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Afternoon LightSummer Series 2025-6 Part 3: David Furse-Roberts, Charles Richardson, Alex McDermott, & Kit KowolIn this special summer series of the Afternoon Light podcast you can enjoy the presentations delivered at our November 2025 conference entitled ‘Menzies and the British Commonwealth of Nation’. This third episode features David Furse-Roberts's paper 'A Twentieth Century Australian Whig: Robert Menzies and the Nineteenth Century British Liberal Tradition', Charles Richardson's paper 'Menzies, Burkean liberal or Burkean conservative?', Alex McDermott's paper 'When Menzies met Baldwin: Australian and English conservatism, difference and convergence', & Kit Kowol's paper 'Australia in the post-war British Conservative Political Imagination'.
David Furse-Roberts presently works as a speechwriter and researcher for a Federal Senator. He h...
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The Last Show with David CooperTaylor Menzies: Stuffed Animal Tattoos And Charity - December 30, 2025Vancouver-based tattoo artist Taylor Menzies explains why for every tattoo of a stuffed animal she does, she'll donate one to charity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-3110 minThe Last Show with David CooperFULL EPISODE: Beware The Rat Stowaway - December 30, 2025UK-based foreign correspondent Tony Five reports on the following delightfully ridiculous stories: British baker's criticism of Mexican 'ugly' bread triggers social media outrage; and Flight unable to make final stop after stowaway rat leaves passengers squirming. Therapist Laurel van der Toorn and David take a scientific approach to New Year's resolutions. Psychology researcher McKell Jorgensen-Wells is joined by David's partner Miranda (of all people) to go over the psychology map of romance in Taylor Swift's songs. Vancouver-based tattoo artist Taylor Menzies explains why for every tattoo of a stuffed animal she does, she'll donate one to charity. Toronto-based comedian Natalie Norman...
2025-12-311h 27Afternoon LightSummer Series 2025-6 Part 1: Martin Farr, Josh Woodward, & David LeeIn this special summer series of the Afternoon Light podcast you can enjoy the presentations delivered at our November 2025 conference entitled ‘Menzies and the British Commonwealth of Nation’. This first episode features the keynote address delivered by Martin Farr, Josh Woodward's paper 'Enlarged horizons and excited imagination: Rereading Robert Menzies’s 1935 overseas diary', & David Lee's paper 'Menzies and Imperial Unity, 1934–1942'.
Martin Farr teaches contemporary history at Newcastle University (UK). His research interests centre on British politics and public life, foreign policy, and foreign relations. He has published on politics and strategy in the two world wars, politica...
2025-12-241h 02Afternoon LightDavid Day on Labor icon Ben Chifley: "It seems in hindsight extraordinary"How did a PM who only ever won one election become as iconic as Ben Chifley?
On this week's Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with David Day to discuss Australia's 16th PM. The pipe smoking Bathurst train driver who suffered a trade unionist's martyrdom, before rising to become the architect of Australia's post war settlement. An endearing pragmatist respected even by his opponents, who ironically came unstuck in attempting to push beyond the welfare state towards fully fledged state socialism.
David Day is an Australian historian and author. Day has written widely on Australian history...
2025-11-1848 minAfternoon LightDavid Lee on Prime Minister & Statesman Stanley Melbourne Bruce: "The Outstanding Australian of Our Time"Who led Australia through the roaring 20s & was he responsible when they came to a crashing halt?
On this week's Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with David Lee about Australia's 8th Prime Minister Stanley Melbourne Bruce. A decorated Gallipoli veteran, architect of the Federal Coalition, and notable international diplomat, whose complexities have been obscured behind the caricature of a spats-wearing Anglophile who managed to lose his own seat at the 1929 election.
David Lee is Associate Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales, Canberra. He is the...
2025-08-2048 min
Rebel News PodcastDAVID MENZIES | Ontario teachers' union votes to tackle 'anti-Palestinian racism' while Jewish students face skyrocketing harassmentThe Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews.
Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreign policy through in-depth commentary and interviews.
Wednesday evenings you can listen to the audio version of The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid the Chief Reporter of Rebel News. Sheila brings a western sensibility to Canadian news. With one foot in the...
2025-08-141h 05
Rebel News PodcastREBEL ROUNDTABLE | Poilievre wants 'net negative' migration, Lawyers rip hiking ban, 40K jobs lostHosted by: David Menzies and Drea Humphrey (ft. The National Telegraph's Wyatt Claypool and political commentator Viva Frei)
Today, we're looking at Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's call for Canada to have net negative migration numbers after new arrivals to the country increased starting in 2022.
Plus, constitutional lawyers are ripping Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston's decision to ban hiking, camping and fishing in the Atlantic province over wildfire concerns.
And finally, Canada suffered a shocking loss of 40,000 jobs in the month of July — could more economic trouble be headed our way if a trade de...
2025-08-081h 15Afternoon LightDavid Hunt on enlivening Australian history with fact-based entertainment: "History with humour"Why do people think that Australian history is boring & what can we do to change that?
On this week's Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with David Hunt, author of the award-winning Girt series, to reveal some of the funnier facts of Australian history and explore how we can get more people to engage with it.
David Hunt is a bestselling author, historian, satirist, television presenter, podcaster and speaker. His first book with Black Inc., Girt won Nonfiction Book of the Year in the 2014 Indie Awards, and was shortlisted for an Australian Book Industry Award and...
2025-07-0955 minAfternoon LightDavid Headon on our first PM Edmund Barton: "The Iscariots of history"What kind of country doesn't remember the name of its first prime minister?
On this week's Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with Professor David Headon AM to reveal the fascinating story of Sir Edmund Barton. The cricket-mad 'tosspot' who found the vision and drive to spearhead Australia's federation movement.
Dr David Headon is a cultural consultant and historian. Formerly Director of the Centre for Australian Cultural Studies, Cultural Adviser to the National Capital Authority and History and Heritage Adviser for the Centenary of Canberra, he is now a Foundation Fellow at the Australian Studies Institute...
2025-06-2550 minAfternoon LightDavid Day on Foundational Labor PM Andrew Fisher: "To the last man and the last shilling"Why did a critic of the Boer War double down on Australia's commitment to its bloody successor?
On this week's Afternoon Light Georgina Downer speaks with David Day to discuss one of our most important but forgotten nation builders, Andrew Fisher. Who rose from the coal mines of Scotland to become Australia's fifth prime minister. But whose legacy is inextricably linked to the Australian lives lost during World War I.
David Day is an Australian historian and author. Day has written widely on Australian history and the history of the Second World War. Among his...
2025-06-0447 minAfternoon LightDavid Lowe on the 75th Anniversary of the Colombo Plan: "Opened a lot of Australian eyes"How did Australia develop its reputation as an exporter of higher education?
On Afternoon Light #187 Georgina Downer speaks with David Lowe to mark 75 years since the meeting that spawned the Colombo Plan. An innovative and enduring foreign aid program that helped our 'near north' neighbours to economically develop, winning 'hearts and minds' during the Cold War and inadvertently shifting Australian hearts and minds against the White Australia Policy.
David Lowe is the Chair in Contemporary History at Deakin University and has extensively published on Australia's involvement in wars, including its role during the Cold War...
2025-02-2653 minAfternoon LightSummer Series 2024-5 Part 6: Will Stoltz, Sean Jacobs, David Furse-Roberts & Christopher BeerIn this special summer series of the Afternoon Light podcast you can enjoy the presentations delivered at our November 2024 conference entitled ‘The Final Chapter: Purpose, Endurance and Legacy 1961-66 and Beyond’. This sixth episode features Will Stoltz on 'Managed Decolonisation', Sean Jacob's paper 'Relaxed and Comfortable: Menzies and the fall of Empire (1961-66)' (begins at 19:15), David Furse-Robert's paper 'Homes Material, Homes Human and Homes Spiritual: The Menzies Government and Housing Policy' (begins at 35:25), and Christoper Beer's paper 'The frontier of property-owning democracy: Housing, the reform of Australian liberal urbanism, and electoral politics in Western Sydney, 1961-1966' (begins 54:45).
2025-01-291h 15Afternoon LightSummer Series 2024-5 Part 5: Anne Henderson, Jennifer Clark, James Waghorne, Gwilym Croucher & Lyndon MegarrityIn this special summer series of the Afternoon Light podcast you can enjoy the presentations delivered at our November 2024 conference entitled ‘The Final Chapter: Purpose, Endurance and Legacy 1961-66 and Beyond’. This fifth episode features Anne Henderson on 'The Menzies Government, B A Santamaria and the Beginning of State Aid', Jennifer Clark's paper on 'Science and Science Education' (begins at 15:00), James Waghorne & Gwilym Croucher's paper 'University unlimited: Commonwealth Scholarships in Australian universities, 1951-1974' (begins at 40:40), and Lyndon Megarrity's paper 'Menzies and Liberal Education' (begins 59:45).
Anne Henderson is the Deputy Director of the Sydney Institute. She is a pr...
2025-01-221h 22Afternoon LightSummer Series 2024-5 Part 2: Jim Walter, John Hawkins & Nicholas BrownIn this special summer series of the Afternoon Light podcast you can enjoy the presentations delivered at our November 2024 conference entitled ‘The Final Chapter: Purpose, Endurance and Legacy 1961-66 and Beyond’. This second episode features Jim Walter's paper on 'Robert Menzies and Allen Brown: The odd couple?', John Hawkin's paper on 'Menzies and the Vernon Report' (begins at 22:52), and Nicholas Brown's paper ‘"A risky enterprise": Menzies, Sir John Crawford and the Vernon Committee' (begins at 42:42).
Jim Walter is Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University. Walter has published widely on Aus...
2025-01-0150 minAfternoon LightSummer Series 2024-5 Part 1: Geoffrey Blainey, David Lee & Selwyn CornishIn this special summer series of the Afternoon Light podcast you can enjoy the presentations delivered at our November 2024 conference entitled ‘The Final Chapter: Purpose, Endurance and Legacy 1961-66 and Beyond’. This first episode features the keynote address delivered by Geoffrey Blainey, David Lee's paper on 'Menzies and the Dual Economy, 1961-66' (begins at 21:29), and Selwyn Cornish on 'RG Menzies and the Introduction of Decimal Currency' (begins at 31:48).
Geoffrey Blainey is known for his texts on Australian economic and social history. His first book, The Peaks of Lyell, was published in 1954. His second book, The University of M...
2024-12-2555 min
Rebel News PodcastREBEL ROUNDUP | Rebels take back our streets, Trudeau meets Trump, Did India target Patrick Brown?Today, we're looking at what happened over the weekend as Rebel News hosted a Take Back Our Streets rally in Toronto at the Bathurst and Sheppard intersection, the site of recent pro- and anti-Israel rallies — and where Rebel News boss Ezra Levant and reporter David Menzies were previously arrested while reporting on the demonstrations.
Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a surprise trip late last week to Florida, where he met with President-elect Donald Trump for a "very productive" meeting, according to the U.S. leader.
And finally, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown is set to ap...
2024-12-021h 16
Afternoon LightAfternoon Light Live: David Kemp & Zachary Gorman on the Liberal Party's 80th Anniversary | “One wet cloudy day in Canberra"Why has the Liberal Party long outlived its predecessors?
16 October 2024 marked 80 years since the close of the Canberra Unity Conference, widely considered to be the 'birth date' of the Liberal Party of Australia. To mark the occasion, we broadcast our first-ever 'Afternoon Light Live', an interactive webinar which allowed the audience to become directly involved in the discussion between host Georgina Downer and guests David Kemp and Zachary Gorman. Both of whom were central contributors to our new book Unity in Autonomy: A Federal History of the Founding of the Liberal Party.
The Hon. Dr D...
2024-11-2755 min
Rebel News PodcastREBEL ROUNDUP | Rebels Stand With David, Trudeau admits mass migration mistake, 'Cocaine' RandyToday, we're looking at the Rebel News “Stand With David” rally this past weekend in Toronto, held at the scene of weekly duelling pro- and anti-Israel rallies. The successful rally comes a week after David Menzies' was arrested while asking questions of the anti-Israeli demonstrators.
Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is continuing the Liberals' reversal of mass immigration policies, he announced in a video published on Sunday. With the Liberals trailing behind the Conservatives in polls, is this latest flip-flop too little, too late for Canadians?
And finally, more questions are being raised as the scan...
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Rebel News PodcastREBEL ROUNDUP | David Menzies arrested again, Honouring vets on Remembrance Day, Liberal corruptionToday, we're looking at the latest arrest of Rebel News journalist David Menzies. This weekend, while covering protests supporting and denouncing Israel, our Rebel reporter was put in handcuffs while simply trying to ask the pro-Hamas crowd questions — continuing a trend of Toronto police protecting violent extremists instead of freedom of the press.
Plus, Canadians are pausing for a moment of silence across the country to honour our veterans this Remembrance Day.
And finally, the strange story of Liberal Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault continues getting weirder, as the MP is now being accused of using fa...
2024-11-121h 21
Rebel News PodcastREBEL ROUNDUP | Jews attacked in Amsterdam riot, Trump's mass deportation plan, Hamas poppiesToday, we're looking at a riot that broke out in Amsterdam that saw Jews being attacked by Islamists following a soccer match between a Dutch team and an Israeli team.
Plus, Donald Trump has secured a return to the White House. Will his plan for mass deportations see a surge of illegal immigrants arriving at Canada's borders?
And finally, David Menzies recently heard from Hamas supporters in Ontario who are calling on Canadians to don poppies adorned with Palestinian colours this Remembrance Day.Support Rebel News Podcast
2024-11-081h 12
Rebel News PodcastREBEL ROUNDUP | Trudeau’s disinfo campaign, Violent anti-Israel protest, Hindu/Sikh clashToday, we're looking at a new plan from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to "counter disinformation" ahead of the country's 2025 federal election.
Plus, the weekly anti-Israel protest in Toronto continues to be tinged with violence, as David Menzies was on scene and was told by officers not only was he in danger, but so were the police as well.
And finally, Khalistani separatists got into a fight with Hindus at a temple in Brampton during another protest, leading to three arrests.Support Rebel News Podcast
2024-11-041h 17
Rebel News PodcastREBEL ROUNDUP | Foreign influence names released, Duelling Israel rallies, Tommy Robinson sentencedToday, we're looking at the four names of parliamentarians accused of colluding with foreign states that were released by Independent MP Kevin Vuong alongside journalist Sam Cooper. While these four names confirm suspicions many have publicly been discussing, a further seven names still remain undisclosed.
Plus, David Menzies was covering duelling pro- and anti-Israel rallies this weekend in Toronto, where police yet again appeared to be taking marching orders from the pro-Hamas crowd.
And finally, Ezra Levant was in the United Kingdom this weekend, where journalist and activist Tommy Robinson was arrested and has been...
2024-10-281h 20
Rebel News PodcastDAVID MENZIES | Are federal workers actually reflecting on Truth and Reconciliation?The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews.
Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreign policy through in-depth commentary and interviews.
Wednesday evenings you can listen to the audio version of The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid the Chief Reporter of Rebel News. Sheila brings a western sensibility to Canadian news. With one foot in the...
2024-10-0135 min
Rebel News PodcastEZRA LEVANT | The disturbing case of the 'Windsor trans cat' Cody D’EntremontDavid Menzies guest hosts, where he details a recent trial he covered involving Cody D’Entremont, the 'trans cat' of Windsor, Ont. who was accused of sexual assault.
GUEST: Natty, the Wasaga Beach resident whose viral video about people pooping on the beach joins the show to discuss a hit piece run by the Toronto Star.Support Rebel News Podcast
2024-08-2856 min
Rebel News PodcastREBEL ROUNDUP | Diversity enriching the West, Liberal infighting, RFK Jr. endorses TrumpToday, David Menzies and Sheila Gunn Reid are looking at various acts of societal enrichment through diversity right here in Canada and across the West.
Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers are meeting, with some in the party looking for change as the party struggles in the polls.
And finally, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he's putting his support behind former president Donald Trump last week, shaking up the race for the White House.Support Rebel News Podcast
2024-08-261h 18Afternoon LightDavid Kemp on forming a party with an explicitly liberal philosophy | “A very idealistic and practical effort”What does it mean to be a ‘Liberal’ Party?
In the first of a special series of the Afternoon Light Podcast, marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Liberal Party and the release of the new book on the history of that event, Unity in Autonomy, Georgina Downer speaks with chapter contributor David Kemp AC to explore how Menzies deliberately set out to form a ‘party with a philosophy’. It was this focus on principle that would help take politics away from the influence of sectional interests, and allow it to instead uphold the freedom and dign...
2024-08-2151 min
Rebel News PodcastDAVID MENZIES | Is this the most pointless strike in the history of industrial action?The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews.
Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreign policy through in-depth commentary and interviews.
Wednesday evenings you can listen to the audio version of The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid the Chief Reporter of Rebel News. Sheila brings a western sensibility to Canadian news. With one foot in the...
2024-07-1035 min
Rebel News PodcastDAVID MENZIES | The chutzpah of the 'Little Gaza' university encampment knows no boundsThe Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews.
Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreign policy through in-depth commentary and interviews.
Wednesday evenings you can listen to the audio version of The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid the Chief Reporter of Rebel News. Sheila brings a western sensibility to Canadian news. With one foot in the...
2024-06-1437 min
Rebel News PodcastDAVID MENZIES | Trudeau's thought police push 'hurt feelings law' for the political classThe Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews.
Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreign policy through in-depth commentary and interviews.
Wednesday evenings you can listen to the audio version of The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid the Chief Reporter of Rebel News. Sheila brings a western sensibility to Canadian news. With one foot in the...
2024-05-1649 minAfternoon LightDavid W. Cameron, ‘We punched well above our weight’ Australians in the Battle of Kapyong, Korea
25 April is eternally associated with the Gallipoli landings, but there is another ferocious battle fought by Australian troops on that date which deserves to be better remembered. That battle is the Battle of Kapyong, waged in the so-called ‘forgotten war’, the Korean War. Between 23-25 April 1951, with exceptional valour, fewer than 1,200 Australian and Canadian infantrymen, supported by New Zealand artillery and 15 American Sherman tanks, held the line against a Chinese Division of over 6,000, significantly thwarting the formidable Chinese August offensive and helping to save Seoul. Hear the incredible story from David W. Cameron, author of Let the Bastards Come reve...
2024-04-1039 min
The Richard Syrett ShowThe Richard Syrett Show, March 18th, 2024 - Rebel News Reporter David Menzies Falsley Arrested AgainThe Richard Syrett Show, March 18th, 2024Rebel News Reporter David Menzies Falsley Arrested Again - David MenziesPro-Israeli Canadians Protest Office of Liberal MP Ya’ara Saks After She’s Photographed Holding Hands with Holocaust Denier Mamoud Abba - Daniel Bordman, The National TelegraphCanada's addiction enablement cult - Cory Morgan, The Western StandardOPEN LINESA federal report cites the 2022 Freedom Convoy as “anti-Semitic and racist” but makes no mention of anti-Israel street protests targeting Jews - Tom Korski, Blacklock's Reporter Learn more about your ad...
2024-03-191h 30
The Richard Syrett ShowThe Richard Syrett Show, March 5th, 2024 - David Menzies and Rebel News sues Chrystia Freeland’s bodyguardsThe Richard Syrett Show, March 5th, 2024David Menzies and Rebel News sues Chrystia Freeland’s bodyguards! - David Menzies, Rebel News Mission Specialist https://www.StandwithDavid.comClassical Education Is Booming, but What Is It Exactly? - Robert Bortins - CEO of Classical Conversations, which supports classical, Christian homeschoolers in all fifty states and in thirty foreign countries. https://www.classicalconversations.comNew York sues beef producer JBS for 'fraudulent' marketing around climate change/ Chicago Becomes Latest City to Sue Oil Industry over Climate Change -Steve Goreham - Executive Director of...
2024-03-061h 35
The Sovereign Man PodcastEP133: Why A Free Press Matters with David MenziesThe whole reason why independent press exists is to hold the powerful to account. In these times of extreme corruption, even the major media have been manipulated and bought out, seriously threatening people's access to truthful news. In a society being dragged into socialism, independent media and journalists who intend to protect people's freedoms are suppressed as the corruption rings desperately cling to their power, even if it means violating the Charter of Rights. This is why everyone should stand up for freedom of the press. David Menzies is a Rebel News journalist and Host of Rebel...
2024-02-2850 min
The Megyn Kelly ShowExclusive with Montana Parents Who Had Daughter Taken Away, Plus New Fani Willis Drama, with Sara Gonzales, Josh Hammer, and David Menzies| Ep. 714Megyn Kelly begins the show with an exclusive interview with Todd and Krista Kolstad, Montana parents, to discuss losing custody of their 14-year-old daughter after what they believe was their refusal to affirm her new "gender identity" as a boy, how Child Protective Services and the police became involved in what started as a small dispute, her daughter's claims of being "suicidal" to friends, the moment a hospital and state officials worked to take their daughter out of their care, their fears about her being offered puberty blockers, their shock in hearing she was being taken to Wyoming where s...
2024-01-311h 38Afternoon LightSummer Series 2023-4 Part 6: Stephen Wilks, Lyndon Megarrity & Gregory MelleuishIn this special summer series of the Afternoon Light podcast you can enjoy the presentations delivered at our November 2023 conference entitled ‘The Menzies Ascendency: Implementing a Liberal Agenda and Consolidating Gains 1954-1961’. This sixth episode features Stephen Wilks’s paper ‘Falling Dully On His Ears: Menzies, Bolte, and the Travails of Australian Federalism’, Lyndon Megarrity’s paper ‘Menzies, Queensland and the 1961 Election’ (begins 23:26), and Greg Melleuish’s paper ‘Was Menzies Lucky?’ (begins 44:25).
Dr Stephen Wilks studied economic history at Monash University before embarking on a mixed career in government based in Canberra and overseas. This was leavened by a shadow career wri...
2024-01-311h 02Afternoon LightSummer Series 2023-4 Part 5: David Furse-Roberts, Damien Freeman, Andrew Bragg & Julian LeeserIn this special summer series of the Afternoon Light podcast you can enjoy the presentations delivered at our November 2023 conference entitled ‘The Menzies Ascendency: Implementing a Liberal Agenda and Consolidating Gains 1954-1961’. This fifth episode features David Furse-Roberts’ paper ‘Standing for the ‘most ample provision in respect of old age and sickness’: The Menzies Government and health reform’, Damien Freeman & Andrew Bragg’s paper ‘Menzies, Hasluck, Wentworth and Indigenous Peoples’ (begins 19:35), and Julian Leeser’s address ‘Menzies on Presbyterians, Catholics and Jews. Lessons on religious freedom for today’ (begins 40:19).
Dr David Furse-Roberts is a Research Fellow at the Menzies Research Centr...
2024-01-241h 01The Megyn Kelly ShowDeSantis Endorses Trump, Trump's VP Test, and Man Swimming Against Girls, with Emily Jashinsky, Eliana Johnson, and David Menzies | Ep. 707Megyn Kelly is joined by Emily Jashinsky, host of The Federalist Radio Hour, and Eliana Johnson, editor of the Washington Free Beacon, to discuss Governor Ron DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Donald Trump, DeSantis taking a shot at Nikki Haley, dissecting his campaign and if he ever had a shot to win the nomination, the Democrats' "lawfare" strategy of elevating Trump, Kamala Harris attacking Joe Biden over race during the campaign but then becoming his VP, media hypocrisy on DeSantis endorsing Trump after a nasty fight during the primary, why MAGA has turned on Haley, S...
2024-01-222h 05Afternoon LightSummer Series 2023-4 Part 4: Andrew Norton, Ted Ling & Michael de PercyIn this special summer series of the Afternoon Light podcast you can enjoy the presentations delivered at our November 2023 conference entitled ‘The Menzies Ascendency: Implementing a Liberal Agenda and Consolidating Gains 1954-1961’. This fourth episode features Andrew Norton’s paper ‘Menzies and Higher Education’, Ted Ling’s paper ‘Robert Menzies, Canberra’s Apostle’ (begins 23:35), and Michael de Percy’s paper ‘Australia in the Atomic Age: Menzies’s legacy and nuclear’s unrealised potential’ (begins 46:05).
Professor Andrew Norton is Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy at the Centre for Social Research and Methods at the Australian National University. He was...
2024-01-171h 07
Stand on Guard with David KraydenGerman Farmers Protest | Stand on Guard Ep 74In this episode of Stand on Guard host David Krayden discusses how German farmers are now rising up in protest against high taxes, environmental regulations and a skyrocketing cost of living. David also looks at the fall-out from the arrest of journalist David Menzies.KRAYDEN'S RIGHT: RESOLVE TO RESIST Thanks for watching to the end this really helps small channels like this! I include Canadian NEWS LINKS of the articles I write in my video descriptions.READ my article in Human Events: Universal Basic Income spells Canada's economic demise https://www.humanevents.com/2024/01/09/david-krayden-universal-basic-income-spells-canadas-economic-demise
2024-01-1129 min
Ian et FrankDAVID MENZIES | un journalistes de REBEL NEWS arrêté par la GRC ! 🤨On commence le show avec une nouvelle amusante : l'avion de Justin Trudeau aurait connu une panne en Jamaïque pendant ses vacances. Ensuite, Ian et Frank commentent le dévoilement de la liste des clients de Jeffrey Epstein.
On passe ensuite à la vidéo de l'arrestation de David Menzies, un journaliste de Rebel News qui posait des questions à Chrystia Freeland sur la voie publique. La réaction de Radio-Canada à cette nouvelle est ensuite discutée, soulignant sa neutralité et son indépendance d'une manière sarcastique.
Un autre sujet abordé est l'article sur le policier de Toronto qui a apporté du c...
2024-01-1040 min
Stand on Guard with David KraydenPolice Arrest Reporter for Asking Questions; Freeland & Trudeau Freedom of Press Hypocrisy | Stand on Guard Ep 73In this episode of Stand on Guard, host David Krayden discusses how an RCMP officer arrested Rebel News reporter David Menzies after he asked Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland one question. Krayden insists this incident must not be ignored.#trudeau #Freeland KRAYDEN'S RIGHT: RESOLVE TO RESIST Thanks for watching to the end this really helps small channels like this! I include Canadian NEWS LINKS of the articles I write in my video descriptions.READ my article in The Post Millennial: CBC president to appear before Heritage Committee to explain job cuts, bonuses to executives; C...
2024-01-1018 min
Rebel News PodcastSPECIAL BROADCAST: Ezra Levant and David Menzies on yesterday's brutal arrest by Freeland's RCMPEzra Levant is joined by David Menzies for a special broadcast following yesterday's shocking arrest.
While attempting to scrum Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland on her way to a memorial for victims of Flight PS752 — a Ukrainian airliner shot down by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shortly after leaving Tehran, killing everyone onboard including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents — police grabbed David, accused him of assault, handcuffed him and frog-marched him into a police cruiser!Support Rebel News Podcast
2024-01-0942 minAfternoon LightSummer Series 2023-4 Part 2: David Lee, Selwyn Cornish, & Paul BrownIn this special summer series of the Afternoon Light podcast you can enjoy the presentations delivered at our November 2023 conference entitled ‘The Menzies Ascendency: Implementing a Liberal Agenda and Consolidating Gains 1954-1961’. This second episode features David Lee’s paper ‘The Menzies Government and the Origins of Australia’s Open Economy, 1956-61’, Selwyn Cornish’s paper ‘RG Menzies and the Creation of the Reserve Bank of Australia’ (begins 16:44), and Paul Brown’s paper on ‘Alick Downer’s Immigration Program’ (begins 44:02).
David Lee is Associate Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, Canberra. He is the...
2024-01-031h 01Afternoon LightDavid Clune, ‘Offered the people economic rainbows’ Jack LangArguably no figure in Australian political history was as divisive as NSW Premier Jack Lang. To admirers, he was the man who stood up to a conspiracy of the British banks to protect poor Australians during the Great Depression. To detractors, he was a man who eschewed the basic principles of economics and morality, and brought Australian democracy to the brink of destruction. Dismissed by the Governor for ordering public servants to directly disobey federal law, he blew up the Labor Party which would spend years trying to stitch itself back together. Joining us to discuss Lang’s remarkable an...
2023-12-2046 min
Rebel News PodcastDAVID MENZIES | Another day, another scandal in Ottawa and still no real apology from TrudeauThe Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews.
Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreign policy through in-depth commentary and interviews.
Wednesday evenings you can listen to the audio version of The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid the Chief Reporter of Rebel News. Sheila brings a western sensibility to Canadian news. With one foot in the...
2023-09-2946 min
Rebel News PodcastEZRA LEVANT | Canada is becoming a failed state, so Trudeau goes to his happy place: a new censorship treaty, signed with foreign powersEzra Levant evaluates the state of diplomatic relations between Canada and India, and reviews the latest UN declaration on 'online disinformation.'
GUEST: Rebel News reporter David Menzies gives a sneak preview of his upcoming report, detailing what he saw at a rally against gender ideology in schools hosted by Billboard Chris Elston and Save Canada's Josh Alexander.Support Rebel News Podcast
2023-09-2348 minAfternoon LightDavid Stevens, ‘What should you stand for?’ The Future of Australian LiberalismWhere to now for the Coalition? The aftermath of the 2022 federal election, and the advent of an era of big government which has swept much of the western world, has ushered in a period of soul searching for the Australian centre-right – but it is crucial to remember that this is not without precedent. The 1940s and 1980s were similarly wilderness years that ultimately acted as the springboard for the two longest serving governments in Australian history. The key is to use Opposition productively, and to ensure that when the Coalition eventually does return to office, it has a clear se...
2023-09-2048 min
Menzies Research CentreJacinta Price: The Voice and VictimhoodIn this special edition of the Menzies Research Centre Watercooler podcast, Senator Jacinta Price joins Freya Leach to address the concerns of young Australians about enshrining an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Constitution.Senator Price, known for her work on Indigenous issues, provides her insights as a Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs. The episode delves into the distinction between constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians, which has had bipartisan support since 2007, and an institutionalised Voice. This informative conversation sheds light on the ongoing debate surrounding Indigenous representation.Presented by David Hughes, Executive Director...
2023-09-0548 min
Rebel News PodcastDAVID MENZIES | From transanity to trans-species: The tail is wagging the dogThe Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews.
Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreign policy through in-depth commentary and interviews.
Wednesday evenings you can listen to the audio version of The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid the Chief Reporter of Rebel News. Sheila brings a western sensibility to Canadian news. With one foot in the...
2023-09-0541 min
Rebel News PodcastDAVID MENZIES | When radical transgenderism meets full-contact sport, someone is going to get hurtThe Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews.
Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreign policy through in-depth commentary and interviews.
Wednesday evenings you can listen to the audio version of The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid the Chief Reporter of Rebel News. Sheila brings a western sensibility to Canadian news. With one foot in the...
2023-08-2441 min
Rebel News PodcastDAVID MENZIES | Toronto's urban decay is a taxpayer-funded, government-approved descent into madnessThe Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews.
Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreign policy through in-depth commentary and interviews.
Wednesday evenings you can listen to the audio version of The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid the Chief Reporter of Rebel News. Sheila brings a western sensibility to Canadian news. With one foot in the...
2023-08-1846 min
Rebel News PodcastDAVID MENZIES | The shocking reason why female rugby players were stopped from speaking out about biological male opponentThe Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews.
Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreign policy through in-depth commentary and interviews.
Wednesday evenings you can listen to the audio version of The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid the Chief Reporter of Rebel News. Sheila brings a western sensibility to Canadian news. With one foot in the...
2023-08-1135 min
Rebel News PodcastDAILY Roundup | Antifa trial update, Man playing women's rugby, Media groups want Meta investigationToday, we've got an update on independent journalist Andy Ngo's lawsuit against Antifa in Portland, Oregon, after he was attacked while covering a protest.
Plus, David Menzies is back — and he's got more details about the biological male/"trans" female who has been playing women's rugby.
And finally, media groups are calling on the Competition Bureau to investigate Meta's decision to block news in Canada.Support Rebel News Podcast
2023-08-091h 20
Rebel News PodcastDAVID MENZIES | The woke cultists ruining sports are truly in a league of their ownThe Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews.
Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreign policy through in-depth commentary and interviews.
Wednesday evenings you can listen to the audio version of The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid the Chief Reporter of Rebel News. Sheila brings a western sensibility to Canadian news. With one foot in the...
2023-07-2556 min
Afternoon LightDavid Bird, ‘A parish pump politician from the potato plots of Tasmania’ Joseph LyonsIf one were to rank Australia’s most important Prime Ministers, Joseph Lyons would have to be high on the list. Not only did he lead the nation out of the Great Depression, but he was also responsible for readying the country for World War Two, presiding over five separate re-armament programs before passing away in office in 1939. Lyons’s personal journey is fascinating, as he not only went from being a Labor Tasmanian Premier to a centre-right PM, but the reason he did so was because he had been forever scarred by his father’s decision to bet the fa...
2023-05-101h 01Menzies Research CentreForever Young: Reframing Liberalism in a new millenniumLiberalism does not have a use-by date. Its principles are tuned to the abiding human condition, rather than the particular circumstances of the day.But the telling of the Liberal story has to evolve to suit the language and temperament of the new millennium.The Liberal agenda must be constantly refreshed to address contemporary policy challenges.The verdict at recent elections is that Liberalism is failing to connect with the millennial generation and subsequent generations.Menzies Research Centre Senior Fellow Nick Cater and Executive Director David Hughes discuss the challenge of...
2023-05-0357 min
Afternoon LightSummer Series 2022-3 Part 6: David Furse-Roberts & Lyndon MegarrityIn this special summer series of the Afternoon Light podcast you can enjoy the presentations delivered at our November 2022 conference entitled ‘Coming to Power, Learning to Govern and Gathering Momentum 1943-1954’. This sixth episode features David Furse Robert’s paper looking at ‘Percy Spender: the Colombo Plan, the ANZUS Treaty and the Japanese Peace Treaty’ and Lyndon Megarrity’s paper exploring ‘International Students before and after Colombo’ (begins at 18:30).
2023-02-0139 min
Afternoon LightSummer Series 2022-3 Part 5: William Stoltz & David LeeIn this special summer series of the Afternoon Light podcast you can enjoy the presentations delivered at our November 2022 conference entitled ‘Coming to Power, Learning to Govern and Gathering Momentum 1943-1954’. This fifth episode features William Stoltz’s paper on ‘The Founding of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service’ and David Lee’s paper looking at ‘Economic Management During the Korean War’ (begins at 18:30).
2023-01-2534 minAfternoon LightDavid Lee, ‘I don’t vote for them, but I’ll vote for John Curtin’ Labor’s Wartime LeaderJohn Curtin and Robert Menzies remain arguably the most revered prime ministers on their respective sides of Australian politics. The two men shared a mutual respect for one another, and a sense of cordiality that crossed party lines, even if that was severely tested by Eddie Ward’s ‘Brisbane Line’ fabrication. As two prime ministers who shared the burden of leading the nation through its greatest test, Curtin has tended to receive more credit for Australia’s success in World War Two, but for that effort he would pay the ultimate price. In this week’s episode of the Afternoon...
2022-11-3044 min
Afternoon LightDavid Lowe ‘Less of a Plan than an Umbrella’ Examining Colombo & its LegacyThe Colombo Plan is one of Australia’s most successful and best remembered foreign policy initiatives. It is commonly associated with an influx of visiting students from our region who helped to breakdown the prejudices of white Australia and lay the groundwork for education to become one of our greatest exports. However, the Colombo Plan was bigger than Australia and it was broader than education. It was an ambitious attempt to use soft power to halt the spread of communism and to bring stability and prosperity to a number of developing nations. Its legacy is multifaceted and offers many po...
2022-09-2849 minMenzies Research CentreThe courage of Malcolm Fraser: Denis WhiteMalcolm Fraser led a Liberal Party Government for seven years and 122 days. When he lost to Bob Hawke at 1983 election, no prime minister except Robert Menzies had occupied the job for longer.Yet his reputation has been overshadowed by the controversy about the way he came power and quarrels with his own party after leaving it. Six years after his death, a fresh appraisal is long overdue, one unclouded or the dismissal of Gough Whitlam that put in into government by the political arguments in his post-parliamentary years. Dennis White worked for Fraser...
2022-05-0641 min
Afternoon LightDavid Kemp and Nick Cater: ‘Liberalism and the belief of the individual person as the way to civil politics’ The Robert Menzies Institute ExhibitionOn this week’s episode of the Afternoon Light podcast of the Robert Menzies Institute, CEO Georgina Downer talks to co-curators of the RMI’s permanent exhibition David Kemp and Nick Cater.
David and Nick explain that their curatorial purpose was to create an image of Menzies that Menzies himself would recognise, as opposed to the various projections which detractors and even supporters have attached to Menzies over the years. The exhibition covers eight key themes, including Menzies as a Liberal, Political Architect, Leader, Parliamentarian, Family Man, Nation Builder, Patriot, and his Legacy. Taken together they form a co...
2022-03-3045 min
Bannon’s War RoomEpisode 1,644 - Dr. Malone Explains It All To You; Barstow Trucker Convoy Organizers Layout Journey To DC (w/ David Menzies, Dr.Malone, Dr.NWe discuss Covid, the border, cannibalism in the cartel, and more. Our guests are: David Menzies, Dr. Robert Malone, Dr. Peter Navarro, Joe Kent, Ben Bergquam, Oscar Blue Ramirez, Maureen Steele, Joshua YoderStay ahead of the censors - Join us warroom.org/joinAired On: 2/16/2022Watch:On the Web: http://www.warroom.orgOn Podcast: http://warroom.ctcin.bioOn TV: PlutoTV Channel 240, Dish Channel 219, Roku, Apple TV, FireTV or on https://AmericasVoice.news. #news #politics #realnews ...
2022-02-1650 minBannon’s War RoomEpisode 1,644 - Dr. Malone Explains It All To You; Barstow Trucker Convoy Organizers Layout Journey To DC (w/ David Menzies, Dr.Malone, Dr.NWe discuss Covid, the border, cannibalism in the cartel, and more. Our guests are: David Menzies, Dr. Robert Malone, Dr. Peter Navarro, Joe Kent, Ben Bergquam, Oscar Blue Ramirez, Maureen Steele, Joshua YoderStay ahead of the censors - Join us warroom.org/joinAired On: 2/16/2022Watch:On the Web: http://www.warroom.orgOn Podcast: http://warroom.ctcin.bioOn TV: PlutoTV Channel 240, Dish Channel 219, Roku, Apple TV, FireTV or on https://AmericasVoice.news. #news #politics #realnews
2022-02-1650 minBannon’s War RoomEpisode 1,637 – Martial Law in Canada; AOC Flipping—MAGA Hispanics Whipping (w/ Tina Peters, Ben Harnwell, David Menzies, Maxime Bernier, ViWe discuss the Canada, the border, Europe mandates, and more. Our guests are: Tina Peters, Ben Harnwell, David Menzies, Maxime Bernier, Victor Avila, Bianca GraciaStay ahead of the censors - Join us warroom.org/joinAired On: 2/14/2022Watch:On the Web: http://www.warroom.orgOn Podcast: http://warroom.ctcin.bioOn TV: PlutoTV Channel 240, Dish Channel 219, Roku, Apple TV, FireTV or on https://AmericasVoice.news. #news #politics #realnews ...
2022-02-1450 min
Afternoon LightDavid Furse-Roberts ‘A Simple Presbyterian in Politics: Robert Menzies, Liberalism and Anti-Sectarianism’In this fourth episode of the Afternoon Light Summer Series you will hear from Dr David Furse-Roberts on ‘A Simple Presbyterian in Politics: Robert Menzies, Liberalism and Anti-Sectarianism’.
Dr David Furse-Roberts examines how Menzies’s profound but somewhat enigmatic religious beliefs shaped his political views, and also how, remarkably for the time, Menzies was whole-heartedly opposed to sectarian bitterness, even clashing with his family over the issue.
Furse-Roberts is a Research Fellow at the Menzies Research Centre. He holds a PhD in history from the University of NSW and is the editor of Howard: The Art of...
2022-01-1220 min
Afternoon LightDavid Kemp ‘Menzies: Time for a Reappraisal?’ and Troy Bramston ‘Young Robert’In this first episode of the Afternoon Light Summer Series you can hear The Hon Dr David Kemp’s presentation on ‘Menzies: Time for a Reappraisal?’, followed by Troy Bramston’s presentation on ‘Young Robert’.
The Hon Dr David Kemp AC examines how the historiography surrounding Menzies has developed over the years, and argues that Menzies fought for a ‘politics of principle’ in which convictions would trump sectional and short term interests.
Kemp is a former Federal Member and Minister in the Howard Government. Before entering Parliament he was Professor of Politics at Monash University, and after leavin...
2021-12-2239 min
Media NationMedia Nation - December 21, 2021 - Cuba Demanding Human Rights & David Menzies attacked by Trudeau's BodyguardsThousands of protestors took the streets in Cuba demanding human rights. The dictators arrested 800 political prisoners who are being tortured in prison. Human Rights Activist Michael Lima Cuadra says Canadians should not vacation in Cuba.Ezra Levant, Founder of Rebel News Online, describes what happened when senior Rebel News Journalist David Menzies, was viciously attacked by three of Trudeau's bodyguards.
2021-12-2152 minMenzies Research CentreThe New Sectarianism: Australia's war on religionThe attacks on NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet about his religious conviction is another example of the radical secularism that is trying to purge people of faith from public life.In this Watercooler Conversation, Nick Cater is joined by Greg Sheridan and David Furse-Roberts to get to the heart of that debate and the limits some are trying to put on the freedom of faith.Greg Sheridan is a columnist for The Australian and the author of "Christians: The Urgent Case for Jesus in Our World". David Furse-Roberts is the author of "God and Menzies: The...
2021-10-1555 min
Afternoon LightDavid Furse-Roberts: ‘Divine Order in a Distracted Human World’, The Religious Underpinnings of Menzies’s PoliticsJoining us this week on Afternoon Light to discuss his new book God and Menzies: The Faith that Shaped a Prime Minister and His Nation is Dr David-Furse Roberts. David is a Research Fellow at the Menzies Research Centre.
2021-10-0644 minMenzies Research CentreDavid Furse-Roberts: Beyond the MaterialDavid Furse-Robert's book God and Menzies is a timely reminder of the importance of Australia's Judeo-Christian heritage. The message for today's political class is clear: religious freedom is the foundation of a culture of respect.In conversation with Nick CaterBuy God and Menzies: https://www.menziesrc.org/book-shop/pre-order-only-god-menzies-the-faith-that-shaped-a-prime-minister-and-his-nation-hardbackSign up for Watercooler News delivered to your inbox every Saturday: https://www.menziesrc.org/mailing-listShow your support by subscribing to the Menzies Research Centre from just $10 a month https://www.menziesrc.org/suscribe1Email Nick Cater watercooler...
2021-09-1653 min
The Richard Syrett ShowThe Richard Syrett Show - July 27, 2021 - Joseph Curl, Launch Of "Off The Press,” Homeschooling & David Menzies ArrestedCatch up on what you missed on an episode of The Richard Syrett Show. Former editor of Drudge Report, Joseph Curl on launching a conservative-oriented aggregator with an eye to covering “everything” called “Off the Press.” Ruth Gaskovski gives homeschooling advice. Lou comes back for News Not in the News. Plus, Rebel News Commander and Host of “The Ezra Levant Show,” Ezra Levant speaks upon a Thornhill Conservative candidate Melissa Lantsman having David Menzies arrested for asking a few prickly questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-07-281h 14Menzies Research CentreDavid Goodhart: The Conceit of the Highly EducatedNick Cater talks to David Goodhart about his latest book, Head Hand Heart: The Struggle for Dignity and Status in the 21st Century which argues that the explosion in higher education has created a global elite who are convinced they are not just better educated than their fellow citizens, but better full stop.
2021-07-2451 min
For the Love of Truth14. Farewell Keean, hello post prison David MenziesIn this week's episode, Nick and Leonard celebrate the departure of Keean Bexte from the Rebel crew. After the farewell words, they look at an episode of the Daily live stream by David Menzies and Sheila Gunn-Reid.
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/loveoftruthpod
Send us an email at show@loveoftruthpod.com
As always, thanks for listening!
Nick & Leonard.
2021-04-191h 21
Porty Podcast200 The Porty Podcast Reaches a Major MilestoneSend us a textWhen David Calder set up the Porty Podcast back in 2016, he never thought it would last much beyond Christmas, much less 200 episodes four and a half years later. The thing about Portobello is that it has a strong community spirit with a lot of quite strong-minded and determined people wanting to make things happen and to make things better for the community. So in this episode, David looks back through the previous 199 – and starts by reminding us about why the podcast came about in the first place.
2021-03-2018 min
Menzies Research Centre#51 David Furse-Roberts: Menzies in His Own WordsDavid Furse-Roberts joins Nick Cater to discuss his new book oratorical highlights from the speeches of the great Sir Robert Menzies.
Menzies in His Own Words is published by Jeparit Press. Order at menziesrc.org/books
2021-01-2140 min
Porty Podcast194 Year's End 2020Send us a text Looking back over 2020, the Porty Podcast has made the effort to keep going. But David Calder and his wife Penny both went down with a mild version of CoVid in the Spring which came back to affect them both – hard – during the summer. So in this, the final episode of the Porty Podcast for this year, David looks back, with thanks to everyone who has contributed, at what has been a difficult year for all of us.
2020-12-1908 minThe Marc Patrone ShowThe Marc Patrone Show - Nov 10, 2020 - David Menzies Assaulted at an Aylmer Rally & The Economic Fight for FreedomMarc Patrone speaks with Joe Warmington on Piers Morgan over Trump on Twitter. David Menzies is assaulted covering a rally in Aylmer. Kate Harrison on suspicious voting machines & Jocelyn Bamford on the economic fight for freedom.
2020-11-101h 33
Porty Podcast181 Portobello Hornets AppealSend us a textYou may have seen an appeal from the local Rugby Club for funds to help the Portobello Hornets, the club’s junior teams. Thanks to the lockdown, the club, like every other sports organisation, has (as you’ll hear) been hit by a massive reduction in income. So they have resorted to crowd funding in order to raise the money to buy new kit for the growing number of young members, not just the club strips but more specialist equipment as well. The Hornets’ coach, Vic Rickis who's also Vice President of the Rugby...
2020-10-0308 minThe Marc Patrone ShowThe Marc Patrone Show - Sept 3, 2020 - David Menzies on Being Arrested in Brampton & The UK Migrant Boat CrisisMarc Patrone speaks to Rebel news’ David Menzies about being arrested in Brampton. Jocelyn Bamford on Trudeau’s California dreamin’ & Graham Elson is in London on the migrant boat crisis.
2020-09-031h 33
Porty Podcast176 Craigentinny and Telferton AllotmentsSend us a textFor some people, one of the escapes from the pressures of lockdown has been their ability to get into their allotments much more regularly than before. They are lucky – there are many more people who want an allotment than there are allotments available. And if you are fortunate enough to be given a place on the waiting list, you may have at least five years to wait. At the Craigentinny and Telferton Allotments, hidden away behind Inchview Terrace, they have managed to increase the total; when someone gives up one of the...
2020-07-0408 min
Porty Podcast175 MemoriesSend us a textHow much do you remember of life when you were growing up? How many remember a time before computers, the internet and mobile phones? Since lockdown began, a podcast produced by the Living Memory Association has been looking back to bygone eras and hearing about life from people who were born long ago. It’s based in the Wee Museum of Memory in Ocean Terminal where they also have a studio. That’s where they store their archives of music and pictures as well as audio and video recordings of people. These include memories from...
2020-06-2009 min
Porty Podcast174 Wander WomenSend us a textWander Women is a business based in Joppa. It was set up by Anna Neubert-Wood to encourage women to get out into the open, to get some (as she calls it) green therapy. As you’ll hear, she takes out small groups, introducing them to wild swimming, nature walks in the countryside and even wild camping on overnight adventures. It was working well. She had clients not just from Scotland but from overseas as well. However, the arrival of Covid-19 brought everything to a shuddering halt. But later this month, she will be st...
2020-06-1306 min
Porty Podcast171 Rosie Nimmo and HomeSongs4LunchSend us a textWe’ve heard how local musicians are creating their own concerts or ceilidhs online. However, it was really good to hear that singer-songwriter Rosie Nimmo had been invited to sing, almost out of the blue, in a relatively new online service called Home Songs for Lunch. It was created in Campbeltown by David Fee, a full-time foster carer who also has a side line in running concerts in people’s own homes. When that became impossible, he was encouraged to offer something similar using Facebook; and he then drew on his substantial contacts book...
2020-05-2307 min
Menzies Research Centre#34 David Furse-Roberts: Menzies and GodRobert Menzies believed that humans became more virtuous the closer they came to God, says David Furse-Roberts, whose book Menzies And God, will be published soon.
2020-05-1836 min
Porty Podcast170 Film Academy EdinburghSend us a textLast week, we heard how Edinburgh Youth Theatre is managing to keep going online through the lockdown. The company often works with the Film Academy Edinburgh which is also based locally. The academy usually uses the television studios of Edinburgh College at Milton Road; but, like everything else, it’s currently closed. However, the teachers and students (around 60 of them) get together at weekly sessions through Zoom. These are held on a Wednesday and Friday and are split into different age groups. When Porty Podcast Producer David Calder joined them, he found out th...
2020-05-1609 min
Porty Podcast169 Edinburgh Youth TheatreSend us a textEdinburgh Youth Theatre has been one of Portobello’s success stories. Led by the actor Shauna Macdonald, it has brought self-confidence to a generation of young people. But its base at Bellfield is currently closed. Staff, teachers and students have to stay at home thanks to the lockdown – but that DOESN’T mean to say they can’t get together and have some enjoyment online. Like so many others, they now deliver their programme through Zoom and YouTube. Porty Podcast Producer David Calder has been finding out more.For more information about Ed...
2020-05-0909 min
Porty Podcast168 Campbell's CeilidhsSend us a textSomething good has emerged from the current crisis – and that’s the way in which musicians are finding new ways to reach their audience. Local singer Mairi Campbell has an international following and is using technology – Zoom in particular – to bring them together in what she’s calling Campbell’s Ceilidhs. Once a week on a Sunday, people connect from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and even from Scotland either to join her in performing or just to be entertained. Porty Podcast Producer David Calder wanted to find out more.https://mairicampbell.scot/An...
2020-05-0206 min
Porty Podcast167 Four Seasons Financial ServicesSend us a textWhen you walk along the High Street or down along the Prom, it’s noticeable just how quiet everything is. With a number of exceptions, most shops are closed, as are the cafés, bars and restaurants. For the owners of those businesses, it’s a very worrying time despite the significant help coming from the Government. They don’t know when they’ll be able to open again or whether things will return to the same normality as we had before. It’s a time like this when good financial advice is important...
2020-04-2508 min
Porty Podcast163 Declaration of ArbroathSend us a textThe coronavirus is getting in the way of so many things. Events all over the world are being closed down and international travel restricted or banned. Last month, Dr Bruce Durie, historian, genealogist and fellow of Edinburgh University, should have been on his way to the USA. A former Fulbright professor in North Carolina, he’s a well-respected figure on the North American-Scottish lecture circuit. He had a major tour planned. Instead, he’s at home, looking out over the Firth of Forth from his home on the Esplanade. David Calder spoke to him...
2020-04-0414 min
Porty Podcast160 The Boat House etcSend us a textThe problems surrounding The Boat House at the western end of Portobello Prom are well known. It opened to great fanfare last year, just in time for the lucrative summer trade, It was a substantial expansion of the old Cropley's Bar and the vast majority of people saw it as considerable improvement. With a bar and restaurant, it was another reason to head to the bottom of King's Road. OK, the view wasn't perfect but the food, the service and the company were good. However, the City of Edinburgh Council threw a massive...
2020-03-1407 min
Porty Podcast158 The Decorators - Part 2Send us a textBack in the autumn, we heard about a project – a residence – which came out of the annual Porty Art Walk. For many years, Portobello had a thriving pottery industry. Portobello ware was exported all over the world. But homes now stand on the ground where the workshops had been – and all that remains are the two kilns on Bridge Street. But the people who worked there are still with us and the idea was to collect their memories through photographs and audio recordings. This weekend, you’ll be able to see and hear the resu...
2020-02-2908 min
Porty Podcast157 Portobello Older People's ProjectSend us a textFor some older people, there can be a problem of loneliness and isolation. They may live alone, their families may have moved away, and there are many other reasons why they don’t feel confident enough to get out of the house. It was an issue recognised some 27 years ago by what was then known as the Council of Churches in Portobello. They decided to get together to form the Portobello Older People’s Project. It started off as a lunch club but, as Porty Podcast producer David Calder found out, it now invo...
2020-02-1511 min
Porty Podcast155 Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home CampaignSend us a textSome of you may have had people knocking on your door asking you to sign up to make regular donations to the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home. We have heard that some Porty residents have been put off by this approach, especially when given the impression that the Home has had a ‘difficult year’ financially. They also wonder why the charity is employing what one described as ‘door-to-door’ salesmen with quite strong Geordie accents who don’t quite seem to fit with an organisation with its home at the far end of the Prom. ...
2020-02-0107 min
Porty Podcast154 Portobello BookshopSend us a textThe Portobello Bookshop opened six months ago this week. It took the team six months to convert and renovate what had been Mike’s Fishing Tackle Shop. This allowed them to uncover the columns that are now a feature of the shop's interior – they had been hidden beneath plasterboard walls. The aim was to create a warm, modern, open space, one in which it was a pleasure to spend time browsing books (despite the currently squeaky door). So have they succeeded? Porty Podcast Producer David Calder went along to find out.https://www...
2020-01-2508 min
Porty Podcast150 Merry Christmas - a ReflectionSend us a textThis weekend’s episode of the Porty Podcast is a little different. This is the last one of 2019 – and it’s also the 150th, which, looking back, is something of an achievement. Everyone one of them (bar one) has been produced by David Calder, the only exception being the 50th episode where Bob Jefferson took control of the microphone. On this occasion, David has decided to reflect on the past three years – and to look forward to where the Porty Podcast might end up.Royalty Free Music from SmartSoundTrack: Rest Ye...
2019-12-2107 min
Off The Cuff FranchisingOTCF 011: What Your Accountant Wishes You Knew About Business Success In Franchising…With Adrian Price From Menzies LLPIn this episode of the Off The Cuff Franchising Podcast, Adrian Price from Menzies LLP overturns a common perception of accountants, talks about the danger of succeeding in something you hate, and shares an insight that your accountant wishes you knew about business success in franchising.
2019-10-2537 min
Menzies Research CentreDavid Kemp and Nick Cater on 'A Free Country'The ingredients for a uniquely free society were all in place in Australia in 1860: universal education, free elections, a free press and separation of church and state were either established or being advocated. So how did Australians deal with this historic opportunity? Author David Kemp and Nick Cater discuss 'A Free Country (1860-1901)', Volume Two of Dr Kemp's history of Australian liberalism.
2019-08-071h 01
Porty Podcast132 David Williams - From 88 PlacesSend us a textA new exhibition of photographs has just opened at the Skylark. They’re the work of David Williams, formerly Head of Photography at Edinburgh School of Art. Called “From 88 Places”, it’s an extract from a much larger work, a series of photographs carefully taken at each of the 88 Shrines around a hillside in Kyoto in Japan. It took him several years to complete.
2019-07-2706 min