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| Australian Nuclear Energy with Dr Mark Ho | 22 Oct 2024 | 01:09:26 | |
Australia has 33% of the world's uranium and is responsible for 10% of the current uranium produced worldwide. For a country fixated on 'carbon neutrality', it exports a huge amount of 'de-carbonised energy' in the form of uranium but refuses, and in fact bans, the use of nuclear power. Dr Mark Ho is a nuclear engineer at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Australia's federal nuclear agency. He is also the current president of the Australian Nuclear Association and joined us to explore the potential of nuclear power: how it works, where it's already deployed, and what the risks are. It's a conversational dive into the mechanics of nuclear power, reactor designs, meltdown protections, and the politics of nuclear energy in Australia. https://www.nuclearaustralia.org.au https://discernable.io/australian-nuclear-energy-with-dr-mark-ho/ | |||
| Dystopian Downunder with Rebekah Barnett | 15 Sep 2024 | 01:48:13 | |
Rebekah Barnett is a journalist reporting from the dystopia of Western Australia. In this wide ranging discussion we covered:
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| Dr James Stewart: The Truth About Cannabis | 13 Aug 2023 | 01:13:45 | |
Dr James Stewart is an Australian doctor at the forefront of plant-based medicine and medical cannabis. As a General Practitioner he found pharmaceutical solutions frustrating in their narrow focus and lengthy side effect profiles and began to incorporate plant-based treatments in his practice. He is now sought out by celebrities and business leaders who are looking for expert advice and care when it comes to medical cannabis and other plant-based treatments. He joined Discernable to educate us on how cannabis works from a chemical, legal, and practical point of view. https://discernable.locals.com/support https://www.instagram.com/dr.james.stewart https://www.facebook.com/DoctorJStewart https://herbalhealthclinics.com SHOW NOTES
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| Professor Robert Clancy: Covid-19 Narratives, Vaccine Adverse Events, Evidence Based Medicine, the WHO, and Cartography | 04 Jun 2022 | 01:07:28 | |
Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy AM, MBBS(Hons), BSc(Med), PhD, DSc, FRACP, FRCPA, FRS(N) is a practising clinical immunologist with an international reputation for research in autoimmune disease, immunisation and mucosal inflammatory disease. He was Foundation Professor of Pathology at the University of Newcastle, where he established the Newcastle Mucosal Immunology Group, identifying mechanisms of airways protection and the pathogenesis of mucosal disease, and discovered new methods of disease control. He was awarded the first and only Doctor of Science by The University of Newcastle. Professor Clancy developed the vaccine Broncostat at the University of Newcastle in 1985. The Broncostat vaccine reduces attacks of acute bronchitis to a degree of 90%. In this interview with Discernable the professor surveys the state of Covid-19 in Australia and notes the discrepancies between the narratives woven about the disease at different times. Zooming out to explore evidence-based medicine, vaccine adverse events and the centralisation of health management by international bureaucracies such as the World Health Organisation, the professor finishes with his love of cartography and thoughts on how we can navigate through an increasingly political and potentially scientifically corrupt moment in the history of medicine. Watch the full interview in full at: https://discernable.io/professor-robert-clancy-covid-19-narratives-vaccine-adverse-events-evidence-based-medicine-the-who-and-cartography ------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall PROFESSOR CLANCY'S ARTICLES AT QUADRANT https://quadrant.org.au/?s=robert+clancy PURCHASE THE LONG ENLIGHTENMENT https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-long-enlightenment-robert-clancy/book/9781925043532.html https://www.angusrobertson.com.au/books/the-long-enlightenment-robert-clancy/p/9781925043532 | |||
| The People's Project Season 6 Episode 3: Inflation, Cost of Living, The Frankston Serial Killer | 03 Jun 2022 | 01:05:38 | |
In this episode of The People's Project: WHAT HAVE WE DONE? EVERYDAY HIGH PRICES OUT OF JUICE THE FRANKSTON SERIAL KILLER DOES ANYONE CARE? | |||
| 2022 LIVE Federal Election Coverage (Replay) | 22 May 2022 | 06:48:43 | |
We had audio issues for the first hour, but the following 5 hours were solid. Massive guest list and and deep discussion of Australia's political pivot. | |||
| Professor Gigi Foster Explains Inflation and Cost of Living | 18 May 2022 | 01:01:27 | |
Gigi Foster is a Professor and Director of Education at The School of Economics at UNSW Business School. She holds qualifications in ethics, politics and economics, and joined Discernable for a second time to explain inflation and cost of living. As the world suffers escalating prices on nearly all goods and services, are we experiencing inflation? Or is this simply market prices reflecting fluctuating supply/demand curves? Is this a temporary phenomenon caused by supply chain disruption? Or is all the money printing by central banks devaluing our currencies? This hour is an opportunity to learn what inflation is, how to identify it, what causes it, and what to do about it. Watch the full interview fast and ad-free at: https://discernable.io/professor-gigi-foster-explains-inflation-and-cost-of-living ------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall GIGI FOSTER Cost Benefit Analysis | |||
| Jacob Mchangama: What is the point of Free Speech? | 17 May 2022 | 01:04:06 | |
Jacob Mchangama is the founder of Justitia, Denmark's first judicial think tank with a focus on human rights, freedom rights, and the rule of law. A practising attorney for many years, Jacob has become one of the world's most sought-after and awarded experts on free speech driven by his extensive writing and media work. His most recent book Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media chronicles the history of that 'bedrock of democracy' and has been praised as 'the best defence of free speech ever made'. He joined Discernable to explain whether free speech is a luxury or a foundational principle, and who suffers and benefits from free speech. We also looked at research on the Australian perspective of free speech. Watch the full interview fast and ad-free at: https://discernable.io/jacob-mchangama-what-is-the-point-of-free-speech ------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall JACOB MCHANGAMA https://www.freespeechhistory.com https://twitter.com/JMchangama https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdl1Iu0849d4UXQJvg8ondg https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-mchangama-a0b730 https://www.facebook.com/freespeechhistory https://soundcloud.com/user-859605085 FREE SPEECH: A HISTORY FROM SOCRATES TO SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.amazon.com/dp/1541600495/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_NJ2337X3QSECYRTR3GK1 | |||
| Damian Coory Comes to Town | 16 May 2022 | 00:24:26 | |
LibDems candidates Damian Coory flew down to Melbourne to check out our new studios and tell us what is on his mind. We talked about all the hot topics: climate change, abortion, vaccine adverse events, and Youtube stars Dr Vinay Prasad, ZDoggMD and Dr John Campbell. Watch the full clip fast and ad-free at: https://discernable.io/damian-coory-comes-to-town ------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall | |||
| Campbell Newman: QLD's Reforming Premier Tells it Straight | 16 May 2022 | 00:53:06 | |
Former Premier of Queensland Campbell Newman joined us to explain why he is running for the Liberal Democrats in the federal election. In particular, I wanted Campbell to explain the seeming contradiction between the freedom values of the Liberal Democratic Party and his time as Premier introducing fierce anti-bikie laws that drew the ire of civil liberty groups. Campbell explained his motivations, regrets and hopes for the future of Australian politics. Watch the full interview fast and ad-free at: https://discernable.io/campbell-newman-qlds-reforming-premier-tells-it-straight ------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall CAMPBELL NEWMAN https://www.ldp.org.au/freedom https://www.campbellnewman.com.au | |||
| Damian Coory & Topher Field: What is really happening this election cycle? | 13 May 2022 | 01:39:02 | |
LibDems candidates Damian Coory and Topher Field join us to dissect what Australian electorates are thinking. Matt challenged both of them on their integrity and consistency, and why they are so confident of an increased result for minor parties. We talked about preferences, parachuting candidates into seats, previous and future results for minor parties, the myth of the Greens being an environmental party, the ‘Teal’ climate obsessed candidates worrying the Liberals, the hypocrisy of Campbell Newman, changing your mind in politics, pork barrelling, and how to discern a good politician. Watch the full interview fast and ad-free at: https://discernable.io/damian-coory-topher-field-what-is-really-happening-this-election-cycle ------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall DAMIAN COORY https://www.ldp.org.au/bio_damian_coory TOPHER FIELD https://www.topherfield.net | |||
| Anthony Cursio: Australians are realising the importance of freedom | 13 May 2022 | 01:16:54 | |
Anthony Cursio is the LibDems candidate for the electorate of Fraser in Melbourne's west. Growing up through domestic violence and poverty Anthony eventually climbed the corporate ladder in banking and sees first hand what 'options' like access to capital can do for the poor in society. He maintained his connection to the western suburbs of Melbourne where he lives, and is running against 'parachute' candidates for the opportunity to represent the voices of the western suburbs. In this conversation we covered liberty, changing dynamics in the working class, personal responsibility and hate speech, what racism looks like, and the tragedy of bureaucracy literally killing Australian citizens as health systems collapse. Watch the full interview fast and ad-free at: https://discernable.io/anthony-cursio-australians-are-realising-the-importance-of-freedom/ ------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall ANTHONY CURSIO Anthony.cursio@ldp.org.au https://www.facebook.com/AnthonyCursioLibDems https://www.instagram.com/anthonycursiolibdems https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonycursio https://twitter.com/ACursioLDP www.anthonycursio.com | |||
| Daniel Lewkovitz: Getting Real in Wentworth | 11 May 2022 | 01:25:05 | |
The ‘Freedom’ party in Sydney’s richest electorate? LDP candidate Daniel Lewkovitz is responsible for the cheekiest corflutes in the country and has the woke councils of Eastern Sydney in his sights. We discussed the popularity of Malcolm Turnbull and the obsession with climate change in the richest area of Australia. Watch the full interview fast and ad-free at: https://discernable.io/daniel-lewkovitz-getting-real-in-wentworth/ ------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall DANIEL LEWKOVITZ www.votelewko.org https://twitter.com/VoteLewko https://instagram.com/VoteLewko https://www.facebook.com/lewkovitzforwentworth | |||
| The People's Project: Placebo Vaccines, Hospital Crisis, Crashing Fertility, Racist Medicine | 03 Jul 2023 | 01:23:24 | |
On tonight's show with Obstetrician Dr Tom Cade and paramedic turned doctor Dr Sean Runacres, brought to you by Intensive Care at Home: PLACEBO VACCINES? Data from a German/Danish study raises whether placebo batches exist, and whether authorities already know about them. WE AREN'T MAKING BABIES ANYMORE Global fertility rates have been crashing around the world for a long time. Why? THE AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL CRISIS All around the country hospitals are under pressure, with many reaching crisis levels. What can people do to 'protect' the health system or is that just an inversion of morality? RACIST MEDICINE New Zealand has decided to award preferential treatment to Maoris on surgery waiting lists. Is this ethical and will it be copied in elsewhere? NEWS WITHOUT NOTICE
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| Behzad Nikzad: Data Scientist on Bad Modeling and the Religion of Science | 07 May 2022 | 01:13:08 | |
Behzad Nikzad is a data scientist with a keen interest in mathematics and data modeling. He lives in Quebec, Canada and has experienced the same historic lockdowns as in Melbourne Australia, but under the Trudeau government. He has noticed the models relied upon for lockdowns becoming ever more ridiculous and unjustifiable and sees a sad demise of the scientific method as a technocratic priesthood emerges. He has written a book on this phenomenon where large swathes of the population are dazzled and/or suppressed by a ruling elite who claim insurmountable knowledge for the layperson. Just like priests before the printing press being the only ones allowed and capable of reading and interpreting holy texts. In this conversation he walked me through a retrospective data analysis where I was forced to guess which cities and countries had the strongest restrictions based on their results. We also uncovered absolute irrationality on display by SAGE. We ran out of time to discuss the parallels to his family's experience under the Taliban in Afghanistan, so Behzad provided this written account: " My mom was a teacher in Afghanistan. When the Taliban took over our city in 1995 (the first time) they closed schools for all girls. She could no longer work. She was no longer allowed out of the house without a chaperon. Every woman was required to cover their face. The Taliban justified this by saying that, through mandates such as face coverings, they would build a better society. Anyone who questioned their logic was told that they were being immoral. My mom experienced the citizen-policing that happened then with people telling each other to cover up their faces. If she felt hot under the face covering and pulled it up for a minute, someone would show up to warn her that it was important for her to wear her face covering. My mom had to relive that trauma as she became policed by her peers for not wearing her face mask. She told me that she once decided to go a very short distance in an indoor space without a mask and that someone yelled at her for it. She said the experience felt eerily similar to her experiences in Afghanistan during the (first) Taliban era. " | |||
| Heston Russell: What Real Leadership Is Made Of | 07 May 2022 | 01:21:07 | |
Heston Russell is a retired Commando from the Australian Defence Force active in mental health and veteran charities. After many political parties approached Heston to run on their brand, he decided to form the Australian Values Party and build a long term cultural change to the way Australia understands political leadership. As a leadership expert, author, speaker and practitioner in the ADF, Heston believes Australians politicians are not displaying the qualities of leadership but it doesn’t have to be this way. In this discussion we covered the political landscape of the Australian federal election, but also dived into what really makes a leader, and why we should demand such leaders in politics and in society more broadly. Watch the full interview fast and ad-free at: https://discernable.io/heston-russell-what-real-leadership-is-made-of ------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall HESTON RUSSELL https://australianvalues.org.au https://www.facebook.com/australianvalues.org.au https://www.instagram.com/australianvalues.org.au https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4znwzF3vLO0atWEQznsmAw | |||
| One Nation in Victoria? EXCLUSIVE with Pauline Hanson | 07 May 2022 | 00:15:07 | |
Why is Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party spending resources in Victoria? It seems odd given that the party base is in Queensland, and conservative leaning. Pauline gave us an exclusive interview when she visited Shepparton in Victoria to discuss the ‘why’ behind her move into Victoria. I thought I'd try and fire her up - but she was already fired up. Watch the full interview fast and ad-free at: https://discernable.io/one-nation-in-victoria-exclusive-with-pauline-hanson ------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall | |||
| LIVE Election Coverage | 04 May 2022 | 00:01:15 | |
We are excited (and stressed) to announce that we will be providing LIVE election coverage on Sat 21 May 2022 from 6pm to midnight, from our new studios with a live panel. We will also be crossing all over the country to bring you the results and best commentary of how your voice is heard this election. Make your choice - stay with Dinosaur Legacy Media who are going to trot out the same tired narratives on ABC, 7, 9, 10 and SKY or be an early adopter of New Media and get the authentic play-by-play on Discernable. -------------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall | |||
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Invades Melbourne: Candidate Lisa Stark | 04 May 2022 | 00:59:48 | |
Lisa Stark is a corporate executive in marketing and long time supporter of the Liberal Party. Feeling abandoned by the party, Lisa is running in the wealthy electorate and lifestyle Mecca of Melbourne: Goldstein. Currently held by Liberal MP Tim Wilson and threatened by climate change focused candidate Zoe Daniel, you’d be forgiven for thinking that this electorate will be won on climate change policy but Lisa Stark believes that there is a strong voter base in Goldstein that are so affected in their businesses and personal lives that climate change debates will not cut it this cycle. Lisa is a candidate for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party and feels that it best represents the interests of those pragmatic, middle Australians. In this discussion I tried to feel out the mood of this glitzy electorate and probe what type of party One Nation is today. Watch the full interview fast and ad-free at: https://discernable.io/pauline-hansons-one-nation-party-invades-melbourne-candidate-lisa-stark/ ------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall LISA STARK https://www.onenation.org.au/goldstein https://www.facebook.com/LisaStark.PHON https://www.instagram.com/lisastarkforgoldstein https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaastark | |||
| Assoc Professor Dr Gilbert Berdine: 'It's no longer science, it's a religious cult.' | 29 Apr 2022 | 00:41:20 | |
The state of Victoria, Australia is about to lose 500-2,500 teachers today (28th April 2022) because of a legal mandate to receive a vaccine booster. It's beyond urgent that we have robust and honest discussions about the medical and legal validity of mandates and build political pressure on governments to follow the science. Dr Gilbert Berdine is an associate professor at Texas Tech University with degrees in chemistry and life sciences from M.I.T. and medicine from Harvard University. Dr Berdine is a lecturer and attending physician, having treated many patients with Covid-19, as well as a published academic in peer-reviewed journals. One of the earliest voices to predict the failure of lockdowns, Dr Berdine turns his attention to Australia in this interview to discuss the illusion of lockdown success, the ethics of vaccine mandates, and whether the claim 'safe and effective' is valid. Watch the full interview fast and ad-free at: https://discernable.io/assoc-professor-dr-gilbert-berdine-its-no-longer-science-its-a-religious-cult ------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall DR GILBERT BERDINE https://www.depts.ttu.edu/freemarketinstitute/people/berdine.php https://quadrant.org.au/opinion/public-health/2021/08/why-lockdowns-are-doomed-to-fail | |||
| 'Always be critical': Barrister Mahmoud Mando | 27 Apr 2022 | 00:46:25 | |
Barrister at law Mahmoud Mando believes that vaccine mandates are immoral and that the Australian spirit of distrusting authority must be protected. He regularly calls for people to remain ‘critical thinkers’ in all matters even when fear and panic take over. Mahmoud practises from Edmund Barton Chambers, Sydney. Watch the full interview fast and ad-free at: https://discernable.io/always-be-critical-barrister-mahmoud-mando ------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall | |||
| 'Northern Territory Mandates Are Invalid': Law Lecturer Geoffrey James | 02 Apr 2022 | 01:14:17 | |
Retired lawyer of 42 years Geoff James believes the Northern Territory vaccination mandates are invalid at law (ultra vires) and has published an essay explaining why. This argument is distinct from others we have heard because rather than make a moral judgement, Geoff makes the claim that they are simply and technically not law. His legal argument is being used by class actions in the Norther Territory to fight mandates. In this interview he steps us through the broad position of law in Western democracies and how executive rule by fiat authority is on the rise but in no way legitimate. You can download his full essay here: https://discernable.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/220219_Essay_NT_Mandate_Invalid.pdf Watch this interview at https://discernable.io/northern-territory-mandates-are-invalid-lawyer-geoffrey-james | |||
| We Are People, Not Numbers. (VIC Hotel Quarantine) | 18 Mar 2022 | 00:42:04 | |
Gina Castello sat down with The People's Project to discuss how her opinion of Daniel Andrews (Victorian Premier) has radically shifted after her grandfather died as part of the 801 deaths in Victoria's Hotel Quarantine fiasco. Gina is horrified by the way a previously 'decent Premier' reveals himself to be above the law and not subject to the same standards demanded of everyone else. In this interview Gina lays out the incompetence and inhumanity of the Victorian health system under Daniel Andrews' guidance, and why she will 'never trust him again'. Watch this episode ad free at: https://discernable.io/we-are-people-not-numbers-vic-hotel-quarantine ------------------------------- A note for Discernable viewers: On reflection in the edit suite, I am not happy with the way I conducted this episode. We had a volunteer producer prepare the run sheet, and out of my own fear of scaring or insulting my guests and the similar people watching an episode like this, I adopted their attitude 'I'm starting to wonder if Dan actually didn't keep us safe at all'. The truth is, I've never waited for a political leader to 'keep us safe', and it's been more than a year since I gave up trying to justify Daniel Andrews' motivations. It may have been a true sentiment of mine from the very beginning of Discernable 2 years ago, but it certainly isn't now. Thankfully about halfway through this episode I threw off the run sheet in my mind and became more genuine. Moving forward, I will be more involved in the production of our news shows, and when in front of guests I will find my balls and be a man again. I'm embarrassed by my behaviour, but the story of what Gina and Angelo went through thanks to the Victorian government is too important to miss. ------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall NOT ABOVE THE LAW https://notabovethelaw.com.au https://selfemployedaustralia.com.au | |||
| All Grown Up - Discernable gets a new home! | 16 Mar 2022 | 00:29:39 | |
This is where we are going, why we are going, and how we are going. Discernable is all grown up now, and moving out of the parent's basement (social media). Sure, we'll visit from time to time, but we won't live here anymore. OUR NEW HOME SEGMENTS already made will air over the next few weeks and then no more will be created. SOCIALS will serve as a bulletin board only to notify you of our new guest interviews and news shows. Watch this episode in all of its comedic glory: https://discernable.io/all-grown-up-discernable-finds-a-new-home/ | |||
| Nick Karamouzis: Why The Fascists Will Fail (and Humanity Will Win) | 14 Jun 2023 | 01:28:28 | |
Nick Karamouzis is a retired lawyer who regained his practising certificate to start defending Australians he feels are being marginalised by their governments. He is also the Chair of Self Employed Australia, and has a successful post-law career in business. In this interview he shares his hatred of woke culture, the obsession with racism and transgenderism, why he believes Australian governments are acting like 'fascists', and why he believes 'humanity' will ultimately win. THE 5 BUROUGHS CASE AGAINST VICTORIA THE SMOKING FIGS | |||
| Interview with a Canadian Who Does Not Approve of the Truck Protests | 14 Mar 2022 | 01:03:42 | |
Discernable has given much coverage to the Freedom Convoy Truck Protest in Canada and the positive voices around the movement but with so many Canadians also against the protest, we felt it was only right to hear from their side as well. Tim Van Winckle is a resident of Ottawa, Canada. Ottawa was the centre of the protest and is a very pro-government city, much like Canberra, Australia. Tim believes the protest was ill thought out, fragmented, hijacked at times, and overall ineffective. If you follow accounts such as https://www.instagram.com/freedomconvoy2022 you would understand the protest in a very positive light. If you turn on the legacy media, you would perhaps see the protests in a similar light to what is explored here. As always, make up your own mind and remember that we are all on the same team: #TeamHuman whether we like it or not. Watch this episode at https://discernable.io/interview-with-a-canadian-who-does-not-approve-of-the-truck-protests/ -------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall -------------------------------------- 2:42 What is Ottawa? | |||
| The People's Project Season 6 Episode 2: Floods, Masks, Crypto and Fear | 11 Mar 2022 | 00:57:55 | |
In this episode of The People's Project: FLOOD OF SUPPORT The community of Northern NSW stepped up and saved themselves when their government abandoned them for over 10 days. MASK THE CHILDREN Incoming NYC Mayor tries to justify keeping masks mandated on just one group: young children. Channel 9 tries to do the same in Australia. Florida does the exact opposite and calls out the theatre. HIDE YOUR CRYPTO Governments do exactly as predicted and try to control your cryptocurrency CIRCUS WESTERN AUSTRALIA Emperor McGowan tries to keep WA rattled by fear when his PPE charade is unmasked. Watch this episode: https://discernable.io/the-peoples-project-season-6-episode-2-floods-masks-crypto-and-fear/ ------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall Matt's Trip to Sydney: https://discernable.io/escaping-melbourne-for-sydney WORK FOR DISCERNABLE To bring The People's Project into a weekly show we are hiring a news researcher/producer (1 day per week)! To apply, email us 1. a list of where you consume news and information and 2. why you choose those sources support@discernable.io *You must be able to travel to our eastern suburbs Melbourne studio on Friday mornings SARAH GOSLING https://www.instagram.com/sarah.gosling_ | |||
| Andy Anderson on Business Success and Failure During Covid-19 | 09 Mar 2022 | 01:21:29 | |
Andy Anderson is an entrepreneur who started a gym franchise in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. We discussed fitness, business funding and expansion models, and how he was thrust into Covid partisanship when he started to call out lies and bad behaviour by politicians who were destroying his business. ------------------------------------ DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall ANDY ANDERSON https://www.instagram.com/andy_i_anderson https://instagram.com/contrariandaily https://globalfreedomrally.com https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-ultimate-you-andy-anderson/book/9781635766356.html https://teethonferry.com ------------------------------------ 2:36 Methodologies of fitness | |||
| Escaping Melbourne for Sydney | 07 Mar 2022 | 00:13:34 | |
We escaped Melbourne for Sydney! This is what we discovered: 1. Darling Harbour changes and being yelled at 2. Anxiety and PTSD in the supermarket 3. Masks? Community policing each other 4. Don't check in 5. Tourist vs Resident 6. Best cheap eats in Sydney 7. Political culture Sydney vs Melbourne 8. What they don't tell you about Sydney vs Melbourne weather 9. Visiting 'Our' ABC Headquarters 10. What Victorians talk about in cafes 11. Discernable staying in Melbourne or moving to Sydney? 12. Gold Coast legal win against mandates Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/JmAocc8emkI ------------------------------------ RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE VIDEO Ayam Goreng 99 http://www.ayamgoreng99.com/galleryme Watsup Bros https://www.watsupbrotherskebabs.com.au Michael West Media https://www.michaelwest.com.au DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall | |||
| Simon Hill - The Proof Is In The Plants | 24 Feb 2022 | 01:10:12 | |
Simon Hill is famous for his work in the plant-based lifestyle movement, his predilection for scientific evidence and his in-depth podcast where he interviews experts in nutrition, and other health disciplines. We invited Simon to appear on Discernable as a ‘meta-analysis’ of all the studies he has read and reviewed, and all of the expert interviews he has conducted. Simon’s podcast is an excellent resource to dive deep into the details of a particular issue but we wanted to hear from him about the broad momentum of the plant based movement, healthy nutrition, and world agriculture. As with all of our interviews, we were looking for the ‘why’ and explored Simon’s way of thinking, how to determine good science from bad, and whether he would hypothetically follow the science away from a plant-based lifestyle. What we found was surprising and refreshing. ----------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall SIMON HILL https://www.facebook.com/theproofpod https://www.instagram.com/plant_proof https://twitter.com/theproof https://plantproof.com/book ----------------------------- 4:18 Confusion: what is the ‘right’ diet? 5:45 The scientific approach: do not cherry pick your data 7:42 The polarised world of food 9:38 Plant dominant diets 13:15 Multi-variant analysis and healthy user bias 16:00 The demonisation of vegetable oils 17:59 Which oils are good or bad? 20:25 Should we demonise canola oil? 22:50 Are studies trustworthy? 25:29 The EPIC study and the need for multi-variant analyses 29:33 Simon’s journey to plant-based 30:45 Being aware of bias and avoiding echo chambers 34:30 Long term solution to diet, not just short term 38:00 What about caloric reduction? 40:37 Ancestral thinking - Paleo wasn’t the only diet! 46:40 The rise of ultra-processed foods 48:25 The ‘Halo’ effect - hiding bad foods behind healthy catch phrases 52:00 Sustainable food production 56:02 Big corporates love profits more than saving the world 57:53 More transparency in food production 59:45 The future of nutrition 01:01:18 Animal welfare arguments 1:04:20 Ethical dilemma of eating animals 01:05:31 Would Simon change his view if evidence changed? 01:08:40 Simon’s future evolution | |||
| Cosmetic Surgery and Self Identity | 21 Feb 2022 | 01:16:26 | |
Why do people get cosmetic surgery? Is the trend increasing? How does this inform, enhance or distort our self-identity? With a special appearance by Dr Gemma Sharp (body image expert from Monash University), we delve into the world of Body Dysmorphic Disorder and explore exactly why Matt (and millions of others) went ‘under the knife’. In this conversation we slammed together two worlds: the founder Australia’s largest hair restoration surgery clinic – Mikko Myllymaki, and Dr Ben Buchanan – a clinical psychologist and academic who specialises in Body Dysmorphic Disorder. With mental health experts warning against the surging popularity of cosmetic surgery, and surgeons fighting to give the people what they demand, are these two worlds at war? Or do they rely on each other in the long run? Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/cTwzuGsfqRw ---------------------------------- MATT’S SURGERY https://www.instagram.com/gro.diary.matt DR BEN BUCHANAN https://foundationpsychology.com.au https://www.benbuchanan.com.au https://twitter.com/ben_buchanan DR GEMMA SHARP https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/gemma-sharp https://butterfly.org.au/chattokit GRO CLINICS https://www.facebook.com/GroClinics https://www.instagram.com/groclinics ---------------------------------- 00:39 Introduction of Dr Ben Buchanan and Mikko Myllymaki 01:05 Dr Gemma Sharp’s message from Monash University 01:37 Is cosmetic surgery ‘medically unnecessary’? 03:40 Psychological benefits from cosmetic surgery 05:03 Restorative surgery vs surgical enhancement 05:58 Denying the natural process of ageing 07:15 Cosmetic procedures don’t save lives but change lives 10:00 Diversify the sources of your identity and value 11:38 Surgery clinics incentivised to perform more surgery 17:12 Psychologists and cosmetic surgeons – enemies or colleagues? 17:52 Body Dysmorphic Disorder 19:50 Surgery will not solve BDD 23:10 Perverse incentives to enable BDD 25:20 Getting surgery for someone else 29:10 Psychological assessment for surgery 31:47 Braces and orthodontics are pervasive. Why not surgery? 34:05 The cost of hair transplants 35:52 Society’s shifting standards for the ideal look 38:09 The evolution of cosmetic surgery 39:10 Is our self-identity evolving to prioritise image and projections? 41:50 Social media is a tool to fulfil a human need 46:40 How much is your self-identity based on appearance? 48:00 Victoria Beckham 48:30 Good looks matter – and confer advantages 50:40 Introverts, extroverts and their way to be socially excepted 53:45 Attractive people earn more money 56:00 Relationships with ourselves – punitive or kind? 57:59 Is “Beauty At Any Size” a destructive movement? 1:02:40 Fancy cars an extension of our value 1:03:25 Symbolic Self Completion Theory 1:05:25 Human brains are hopelessly biased 1:07:35 Shame before a cosmetic procedure, shame after the cosmetic procedure 1:09:38 Therapeutic value of transparency 1:11:04 Mikko’s message: losing hair is normal and living with it is just as ok as having restoration surgery 1:14:00 Dr Buchanan’s message: you are a person of value independent of what you look like | |||
| Being 'Sneaky' with Nathan Finochio | 18 Feb 2022 | 00:42:21 | |
Nathan Finochio is a Christian teaching pastor, author, speaker, musician and founder of online seminary TheosU. I sought his thoughts on the Bible’s instruction to ‘obey the governing authorities’ in Romans 13 in light of increasingly authoritarian regimes. I also sought his review of how the Christian church has handled the response to Covid-19, especially when secular government directions and laws are challenging the historical separation of church and state (an idea that the church should no longer tell the the government how to govern, and the government should not tell the church how to church). Prefer video? All episodes are available on our website: https://discernable.io ---------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall NATHAN FINOCHIO https://www.instagram.com/nathanfinochio https://www.theosu.ca https://www.instagram.com/theosuniversity ---------------------------------- 2:25 Canadian vs Australian politics 4:41 Jesus – the good dictator? Why Christians should have a deep distrust of people in power 6:10 The real purpose of the 2nd Amendment (guns) 7:15 The last 2 years have been a lesson on tyranny 10:03 We need healthy skepticism 12:00 How a Christian should understand Romans 13 and civil disobedience 18:41 We deserve the type of leadership that we vote in 21:24 How Christians resist bad government 24:10 Getting the vax, faking the vax and protesting 25:51 Good laws and bad laws 28:15 Being in a good war 30:44 Australians love a nanny state 33:47 Australian Churches adopt things as ‘pets’ when they shouldn’t 34:36 The problem with unity amongst Christians 37:16 Australian Christianity needs a reformation 39:40 Don’t shrink back from politics | |||
| Canada: It's For Your Own Good | 16 Feb 2022 | 00:16:17 | |
Last night we reported on how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is 'keeping Canada safe' by freezing the bank accounts of people who are protesting in ways he does not approve of (watch at https://youtu.be/ztaeCN4a10c). Tonight we take a dive into who the warring parties are - what are the truckers' demands? What is their motivation? And who exactly is Trudeau and the many leaders like him? Why do they press their populations so hard with progressive kindness? Herein is a lesson for us all. When voting, beware those who come claiming 'salvation'. It's only ever on their terms. Do not fear devils, fear men masquerading as angels: “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. They may be more likely to go to Heaven yet at the same time likelier to make a Hell of earth. This very kindness stings with intolerable insult. To be "cured" against one's will and cured of states which we may not regard as disease is to be put on a level of those who have not yet reached the age of reason or those who never will; to be classed with infants, imbeciles, and domestic animals.” C.S. Lewis Part 1: Trudeau Keeps Canada Safe https://youtu.be/ztaeCN4a10c Part 2 (this episode): https://youtu.be/onPyKWcNnug The truckers' demands listed on Jordan Peterson's channel: https://youtu.be/P8tzXazvyHQ ---------------------------------- DISCERNABLE Our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com The Crew Mailing List: https://discernable.io/crew The Podcast: http://discernable.io/listen The Video Archive: https://www.youtube.com/discernable & https://odysee.com/@discernable Our Town Hall on Creating and Growing a Business Income: https://www.crowdcast.io/newincome Our Town Hall on Ethics with Acting Senior Sergeant Krystal Mitchell: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/learnethics Our Town Hall on Fleeing Australia and Golden Visas: https://discernable.webinarninja.com/live-webinars/7180138/register ---------------------------------- | |||
| Trudeau Keeps Canada Safe | 15 Feb 2022 | 00:20:08 | |
In what seems like hyperbole from a dystopian nightmare novel, Canada has declared it will freeze bank accounts (without court orders) and cancel the insurance of protestors who do not protest according to what the government deems a 'legal' protest. The widening of Canada's terrorism financial laws to control crowdfunding and cryptocurrencies in Canada will be PERMANENT and will not end at the conclusion of the Emergencies Act. In a stunning display of double speak, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reassures Canadians that he will always support Canadian's right to protest, to express their frustration and 'anger' even against the government, and that he will always defend their freedom of speech. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/ztaeCN4a10c ---------------------------------- DISCERNABLE Our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com The Crew Mailing List: https://discernable.io/crew The Podcast: http://discernable.io/listen The Video Archive: https://www.youtube.com/discernable & https://odysee.com/@discernable Our Town Hall on Creating and Growing a Business Income: https://www.crowdcast.io/newincome Our Town Hall on Ethics with Acting Senior Sergeant Krystal Mitchell: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/learnethics Our Town Hall on Fleeing Australia and Golden Visas: https://discernable.webinarninja.com/live-webinars/7180138/register | |||
| Dr Debbie Garratt: manipulated by Covid-19 Messaging | 11 Feb 2022 | 01:49:38 | |
Dr Debbie Garratt is an author, counsellor to physicians, clinical supervisor and registered nurse. As the counsellor to GPs and other medical practitioners, Debbie is witnessing first hand the unnecessary destruction to our healthcare systems in Australia by governments on the warpath to ‘keep us safe’. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/j40KyHuFxJA --------------------------------- DISCERNABLE Our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com The Crew Mailing List: https://discernable.io/crew The Podcast: http://discernable.io/listen The Video Archive: https://www.youtube.com/discernable & https://odysee.com/@discernable Our Town Hall on Creating and Growing a Business Income: https://www.crowdcast.io/newincome Our Town Hall on Ethics with Acting Senior Sergeant Krystal Mitchell: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/learnethics Our Town Hall on Fleeing Australia and Golden Visas: https://discernable.webinarninja.com/live-webinars/7180138/register DR DEBBIE GARRATT https://twitter.com/DebbieGarratt https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-debbie-garratt-78248519 --------------------------------- 5:25 Debbie is a psychologist for psychologists | |||
| Daniel Lopez on the Irresistible Rise of Socialism | 12 Jun 2023 | 01:35:24 | |
Daniel Lopez is the contributor editor overseeing Australia for U.S. based Jacobin magazine which offers a socialist perspective on politics, economics and culture. He is an active member of the 'Victorian Socialists' party which achieved a remarkable result in the 2022 state election. Daniel visited the Discernable studio to explore the evils that neo-liberalism has wrought on the world, where it came from, and what points of agreement a socialist perspective might have with a free-market libertarian perspective. Of particular concern was generational inequality, with a growing resentment among younger Millennial and GenZ cohorts who feel they are being left behind in a declining world. | |||
| Cosplay - Finding Your Inner Hero | 09 Feb 2022 | 03:15:06 | |
Corrine joins Matt to teach us what cosplay is all about and why everyone needs to ‘find their inner hero’, no matter their age. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/zFpSCKm6myo ----------------------------------- DISCERNABLE Our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com The Crew Mailing List: https://discernable.io/crew The Podcast: http://discernable.io/listen The Video Archive: https://www.youtube.com/discernable & https://odysee.com/@discernable Our Town Hall on Creating and Growing a Business Income: https://www.crowdcast.io/newincome Our Town Hall on Ethics with Acting Senior Sergeant Krystal Mitchell: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/learnethics Our Town Hall on Fleeing Australia and Golden Visas: https://discernable.webinarninja.com/live-webinars/7180138/register CORRINE https://www.instagram.com/supergirldiaries https://www.instagram.com/corrine.loves ----------------------------------- 1:59 What is Cosplay? | |||
| Let's Talk Virtue Signaling with Dr Cameron Murray | 01 Feb 2022 | 01:37:47 | |
Dr Cameron Murray returns to Discernable to talk virtue signaling and group psychology. As an economist specialising in human behaviour, corruption and property, he conducts research and experiments on the ‘groupish’ behaviour of humans and how those groups are formed, maintained, and dismantled. A key ingredient of any human ‘group’, ‘tribe’ or ‘crowd’ is the signals they employ and spread to new converts. Group ‘signaling’ explains much of the pandemic reaction we witness today in both government and populations, especially as both health experts and governments openly admit that science is not the determining factor of their policies. The latest admission from NSW and VIC figures is that the performance art of QR code check-ins helps to soothe the anxious in our community, so even though they are now ‘useless’, we should continue the theatre anyway. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jan/27/qr-code-check-ins-useless-in-australias-omicron-wave-but-experts-urge-for-them-to-stay ‘Groups’ form around these sort of signaling behaviours precisely because groups use signals, and signals create groups. Just like Victoria’s ‘creeping assumption’ that killed ~800 people in 2020, the current circular feedback loop is a fertile nursery for the many ‘sides’ you see society divided into today. So then what are we to do in this groupish world? Matt discusses with Cameron the best ways to see, to form, and to dismantle groups in the name of classical science, academia, logic and reason. Watch this interview: https://youtu.be/lMVhEO_YuCs ---------------------------------- DR CAMERON MURRAY https://twitter.com/drcameronmurray https://gameofmates.com https://theconversation.com/the-singapore-inspired-idea-for-using-super-for-housing-that-could-cut-costs-50-174401 ---------------------------------- 5:35 Virtue signaling versus logical thinking and risk assessments 9:32 Classic ‘group’ behaviour 11:27 Signaling is a biological mechanism built into all humans 13:50 Clearing up the Joe Rogan and Josh Szeps argument 16:34 ABC: Experts change their tune when the cameras turn off 18:20 Own echo-chambers: an inescapable reality 21:21 The miraculous transformation of Australia’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Nick Coatsworth 23:28 Can we succeed in life without signaling and without joining a group? 31:42 ‘Virus gonna virus’ 36:02 Confirmation bias: ‘who are the most hesitant of vaccines?’ 38:58 Fragile groups – those without metanarratives 42:40 Classical Academia – how did open debate ever coalesce into a group? 48:30 Solving Australia’s collapsing home ownership rate: “Housemate” 55:05 The problem with trusting the government again 1:01:40 ‘Superannuation is terrible’ 1:02:36 Saying something out loud to give others permission to follow 1:07:57 The paradox of leadership – betraying your followers 1:10:22 Create an environment where disagreement brings the group closer together 1:10:50 The political incentives and polls gave us the current lockdown culture 1:13:50 93% vaccination rate is not accurate when mandates exist 1:16:23 Predicting the future in Australia – the ‘theatre’ will continue 1:17:50 ‘We all act as if vaccines don’t work while we say that they do’ 1:19:22 Logic does not have to win in the end 1:21:09 The Covid-19 ‘performance’ may never end 1:22:25 Australia’s quarantine camps 1:24:05 Cultural dynamics evolving over time 1:24:58 Why do Australians live so long? 1:26:30 People change their minds socially, not logically 1:28:01 Over-hearing Joe Rogan on the streets of Australia 1:30:58 Virtue signaling – it is based on Aristotle’s ‘virtue ethics’ 1:34:21 Why virtue signaling is accepted in society | |||
| Town Hall Announcement: START + GROW your business income | 25 Jan 2022 | 00:04:10 | |
Joined by special guest Bill Lang from Small Business Australia, Discernable will be running an online Town Hall packed with hours of teaching on growing a business income. Delivered in two parts, this could be the most empowering evening you've had since the entire pandemic began. Part 1 is for those who have lost their jobs or have resigned and now need to make an immediate income. We will be exploring business opportunity selection and screening, testing and validation. Part 2 is for those with existing small businesses who need strategy on how and where to pivot, how to diversify and reinforce income streams, and how to take advantage of the market share opportunities that have unearthed. REGISTER HERE: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/newincome | |||
| The People's Project: God Mode, Racists, Bills and Joe Rogan | 21 Jan 2022 | 01:12:06 | |
In this episode of The People's Project: SCOMO ACTIVATES GOD MODE The Australian Government exercises its 'God-like powers' to kick Djokovic out of the country and ban him for 3 years, even after admitting that he did not break any rules. CANADA LOSES IT The Prime Minister of Canada says that 'anyone who disagrees with vaccination' are usually 'racists', 'misogynists', and questions whether society should 'tolerate' them any longer. WHO'S GOING TO PAY THE BILL? The Liberal Party are not the 'good stewards of the economy' that they claim to be. In the end, the people will pay the bill...through INFLATION. NEW MEDIA HAS ALREADY WON Joe Rogan has proved by a factor of 5-10x that the 'mainstream media' is not so mainstream after all. There are many, many more eyeballs watching New Media than anything on television. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/3naW4HvSHsA ------------------------------------------ DISCERNABLE Our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com The Crew Mailing List: https://discernable.io/crew The Podcast: http://discernable.io/listen The Video Archive: https://www.youtube.com/discernable & https://odysee.com/@discernable DAMIAN COORY https://www.linkedin.com/in/coory https://theothersideaustralia.buzzsprout.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUaFGNz6NTvrA2dHWUTy7RQ https://www.facebook.com/TheOtherSideAus | |||
| Damian Coory Returns from the USA to find Australia in Ruins (but wants to fix it) | 19 Jan 2022 | 01:05:52 | |
Damian Coory is a crisis management expert who spent 20 years in Asia leading corporations such as Edelman Asia Pacific. He later rose to fame as a political commentator on his show The Other Side Australia and is now running for the lower house seat of Ryan, QLD in the 2022 Australian federal election. Disillusioned with the Liberal party which has become decidedly illiberal in Damian’s view, he joined the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) because of what he describes as a rational and logical understanding of history, government and policy. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/aug-I0xN6BY ------------------------------------------ DISCERNABLE Our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com The Crew Mailing List: https://discernable.io/crew The Podcast: http://discernable.io/listen The Video Archive: https://www.youtube.com/discernable & https://odysee.com/@discernable DAMIAN COORY https://www.linkedin.com/in/coory https://theothersideaustralia.buzzsprout.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUaFGNz6NTvrA2dHWUTy7RQ https://www.facebook.com/TheOtherSideAus ------------------------------------------ 5:46 Matt told Damian to enter politics | |||
| Who is Topher Field? Why he created Battleground Melbourne | 14 Jan 2022 | 01:40:52 | |
Topher Field has been a political commentator, speaker and content creator for 12 years. He was our first live guest on Discernable and returns today to discuss his first feature-length documentary, 'Battleground Melbourne: The Fall of the World's Most Liveable City, through the eyes of those who risked everything to save it'. Classically, 'history is written by the victors' but in the age of new media and indie film-making, Topher has managed to show Melbourne through the eyes of the protest groups who he regularly describes as having 'lost to Premier Daniel Andrews'. In this interview we discussed the motivation behind Battleground Melbourne, the bias of the piece, history wars and geopolitical realities that we could all be facing in the coming decades. Topher describes Battleground Melbourne as the 'finest' and 'most important' work he's ever done and in many ways it serves as an answer to the question 'who is Topher Field?'. Watch this interview to discover how Topher thinks, how he evolved, the challenges he sees facing the world today, and where he thinks we are heading. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/wi4EztGVaXk ---------------------------- TOPHER FIELD https://www.topherfield.net https://www.facebook.com/TopherField https://www.instagram.com/topherfield BATTLEGROUND MELBOURNE https://battlegroundmelbourne.com https://youtu.be/xzfJGC1_yPo https://www.facebook.com/battlegroundmelbourne ---------------------------- 1:51 What moved Topher to make Battleground Melbourne 4:24 From organised protests to a leaderless movement 5:30 30% of Victorians will not be voting for mainstream parties 8:45 There are too many laws in Australia 10:27 Global all cause deaths 2018-2020 16:16 Swedish Covid Data comparison with Victoria 17:29 Daniel Andrews did not protect us 18:50 This is about politics, not science 21:50 Haters are irrelevant 25:29 How ‘Topher Field’ began 26:43 Many want to be monetised influencers 27:56 Topher cares about water in Victoria 29:55 History Wars – Battleground Melbourne is a totem pole 34:04 Topher’s conclusion of the last 2 years 35:42 Everyone is a libertarian in at least one area 37:03 Topher has been 'based' for years 39:50 The governments propaganda media machine 42:22 The Murray Darling water market 44:33 The government should not be the biggest customer of media broadcasters 45:58 Will there be a retort to Battleground Melbourne? 47:43 Is Battleground Melbourne biased? 50:48 Who was the target audience for Battleground Melbourne? 54:53 What the world can learn from Melbourne and her mistakes 56:00 Coercion - abused people want others to be abused just like they were 1:01:34 Friend Triage – using your resources wisely 1:03:37 Polarising people with alternate views are fascinating 1:05:52 What’s the future of the protest movement? 1:06:55 Daniel Andrews will use tools other than lockdowns 1:08:57 Daniel Andrews thinks he is wildly popular 1:10:09 The tension within the Labor Party 1:11:23 Daniel Andrews is despised within the party, staff and advisers 1:12:55 The point of no return for Victoria 1:16:30 The Cloward Piven strategy of orchestrated crisis 1:17:38 Is there anywhere in the world that is a shining light right now? 1:26:45 Venezuela could be Australia’s future 1:29:19 Future projects for alternative media 1:36:33 The elections are going to be the litmus test for people to know who Victoria really is | |||
| AFL Star Tom McDonald from the Melbourne Football Club | 12 Jan 2022 | 01:06:06 | |
Tom McDonald plays for the Melbourne Football Club – 2021 AFL Premiers. In this sit-down Tom educates Matt on the life of an athlete, their earning potential, how their careers are fashioned and what the transition back to a regular life looks like. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/Cc4oRKcgvuY -------------------------- DISCERNABLE Our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com The Crew Mailing List: https://discernable.io/crew The Podcast: http://discernable.io/listen The Video Archive: https://www.youtube.com/discernable & https://odysee.com/@discernable Our Town Hall on Ethics with Acting Senior Sergeant Krystal Mitchell: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/learnethics Our Town Hall on Fleeing Australia and Golden Visas: https://discernable.webinarninja.com/live-webinars/7180138/register TOM MCDONALD https://twitter.com/tommcdonald92 https://www.instagram.com/tommcdonald25 -------------------------- 01:18 Tom’s football career 03:10 Tom McDonald gets into trouble for speaking against mandates 06:33 Tom’s pivot to business 9:03 Poker with Andrew Bogut and his classic cars 11:29 Buyer’s advocacy – are real estate agents a scam? 13:11 Salaries in professional sport 14:28 The psychological trauma of changing careers 17:29 The best job in the world 19:10 Using protein to crowd out bad foods 22:40 A week in the life of an AFL athlete 24:47 AFL strategy and tactics 26:50 AFL players are better looking 29:58 The Great Resignation – reimagining your work life 31:30 Talking business supply chains 33:35 The planet is under-populated 34:50 Misanthropy has infiltrated mainstream perspectives 37:40 The rise of podcasts and idea sharing 39:27 Tom’s friendship with Hamish Blake 41:00 The best hot chips 41:28 Tom’s top podcasts 43:30 Are elite athletes ‘stupid’? 48:14 Bec Judd in longform interview? 51:24 AFL diets and funding AFL clubs with poker machines 55:31 Hair lines and hair transplants 55:58 Getting Matt down to 100kg 58:27 Going on a 3-month bender 1:00:25 Kids prefer animal products over vegetables 1:02:25 People need to start speaking up for what they believe in | |||
| How Novak Djokovic Defeated the Australian Government | 11 Jan 2022 | 01:18:31 | |
Novak Djokovic defeated the Australian Government and has been released into the Australian community. How exactly did he and his legal team pull this off? Going deep on the law and procedures of visas and migration, immigration law professional Anka Sahin sat down with Discernable to lay out exactly what unfolded, from the airport detention, to the court case. We also discussed the political machinations behind the scenes and how the Australian Government postures endlessly, finally ending our discussion on the plight of many people stuck inside the Australian migration system, often for years at a time. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/LccYXo5SFLo --------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE Our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com The Crew Mailing List: https://discernable.io/crew The Podcast: http://discernable.io/listen The Video Archive: https://www.youtube.com/discernable & https://odysee.com/@discernable Our Town Hall on Fleeing Australia and Golden Visas: https://discernable.webinarninja.com/live-webinars/7180138/register ANKA SAHIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankasahin anka@truebluemigration.com www.truebluemigration.com --------------------------------------- 3:00 What Novak did to get into Australia 5:51 This was a Tennis Australia process 7:44 Novak thought he had an exemption 8:42 Novak being detained and interviewed at the airport 10:00 Novak disclosed his vaccination status 10:46 Government exemptions on unvaccinated travellers 13:22 The initial court hearing, injunction and hotel detention 15:22 Gaps in the online court stream 16:51 Migration professionals speculated on Novak’s case…correctly 18:08 Game day – Djokovic’s lawyers lay out their case 19:11 The First Ground – ATAGI advice 22:16 The Second Ground - Failure to consider provided documents and the absence of extenuating circumstances 23:38 The Third Ground – Procedural Fairness 27:00 Renata Voracova has her visa cancelled 29:12 The result of the Novak’s court hearing 30:15 The Minister for Immigration can still cancel Novak’s visa 35:46 What is the government’s motivation? 39:40 Unvaccinated Australians are not allowed to depart their country 51:35 Mehdi Ali has been detained for 9 years since the age of 15 59:11 Anka is a polyglot 1:02:00 Music as a language 1:04:25 Anka’s nomadic work/home life and the truth about living outside Australia | |||
| Christmas Message from Discernable | 25 Dec 2021 | 00:08:21 | |
Merry Christmas to you 🎉 and congratulations on making it through 2021. You may be battered, bruised, or completely unscathed but here are my hopes and thoughts for 2022. Spoiler: It will be darker but the lights will be brighter💥. Watch this message in video form for free at: https://discernable.locals.com/post/1459264/christmas-message-from-discernable | |||
| Merry Christmas from Professor Gigi Foster and Discernable! | 23 Dec 2021 | 01:19:56 | |
Gigi Foster is a Professor and Director of Education at The School of Economics at UNSW Business School. She holds qualifications in ethics, politics and economics, and has been speaking out against the ‘Covid Panic’ from the very beginning of the pandemic. Professor Foster was one of the first to publish a cost-benefit analysis of lockdowns, and quickly came to the conclusion that governments around the world are causing net harm on the lives of their citizens, both from a quality of life perspective and a biological survival perspective. This discussion is our Christmas present to all who care to receive it – a discussion full of rationality and sense-making, ending with broader perspectives and predictions on what 2022 will look like. Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/wDgDWaXWeyY ------------------------------ DISCERNABLE Our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com The Crew Mailing List: https://discernable.io/crew The Podcast: http://discernable.io/listen The Video Archive: https://www.youtube.com/discernable & https://odysee.com/@discernable GIGI FOSTER https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/gigi-foster https://www.linkedin.com/in/gigi-foster-3346464 https://www.amazon.com.au/Great-Covid-Panic-What-Happened/dp/1630692778 THE BARBEQUE BULLETIN https://www.instagram.com/thebarbequebulletin https://twitter.com/TheBBQBulletin SANJEEV SABHLOK https://www.sabhlokcity.com ------------------------------ 1:38 What do economists really care about? 9:00 The Great Covid Panic 11:25 The global fear overreaction 15:15 Crowd formation and its psychology 21:20 Protests in Victoria and their potential 28:09 Discrimination is unsustainable in a competitive market 32:11 Working around the system and educational resources for people 42:10 Future predictions for Western democratic nations 51:05 Institutions that will crumble and institutions that will survive 53:32 The ‘right side of history’ 55:45 Breaking down the Australian population 1:00:57 Is the global Covid response utilitarianism on steroids? 1:12:00 Virtue signalling 1:15:40 We need more humour | |||
| Graeme Cann: Shame, Fear & Power: Understanding Child Sexual Abuse | 09 Jun 2023 | 01:26:55 | |
Graeme Cann has been at the forefront of combatting domestic violence and child sexual abuse in Australia for 60 years. He is the founder of The Christian Counselling Association of Australia, and has counselled hundreds of victims and perpetrators of child sexual abuse since 1960. Graeme has come to the conclusion that 'power asymmetry' is insufficient to explain domestic violence and child abuse, where guilt and shame often underpin pathological behaviours. In this discussion we explore Graeme's personal experience as a victim of child sexual abuse, the indicators of pedophilia, and why so much child abuse occurs in religious institutions. Discernable links: https://linktr.ee/discernableofficial | |||
| Understanding the Stress Response with Samuel Eddy | 20 Dec 2021 | 01:19:08 | |
Samuel Eddy is a workplace stress consultant and joined us in interview to talk about what every human on the planet needs right now: more self-awareness of our stress and anxiety response, and the tools to manage it. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/4EkWaJ6wcsk --------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE Our Private Community: discernable.locals.com The Crew Mailing List: https://discernable.io/crew The Podcast: http://discernable.io/listen The Video Archive: https://www.youtube.com/discernable & https://odysee.com/@discernable Our Town Hall on Ethics with Acting Senior Sergeant Krystal Mitchell: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/learnethics SAMUEL EDDY https://samueleddy.com.au BOOK RECOMMENDATION: https://www.amazon.com.au/Complete-Self-Help-Nerves-Claire-Weekes-ebook/dp/B07ZQPHHSV/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Complete+Self-Help+for+Your+Nerves&qid=1639729923&s=books&sr=1-2 --------------------------------------- 4:06 ‘Tracebacks’ – a technique to defuse fights 5:55 Primed to snap! Lockdowns have taken their toll 7:31 Conscious awareness of your physical state 8:50 Unconscious loops of reaction: slowing your body down 12:40 Burning off anxiety, stress and adrenaline 15:37 Case Study: late and stressed in traffic 20:00 Exploring WHY you react 23:00 Altercation at Officeworks – understanding triggers 25:55 Don’t base your happiness on the external world 28:05 Is anger a bad emotion? Should we eliminate it? 31:31 The positive role of anger 33:37 Accumulative stress panic attacks 35:35 Sensory deprivation (floatation) tanks taught Matt to meditate 39:45 Suffering is always an opportunity 43:44 The 3 steps to manage the stress response 45:10 Relaxing your muscles step by step 47:38 Animals also practice stress diffusion 49:58 Living peacefully in a frenetic world 51:43 Analysing politicians and media personalities 53:15 Tapping into calm states lets you see what others can’t see 55:55 Social psychology vs clinical psychology 1:00:23 Wellness is not good business but sickness is 1:02:09 Publicising your mental illness 1:04:14 De-stigmatising mental illness 1:08:00 Recommendation: Dr Claire Weekes 1:12:00 Who handles stress better? 1:15:36 Predictions for 2022 – The Change Curve | |||
| Professor Nikolai Petrovsky's Breakthrough with the Australian TGA | 17 Dec 2021 | 01:31:33 | |
Professor Nikolai Petrovsky invented SPIKOGEN (formerly called Covax-19) which has now rolled out to millions of people with zero deaths, zero cases of myo/pericarditis, and zero cases of thrombosis. Such a remarkable adverse event profile is, according to the professor, absolutely normal in traditional vaccine development but has been forgotten in a sea of adverse events around the world. Now approved in New Zealand as a travel vaccine, the professor joined me to discuss a massive range of topics including the science behind spike proteins, C-19 variants, truth in efficacy reporting, natural immunity, viral attenuation, and the future for his vaccine SPIKOGEN. Nikolai is the Director of Endocrinology at the Flinders Medical Centre (South Australia), Professor of Medicine at Flinders University (South Australia), Vice President of the International Immunomics Society, founder of Vaxine and creator of SPIKOGEN. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/0nGLwBuJnLI --------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE Our Private Community: discernable.locals.com The Crew Mailing List: https://discernable.io/crew The Podcast: http://discernable.io/listen The Video Archive: https://www.youtube.com/discernable & https://odysee.com/@discernable Our Town Hall on Ethics with Acting Senior Sergeant Krystal Mitchell: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/learnethics PROFESSOR NIKOLAI PETROVSKY https://twitter.com/vaxine_news --------------------------------------- 1:47 SPIKOGEN receives a provisional determination from Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) 3:25 How does SPIKOGEN compare to NovaVax? 6:22 SPIKOGEN approved in New Zealand 14:17 The safety of protein based vaccines 15:10 Adverse events with protein vaccines 17:22 The scientific data on SPIKOGEN 23:30 The historic crowdfunding of a vaccine 25:54 What are ‘breakthrough infections’? 30:09 Protein vaccines can be as fast as mRNA therapies 33:26 How to make spike proteins for different variants – genomic sequences 36:43 Injecting ready made spike proteins vs injecting mRNA 39:39 The different types of spike proteins 40:59 Why are mRNA vaccines causing thrombosis, myocarditis, pericarditis etc? 45:34 How does natural immunity compare to vaccinal immunity? 52:08 Omicron variant is not necessarily ‘less severe’ – we don’t know yet 54:17 Why viral attenuation is a myth 59:54 Nikolai Petrovsky vs Geert Vanden Bossche – antibody dependent enhancement 1:03:27 Population wide vaccination vs vulnerable vaccination 1:07:47 Should we vaccinate young children with SPIKOGEN? 1:09:56 The problem with comparing Covid-19 to influenza 1:16:46 SPIKOGEN is NOT a life-long prescription 1:22:30 How doctors used to weigh up risk vs benefit 1:25:46 COVAX is NOT COVAX-19…this is the difference 1:26:57 The professor took his own vaccine but it wasn’t good enough for government 1:29:53 The financial deal between Vaxine and Discernable to promote SPIKOGEN 1:30:18 EOI for SPIKOGEN clinical trials | |||
| John Tamny: More Freedom is SAFER than what we are doing now | 14 Dec 2021 | 00:56:18 | |
John Tamny: More Freedom is SAFER than what we are doing now John Tamny is the Vice President and Director of the Center for Economic Freedom at FreedomWorks, the editor of Real Clear Markets and Senior Economic Adviser to Applied Finance Group. As an author, his latest publication is ‘When Politicians Panicked: The New Coronavirus, Expert Opinion, and a Tragic Lapse of Reason’. In this interview we focused on John’s primary argument – that we are witnessing massive swings toward centralised economic planning. This leads to his diagnosis that more freedom is actually safer at the population level, and we are abandoning that safety for psuedo-safety which is actually more dangerous. Watch this episode at: https://youtu.be/QvxhuBoV9AQ JOHN TAMNY https://www.realclearmarkets.com/authors/john_tamny John’s Book ‘When Politicians Panicked’: https://www.amazon.com.au/When-Politicians-Panicked-Coronavirus-Opinion-ebook/dp/B08TB5MSFN Article on Inflation vs Central Planning DISCERNABLE Our Private Community: discernable.locals.com The Crew Mailing List: https://discernable.io/crew The Podcast: http://discernable.io/listen The Video Archive: https://www.youtube.com/discernable & https://odysee.com/@discernable --------------------------------- 1:46 This is not inflation, it’s a supply problem due to central planning 4:39 Prices on everyday goods are surging (inflating?) in the USA 5:40 Ending supply chain shortages 6:43 Centralised economic planning is taking over 9:06 Arguments of inflation occurring under Joe Biden 12:40 Joe Biden’s excuse for rising prices 15:43 Why are property prices still exploding? 20:00 Creative ventures drive progress, not the purchase of houses 21:43 Repeating the 2008 global financial crisis 24:47 Politicians will not allow markets to correct 28:44 When Politicians Panicked: The New Coronavirus, Expert Opinion, and a Tragic Lapse of Reason 30:12 ‘Lives are more important than money’ 32:39 Negligence or willful destruction? 34:48 Governments scaring their people 37:34 When the world ‘lost its collective mind’ 40:04 Free markets have a greater collective wisdom than governments ever could 42:37 People are safer when they act freely 47:13 Freedom is most important in the face of the greatest threat 48:50 Leaving people alone is a virtue and it works better 50:31 Countries responding well to Covid-19 52:29 The importance of the USA as an example to the world 54:17 Magic wand to fix the whole world | |||