There are some trends (disruptions?) impacting our society, and they’re doing us harm. The good news is that we can all be part of the solution. Host Scott Phillips talks to social psychologist and researcher Hugh Mackay AO to understand what’s going wrong and what we can do to improve our lives – and those of others. The good news? It starts in our street.

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It’s the buzzword (acronym?) of the day, and with good reason. AI is going to revolutionise the way we all work, in both expected and unexpected ways. But how? And what can we do to prepare for it? Host Scott Phillips talks to Professor Toby Walsh of UNSW to unpack just what we can expect, what governments should be looking at, and how to prepare ourselves for AI success.

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With interest rates coming down, it’s no surprise that house prices are rising. Great news if you’re a seller, but it means worsening affordability for buyers. Cotality's Head of Research, Eliza Owen, talks to host Scott Phillips about what’s happening in the property market across the country, and what we might be able to expect next.

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Having been the scribe behind AFR's Rear Window for 12 years, then writing a best-selling book about the travails of Qantas, Joe Aston is no stranger to the comings and goings (and rights and wrongs) of corporate Australia. And he doesn't hold back in this interview! Host Scott Phillips sits down with Joe to discuss his career, some of his biggest scalps and his brand new journalism venture, Rampart.

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Continuing with the aim of this podcast, conversations with entrepreneurs, executives and experts, the people who know what’s going on, and the people who make things happen.....today’s guests - plural – are two people who really know what’s going on and are making things happen, by making things themselves, here in Australia.

Murchison River Swags is a manufacturing business based just North of Geraldton, WA and, if you trust the reviews, make some of the very best camping swags in the country, if not the world.

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Author, journalist and broadcaster Richard Glover retired from ABC Radio Sydney's Drive program at the end of 2024 after 26 years behind the microphone. He describes it as the best job in media. So what do you do when you leave the best job in media?

In this episode of The Good Oil Scott Phillips interviews the interviewer, and we learn how Richard shaped his incredible career with a determination to try to make the world a better place....and even making the most of the chance to one-up the Brits!

You can find Richard's books here

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Claire Aird hosts a brand new podcast series on LiSTNR 'Secrets We Keep - Should I Spit?'. The series looks at the global DNA industry and whether or not you should provide DNA to find out more about your ancestry.

As part of Claire's investigation, she discovered the extraordinary amount of money big business has invested in DNA and tracing ancestry. It is mindblowing amounts spreading from Australia to Wall Street to vaults managed by Mormons in Salt Lake City.

In this episode of The Good Oil, Scott Phillips delves deep into the world of DNA and how big business is cashing in on genetics.

You can find LiSTNR's Secrets We Keep here

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SMSF? Or hand it off to one of the big dogs? Aggressive? Passive? What's the best strategy?

It's a topic for everyone and we thought, worth revisiting.......Andrew Fisher from Australian Retirement Trust sat down with Scott Phillips to explain his team's process for makin' dough, and what that means for your own investment strategy.

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