The Young IPA Podcast

The Young IPA Podcast – Episode 70 with Andrew Bushnell & Sean Jacobs

This week James and Pete talk Channel 9's merger with Fairfax, the My Health Record fiasco, the Trump/EU trade talks, James Gunn falling victim to a right wing outrage mob and Venezuela closing in on 1,000,000% inflation. We talk to IPA Research Fellow Andrew Bushnell about his new proposal for community corrections reform which could help thousands of offenders back on the right path, and go deep dive into the philosophical questions surrounding the James Gunn/Twitter mob meltdown (16:28-39:35). We also talk to Sean Jacobs, host of The Jacobs Podcast and author of Winners Don't Cheat, about the book and his inspirational story. (39:47-51:20).

The Young IPA Podcast – Episode 69 with Sir Bill English & Daniel Wild

This week James and Pete talk Trump in Helsinki, Lauren Southern having to pay for police presence at her event, an IMF report with a big warning for Australia and what awaits you on Twitter if you're a celebrity and think Ben Shapiro is worth following. IPA Research Fellow Gideon Rozner sits down with former NZ PM Sir Bill English to talk welfare reform - what worked in New Zealand and what could work in Australia (14:36-26:22). James and Pete also talk to Daniel Wild about his new Parliamentary Research Brief '5 Reasons Why The NEG Would Be Bad For Australia' and what he made of Trump in Helsinki (26:28-40:56)

The Young IPA Podcast – Episode 68 with Steve Baxter & Bo Sergeant

This week James and Pete talk about the stoush between the ABC and Friend of the Podcast Dr Chris Berg, the latest on Brexit, the Lauren Southern visa story and Elon Musk's cameo in the Thai rescue operation. We talk to Steve Baxter from Channel 10's Shark Tank about entrepreneurship in Australia, whether corporate Australia is too close to the government and James pitches him his new business 'It's 2018' (14:42 - 29:55) We also talk to Bo Sergeant who is doing work experience with the IPA on what the state of open debate and political bias is at our high schools and the impact of the Intellectual Dark Web (30:17-39:37)

The Young IPA Podcast – Episode 67 with Charles Jacobs & Morgan Begg

This week James and Pete talk Tim Soutphomassane's sit down with Fairfax, the latest scandal out of ANU, the #walkaway campaign and recap a big week for the IPA. We talk to Centre of Independent Studies Policy Analyst Charles Jacobs about the CIS' new report into the voting habits of young people and why this generation is voting more left than generations previously (15:43-25:45). We also talk to IPA Research Fellow Morgan Begg about the Supreme Court vacancy, what he made of the Tim Soutphomassane article and the latest on GST (25:48-39:27).

The Young IPA Podcast – Episode 66 with Steven Globerman & Matthew Lesh

This week James and Pete talk the IPA's latest Parliamentary Research Brief on corporate tax, every single EU country failing to meet its climate change targets, Sarah Huckabee-Sanders being asked to leave Red Hill and a roundup of all the Brexit predictions that didn't come true. We talk to Steven Globerman, Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute, about the new book Demographics and Entrepreneurship, whether there is a Canada/US trade war and what he made of the surprising result of the Ontario Election (16:46-29:11). We also talk to IPA Research Fellow Matthew Lesh about his new Parliamentary Research Brief, why corporate tax reform is needed and why sugar taxes don't work (29:17-44:22)

The Young IPA Podcast – Episode 65 with Dr Peter Hendy & Simon Breheny

This week James and Pete talk ABC privatisation and everyone losing their minds about the IPA, the CIS’ poll on millennials, Lionel Shriver and the Southern Poverty Law Centre. We talk to former Liberal Party MP Dr Peter Hendy about his new book Why Australia Slept and what areas for reform Australia must tackle (18:10-32:11). We also talk to Simon Breheny about the ABC, plastic bags and the USA withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council (32:27-49:15).

The Young IPA Podcast – Episode 64 with Renee Gorman & Stuart Eaton

This week James and Pete talk about the Trump/Kim summit, the dance show at a Victorian University that's segregating its audience and recap a huge week for the IPA. We talk to IPA Campus Coordinator Renee Gorman about the Generation Liberty 'Capitalism v Socialism' debate at the University of Sydney, some crazy stories coming out of other Universities and her winning the Libertarian Activist of the Year at the Friedman Conference (16:38-32:20). We also talk to Stuart Eaton about the IPA's recent work on red tape, the mood over the Trump talks in the USA and the triumph of his beloved Washington Capitals (32:38-47:05).

The Young IPA Podcast – Episode 63 with Dr Bella d'Abrera & Johnathan Blanks

This week we talk the big news about job numbers out of the US, the Ramsay Foundation story in ANU, CFMEU writing to Julie Bishop asking her to recognise the Venezuela elections, the NSW government's crackdown on Airbnb and Kanye's album showing supporting Trump isn't the career killer people thought it was. We talk to the IPA's Dr Bella d'Abrera on her article in The Spectator Australia on the scandal at Manningham Council, her take on the Ramsay Foundation and tries to convince us to watch Cobra Kai (14:52-30:47). We also play Dr Chris Berg's interview of Johnathan Blanks, Research Associate at the Cato Institute about the big criminal justice questions facing America (30:57-46:48).

The Young IPA Podcast – Episode 62 with Dr Chris Berg, Claire Lehmann and Ilya Shapiro

Bumper episode this week! We talk Australian shoppers blocked from Amazon's international site due to GST changes, Roseanne being cancelled, the Italian elections, Twitter losing its mind over the ICE photos and Trump signing a Right To Try act. We talk to Dr Chris Berg about his two new books, Against Public Broadcasting and Australia's Red Tape Crisis, his reflections on the Friedman Conference last week and what he saw at one of the world's biggest blockchain conventions in New York (17:23-30:07). Then we play Dr Berg sitting down with Claire Lehmann, Editor of Quillette, about the magazine and what it's like to be a member of the Intellectual Dark Web (30:15-41:33) and also with Cato Senior Fellow Ilya Shapiro on some of the big legal questions facing the US right now (41:52-53:03)

The Young IPA Podcast – Episode 61 with Tom G. Palmer & Jason Clemens

This week James and Pete talk an important new book from the Fraser Institute, whether we need a Race Discrimination Commissioner, the latest with Dr Peter Ridd and the push for gender quotas on government and corporate boards. We talk to Tom G. Palmer about his time smuggling books and photocopiers into communist countries, how he's helping spread liberty today through the Middle East and why he's optimistic for the future of freedom (12:02-28:09). We also talk to Jason Clemens, Executive Vice President of the Fraser Institute on the organisations new book on falling entrepreneur rates around the world, why they are falling and what can be done (28:30-40:37).