Rekindling Hope

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.

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 

INSIDE 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.