The McKay Interview

By Michael McKay

Michael McKay conducts in depth interviews with decision makers and local leaders.

The McKay Interview was founded on a simple idea: that listeners would tune in regularly to listen to intelligent ye... more

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The podcast currently has 146 episodes available.

The McKay Interview episodes:

April 11, 2022Lucie Kunz-Harris, Syndic of the Commune of Founex in the Swiss Canton of Vaud.
A conversation about the importance of communes in the vibrant, bottom-up democracy of Switzerland.
Some of my questions are:
Why do we have two "parties" or "groups" during elections in such a small community?

How do you deal with wealthy and important persons of families who might be tempted to use their influence to get there way?

How "international" is Founex?
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26min
March 31, 2022Ambassador Yevheniia Filipenko, Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN & other International Organizations in Geneva
Ambassador Filipenko explains how her work at the UN & International Organizations, as well as other institutions in "international" Geneva, underpin her country's fight against the illegal invasion.
Some of my questions are:
How do you assess the current situation on Ukraine, as we speak, on the 29th March?

What can you say about the 17% Russian speakers in your country? What are they thinking and saying?

Had they, as is claimed by some, been treated badly by Ukrainians, prior to the invasion?
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24min
March 23, 2022 Ambassador Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, Austria’s Permanent Representative to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
We discussion Austria's history, how Austria's sees it future, multilateralism, Austria and United Nations Geneva, Human Rights, Austria's special neutrality and Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.
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27min
March 10, 2022Dr Richard Moxon, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics and Founder of the Oxford Vaccine Group
This internationally renowned scientist, highly regarded for his work on bacterial meningitis, discusses his experiences in medical research, the vital significance of vaccines and immunization in public health.
In this episode we discuss:
What is the biology of a killer, bacterial infection?

Why do we really need vaccines? Are there alternatives?

What does it take to make a vaccine?

How to deal with the "Me versus Us" argument?
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29min
March 04, 2022Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Discussion of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, scenarios of how the conflict will end, the role that Switzerland and international Geneva could play, and the meaning of Swiss neutrality in a crisis conflict of this nature.
In this episode we discuss:
What is the history of GCSP?

Can it play a role in this current crisis?

What does Swiss neutrality mean in such present circumstances?
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24min
February 27, 2022 Dov Baron, rated as one of the top 100 leadership speakers by Inc. Magazine.
Insights into Leadership and Kindness as paths to success in organisations. What is the emotional source code? Why is kindness in organisations both effective and important? Why are so many successful achievers in pain? And can we really take "influencers" seriously? These are just a few of the topics we discuss.

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32min
February 11, 2022 Ambassador Yvette Stevens of Sierra Leone talks about Africa, Engineering, Women and Energy.
Ambassador Yvette Stevens of Sierra Leone talks about Africa, Engineering, Women and Energy.
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29min
January 30, 2022 Romain Vetter, Director-General, Swiss International Air Lines, Western Switzerland
The leader of SWISS International Air Lines in the French-speaking part of Switzerland talks about his company, the state of business coming out of the pandemic and how he manages regulation.
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28min
December 19, 2021Lt. Gen. (rtd.) Ben Hodges, holder of the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis. Formerly, Commander of the United States Army in Europe.
Ben Hodges answers questions about strategy and the balance of power in today’s geo-political world.
Some of the points we covered during the interview:
Four months to the day after the Taliban swept into Kabul, and in the wake of the US/Allied Forces withdrawal from Afghanistan – and as you know, some call it a humiliating defeat - how would you characterise what happened? And in light of that how reliable is the United States as the leader, militarily speaking, of the free world?

The front cover story of The Economist this week is “What will America fight for?” How would you answer that newspaper’s question?

Is the USA treaty-bound to defend Taiwan? How would that be done? What scenarios do military people examine?
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30min
December 13, 2021Diccon Bewes, Author, Travel Writer, Chocolate-Lover and Englishman in Bern
A radio conversation with best-selling author, travel writer, chocolate-lover and Englishman in Bern.
Some of the questions we covered during the interview:
Why is Switzerland successful? By all logic, with all its diversity, it shouldn’t be a success story. But it is? What is your theory?

You are a good example of “integration”. Please tell me how you see the efforts the Swiss make toward social cohesion. Have you had good and not so good experiences?

You live in Bern. Give me some examples of your observations of the differences – even tensions - between town and country in this varied country. I know from my observations, having lived here even longer than you, that this is real, particularly at times of local and national votes.
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28min

FAQs about The McKay Interview:

How many episodes does The McKay Interview have?

The podcast currently has 146 episodes available.