Latest Episodes
December 08, 2021
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...
01:01:04
December 02, 2021
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...
00:58:25
December 01, 2021
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...
00:54:54
November 25, 2021
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...
01:12:41
November 18, 2021
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...
00:23:34
November 16, 2021
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...
01:46:07