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Getting Lucky... Again: Alan Finkel - Fixing the Rocky Road to Net Zero

In this Global Roaming limited series, Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue are inviting big thinkers from different fields to consider how Australia can not just survive - but thrive - in a more challenging world.  In this episode, Australia's former Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel shares his thoughts on how Australia can feasibly get to net zero, and harness our potential as a clean energy superpower. Plus, he has a radical new idea to safeguard art against AI... Alan's recommendations: * The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain * Seascraper [https://www.penguin.com.au/books/seascraper-9781405975247] by Benjamin Wood * Prove It: A Scientific Guide for the Post-Truth Era [https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/prove-it] by Elizabeth Finkel  Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au [Global.Roaming@your.abc.net.au] Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.  This episode was first broadcast on Friday 2 January 2026

Getting Lucky... Again: Michael Stutchbury's Economic Wake Up Call

In this Global Roaming limited series, Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue are inviting big thinkers from different fields to consider how Australia can not just survive - but thrive - in a more challenging world.  In this  instalment, Michael Stutchbury - Former editor-in-chief of the Australian Financial Review and Executive director of the Centre for Independent Studies, says that Australia's economic luck is about to run out. He argues we need break the cycle of high spending and low growth if we want to retain anything like the prosperity we're accustomed to.  Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au [Global.Roaming@your.abc.net.au] Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was first broadcast on Friday 16 January 2026

Getting Lucky... Again: Lydia Khalil - Tackling New Security Threats

In this Global Roaming limited series, Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue are inviting big thinkers from different fields to consider how Australia can not just survive - but thrive - in a more challenging world.  In this episode the Lowy Institute's Lydia Khalil shatters the perception that our geography alone is enough to protect us from the insidious new security threats that are already making their way to our shores, and she outlines how we can protect ourselves going forward.  Lydia's recommendations: * The Man in the High Castle [https://www.primevideo.com/detail/The-Man-in-the-High-Castle/0T1R1MXA75ZCR0C3247CHPIS3X]- TV series on Amazon Prime * For All Mankind [https://tv.apple.com/au/show/for-all-mankind/umc.cmc.6wsi780sz5tdbqcf11k76mkp7] - TV series on Apple TV Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au [Global.Roaming@your.abc.net.au] Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts. This program was first broadcast on Friday 9 January 2026

Getting Lucky... Again: Peter Varghese - Re-thinking Australian foreign policy

In this Global Roaming limited series, Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue are inviting big thinkers from different fields to consider how Australia can not just survive - but thrive - in a more challenging world.  In this episode former Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Varghese attempts to shake Australia out of our complacency and excite us about the potential of new foreign policy possibilities.  Peter's recommendations: * The Golden Road by William Dalrymple - you can find our conversation with William the link to his new book HERE [https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/global-roaming/global-roaming-william-dalrymple-why-shouldnt-tear-down-statues/105872548] * Why Great Powers Sleepwalk to War — A Masterclass with Hugh White [https://josephnoelwalker.com/hughwhite/] - Joe Walker podcast  Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au [Global.Roaming@your.abc.net.au] Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was first broadcast on Friday 26 December 2025

Getting Lucky... Again: Hannah Ferguson - Making Caring Cool

In this Global Roaming limited series, Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue are inviting big thinkers from different fields to consider how Australia can not just survive - but thrive - in a more challenging world.  First up is Hannah Ferguson, the CEO of Cheek Media, who has disrupted Australia's traditional media landscape. She shares her ideas for re-connecting Australians to news and politics and to 'make caring cool again'. Hannah's recommendations: * The Good Fight: What Does Labor Stand For? [https://www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2025/11/the-good-fight] Quarterly Essay by Sean Kelly * Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism [https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781035065936/] by Sarah Wynn-Williams