Future Perfect

Talks and interviews spanning current affairs, politics, society, culture, and music. From the offbeat to the upbeat. The local to the global. Taking stock of where we are, where we've been, and where we're going.

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Yanis Varoufakis, ‘Strongman’ Dutton, the end of Spunk Records, and homelessness

Dylan is joined by economist and bestselling author Yanis Varoufakis to unpack his recent book Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism and why we should be concerned about this new economic and political age. Journalist and author Lech Blaine discusses his Quarterly Essay Bad Cop: Peter Dutton’s Strongman Politics and how Dutton’s political history and identity inform his approach as opposition leader. Plus, Aaron Curnow looks back over the history of his label Spunk Records - which has put out ...

Mar 18, 2024•2 hr 42 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast

The future of education in Australia, the science behind our weirdest thoughts, and Tales of Lust and Madness

Dylan is joined by Dr Melinda Hildebrandt, Policy Fellow at the Mitchell Institute, to unpack the Australian Universities Accord Final Report released by the federal government and what its recommendations could mean for the future of tertiary education. William Tilmouth and Jane Vadiveloo, Children’s Ground Chair and CEO, respectively, discuss the M.K Turner Report , a plan for First Nations-led and designed education reform in Australia, after the latest Productivity Commission review into Clo...

Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast

Government spending, conspiracy theories and the Dunkley by-election

Dylan is joined by Professor Steven Hail, founder of Modern Money Lab, to chat about government spending ahead of screenings of Finding the Money , a documentary film about reframing conversations on money and economics as part of the Sustainable Living Festival . Dr Mathew Marques, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at La Trobe University, discusses new research into conspiracy theory beliefs and how they don’t change much over time. Benita Kolovos, Victorian state correspondent for The Guardian, gi...

Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast

The Jewish Council of Australia, Indonesia's new strongman president, and Children's Laureate Sally Rippin

On the inaugural episode of Future Perfect, Dylan is joined by Dr Max Kaiser, historian and executive officer of the Jewish Council of Australia, to discuss the Council’s formation and concerns of Israel’s actions in Gaza and Rafah, as well as Max’s book on Jewish anti-fascism and settler colonialism narratives. Author Sally Rippin drops by to chat about being named the new Australian Children’s Laureate, what the position involves, and the social issues she intends to focus on in the role. Plus...

Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast

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