The Good Problem

Today's episode is the final in our 3-part series on InterCountry Adoption (ICA) and features Laura Martinez-Mora, lawyer and Secretary of the Permanent Bureau at the Hague, responsible for the InterCountry Adoption portfolio.

If you haven't listened to the previous two episodes with Lynelle Long and Jessica Davis, please do so before listening to this one.

Laura provides us with a legal perspective on ICA, and discusses the challenges in implementation of the Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of InterCountry Adoption, and the impact of the Convention on adoption practices and numbers.

Today we have episode two in our three-part series on intercountry adoption. If you haven't listened to the previous episode with Lynelle Long, please do so before listening to this one.

I'm honoured to have Jessica Davis with us, talking about her incredible, heartwrenching and heartwarming journey of adopting a child from Uganda - Namata. Jessica's adoption story is an emotional rollercoaster: beginning with excitement about bringing a child into their family, to the realisation that all was not as it seemed, and eventually - taking Namata home to Uganda.

Jessica runs Kugatta - an initiative to bring families together who have been separated by intercountry adoption.

If you want to find out more about Jessica's story, see the following links:

First up in a series of three episodes on InterCountry Adoption is Lynelle Long, founder of InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV). Lynelle takes us through her own journey of adoption and how that has led her to support other adoptees on their journey of self discovery and healing.

What Lynelle is reading: The transnational illegal adoption market: a criminological study into the German and Dutch intercountry adoption systems by Elvira Loibl

Today we have Professor Joseph Cheer from the Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University, Japan unpacking the ethics of tourism. We explore the economic impact of tourism, 'experience collecting', colonialism, and how to optimise the capacity of travel to do good.

What Joseph is reading: Prosperity Without Growth by Tim Jackson

What Joseph is listening to: The Philosopher's Zone, by ABC Radio National

More about Joseph here.

Today we are talking with academic Kent Goldsworthy talking about wicked problems, philosophy, and the commodification of good intentions. This was one of my favourite episodes to record - I hope you like listening to it as much as I liked making it!

What Kent is reading: The Last Man in Europe, Denis Glover, and Axiomatic, Maria Tumarkin

What Kent is listening to: Recode Decode podcast, Very Bad Wizards podcast and the Partially Examined Life podcast.

You can find Kent on Twitter here.

Today's episode features Neal Harvey of the Myer Foundation, one of Australia's biggest philanthropic entities -  currently in the fourth generation of family philanthropy. Neal chats to us about the importance being a first follower, making space for others, leaning out, and listening before acting.

Neal is reading Anna Krien's latest book, Act of Grace.

Neal is the Program Manager at the Myer Foundation - check out their amazing work!

Today we're talking to Emily Worrall, one of the satirical geniuses behind the Barbie Savior Instagram account. Emily talks us through what led a little plastic doll to become a catalyst for opening up important discussions about white saviorism.

What Emily is reading: Rising Strong, by Brene Brown

What Emily is listening to: George the Poet's podcast

Check out Barbie Savior on Instagram!

Today's episode brings you the fabulous Claire Bennett, one of the authors of Learning Service: The essential guide to volunteering abroad. Claire talks about the importance of learning from those we want to 'help' before we attempt to help, and turning your good intentions into effective results.

What Claire is reading: The Holographic Universe, by Michael Talbot

For more information on Claire, please see www.learningservice.info

I'm super excited to have today's guest, Pippa Biddle talking about all things voluntourism. Pippa unpacks the history of voluntourism, and how privilege and power play into how we practice doing good.

What Pippa is reading: Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead

What Pippa is listening to: Revisionist History, by Malcolm Gladwell

For more information on Pippa, please see www.pippabiddle.com

I'm so pleased to bring you today's guest, Geoff Manchester. Along with his mate Darrell Wade, Geoff started the Intrepid Group - the world's largest adventure travel company. I'm chatting with Geoff about all things responsible business, and how Intrepid operates from an ethos of sustainability.

What Geoff is reading: Dark Emu, by Bruce Pascoe

What Geoff is listening to: A New and Ancient Story: The Podcast, by Charles Eisenstein

For more info, take a look at www.intrepidgroup.travel and www.theintrepidfoundation.org