Podcast
My podcast is an extension of my curiosity. I choose a guest with important (and, ideally, underrated) ideas. I research as much as possible. And I ask the burning questions that excite me most. The result is less a performance and more a conversation between two friends, a chat which you get to eavesdrop on.
Not sure where to start?
Here are five of my favourite conversations:
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          ![Ken Henry — What Killed the Reform Era? [Aus. Policy Series]](/content/images/size/w750/2025/04/168---Sam-Roggeveen---website-hero---v1.1--2-.png) 
          ![Sam Roggeveen — Why the US Won't Fight China for Dominance (and What it Means for Australia) [Aus. Policy Series]](/content/images/size/w750/2025/03/168---Sam-Roggeveen---website-hero---v1.1--1-.png) 
          ![Peter Tulip — What Will It Actually Take to Solve the Housing Crisis? [Aus. Policy Series]](/content/images/size/w750/2025/03/167---Peter-Tulip---website-hero---v1.1.png) 
          ![Judith Brett — How a Benthamite Political Culture Shaped Australia's Electoral System [Aus. Policy Series]](/content/images/size/w750/2025/03/166---Judith-Brett---website-hero---v1.1--1-.png) 
          ![Richard Holden & Steven Hamilton — How Australia Gets It Done [Aus. Policy Series]](/content/images/size/w750/2025/03/165---Richard-Holden---Steve-Hamilton--v1.0.png) 
          ![Andrew Leigh — Inequality and Egalitarianism [Aus. Policy Series]](/content/images/size/w750/2025/02/164---Andrew-Leigh--v1.0.png) 
          ![Abul Rizvi — Inside Immigration Policy [Aus. Policy Series]](/content/images/size/w750/2025/02/163---Abul-rizvi---v1.2.png) 
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
  
  
  
 