In the wake of Brisbane's successful Olympics bid - Sam and Chris chat to Champion Basketballer Lauren Jackson and former Minister for the Olympics Michael Knight on the dynamics and logistics around staging the greatest sporting event in the world.
This week, Sam and Chris chat to American journalist Edward Isaac Dovere, author of Battle for the SoulINSIDE THE DEMOCRATS' CAMPAIGNS TO DEFEAT TRUMP
Sam and Chris talk with one Australia’s foremost exports on tax about the recent potential break through to make international tax fairer.
Chris and Sam talk to Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, who co-chaired the international expert panel that spent a year investigating the coronavirus outbreak.
On this Rekindling Hope, we speak to UK Opposition Climate Spokesman and Former Labour Leader Ed Miliband about what to expect at the UN climate talks in Glasgow. Also, Professor Ross Garnaut lets us know what he thinks of the Morrisson Government's $600 million backing of a new gas-fired plant.
The ultimate Washington power broker John Podesta opens up about how Biden is traveling and how Australia’s climate policy needs to lift its game.
Join Sam and Chris as they unpack the latest in extremism, disinformation and generally all the nasty stuff online. They’re joined by Yochai Benkler, Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School, as well as Melissa Ryan, who runs newsletrer ctl-altright-delete, aiming to counter disinformation in US politics.
In this continued conversation about Superannuation, Sam and Chris (Eyles) Bowen chat with some big names in the sector. First, they ask former NSW Liberal Premier Peter Collins about the “ideological” opposition, before chatting to Women in Super chair Cate Wood about how we can improve the system.
Sam and Chris are joined by former Prime Minister Paul Keating to discuss Labor's superannuation legacy - the merits of its evolution and the forces that threaten it.
Sam and Chris are joined by (another) Liz Allen – former White House Deputy Communications Director to Obama to talk shop about what’s happening in the US. They’ll also chat to Will Marshall, president and founder of the Progressive Policy Institute. Who will be the VP candidate? How is Joe Biden tracking? Find out this and more on Rekindling Hope.
Sam and Chris talk with Elizabeth Broderick AO, former Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner and expert demographer Dr. Liz Allen about gender issues that are arising as a result of Covid-19.
Sam and Chris talk with famed US-Australian Astronaut Andy Thomas about his experiences with self-isolation and what we can all learn from his time in orbit.
Sam and Chris talk with Craig Jeffrey, Director and CEO of the Australia India Institute and Dr Priya Chacko, Senior Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Adelaide about Australia's relationship with India moving culturally and economically in the future.
Sam and Chris are back for the new year. Join them to find out what they’ve been reading, what they’ve been doing and some updates about all things in the news.
Australia is dropping in the Corruption Perceptions Index, why? Join Sam and Chris as they chat issues of transparency, corruption and integrity. They’re joined by leading barrister Geoffrey Watson SC and journalist Annika Smethurst, and will smash out the problems – and the potential solutions.
On Rekindle Hope this week, Dr Gorana Grgic, Lecturer at the Department of Government and International Relations and the United States Studies Centre & Stephen Loosley AM, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, United States Studies Centre discuss the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
At least 140 Australians die prematurely every day from an obesity-related disease. Obesity and related health issues have only gotten worse over the last few decades. Join Sam and Chris as they invite Dr Jane Martin from the Obesity Policy Coalition and Professor Rob Moodie from the University of Melbourne to chat about the issue, and what the potential policy answers are. Sugar tax, anyone?
Sam and Chris are back! This episode features reflections on the 2022 election win and the possibilities that await the newly elected Federal Labor Government along with the format for the podcast going forward.