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29. What Qualities Matter in a Political Leader?
In this episode I explore the question: what qualities make political leaders great? Do we need more politicians who are scientists? Does their private...
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28. Why I am Grateful for Vaccine Segregation
Today the Traffic Light System and vaccine passport segregation comes into effect in New Zealand. In this episode I discuss ‘vaccine privilege’, the marginalisation...
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27. The Perverse Symbolism of Midnight Mass
In this episode I discuss the recent Netflix mini-series Midnight Mass, and why I think that the deeper symbolism of the series is perversely...
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26. Why Informed Consent Matters so Much
In this episode I explore the profoundly important moral underpinnings of informed consent, and why a failure to respect this fundamental principle of medical...
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25. Live Not By Lies
In this episode I discuss the profoundly important ‘Live Not By Lies’ essay that was published by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn the day before he was...
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24. How to Escape the COVID-19 Dancing Plague
In this episode I explain why I think that COVID-19 has spawned the equivalent of a Dancing Plague, and what practical steps we can...