The Young IPA Podcast

This week James and Pete break down Jacinta Allan’s new war with Sky News, the latest unemployment figures out of the US, Alex Jones being purged off the internet, National Geographic's apology and Antifa stopping Candace Owens from having breakfast. We talk to Brendan O'Neill about Brexit, the gap between the elites and the public in Britain, the growing intolerance towards new ideas and the future of free speech in Britain (22:38-52:52)

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This week James nad Pete talk Coles' backflip then backflip from the backflip on plastic bags, the latest growth figures coming out of the US, Greenpeace's 'sting operation' on the UK's Institute for Economic Affairs and just how much Bernie Sanders' healthcare plan will cost the US. We talk to IPA Research Fellow Matthew Lesh about how young people aren't as left wing as The Conversation would have you believe, what it was like being in London during the Brexit storm a few weeks ago and what he thinks will come next (17:38-34:52). We also talk to Aaron Kwong who is with the IPA from the Lion Rock Institute Scholarship Program about the Program and why Hong Kong is no longer the free market powerhouse it used to be (34:56-47:11).

This week James and Pete talk Channel 9's merger with Fairfax, the My Health Record fiasco, the Trump/EU trade talks, James Gunn falling victim to a right wing outrage mob and Venezuela closing in on 1,000,000% inflation. We talk to IPA Research Fellow Andrew Bushnell about his new proposal for community corrections reform which could help thousands of offenders back on the right path, and go deep dive into the philosophical questions surrounding the James Gunn/Twitter mob meltdown (16:28-39:35). We also talk to Sean Jacobs, host of The Jacobs Podcast and author of Winners Don't Cheat, about the book and his inspirational story. (39:47-51:20).

This week James and Pete talk Trump in Helsinki, Lauren Southern having to pay for police presence at her event, an IMF report with a big warning for Australia and what awaits you on Twitter if you're a celebrity and think Ben Shapiro is worth following. IPA Research Fellow Gideon Rozner sits down with former NZ PM Sir Bill English to talk welfare reform - what worked in New Zealand and what could work in Australia (14:36-26:22). James and Pete also talk to Daniel Wild about his new Parliamentary Research Brief '5 Reasons Why The NEG Would Be Bad For Australia' and what he made of Trump in Helsinki (26:28-40:56)

This week James and Pete talk about the stoush between the ABC and Friend of the Podcast Dr Chris Berg, the latest on Brexit, the Lauren Southern visa story and Elon Musk's cameo in the Thai rescue operation. We talk to Steve Baxter from Channel 10's Shark Tank about entrepreneurship in Australia, whether corporate Australia is too close to the government and James pitches him his new business 'It's 2018' (14:42 - 29:55) We also talk to Bo Sergeant who is doing work experience with the IPA on what the state of open debate and political bias is at our high schools and the impact of the Intellectual Dark Web (30:17-39:37)

This week James and Pete talk Tim Soutphomassane's sit down with Fairfax, the latest scandal out of ANU, the #walkaway campaign and recap a big week for the IPA. We talk to Centre of Independent Studies Policy Analyst Charles Jacobs about the CIS' new report into the voting habits of young people and why this generation is voting more left than generations previously (15:43-25:45). We also talk to IPA Research Fellow Morgan Begg about the Supreme Court vacancy, what he made of the Tim Soutphomassane article and the latest on GST (25:48-39:27).

This week James and Pete talk the IPA's latest Parliamentary Research Brief on corporate tax, every single EU country failing to meet its climate change targets, Sarah Huckabee-Sanders being asked to leave Red Hill and a roundup of all the Brexit predictions that didn't come true. We talk to Steven Globerman, Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute, about the new book Demographics and Entrepreneurship, whether there is a Canada/US trade war and what he made of the surprising result of the Ontario Election (16:46-29:11). We also talk to IPA Research Fellow Matthew Lesh about his new Parliamentary Research Brief, why corporate tax reform is needed and why sugar taxes don't work (29:17-44:22)

This week James and Pete talk ABC privatisation and everyone losing their minds about the IPA, the CIS’ poll on millennials, Lionel Shriver and the Southern Poverty Law Centre. We talk to former Liberal Party MP Dr Peter Hendy about his new book Why Australia Slept and what areas for reform Australia must tackle (18:10-32:11). We also talk to Simon Breheny about the ABC, plastic bags and the USA withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council (32:27-49:15).

This week James and Pete talk about the Trump/Kim summit, the dance show at a Victorian University that's segregating its audience and recap a huge week for the IPA. We talk to IPA Campus Coordinator Renee Gorman about the Generation Liberty 'Capitalism v Socialism' debate at the University of Sydney, some crazy stories coming out of other Universities and her winning the Libertarian Activist of the Year at the Friedman Conference (16:38-32:20). We also talk to Stuart Eaton about the IPA's recent work on red tape, the mood over the Trump talks in the USA and the triumph of his beloved Washington Capitals (32:38-47:05).