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016: Gen Z is trapped and unhappy - Parnell Palme McGuinness
Is Gen Z entitled, or are they facing hurdles their parents didn't face? Are they as satisfied with life as other generations? Parnell Palme McGuinness, researcher at the Centre for Independent…
010: Raising men in the modern world - Maxim Smith
I interview Maxim Smith, the 20-year-old author of The Preparation, a manual for turning boys into men, through character, virtue, skills, higher learning, hobbies and recreation. Maxim is half way…
015: Raising the next generation, rebuilding Australia - Virginia Tapscott and Gerard Holland
On X, I described the report the Page Research Centre just released as "remarkable" - a genuinely pro-family policy agenda for Australia aimed at a long-term rebuilding of the country and the social…
014: It’s no longer ‘set and forget’ for Australia - Cian Hussey
We've had it pretty good for a long time - a high standard of living and a relatively safe country - but things are starting to slip here in Australia. Cian Hussey, Research Fellow at the Institute…
013: New organisations on the Australian right
Recently, three new organisations launched on the right of Australian politics, responding to political failure and the increasingly worrisome direction of the country. A very brief commentary from…
012: Generational wealth and an Australian aristocracy of excellence - Martin Fitzgerald and Dani
We discuss Johann Kurtz’s book, Leaving a Legacy, specifically:*the ethics of passing on wealth to your children*the importance of building family virtue and passing on a strong culture, and *an…
011: Willpower, desires and goal setting
The best framework I've found for maximising willpower, setting goals to succeed, and competing desires.(00:00) Introduction(01:39) The will and competing desires(03:55) Desires vs demands(06:43)…
009: Basic facts of childcare we can’t ignore, and prospects for change
Here I provide my own perspective on childcare - the decisions facing modern families, facts we have to confront about childcare, and the difficulty but possibility of effecting change.This follows…
008: Reassessing Australian childcare - Dr Gigi Foster
The fact that our society, on mass scale, places very young children in childcare, has been on my mind, and so I decided to look into it. Firstly, I spoke with Dr Gigi Foster of UNSW about her…
007: Better late than never
The podcast is back. I talk about the future and my interests with the podcast. Find me on X: x.com/mattsinglebrushSubstack newsletter: humanecologyaus.substack.com
006: ESG and corporate governance in Australia - Peter Swan
ESG is trendy and often well meaning but is it a threat to Australian business and the economy? What is the real reason for the rise of ESG? Professor Peter Swan of the University of New South Wales…
005: Spiritual exercises for the liberal society - Alexandre Lefebvre
Professor Alexandre Lefebvre, author of Liberalism as a Way of Life, joins me to discuss liberalism (a companion to episode 004 with Tom Sarrouf). Alex offers his take on Deneen (whether liberalism…
004: Postliberalism and educating an alternate elite - Tom Sarrouf
My guest is Tom Sarrouf from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute in the US, an educational institution devoted to educating future leaders for liberty. Tom’s a proponent of postliberalism, and…
003: Educating for true freedom - Martin Fitzgerald
My good, wise friend Martin Fitzgerald – Head of Philosophy at Redfield College in Sydney – joins me to provide the philosophical side of human ecology. He provides a definition of freedom that…
002: Gittins on government and ethics - Ross Gittins
It was a privilege to speak with the legendary economics commentator and journalist over media ethics, the efficiency of more government regulation and intervention, the morality of giving amid big…
001: The classical liberal improving Australian education - Trisha Jha
Trisha Jha has an interesting view on education – what works, what’s possible, how to improve it. She’s seen the effects of distant decisions on students and teachers and has a clear view on how to…
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