Fire at Will

Adam Creighton is an Australian economist and journalist. He is currently the Washington correspondent for The Australian newspaper. In this interview with host Will Kingston, Adam takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the burning economic issues of the day, including cost-of-living, productivity and innovation. Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.

Brendan O'Neill is the chief political writer for Spiked and a regular contributor to The Spectator. His new book, 'A Heretic's Manifesto', is a rallying cry to stand up against the woke orthodoxy of our age. Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Buy 'A Heretic's Manifesto' here.

Sall Grover was a Hollywood screenwriter for a decade before returning to Australia to start 'Giggle' - a social media app for women. After a barely believable series of events (that could only have happened in the strange times in which we live), the app is at the centre of one of the most significant legal cases in modern Australian history. The outcome will have very real repercussions for girls and women across the country.Note: We had some minor sound issues (and a host with a nasty cold). Stick with it. It's worth it.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Support Giggle's crowdfunding campaign here.

Miranda Devine is an Australian journalist and bestselling author. Whilst working in Australia, her opinion pieces for, among others, The Daily Telegraph and The Sydney Morning Herald more often than not made their way to the forefront of the national conversation. She currently resides in New York, where she writes for The New York Post.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Subscribe to Miranda's newsletter here.

Johannes Leak is the Editorial Cartoonist for The Australian. Like his father Bill before him, Johannes’ cartoons represent the soul of the newspaper. In this conversation with host Will Kingston, Johannes delivers a masterclass on the craft of political cartoons, as well as discussing how identity politics and cancel culture are encroaching on modern media and the arts.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Visit Johannes’ website and online shop here.

Winston Marshall was the banjoist and lead guitarist for British folk rock band Mumford and Sons. In 2021, he left the band so that he could be free to use his voice to shine a light on the taboo topics of our age. His podcast for The Spectator, Marshall Matters, is now one of the most popular political and social commentary podcasts in the UK.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Listen to Marshall Matters here.

Senator Alex Antic is a Liberal Senator representing South Australia in the Australian Federal Parliament. In this wide-ranging conversation with host Will Kingston, Alex discusses the Voice referendum, the future of the Liberal Party, the challenges facing the west and the rise of China.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Follow Alex on Instagram here.

Andrew Bogut is Australia’s greatest ever men’s basketballer. His glittering professional career started in 2005 when he became the first Australian to go number #1 in the NBA draft, it reached its crescendo in 2015 with an NBA championship for the Golden State Warriors, and ended back in Australia with the Sydney Kings. Off the court, he has developed a reputation as an intelligent, contrarian thinker on a wide range of issues. In this conversation, Andrew and host Will Kingston discuss the relationship between politics and sport, trans athletes and whether sporting clubs should take a position on the Voice referendum. Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Listen to the Rogue Bogues podcast here.

Mick Ryan is a retired Major-General in the Australian Army. His decorated 35 year military career included deployments to East Timor, Iraq, and southern Afghanistan, as well as a stint as a strategist on the United States Joint Staff in the Pentagon. This experience, in conjunction with an impressive academic resume, has earnt him a reputation as one of Australia’s finest military minds.His new book, ‘White Sun War’, is an engrossing imagining of a future conflict between China and the US over Taiwan. In this conversation with host Will Kingston, Mick discusses what that conflict may look like.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Buy White Sun War here.

Daisy Cousens is one of the most insightful and entertaining voices in Australian political and social commentary. She’s mastered legacy media via contributions to Sky News, Q&A and The Spectator Australia, but it’s her burgeoning reputation as a YouTuber that has catapulted her to global attention. Over 215 thousand people now subscribe to her channel.In this episode, Daisy and host Will Kingston go on an intrepid adventure into the culture wars and Australian and American politics.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Subscribe to Daisy’s YouTube channel here.