Join Stan and Jack as they speak with Andrew Hastie MP—Federal Liberal Member for Canning and Shadow Minister for Home Affairs—about his vocation for politics, how his experiences in Afghanistan and in Parliament have shaped his Burkean outlook, and what a renewed form of Australian political thought might look like, explored from their mutually respectful yet differing perspectives.
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#20 What would a higher form of reconciliation look like?
Join Stan and Jack, as they reflect on Stan's Federation University Annual Reconciliation Lecture. How well do words like Treaty, Reconciliation, Sovereignty, and Decolonisation still serve us? Or need we find a different way of speaking about reconciliation? What would that sound like and where would we begin?
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#19 After the Election: Is there a future for Australian Conservatism?
Join Stan and Jack as they reflect on the 2025 Australian Federal election results, what they mean for the future of Australian social democracy and conservatism, and what makes Australian traditions truly unique.
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#18 C. S. Lewis's magic: A walk around Magdalen College
Join Stan and Jack as they take a walking tour around Magdalen College, reflecting on the life and thought of C. S. Lewis at Oxford, the role of magic and enchantment in our lives, and as they take (a windy) stop to watch some Deer go about their way of life!
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#17 Among the Ruins: On Writing a Novel in England
Join Stan and Jack as they speak (this time, in person!) about Stan’s journey to Oxford to write a new novel. They discuss their plans for Stan's stay, his initial thoughts on creative writing, what makes England a beautiful place to live and think, but also some of the challenges posed to England's identity by globalisation, insecurity, and a crumbling global order.
(Please excuse the sound quality and background sounds—we excitedly decided to record this outside on a sunny day at Jack’s home in Oxford, oblivious to the busy street outside).
Join Stan Grant and Jack Jacobs as they explore the Wiradjuri philosophy of Yindyamarra and how it might guide us through the challenges facing nation-building and democracy in Australia and around the world.
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