The Grand Scheme of Things
Episodes
52 episodes
50. Simon Bradshaw
We mark the happy occasion of episode 50 by chatting to gun Climate Council researcher Simon Bradshaw. There's an election result to digest and new Labor policies to scrutinise. There are international forums to consider. And there's acknowledg...
49. Jeff Chee
Jeff Chee is an investment guru (the Global Head of Portfolio Strategy, to be clear) at leading risk management and advisory firm Willis Towers Watson. His work is significantly focused on climate and sustainability and, in this discussion, he ...
48. Craig Foster
Our last recorded discussion before the most important election in the history of democracy, so who better to unpack the big topics with than Craig 'Fozz' Foster?!Craig was the 40th captain of the Socceroos and he’s a bona fide ic...
47. Despi O'Connor
We’re heading down Peninsula Link (or the scenic route) for this last edition of TGSOT before the federal election. Despi O’Connor is the independent Climate 200 candidate battling for the seat of Flinders, hoping to fill the vacuum left by Gre...
46. Alex Currell
The special skill Alex Currell brings to the Kooyong Climate Alliance is that he speaks fluent 'policy', and he's put this to good use in developing the Kooyong Climate Scorecard - a representation of candidates' approaches to key climate issue...
45. Peter Lynch
Away from the media glare, Kooyong candidate Dr Peter Lynch is sticking his neck out for Labor in what's considered 'enemy' territory. He's a vastly experienced physician and he's got a track record of engagement in many of the social issues th...
44. Jasper Pittard
Exciting times in the AFL world, regardless of your opinions on Voss' Blues. Late last year, Jasper Pittard (former Port Adelaide and North Melbourne defender) and Tom Campbell (St Kilda ruckman) brought together over 260 current and form...
43. Emma Germano
In this episode (43), we felt #blessed to be able to condense the various viewpoints of ALL Victorian farmers into a single conversation with the inimitable president of the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF), Emma Germano!In just ...
42. Tosh Greenslade
Great timing! With an election campaign upon us, it was a boon to chat to esteemed actor Tosh Greenslade, a regular in national lounge rooms through his many roles in 'Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell'. Tosh is also the author of 'The Scomo Diaries...
41. Jeff Sparrow
A star of Melbourne’s academic mean streets, Jeff Sparrow looms as a renowned journalist, writer, socialist and ‘ideas man’. Our chat here comes off the back of Jeff’s recent title ‘Crimes Against Nature’, a very timely defence of consumers ami...
40. Sister Jess
We love engaging with our fans, and they don’t come any more loyal than Sister Jess - a local Dominican who happens to also be our sibling. Sister shares her thoughts on the divisive ‘Don’t Look Up’, as well as some interesting summer reading. ...
39. Rikki Dank
Lots more to cover on the Beetaloo fracking issue! For this bumper instalment, we were fortunate to hear from Rikki Dank, a Gudanji/Wakaja woman from Borroloola in the NT. To be clear, she's also currently based in Dubai and working as a galler...
38. Geoff Glue
We reunite with Geoff Glue, a legendary politics and history teacher from our time at school, for a great chat about the Canberran 'state of play' - which, of course, has a big bearing on the CC issue. With Speers-like professionalism, Ge...
37. Graeme Sawyer
Blessed to here get the thoughts of one Graeme Sawyer on the hugely controversial issue of hydraulic fracking in the NT’s Beetaloo Sub-basin. There are links to climate emissions, of course, but perhaps just as pertinently direct environmental ...
36. Bob Carr
Although not renowned for his sporting prowess, in this conversation former NSW premier and foreign minister Bob Carr brings his 'A game'. It was our great privilege to get his thoughts on all manner of subjects - Australia's international char...
35. Joe Hildebrand
As the flag-bearer for News Corp’s ‘Mission Zero’, it was somewhat inevitable that journalist Joe Hildebrand be required to explain himself on this leading climate action perspectives/big questions/society & culture podcast. A seasoned pro ...
34. Piers Mitchem
Could be some serious boot quaking at Liberal Party HQ after this episode...Here we managed to get a hold of Piers Mitchem, The Greens’ ANSWER to Josh Frydenberg in the seat of Kooyong. Piers, a proud owner of a winning mindset, met...
33. Ali Griffin
Healesville artist and activist Ali Griffin is sharing some of her own journey in this instalment of TGSOT. Like Jo Dodds before her, Ali is a member of Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action. She speaks on her own painful experienc...
32. Jo Dodds
We’re lucky to here speak with Jo Dodds, whose personal experience of disaster pushed her involvement in ‘Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action’. To say the least, the group take umbrage at the idea recent fire conditions could have been part o...
31. Beau Miles
This time around, we're welcoming aboard one of YouTube's most rugged bushmen. Famous for kayaking several days to get to work, running across the Australian Alps, sleeping in trees, eating his body weight in beans etc., Beau Miles recently too...
30. Behyad Jafari
Behyad Jafari, CEO of Australia’s Electric Vehicle Council and star communicator, joins the podcast for a milestone episode. We cast a collective eye to an exciting automotive future, while keeping the other firmly trained on some of the politi...
29. Simon Judkins
Talk to your doctor...about climate change. And never let accuracy get in the way of a good intro line. Dr Simon Judkins is an emergency physician, rather than a GP. He’s seen various pictures of environmental change in the course o...
28. Wendy Farmer
In this case, TGSOT travels (in a way) to the Latrobe Valley to hear from local advocate Wendy Farmer. Most of all, the chat circles around the concept of ‘just transitions’ for mining communities and a possible pivot to renewable energy. Wendy...