Best Sovereign Engineering Podcasts (2025)

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Encore: Meet Ash Barty's mindset coach — Ben Crowe 53:30

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How does Ben Crowe get elite athletes to the top of their game? What he asks footballers, surfers and tennis players to do seems counter intuitive, and a lot of the work happens off the field. (R) Ben Crowe is a mindset coach who has worked with elite athletes like surfer Steph Gilmore, tennis superstar Ash Barty, and the Richmond Football Club. Bu…

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Uncovering the heart of my Nana’s saltwater stories 53:19

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Actor and author Tasma Walton was enjoying her big break on TV show Blue Heelers in the 1990s in Melbourne when a transformative visit from her grandmother launched her in a new direction. Boonwurrung/Bunurong woman, Tasma grew up in windy Geraldton, in Western Australia in the 1970s, hearing stories from her grandmother about baby whales and women…

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More news, bigger crowds & plenty of walking at IndoPac Day 2 12:17

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In this episode, Grant McHerron, Ewen Levick, Nigel Pittaway, Kirra Davey and Julian Kerr provide their overview of the IndoPac 2025 Day 2 event, where the number of people attending certainly seemed to be much higher than on Day 1, making it even trickier to get around the displays. There were plenty of announcements across the day but the big new…

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#834: David Baszucki, Co-Founder of Roblox — The Path to 150M+ Daily Users, Critical Business Decisions, Ketogenic Therapy for Brain Health, Daily Routines, The Roblox Economy, and More 1:55:56

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David Baszucki is the founder and CEO of Roblox. TIME named Roblox one of the “100 Most Influential Companies,” and it has been recognized by Fast Company for innovation on their “Most Innovative Companies” and “Most Innovative Companies in Gaming” lists. This episode is brought to you by: Qlosi prescription eye drop used to treat age-related blurr…

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William Dalrymple's own curious history, from the Scottish coast to Mughal Delhi

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Historian William Dalrymple had a rarefied childhood on the windswept coast of Scotland. As an adult he fell in love with India, and later discovered his family's own deep ties to the country. Born into the Scottish aristocracy, William followed his three older brothers and left for boarding school at just 8 years old. While still an university Wil…

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Lots of news but no big announcements at IndoPac Day 1 7:11

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In this episode, Grant McHerron, Ewen Levick, Nigel Pittaway and Kirra Davey provide their overview of the IndoPac 2025 Day 1 event, with Associate Producer Kylie Leonard joining us as well. There's been plenty of news, lots of good conversations, and many steps logged here at Day One of IndoPac 2025 but no major or exciting announcements. There's …

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The first 24 hours: how reliable comms can change crisis outcomes 32:15

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In this episode, Grant McHerron talks with Mark Nunn, Strategic Projects Development Lead at Vocus, and Dr Matthew Ilic, National Solutions Specialist – Defence at Vocus, regarding how telecommunications underpins humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, as well as stability operations across the Indo-Pacific. We begin our discussion by reviewi…

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S11 Ep17: Midweek Takeaway featuring Paul Mathieson, CEO of Amazing AI #AAI 16:28

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In this episode of The Midweek Takeaway, Kevin Hornsby is joined by Paul Mathieson, CEO of Amazing AI, to discuss the company’s first strategic move into digital assets through long-dated Bitcoin options — a bold step designed to capture upside while limiting downside risk. Paul explains the thinking behind their leveraged crypto exposure, outlines…

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The drama and the grit behind Michelle Payne's ride into Melbourne Cup history

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Ten years ago, Michelle Payne became the first woman to win The Melbourne Cup but in the years since she's had to face many challenges, including a life threatening injury and family heartbreak. Fortunately if there is one thing Michelle knows a lot about, it's how to get back up. Michelle Payne grew up on a farm, the youngest of ten kids, in a fam…

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S11 Ep16: Sunday Roast featuring Rory Maxwell, CEO of Pri0r1ty Intelligence and Lars Guldstrand, CEO of Cindrigo Holdings Limited #PR1 #CINH #GDR #AMOI #AYM #ASTR #AAI #EPP #SWC #COIN #HAMA #VLRM #FCM ... 1:41:48

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In this episode, Phil Carroll and Kevin Hornsby return with another packed show. They start with market news and macro updates before welcoming Rory Maxwell, CEO of Pri0r1ty Intelligence, to discuss how the group’s AI-driven ecosystem — spanning SaaS platforms like Advisor, Fan Sonar, and Vox, alongside Half Space and Metric — is setting solid foun…

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Encore: The story of a wild, radical feminist socialist lesbian mum, and her son 53:18

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Writer, Ianto Ware on growing up in the suburbs of Adelaide in a single-parent, single-child family, when such an experience was rare. (R) Ianto Ware was raised in the suburbs of Adelaide in a house surrounded by a tangled garden of oak trees and vegetables, and furniture foraged from hard rubbish. Aside from the family pets, it was just Ianto and …

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S11 Ep15: Midweek Takeaway with Colin Bird, Executive Chairman of Bezant Resources (AIM:BZT) #BZT 17:08

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In this episode of The Midweek Takeaway, Phil Carroll and Kevin Hornsby speak with Colin Bird, Executive Chairman of Bezant Resources (AIM: BZT), about the feasibility study for the Hope & Gorob copper-gold project in Namibia. Colin outlines the plan to use multi-sensor dry ore sorting and truck pre-concentrate to an existing processing plant ~190 …

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How Paris helped this aerospace engineer survive anorexia 53:12

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Kate Reid inherited her love of Formula 1 from her dad. She put her heart and soul into qualifying for a job with the renowned racing team, Williams, but her dream job turned out very differently to what she expected. Then, a public library turned out to be a bridge to Kate's recovery. Growing up in Melbourne, Kate was an asthmatic child who develo…

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#833: Jack Canfield — Selling 600+ Million Books, Success Principles, and How He Made The 4-Hour Workweek Happen 1:37:36

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Jack Canfield is the coauthor of more than two hundred books, including, The Success Principles™: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be and the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes forty New York Times bestsellers and which has sold more than 600 million copies in 50-plus languages around the world. This episode is brou…

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The strange tale of the artist who stole 3000 butterflies

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Walter Marsh with the surreal tale of Colin Wyatt, the ski champion, mountaineer, wartime camouflage expert, artist, and naturalist who committed one of the world's biggest-ever museum heists in the 1940s. In January 1947, by chance, it was found that over 3,000 rare and precious specimens of butterflies had vanished from museums in Sydney, Melbour…

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Utilising commercial logistic networks and providers to improve Defence resilience 21:48

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In this episode, Grant McHerron talks with Steve Roughsedge, Toll Group’s Senior Vice President of Theatre Supply Chain at Toll Group, about the Defence Theatre Logistics contract they’ve been awarded by the ADF. We begin our discussion by getting an overview of Toll Group as a logistics provider, Steve’s career to date, how Toll Group is involved …

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Why this humanitarian doctor swapped Byron Bay for a war zone and what happened next 53:00

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Katie Treble grew up crying at about how all the king's horses and men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again. It was that compassion that made her the perfect candidate for doctoring during war as an adult. When Dr Katie Treble decided to swap the good vibes and beautiful beaches of Byron Bay for work with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) she kne…

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S11 Ep14: Midweek Takeaway with Anthony Tennyson, CEO of Solvonis Therapeutics plc (LSE: SVNS) #SVNS 32:19

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In this episode of The Midweek Takeaway, Phil Carroll and Kevin Hornsby speak with Anthony Tennyson, CEO of Solvonis Therapeutics (LSE: SVNS), about the company’s strengthened leadership following the appointment of Paul Carter, former Gilead CCO, and its progress across key CNS programmes. Anthony outlines Solvonis’ licensing-first, capital-effici…

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AUKUS lives on (for now), StrikeMaster in Norway, a crowded CCA market, and Indo-Pac cometh 15:33

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In this News Review episode, Grant McHerron, Nigel Pittaway and Kirra Davey review and discuss some of the news of interest that's occurred recently in the world of Defence. We open the episode by discussing the recent news from the meeting between Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese where AUKUS was not cancelled but the focus seemed to be on the cri…

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S11 Ep13: Sunday Roast featuring Callum Sommerton, CEO of Chill Brands and Colin Bird, Executive Chairman of Xtract Resources #CHLL #XTR #SYME #ECOB #MET1 #MILA #INC #BZT #PYX #POLX #ARCM #MKA #SWC #COIN ... 1:41:22

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In this episode, Phil and Kevin kick things off with a deep dive into market news and macro trends before welcoming Callum Sommerton, CEO of Chill Brands, to discuss the company’s strategic transformation from a CBD and vape operator to a next-generation FMCG and digital distribution platform. Callum outlines the growth of Chill.com, the rollout of…

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#13: The Linux of Social Media 1:25:50

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"The identity should be outside of the computer." hzrd149 & Gigi contemplate local relays. Libraries & apps mentioned: Applesauce Boris Citrine nostr-relay-tray In this dialogue: Automation & robot armies If this than that (IFTTT) Permissioned vs permissionless automation Self-hosting and the local-first people "The identity should be outside of th…

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#12: The Windy Lawnmower Stuff 1:36:38

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What does it mean to build something "in the spirit of Bitcoin"? Pablo and Gigi want to encourage you to apply for SEC-05. Books & websites mentioned: Stackoverflow is dead by Gergely Orosz Sovereign Engineering by Gigi and Pablo In this dialogue: Gigi's vibeline & vibeline-ui Pubcastr aka castr.me Pablo's thread about TENEX Alex Gleason's MKStack …

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Encore: Aaron Fa’Aoso on his mistakes, heartaches, and lucky breaks

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Aaron was living on the tip of Cape York when he borrowed his uncle’s dinghy to make it to his first acting audition on nearby Thursday Island. He won the role that day in a TV show called Remote Area Nurse, and many other TV series followed, including the crime dramas The Straits and East West 101. He also presented the Torres Strait Island Cookin…

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‘Maximalist power queen’ Em Rusciano on the diagnoses that revealed her 52:30

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The singer, podcaster, writer and comedian on living big with neurodivergence, and owning her manic, creative energy. Growing up in Melbourne in the 1980s, Em was a serious young athlete, focused on hurdles, when a high kick up-ended her ambitions. She was a creative, energetic child who seemed to always be busier than everyone else. As a young, st…

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#832: The Return of The Lion Tracker — Boyd Varty on The Wild Man Within, Nature’s Hidden Wisdom, and How to Feel Fully Alive 2:02:31

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Boyd Varty is the founder of Track Your Life, which offers a limited number of premium retreats in South Africa’s bushveld, and author of one of my favorite books, The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life. As a fourth-generation custodian of Londolozi Game Reserve, Boyd grew up with lions, leopards, snakes, and elephants and has spent his life in apprentic…

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Telling the future and the past through the palm 53:18

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From fairground palmistry to the science of fingerprinting, historian Alison Bashford explores the secrets, history and psychology of the hand. Alison was in a London library when she discovered a ginormous palm print of a gorilla, taken two days after it died at London Zoo in the 1930s. She had no idea whatsoever about why someone had made this my…

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Cakes, Ottolenghi and the Fire Horse child 51:28

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Helen Goh's life story began with a complicated childhood — and blossomed into one about culture, cake and the meaning of life. Helen was born in Malaysia in the year of the Fire Horse. This zodiac birth year was a big threat to the Gohs, and her parents had to make a heartbreaking decision that would affect the family for a generation. The Gohs ev…

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#831: Frank Miller, Comic Book Legend — Creative Process, The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City, 300, and Much More 1:32:12

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Frank Miller is regarded as one of the most influential and awarded creators. He began his career in comics in the late 1970s, first gaining notoriety as the artist, and later writer, of Daredevil for Marvel Comics. Next, came the science-fiction samurai drama Ronin, followed by the groundbreaking Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year On…

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S11 Ep12: Sunday Roast featuring Paul Elliott, CEO and Adrian Gleave, Chief Strategy Officer of Active Energy Group and Colin Bird, Seasoned Mining Engineer #AEG #BZT #AFP #XTR #GLR #ECOB #URU #KEFI #AAI ... 1:22:56

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In this episode of The Sunday Roast, Phil, Kevin, and Charles welcome Paul Elliott (CEO) and Adrian Gleave (Chief Strategy Officer) from Active Energy Group (AEG) — a company transforming from renewable fuels into sustainable digital infrastructure. The discussion dives into AEG’s modular, renewable-powered data centers in the UAE, how they’re tapp…

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Encore: Wendy Harmer on overcoming her fractured childhood

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Wendy Harmer has enjoyed huge success over four decades as a comedian, tv host and as a radio presenter. A long way from her origins in country Victoria, where she was born with a facial disfigurement, into a struggling family. When her mother left, Wendy often had to look after her young siblings. After her talent for writing was spotted by a lect…

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S11 Ep11: Midweek Takeaway with Ben Clube (CEO) of EnergyPathways PLC #EPP 28:45

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In this episode, Kevin and Charles sit down with Ben from Energy Pathways to explore MESH, the company’s nationally significant long-duration energy storage and clean-power hub. They discuss how the UK’s wind curtailment problem costs billions annually and how compressed air storage in salt caverns could provide up to seven days of dispatchable ren…

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Why these prisoners of war wished they never escaped 'from the bloody train' 46:42

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Historian and bookseller Edmund Goldrick on the hair-raising, forgotten tale of the escaped Australian prisoners of war who stumbled into another, hidden genocide, and tried to stop it. Early in the World War Two, Australian soldiers who had been captured by the Germans escaped by leaping from a moving train. They found themselves in unfamiliar ter…

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QAnon, 15-minute cities and sovereign citizens: Plunging into the world of conspiracy theories 52:06

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Journalist Ariel Bogle takes us inside the rallies, homes, courtrooms, secret chat rooms and $2000 Byron Bay luxury retreats where Australia’s conspiracy theories spread. Ariel has been investigating conspiracy theories and those who follow them for her new book. When things feel wrong and unfair, sometimes people look for answers in some of the mo…

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The Hollywood insider and the murder that changed his famous family 48:11

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Griffin Dunne's acting career was just taking off when his sister was brutally attacked by an ex-boyfriend, and the outcome of the infamous murder trial that followed was devastating for his family. As a child his parents threw legendary parties, including one where Sean Connery saved him from drowning in the family pool in Beverly Hills and when h…

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S11 Ep10: Sunday Roast featuring Rick Rule, Investor, Speculator, Founder & CEO of Rule Investment Media and Sapan Ghai, Chief Commercial Officer of Sovereign Metals Limited #SVML #GENF #ALBA #GROC #BZT ... 1:46:11

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In this episode, Phil, Kevin, and Charles are joined by legendary investor Rick Rule of Rule Investment Media. Rick shares why he saves in gold, the difference between bullion and mining equities, and the arithmetic behind a potential long decline in fiat purchasing power. He also explores historical volatility in precious metals bull markets, U.S.…

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#830: Nick Kokonas and Richard Thaler, Nobel Prize Laureate — Realistic Economics, Avoiding The Winner’s Curse, Using Temptation Bundling, and Going Against the Establishment 1:57:50

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Richard H. Thaler is the 2017 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to behavioral economics and the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is the New York Times bestselling co-author of Nudge: Improvi…

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Encore: Ben Lee, the chutzpah mystic, Bondi rock prodigy, Noise Addict 51:42

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Ben Lee on life as a teen rock prodigy, Hollywood fame, living in an Ashram in India, and exploring his subconscious through ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic from the Amazon (R). Ben Lee grew up in Bondi in the 1980s when it was a place of bikie gangs, Yiddish-speaking grandmas and tribes of kids living next to one of the world's most beautiful beaches.…

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How a heroine of Singapore survived jail and torture in WWII 51:31

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Historian Tom Trumble tells the story of the cunning World War II Australian sabotage mission known as Operation Jaywick, and how two survivors outsmarted the Imperial Japanese Army police, the Kempeh Tai. Deep in the years of World War II, Australian commandos in the Pacific theatre executed a cunning plan to sneak up on Japanese warships in the o…

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The unlikely outback publican of the 'Taj Mahal of the Warrego’ 53:00

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Journeying to the Hadal Zone in a two-man submarine 51:42

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S11 Ep9: Midweek Takeaway featuring Paul Mathieson, CEO of Amazing AI #AAI 11:38

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In this episode of The Midweek Takeaway, Kevin Hornsby welcomes Paul Mathieson, CEO of Amazing AI, who discusses the company’s recent developments, including its addition to retail trading platforms, rising investor interest, and the decision to fund expansion through a £5 million debt facility. Paul also shares insights into the company’s new cryp…

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The IAC was in Sydney, potential for more HIMARS, and the AUKUS Review is nigh 17:32

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In this News Review episode, Grant McHerron, Ewen Levick, Nigel Pittaway and Kirra Davey review and discuss some of the news of interest that's occurred recently in the world of Defence. We start with a review of the International Astronomical Congress that Kirra attended during the week, including Australia signing agreements with the USA and seek…

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S11 Ep8: The Sunday Roast Featuring Charles Archer, long-term FTSE/AIM investor and freelance financial analyst #UKOG #EPP #BZT #GPP #AFP #ALRT #LCM #MAST #PREM $Gold #COIN #AAI #TIR #ASTR #WCAT #AMRQ ... 55:21

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In this episode of The Sunday Roast, Phil and Kevin is joined by Charles Archer to unpack a lively week in the markets as sentiment shifts positively going into Q4. The pair discuss the growing “risk-on” appetite, moves in commodities, and the impact of Donald Trump’s proposed Middle East peace plan. They also dive into topics like digital IDs, gov…

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Remembering Dr Jane Goodall's science and her humanity 49:25

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Jane Goodall, the renowned conservationist and pioneer of groundbreaking chimpanzee field research, has died of natural causes at the age of 91. Jane lived an utterly remarkable life, and her discoveries revolutionised science. She was only 26 years old when she first visited Tanzania to begin her research on chimpanzees in the wild Before Jane wen…

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Why you should empower your children to know their human rights 52:05

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Lawyer Paula Gerber on the human rights of the most endangered group of people in any community - its children. They are open to the most predatory forms of exploitation simply because they don't have the worldliness of adults, and must rely on trust and goodwill. When Paula Gerber was growing up in suburban Brisbane, she didn’t spend her weekends …

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The Wiggles, Red Nose Day and baby Bernadette 52:00

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Musician Paul Field on grieving the death of his baby girl, Bernadette, and how she inspired his family band, The Wiggles, to bring joy into the lives of millions of children. CW: This episode of Conversations discusses the death of a child. Paul Field was on tour in Queensland with his band, the Cockroaches, when he received a call that would alte…

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KBR’s role in providing sovereign sustainment and engineering solutions 20:09

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In this episode, Grant McHerron talks with two people from KBR's Australia Defence and Security Solutions group: Christine Gillon, Director of People and Culture, and Ben Kelly, Senior Director of Sustainment and Integration. We discuss KBR’s growth in Australia and their role providing Defence with sustainment and engineering solutions. We begin o…

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#829: James Nestor — Breathing Protocols to Reboot Your Health, Fix Your Sleep, and Boost Performance 1:50:12

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James Nestor is a science journalist and the author of the international bestseller Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, with more than three million copies sold in 44 languages. This episode is brought to you by: Helix Sleep premium mattresses: https://HelixSleep.com/Tim (27% off all mattress orders) Momentous high-quality creatine for cognitive…

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S11 Ep7: Midweek Takeaway featuring Pieter Krugel, CEO of Mast Energy Developments (LSE:MAST) #MAST 17:15

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In this Midweek Takeaway, Kevin speaks with Mast Energy Developments CEO Pieter Krügel about the company’s definitive joint venture with Carbon Zero Markets. The partnership underpins MAST’s strategy to deliver up to 1 GW of AI datacentre-power campuses over the next 36 months, aligning with major global investments from Nvidia and Microsoft. Piete…

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When my parachute failed: How I survived a fall from 15,000 feet 52:30

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When Brad Guy went skydiving in his early 20s, his whole family was there to watch. But when Brad jumped out of the plane strapped to his instructor, the parachute, and the backup chute both failed to open. The pair plunged to the ground at 80km an hour, and miraculously both survived. The fall was terrifying, but recovery is what scared Brad the m…