John August's Podcasts

Housing Affordability

johna@babel.apana.org.au (John August, Sydney, Australia) — Mon, 5 May 2008 20:00:00 +1000

Talk on housing affordability given at the Sydney Unitarian Church Australia, on the 13th April 2008. The talk includes comment on the nature of the housing market, what influences prices, the nature of investment, and the ethics behind the reconcilation the market makes between competing tensions.

Christian Apologetics

johna@babel.apana.org.au (John August, Sydney, Australia) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:00:00 +1000

Talk on Christian Apologetics given at the Sydney Philorum Broadway Philosophy Forum on the 15th March 2008

Late Night Radio with John August and Steve Maxwell (Dec 14, 2007)

johna@babel.apana.org.au (John August, Sydney, Australia) — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:00:01 +1000

John August and Steve Maxwell broadcast a late night program on 2SER on the 14th December 2007. It includes:
-Adrian Tan from the Russoc Philosophy discussion group on moral intuitions and sentiments
-Rev. Dr. Ian Ellis-Jones, Senior Minister of the Sydney Unitarian Church looking at the Greco-Roman historical corruption of the teachings of Jesus - to what we have today.
-Yaeli Ohana, visual artist, gives us a recital of "Thunder : Perfect Mind", a gospel from the suppressed Gnostic tradition.
-Chris Nagle from Softwell plan will outline the Softwell Plan for enhancing life performance and personal wealth.
-A letter from employee to employee in the depths of the Great Depression.
-Nixon's speech in response to the failed Lunar landing attempt and Alexi Leonov's broadcast after his successful landing.
-Extracts from a dramatic reading of the CSS Descramble source code.
-The Newgrange passage tomb in Ireland, built 5,000 years ago, where light reaches the bottom for 7 minutes at Winter Solstice.

Alternative Economic Theories (Oct 10, 2007)

johna@babel.apana.org.au (John August, Sydney, Australia) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:00:00 +1000

Review of Alternative Economic Theories given at the Open Forum, Humanist House Sydney, 10th October 2007. It includes a look at mainstream / neoclassical economics, challenges towards economic growth, problems with the market including Galbraith's views, the nature of agency, behavioural economics and altruism, game theory, institutional economics, transaction costs and information, Sraffian economics, evolutionary economics, macro economics, Marxian economics, Georgist economics, and views on financial markets and money.

Oil Comment from 2SER Radio Daily Show (July 12, 2006)

johna@babel.apana.org.au (John August, Sydney, Australia) — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:00:38 +1000

Discussion of oil - the future, alternatives and implications - on Australian community station 2SER's Wednesday Daily Show, between John August and the show's presenter, Amelia Hunter.

Employment Comment from 2SER Radio Daily Show (May 16, 2006)

johna@babel.apana.org.au (John August, Sydney, Australia) — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:00:38 +1000

Discussion of employment on Australian community station 2SER's Wednesday Daily Show, between John August and the show's presenter, Timothy Govers.

Symbols - Pictograms, SMS, Inter-Civilisation and Inter-Species Communication (March 28, 2007)

johna@babel.apana.org.au (John August, Sydney, Australia)

A review of Bliss Symbolics, a pictographic language; research into how Australians and Japanese SMS each other; inter - civilisation communication to warn people of nuclear waste; and inter species communication via information attached to planetary probes.

Employment / Iraq comment from 2SER Radio Daily Show (May 24, 2006)

johna@babel.apana.org.au (John August, Sydney, Australia) — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:00:38 +1000

Discussion of employment and Iraq on Australian community station 2SER's Wednesday Daily Show, between John August, and the show's presenter, Timothy Govers

Israel - Lebanon Comment from 2SER Radio Daily Show (July 26, 2006)

johna@babel.apana.org.au (John August, Sydney, Australia) — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:00:38 +1000

Discussion of Israel and Lebanon - a mixture of John being sympathetic to Israel in some ways and critical in others - on Australian community station 2SER's Wednesday Daily Show, with John August and the show's presenter, Amelia Hunter.

Abolish State Governments in Australia (July 26, 2006)

johna@babel.apana.org.au (John August, Sydney, Australia) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:26:42 +1000

Discussion of the pros and cons of abolishing State Government in Australia.