In conversation with Laureate Professor Peter Doherty who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in medicine for his discoveries about transplantations and 'killer' T cell immunity. We discuss the COVID19 pandemic in terms of how SARS-CoV-2 infects cells, the case against trying to develop herd immunity as well as the likelihood and timeline for vaccine development.

In this episode we are in conversation with Peter Hylands, an accomplished publisher, film producer, writer and conservationist. For many years Peter and his wife Andrea have been engaging viewers and readers around the globe via their new media broadcasting company Creative Cowboy. Peter and Andrea make crucial, unique content about art and culture and nature, frequently working with first nations people and in some of the remotest places on earth.

In conversation with Prof. Peter Singer in regards to the 10th anniversary edition of his book The Life You Can Save and his foundation of the same name. We discuss his views on moral philosophy, his Foundation's aim to promote highly effective charities in their work, attempting to help alleviate suffering in the world's poorest countries, the psychology of giving, and whether true altruism actually exists.

In conversation with Associate Professor of Islamic studies and the founding director of the Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation (CISAC) at CSU, Mehmet Ozalp, in regards to the history of Islam's Golden Age and the contribution of Islamic philosophy to Western culture, the challenges Islam faces in developing its own modernity in the 21st century as well as how to best interpret some of the more controversial passages of the Koran.

In conversation with Professor Stephen Croucher about the aftermath of the Christchurch shootings, the rise of White Supremacist groups in Europe, and the psychology and politics of hate.

In conversation with Jessica Trisko Darden (Ph.D), who is Assistant Professor of International Affairs with the School of International Service at American University, an inaugural Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a former Miss Earth (2007). As co-author of Insurgent Women: Female Combatants in Civil Wars (Georgetown, 2019), she discusses the role of female combatants in ISIS, The Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK, and other rebel groups, as well as the complexities involved in the potential repatriation of the women of ISIS.

In conversation 2016 winner of Patrick White award for literature Carmel Bird, where we discuss her work Fair Game which examines the story of the first convict women who were settled in Van Diemen's land, her own experiences of grief and loss and the significance in her life of the Mamestra brassicae, or white moth.

In conversation Rev. Dr Chris Mulherin, the Executive Director of Christians in Science and Technology (ISCAST), we discuss the intersection between theology and the philosophy of science, what he believes the New Atheists get wrong, as well as why politicians should stop demanding scientific 'proof' of climate change.

In conversation with world renowned geneticist Professor Jenny Graves in regards to her work in sex determination, her infamous assertion that the Y chromosome is disappearing, as well as the evolution of the 'gay' gene and the genetics of transgenderism.

Moral philosopher Dr Dean Cocking discusses his book Evil Online, which examines the evil that is perpetrated everyday by normal people, primarily on social media. We discuss his theory of a 'moral fog', Hannah Arendt's idea of the banality of evil, and how social media echo chambers facilitate a kind of moral confusion and lynch mob mentality.