does it seem that, even with our cost of living crisis, supermarkets and insurers can still raise their prices?
I take a look at why it is some meteors will collide with the earth, while others ( like the Chelyabinsk meteor in 2013 ) explode in the air? And a look at what happens when we eat food - a perspective on some of the controversy around "health" foods.
Also looking at places and possibilities.
Going back into history, with some economics - it looks like the Romans were the first civilisation in history to have a financial crisis. How were they different? And what does this tell us about some current financial ideas like modern monetary theory?
I take a look at local council elections, economics and the cost-of-living crisis, subtleties in the the "equivalent earths" approach, the ban on advertising of gambling & a look at whistle blowers, the broken promise of the internet and an old-but-new look at Star Wars, tapping into Joseph Campbell and the legend of the hero.
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