Spectator Australia Podcasts

Dispatches from the culture wars, with Daisy Cousens

4 May 2023 3:00 am

Daisy Cousens is one of the most insightful and entertaining voices in Australian political and social commentary. She’s mastered legacy…

“We must stop treating Aboriginal people differently” – Warren Mundine

27 April 2023 3:00 am

Warren Mundine grew up in a poor Aboriginal family in the 1950’s and rose to become the National President of…

“Stop stealing my money!” – Why superannuation doesn’t work, with Cameron Murray

20 April 2023 3:00 am

Cameron Murray is an Australian author and economist, who specialises in property markets, environmental economics and corruption. His latest book…

“Fear your silence more than your words” – Kellie-Jay Keen (AKA Posie Parker)

12 April 2023 3:45 am

Kellie-Jay Keen is an activist for sex-based rights. She is the founder of Standing For Women, a global women’s rights…

Why companies go woke, with Peter Klein

5 April 2023 2:45 am

Almost every big company has embraced woke policies and attitudes over the last five years, despite little evidence they improve…

“The price of safety is freedom” – Konstantin Kisin

30 March 2023 2:45 am

Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-British comedian, podcaster and writer. His speech earlier this year to the Oxford Union on ‘whether…

“Australia no longer has free speech” – Josh Krook

23 March 2023 2:45 am

We now live in an age where words are violence. Where hate speech is not just vile, but illegal. Where…

“Feminism is dying” – Sydney Watson [Part II]

16 March 2023 2:45 am

In last week’s episode host Will Kingston chatted to firebrand conservative commentator Sydney Watson, whose funny and fearless culture war…

“Some parents want a trans daughter more than a gay son” – Sydney Watson [Part I]

9 March 2023 2:45 am

Sydney Watson is not a quiet Australian, although she shares their frustrations. On the contrary she’s a very loud Australian.…

“Net Zero will impoverish you, help China and won’t even save the planet” – Ross Clark

2 March 2023 2:45 am

Australia and the UK have adopted a legally-binding commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. In this provocative conversation…

“Wokeism is a denial of our humanity” – Francis Foster

23 February 2023 2:45 am

Why are there almost no right-wing comedians? Why do we take jokes so seriously these days? Is it even possible…

“The costs of our lockdowns were 68 times the benefits” – Gigi Foster

16 February 2023 2:18 am

The pandemic may be coming to an end, but the virus of groupthink that infected our institutions still runs rampant.…

Welcome to Australiana

16 February 2023 2:15 am

Australia is changing before our eyes but we cannot see it. Or perhaps we don’t want to? Enter Australiana, the…