Sensible Systems

#11 - How do you stay grounded in a noisy world?

I chat to regular guest Mick Waters about how we try to stay grounded in a noisy world. Slow pace on this one.

#10 - 'We're not chickens, we're humans' - pure entertainment w Dan Choi, & Mick Waters

Three men converse their way through humanity’s most unanswerable questions with the misplaced confidence of people who read half a philosophy book once. Dan Choi, a grid connection manager who compulsively detonates intellectual hand grenades, Mick Waters, an overcaffeinated project manager with a story for every occasion, and me, the intermittently coherent third wheel, stagger through conversations about moral realism, Katy Perry’s inevitable conquest of outer space, the civilizing power of women’s disdain, control theory, cult leadership ambitions, and the petty tragedies that make up existence. It’s a sloppy collision of half-remembered history lessons, basement-bar philosophizing, and the grim realization that none of us will ever be as interesting as we think we are. If you’ve ever wanted to hear three chronically verbose man-children wrestle with meaning in between sips of cheap alcohol, congratulations: you’ve arrived. It’s part philosophy salon, part therapy session, part late-night pub rant—held together by the thin hope that somewhere in the chaos, we might find a speck of insight.

#9 - Will AI end humanity or bring utopia?

Richard speaks with Data Engineer Edward Crupi about the current state of artificial intelligence - what it can do for us, where it might lead in the next few years, the dangers it might pose and should we be optimistic or pessimistic about the future.

#8 - Tariff Chaos, Australian Election, Global Economy

In this episode Mick and I discuss the impacts of Trumps tariffs on the Australian election, and how Aussie politicians have responded to them. We discuss likely economic impacts from the tariffs on the economies of the USA, China and Australia. We also get into how polling is looking 3 weeks out from the election.

#7 - Elections pt 2 - Irrational people, biased information, bad decisions

Richard and Mick talk about voter demographics and trends, and why people vote against their self interest. Other topics include: voter regret, persistent myths relating to political parties, the difficulty of choosing who to vote for, why people vote the way they do. Encountered some audio issues/rustling noise which is annoying, but good conversation if you can get past that.