My guest today is Cheng Lei, a well-known Chinese-Australian journalist who worked for many years in China as journalist for both Western and Chinese news networks.

She was infamously imprisoned in Beijing for many years on allegations that her reporting "endangered China's national security" before eventually being released after pressure from the Australian government.

Today we discuss:

- Her career and professional background, how she originally got a job in the media and what the main differences are between Chinese and Western media organizations.

- How her views on China have changed over the years and whether too much blame is given to Xi Jinping

- How central should human rights concerns be in our relationship with China and what can be done to assist other imprisoned dissidents.

- What her plans are for the future.

And much much more.

https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460766576/cheng-lei-the-extraordinary-memoir-of-surviving-chinas-secret-prisons-for-readers-of-kylie-moore-gilbert-peter-greste-and-sean-turnell/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheng_Lei_(journalist)

My guest today is Adam Creighton, a Senior Fellow and Chief Economist for Institute of Public Affairs and is also a columnist for The Australian newspaper. Today we discuss:

• The aftermath of the Covid hysteria, whether we will ever get a true reckoning, and what it has revealed about Australia's political and journalistic culture
• His views on trade policy in the US and whether there should also be changes in Australia
• Why he changed his former advocacy for Big Australia
• Whether the centre-right in Australia also needs to undergo the intellectual change that has occurred in the United States over the last few years

And much more

https://x.com/Adam_Creighton

https://ipa.org.au/author/adamcreighton

My guest today is Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.

Today we discuss:

• Her involvement with the Australian music industry, the influence of black American rap music in aboriginal Australia, and revelations that her husband has experienced cancelation because of their positions on political matters such as the Voice referendum.
• Why the LNP did so poorly at the last federal election and what can be done to replicate the success that people like Donald Trump and Nigel Farage are experiencing in other English-speaking countries
• Her views on multiculturalism, whether many who talk about it really understand what different cultures are like, and how she combines some traditional folklore as part of her identity
• What other areas of policy outside of aboriginal affairs interest her.

And much much more

https://www.jacintaprice.com/

My guest today is academic and prolific author Michael Lind who has for many years been one of the most prominent advocates for change in American industrial and trade policy. Today we discuss:

• The evolution of his thinking over the years and why he early rejected the open-borders libertarian right.
• The current state of Trump's policies, whether they have been beneficial to working Americans, the threat that some of the tariffs will be overturned by the Supreme Court and what will and should come next
• What he means by "populism" and how it should be understood
• The problems with Howard and Abbott era views on trade policy and how a nation like Australia should rethink its trade and industry policies

And much more

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lind

Professor Tor Hundloe is recognised as Australia's pioneer of environmental economics, having been at the forefront of research, teaching and practical management in this field for almost four decades.

He has served as President of the Queensland Conservation Council, Councillor of the Australian Conservation Foundation, a founding member of the Queensland and National Environmental Law Associations, founder and president of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand, Environment Commissioner for the Industry Commission and Chair of Keep Australia Beautiful.

In 2003, he became the first Australian to be awarded an Order of Australia in recognition of his contribution to environmental economics.

The Golden Rule: To Walk in Each Other’s Shoes, Professor Hundloe explores the moral and political challenges to reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

https://www.connorcourtpublishing.com.au/THE-GOLDEN-RULE-To-walk-in-each-other%E2%80%99s-shoes-by-Tor-Hundloe_p_656.html

https://environment.uq.edu.au/profile/9170/tor-hundloe

My guest today is Freya Leach who is, amongst other things, a commentator for Sky News Australia and Director of Youth Policy at the Menzies Research Institute. Today we discuss:

• Her background, how she became involved in politics
• How Australian politicians can do social media better, the hazards and opportunities it presents, and lessons we can learn from the US
• Whether women really are uninterested in "culture wars" and how the right might appeal to them
• Her new interest in "national conservatism" and why the old Howard era policy framework is out of date

And much much more.

https://x.com/FLeach31787

https://x.com/MenziesRC

https://x.com/SkyNewsAust

My guest today is Matthew Grant, National Governor of The Australian Natives' Association.

Today we discuss:

• The history of the Australian Native Association, the role it played in federation and why it has been resurrected today.
• Why Australian history from federation until the 1970s is generally seen as backward socially, culturally, and economically by Australia’s political class
• Immigration – the rationale for the so-called “White Australia” policy, how we should view it, and how the issue of mass immigration and Australian nationalism should be addressed today.
• How the ANA hopes to stop young men falling in to more noxious harmful ideologies
• Their plans for the future and how he believes the nationalist issues will play out in Australia and across the Western world over the next few years

https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/australian-natives-association

https://ausnatives.org/

My guest today is Kenneth Crowther, the founding principal of St John Henry Newman College, an independent Catholic classical school in Brisbane.

He recently completed his PhD in early modern cultural history and Shakespeare. He writes and speaks often about classical education in the liberal arts, and cohosts a podcast all about it, called Educating Humans.

1. The Chinese appreciate and teach their children Classical Chinese. Indians recognize the importance of Sanskrit. Do Europeans need to have a familiarity with Latin and Greek to understand their own civilization?

2. What is his explanation for why classical education has been phased out from mainstream education in the West?

3. Does learning the classics make someone more religious or at the very least a better citizen?

4. Is he optimistic for a rebirth of classical education in Australia and the West more generally?

https://educatinghumans.buzzsprout.com/

https://newmancollege.qld.edu.au/