Afternoon Light
autor: Robert Menzies Institute
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A History of Aussie Dads
A History of Aussie Dads
O tomto podcastu
Welcome to the Afternoon Light Podcast, a captivating journey into the heart of Australia’s political history and enduring values. Presented by the Robert Menzies Institute, a prime ministerial library and museum, this podcast illuminates the remarkable legacy of Sir Robert Menzies, Australia’s longest-serving prime minister.
Dive into the rich tapestry of Menzies’s contemporary impact as we explore his profound contributions on the Afternoon Light Podcast. Join us as we delve into his unyielding commitment to equality, boundless opportunity, and unwavering entrepreneurial spirit. Our engaging discussions bring to life the relevance of Menzies’s values in today’s world, inspiring us to uphold his principles for a brighter future.
Ready to embark on this enlightening journey? Experience the Afternoon Light Podcast now! Tune in to explore the past, engage with the present, and shape a better tomorrow by learning from the visionary leadership of Sir Robert Menzies.
Stay connected by signing up on the Robert Menzies Institute website: https://www.robertmenziesinstitute.org.au/. Have an opinion? Email your comments to: [email protected].
Epizody
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- A History of Aussie Dads · 48 min · Epizoda 253Does a larrikin culture produce responsible fathers? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Kate Murphy about the evolution, expectations and lived reality of…
- Mythmaking in Political Memory: The many reinventions of Disraeli · 54 min · Epizoda 252How many times can we reinvent the same political heroes to fit the ever-shifting priorities of modern debates? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Emily…
- Reminders of Resilience: Australia's Great Depression · 53 min · Epizoda 251How did Australia maintain social cohesion and mitigate populist pressures during our greatest ever cost of living crisis? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks…
- Two pioneers who brought the outback into Australia · 42 min · Epizoda 250Was the Northern Territory still 'unexplored' when the Anzacs landed at Gallipoli? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Mark Smith to tell the story of…
- The real history of Australian immigration · 56 min · Epizoda 249Has immigration really made Australia more prosperous? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Mark Cully, former chief economist for the Department of…
- Andrew Roberts: How Churchill shows us the power of history and its heroes · 46 min · Epizoda 248Are the English-speaking-peoples still bound together, as we were during the greatest struggles of the 20th century? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with…
- Seeing Australia through the eyes of a Japanese Spy · 41 min · Epizoda 247What did a Japanese spy, straight out of spy-school, make of 1940s Australia? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer and guest Craig Collie tell the fascinating and oft…
- More than Middling: Australia’s role in the construction of a new global order · 53 min · Epizoda 246Is Australia really just a 'middle power', or are we underestimating our ability to influence world affairs? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer sits down for a lively…
- Henry Ergas: What has multiculturalism done to Australia? · 55 min · Epizoda 245Is multiculturalism the cornerstone of Australia's modern identity, or a Canadian import reflecting a society that was always more divided than our own? On this week’s Afternoon…
- Bringing ANZUS to Life: Belinda Murrell on the power of historical fiction · 40 min · Epizoda 244What was it like for an Australian teenager in the early 1950s, thinking that the advent of World War III was imminent? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer chats with…
- Australia's first Asian Barrister · 46 min · Epizoda 243How did a person of Chinese descent rise to become one of the nation's top barristers at the height of the White Australia Policy? On this week’s Afternoon Light, Andrew Godwin…
- Nick Bisley on how globalisation made & may unmake Asia: "The world looks quite different" · 50 min · Epizoda 242Is 'Asia' a real place, or just an arbitrary mashing together of distinctive cultures and regions? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Nick Bisley about…
- Paul Kelly & Alexander Downer on the frustration & legacy of the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison Governments: "We don't know what they stand for" · 42 min · Epizoda 241How has almost a decade in power left such a severe dent in the Liberal Party's reputation & viability? On this week’s Afternoon Light special guest hosts Alexander Downer and…
- Michael Wesley on Australia's need to recommit to Southeast Asia: "In historical terms" · 52 min · Epizoda 240Is Australia's security most directly determined by our regional neighbours? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Michael Wesley about how Southeast Asia…
- Rae Frances & Bruce Scates on Mary Booth, the woman who shaped the Anzac legend: "War unsettles the gender orders" · 45 min · Epizoda 239How did Australians first commemorate the Anzac spirit, when the men were still fighting overseas? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Rae Frances & Bruce…
- Patrick Mullins on the flawed & fascinating redemption story of stained man Richard Meagher: "Australia is a land of new beginnings" · 47 min · Epizoda 238How old is the sordid Australian phenomenon of 'trial by media'? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with renowned biographer Patrick Mullins about federation…
- Jeff Kildea on the rise & demise of the Catholic-Labor alliance: "The lifelong habit" · 50 min · Epizoda 237Why might your religious affiliation determine which political party you were likely to vote for? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Jeff Kildea to chart…
- Alex McDermott on Menzies as the man who made modern Australia: "When the will is triggered" · 50 min · Epizoda 236How can you capture Sir Robert's life and legacy in just two rooms? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Alex McDermott, the curator of the Robert Menzies's…
- Rohan Howitt on how Australia once dreamed of an Antarctic Empire: "Tremendous opportunities down there" · 51 min · Epizoda 235Has the Southern Hemisphere always been viewed as the 'bottom' of the globe? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Rohan Howitt to explore how Antarctica…
- Tania Ragusa on the challenges & rewards of teaching Australian history: "My favourite part" · 47 min · Epizoda 234How do we get high school students excited about Australian history? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Tania Ragusa to unpack why fewer and fewer high…
- Sarah Irving-Stonebraker on the devastating effects of our Ahistoric Age: "Embedded in larger stories" · 49 min · Epizoda 233Does a well-developed 'sense of history' help provide people with a sense of purpose and wellbeing? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Sarah…
- Jesse Clark on the Anglosphere's past, present & future: "Unique political culture" · 38 min · Epizoda 232Are the destinies of English-speaking nations intrinsically linked? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Jesse Clark to dissect what the term 'Anglosphere'…
- Kylie Moore-Gilbert on the nature of the Iranian regime & conflict: "The desire to build a better Iran" · 56 min · Epizoda 231How would an Australian cope with being locked up in an Iranian prison? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Kylie Moore-Gilbert about the conflict in Iran…
- Amanda Laugesen on telling Australia's story through the evolution of our language: "Tell you something about the Australian psyche" · 46 min · Epizoda 230What can you tell about a country through the words it invents? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with lexicographer Amanda Laugesen to tell Australia's story…
- Xiaoxi Cui on understanding Menzies's approach to the Suez Crisis | Menzies Early Career Network · 14 min · Epizoda 229In this special series of the Afternoon Light podcast Georgina Downer speaks with participants from the Menzies Early Career Network to discuss their chapters in the new book…
- Molly Doran on the centrality of the family in Menzies's political philosophy | Menzies Early Career Network · 15 min · Epizoda 228In this special series of the Afternoon Light podcast Georgina Downer speaks with participants from the Menzies Early Career Network to discuss their chapters in the new book…
- Ethan Westwood on Menzies's denunciation of 'false values' | Menzies Early Career Network · 14 min · Epizoda 227In this special series of the Afternoon Light podcast Georgina Downer speaks with participants from the Menzies Early Career Network to discuss their chapters in the new book…
- Aryan Ilkhani on Menzies's conception of the Rule of Law | Menzies Early Career Network · 15 min · Epizoda 226In this special series of the Afternoon Light podcast Georgina Downer speaks with participants from the Menzies Early Career Network to discuss their chapters in the new book…
- Jamie Robbins on the formation of Menzies's Cabinets | Menzies Early Career Network · 15 min · Epizoda 225In this special series of the Afternoon Light podcast Georgina Downer speaks with participants from the Menzies Early Career Network to discuss their chapters in the new book…
- Chantal Moore on Ancient lessons for modern democracy | Menzies Early Career Network · 16 min · Epizoda 224In this special series of the Afternoon Light podcast Georgina Downer speaks with participants from the Menzies Early Career Network to discuss their chapters in the new book…
- Fiona Duncan on the attempt to ban the 'Friends of the Soviet Union' | Menzies Early Career Network · 12 min · Epizoda 223In this special series of the Afternoon Light podcast Georgina Downer speaks with participants from the Menzies Early Career Network to discuss their chapters in the new book…
- Charlie Hume on Robert Menzies's trips to America | Menzies Early Career Network · 15 min · Epizoda 222In this special series of the Afternoon Light podcast Georgina Downer speaks with participants from the Menzies Early Career Network to discuss their chapters in the new book…
- Axel Melkonian on post-war German immigration to Australia | Menzies Early Career Network · 17 min · Epizoda 221In this special series of the Afternoon Light podcast Georgina Downer speaks with participants from the Menzies Early Career Network to discuss their chapters in the new book…
- Mary Coleman on Civic Virtue in a Technological Age | Menzies Early Career Network · 17 min · Epizoda 220In this special series of the Afternoon Light podcast Georgina Downer speaks with participants from the Menzies Early Career Network to discuss their chapters in the new book…
- Pablo Avaria-Jimenez on Australia's middle power statecraft | Menzies Early Career Network · 13 min · Epizoda 219In this special series of the Afternoon Light podcast Georgina Downer speaks with participants from the Menzies Early Career Network to discuss their chapters in the new book…
- Anton Vassallo on the historic importance of Australia's wool exports to Japan | Menzies Early Career Network · 17 min · Epizoda 218In this special series of the Afternoon Light podcast Georgina Downer speaks with participants from the Menzies Early Career Network to discuss their chapters in the new book…
- Andrew Fankhauser on Konfrontasi & the evolution of Australian defence policy | Menzies Early Career Network · 13 min · Epizoda 217In this special series of the Afternoon Light podcast Georgina Downer speaks with participants from the Menzies Early Career Network to discuss their chapters in the new book…
- Brent Taylor on Australia's WW2 Commander Sir Thomas Blamey: "A real stomach for pugnaciousness" · 42 min · Epizoda 216How did Australia's most decorated military leader become so loathed, & is his negative reputation unfair? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Brent Taylor…
- Leila Brammer on the art of fostering healthy debate: "Tell me more" · 55 min · Epizoda 215Is the sickness of modern democracy our increasing inability to argue constructively, with an honest view towards convincing or even learning from our opponents? On this week’s…
- Andrew Hastie on 75 Years of ANZUS & the Challenges that Australia Faces Today: "What value do you bring" · 42 min · Epizoda 214After 75 years of the Australian-American Alliance, are we still pulling our weight? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Andrew Hastie to mark 75 years of…
- Damien Wright on the Anzacs who fought in the Russian Civil War: "Tragedy... in that remote Russian forest so many years ago" · 43 min · Epizoda 213How early did Australia come to see Russian Bolshevism as a threat to the world? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Damien Wright to reveal the untold…
- Michael Gawenda on the rise of antisemitism in Australia: "Growing up... I don't even think I knew what it was" · 48 min · Epizoda 212How did Australia go from being the 'golden land' to a place of persecution? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Michael Gawenda to unpack the horrific…
- Joseph Healy on what Adam Smith would make of modern Australia: "We focus so much on what is counted and lose sight of what counts" · 48 min · Epizoda 211250 years after Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations, have we in Australia forgotten the foundational economic lessons that Smith offered? On this week’s Afternoon Light…
- Ben Saunders on the intent behind Australia's utilitarian Constitution: "The Character of the People" · 48 min · Epizoda 210Does Australia's utilitarian constitution reflect a lack of inspiration on the part of our founding fathers? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Ben…
- Lydia Khalil & Zachary Gorman on the Conditions for a Successful Democracy: "They go hand in hand" · 55 min · Epizoda 209Amidst seemingly unending crises of social cohesion, cost of living, and in the party system, how is Australia's democracy holding up? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina…
- Bruce Kingston on the eccentricities, dominance and legacy of Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen: "The truth is" · 49 min · Epizoda 208Before Dan Andrews, who was Australia's most polarising state premier? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Bruce Kingston to discuss one of Australian…
- Denis Porter on the importance of the Coal Industry throughout Australian History: "We were desperate for more coal" · 45 min · Epizoda 207Did you know that Captain Cook's Endeavour was originally a coal ship? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Denis Porter to explore the crucial role the…
- Christina Twomey on Australia's treatment of our returned WW2 POWs: "Suffered on behalf of the nation" · 54 min · Epizoda 206Does offering financial support for Prisoners of War risk incentivising surrender? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Christina Twomey, to discuss how the…
- Hilary Silbert on Australia's first female parliamentarian Edith Cowan: "You will not get back" · 43 min · Epizoda 205What is the story behind the woman who appears on Australia's $50 note? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Hilary Silbert to uncover the remarkable life…
- Alexander Downer & Tony Parkinson on the life & times of Australia's longest serving Foreign Minister: "We took a view" · 1 h 2 min · Epizoda 20430 years on from the election of the Howard Government, how does its extensive foreign policy legacy live up to scrutiny? On this week’s Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks…
