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Half Hour with Jeff & Richie (Post-Show Broadway Discussions and Interviews)The Spring 2025 Broadway Season Conversation with CONNOR & DYLAN MACDOWELL (Plays Episode)In this episode, we sat down with Connor & Dylan MacDowell, Hosts of DRAMA. to dive into the spring 2025 Broadway season. We discuss a diverse lineup of plays including English, Othello, Purpose, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Good Night, and Good Luck, John Procter Is The Villain, and Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Join us as we explore the casting choices, directors, and creative teams behind these productions, and share our thoughts on their potential impact on the theater industry. We also make early Tony predictions for the best play category. Follow a...2025-01-1529 min
DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell"Wiggin' Out" with Marissa Jaret WinokurDylan and Connor are joined by Tony Award-winner Marissa Jaret Winokur (Hairspray, Celebrity Big Brother). You can’t stop the beat, nor the DRAMA! Marissa is currently reuniting with her fellow Hairspray leading ladies Kerry Butler and friend of the pod Laura Bell Bundy for Mama I’m a Big Girl Now, which is her first time back on a New York stage since performing as Tracy Turnblad. We gag over this heartwarming and hilarious show, dreams to take it on the road, and Matthew Morrison’s recent cameo in it. Marissa reveals how many times she’s seen the Wick...2024-12-1859 min
The Love of Cinema"Goodrich" mini-review + "North By Northwest": Films of 1959This week, after John briefly discusses "Goodrich", the new Michael Keaton picture written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer, the boys take on another Hitchcock classic to highlight the film year 1959. Chosen by our random year generator, 1959 was a doozy for world and civil news, making a mistaken identity spy thriller the perfect film to highlight. You’ll have to listen to see if the boys think this film sits on the Mount Rushmore (get it?) of Hitchcock’s classics.
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0:00 Intro;4:48 “Goodrich” mini-review; 7:09 Gripes; 12:39 1959 Year in R...2024-10-291h 15
Quotable Cinema"I hate L.A. All they do is snort coke and talk.""I hate L.A. All they do is snort coke and talk." Tess Trainer, played by Annie Ross, in Short Cuts."Short Cuts" is a 1993 drama film directed by Robert Altman, featuring an ensemble cast including Andie MacDowell, Julianne Moore, Tim Robbins, and Annie Ross. The film intertwines multiple storylines based on the short stories of Raymond Carver, exploring the lives of diverse characters in Los Angeles. Altman's direction and the stellar performances of the cast bring to life a vivid and intricate tapestry of human relationships and urban life.Quotable Cinema: 🎬 Icon...2024-07-0700 min
The Patriot Strong PodcastEPISODE 207: BRIANA ROSS - HOSPITAL PROTOLS KILLED MY MARINE HUSBANDBRIANA MACDOWELL ROSS SHARES HER HEARTBREAKING STORY ABOUT HOW THE HOSPITAL PROTOCOLS KILLED HER HEALTHY HUSBAND.2024-06-021h 36
Keihard Klassiek: De Mix380 marathonsChad Lawson - One day you finally knew
Jake Runestad - Let my love be heardRobert Clark [bas] & Voces8
Edward MacDowell - Woodland sketches, op.51 ; To a wild rose (Arr.)Claire Jones [harp]
Sofiane Pamart - Aventura
David Maslanka - AwakeningSyzygy Saxophone Quartet
Antonín Dvorák - Symfonie nr.9, op.95 in e kl.t., "Uit de nieuwe wereld" - deel II, "Largo" (Arr.)Lisa Batiashvili [viool] & Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin o.l.v. Nikoloz Rachveli
Demian Do...2024-04-0957 min
BurgernomicsTurbocharging The Price You Pay In 170 SecsKey Points:
Traditionally, the law of supply and demand dictates prices in the marketplace, where buyers and sellers agree on a price based on publicly available information.
Dynamic Pricing, a system increasingly employed by sellers, adjusts prices continuously based on buyer demand. This dynamic nature allows sellers to maximize profits.
However, the twist comes when the purchase price isn't publicly visible. Imagine searching for an item online and the price presented to you is determined by complex algorithms analyzing your personal data.
This lack of transparency leaves consumers feeling uneasy, leading to calls for government intervention. But in...2024-03-1203 min
BurgernomicsAirline Tickets. Everyone isn't offered the same price?Does Dynamic Ticket Pricing used by airlines lead to the passenger sitting next to you having paid a different price for their seat?
Airlines are masters at gathering data. They can harvest your frequent flyer data and track your computer searches via cookies. How often is this data used to ‘tailor’ the price of your ticket?
Can airline’s trawl your LinkedIn account matching a conference you may need to fly to and charge you more for that airline ticket?
Is it common for an airline's app to show a different price than their own we...2024-02-2753 min
Free Library PodcastShayla Lawson | How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial MemoirIn conversation with Jeannine Cook, owner of Harriett's Bookshop and Ida's Books
Shayla Lawson is the author of This Is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope, a ''whip-smart'' (People) essay collection about politics, pop culture, politics, and history. Named one of the most anticipated books of 2020 by numerous periodicals, it was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography and a LAMBDA Literary Award. Also the author of two poetry collections, Lawson has contributed writing to Salon, New York magazine, and ESPN, among other places. They have also earned fellowships from Yaddo and MacDow...2024-02-0951 min
pato escada podcastFilmes que representam o começo de ano#PatoEscada #ComeçoDeAno
O dia da marmota (1993) é uma comédia romântica estrelada por Bill Murray e Andie MacDowell. O filme conta a história de Phil Connors, um repórter de TV arrogante enviado para cobrir o feriado da marmota em Punxsutawney, Pensilvânia. Quando ele acorda no dia seguinte, ele percebe que está preso em um loop temporal, vivendo o mesmo dia repetidamente. Phil deve encontrar uma maneira de quebrar o loop e voltar para sua vida normal.
Sexta-feira 13, parte 5: Um novo começo (1985) é um filme de terror est...2024-01-2703 min
Table TalkWith Alexandra CollierAlexandra Collier is a Melbourne-based writer who has written for theatre, screen and print. She is a MacDowell fellow and a recipient of the RE Ross Trust playwrites' award. Her memoir Inconceivable, about her journey to becoming a solo Mum by choice, is out now. On the podcast she tells Lara and Liv why restaurants are inherently theatrical places, discusses her experience with IVF, and explains that it takes a village to raise a child. Photo credit: Karin Locke.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/ad...2024-01-1623 min
Best of the SpectatorTable Talk: Alexander CollierAlexandra Collier is a Melbourne-based writer who has written for theatre, screen and print. She is a MacDowell fellow and a recipient of the RE Ross Trust playwrites' award. Her memoir Inconceivable, about her journey to becoming a solo Mum by choice, is out now.
On the podcast she tells Lara and Liv why restaurants are inherently theatrical places, discusses her experience with IVF, and explains that it takes a village to raise a child.
Photo credit: Karin Locke.2024-01-1623 minBurgernomicsGood Or Evil Doesn't Win Wars. Only Economics Wins Wars. In 110 Seconds
Welcome to the latest episode of Burgernomics! Today, we delve into the harsh reality that economics, not notions of good or evil, often dictates the outcome of wars.
Recent developments, including Vladimir Putin allocating a staggering one-third of Russia's economic output to defense, highlight the economic dimension of modern warfare.
Key Points:
Russia's Economic Commitment:
Putin directs 33% of Russia's economic output to defense, amounting to $820 billion annually, 15 times more than Australia's projected defense expenditure.
The move underscores the role of economic decisions in shaping military capabilities and strategies.
Volunteer Soldiers and Economic Incentives:
Russian volunteer soldiers enticed by...2023-12-1202 min
BurgernomicsUkraines Battlefield Economics. Tactics When Your Enemy Has More.
Ukraines Battlefield Economics. Tactics When Your Enemy Has More.
Retired Major General Mick Ryan takes us for a journey through the battlefields of Ukraine, the tactics, planning and munitions supply status.
The economic theories of ‘supply & demand’ and the ‘allocation of scarce resources’ couldn’t be more applicable to the life and death struggle of war on a battlefield.
A battlefield comprises adversaries who attempt to kill each other to occupy land and become victorious. This requires munitions and men.
Victory is usually guaranteed to whomever has unlimited munitions and soldiers. But neither Ru...2023-11-2844 min
BurgernomicsA Fresh Angle. Beef Price Plunge. Supermarkets Profit. In 150 Seconds.Follow the beef money trail in 150 seconds. Beef producers doing it tough, supermarkets making huge beef profits, while cost of living increases smash their customers. Using basic economic principles to provide an insightful cut through of Australia's beef situation guaranteed to make you the instant expert.2023-08-2903 min
BurgernomicsBeef Drops 46%. But Not In Supermarkets. Why?Beef prices paid to the farmer have dropped 46% in 15 months.
However retail prices for beef have not dropped anywhere near 46%.
Why hasn’t the beef price drop been passed through to retail prices?
Angus Gidley-Baird Senior Proteins Analyst for Rabo Bank and Burgernomics Podcast host Ross MacDowell explore the economic forces effecting Australia’s beef supply chain.
2023-08-1542 minBurgernomicsL.E.O’s Smashing The NBN In 96 SecondsLow Earth Orbit Satellites are providing Australians the broadband service the NBN hasn't.
This 96 second podcast makes you an instant expert on Low Earth Orbit Satellites. Great for dinner party conversations or to impress your boss.
For a detailed examination of LEO's with telecommunications expert Paul Budde, please listen to the preceding podcast, Low Earth Orbit Satellites. Providing services NBN & Telstra promised but never delivered.2023-08-0203 min
BurgernomicsLow Earth Orbit Satellites. Delivering What NBN Hasn't.Podcast Discussion Points
What are LEO’s and why are they so revolutionary?
LEO benefits to the NBN.
Why hasn’t the NBN delivered the internet service originally promised?
LEO vs land based internet infrastructure?
Price and speed comparison.
Is launching a low earth orbit satellite less expensive than building land based infrastructure?
Could LEO’s deliver all of Australia’s total internet requirement?
Is 5g broadband an alternative to NBN fixed wire?
Is the Australian Government preparing to sell the NBN after writing down its value by $31bn?
The effects of low earth orbit satellites on a hamburger.
Dive Deeper2023-07-1845 min
BurgernomicsFamily Treasures. Priceless Or Worthless?Connor Slattery is an expert valuer and auctioneer for Abbeys Auctions, a company that specialises in clearing houses of their contents. Downsizing, deceased estates and decluttering, Connor has seen and valued it all!
Households spend thousands of dollars on furniture, collectables and household items, but what has happened to their value?
Connor Slattery and Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discuss;
How the law of supply & demand diminishes the value of your household items.
Why the value of antiques has plummeted 60% over the previous 8 years.
How the decreasing size of Australian households is reducing the price of your...2023-05-3041 minBurgernomicsMonopolies. Where Would We Be Without Them? In 100 Seconds.A 100 second cheat note guide to Australia's development relying on organisations that were monopolistic.2023-05-0902 min
BurgernomicsMisleading & Deceptive Conduct. Masterclass with the original watchdog.Professor Allan Fels, inaugural Chairman of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission discusses with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell the realities of policing restrictive business practices that harm Australian consumers.
If the law of supply and demand is operating efficiently, how can monopolies exist?
Prof. Fels’ defines a monopoly and discusses how some of Australia’s leading organisation maybe monopolies.
Has the deregulation of Australia’s telecommunication industry worked for the consumer?
Did the government create another telecommunications monopoly with the NBN?
Australia’s 4 pillar banking system. Is it an oligopoly?
How was it...2023-04-2645 minBurgernomics537 New Villains To Blame For Unaffordable Housing In 146 SecondsHouse prices are a function of the law of supply & demand. Why did the RBA create the demand for which it is named the villain? But that's only half the supply & demand equation. Who takes the responsibility for house supply? A 146 second cheat sheet that will make you sound the economic expert on Australia's housing affordability.2023-04-1103 min
BurgernomicsAffordable Housing. Designing SolutionsPeter Maddison, host of the award winning television series Grand Designs discusses Australian housing affordability.
Attitudes will need to change regarding the style & size of Australian housing. This will effect how Australians perceive housing affordability.
The new future direction of Australian home design.
Effects on housing supply of the local government planning process.
Costs of societal and government sustainability expectations.
Inflationary impact on home building budgets
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Grand Designs Australia
https://www.foxtel.com.au/watch/grand-designs-australia.html
Peter Maddison
https://www.google.com/search?q...2023-04-0454 minBurgernomicsAustralia’s Renewable Energy Reality In 185 SecondsAustralia’s renewable energy debate is a dizzying, multi faceted topic.
Highly emotive arguments are forcefully voiced, each declaring theirs is the only rationale argument. Any disagreement can label you a climate denier or woke or capitalist.
This 185 second cheat note provides a quick overview of the main issues in transitioning Australia to renewable energy. Adam Smith's concept of the ‘invisible hand’ is used to explain how the resources will be allocated for Australia's transition to renewable energy and who pays the cost.
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BurgernomicsPower Bills. How renewable energy effects them.Simon Vardy, a Partner at Deloitte specialising in energy transition within the utilities industry, discusses the ramifications of Australia moving from fossil fuel generated power to renewable energy with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell.
Australian households are experiencing high gas and electricity bills due to increased overseas demand including sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine.
Coal-fired power stations are closing because they can't compete with cheaper renewable energy. Households are waiting for cheaper renewable energy, but it's not that simple. Will power bills reduce with renewable energy?
There is not enough renewable energy to replace...2023-03-1453 minBurgernomicsAirline Ticket Model May Decide Entertainment Pricing, In 80 SecondsBurgernomics host, Ross MacDowell summarises how the airlines Dynamic Ticket Pricing Model is now being adopted by the live entertainment industry. The system adjusts ticket prices based on supply and demand, but while musicians like Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift are jumping on board, music promoters are hesitant due to a potential customer backlash. This 80 second summary is great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss or just because you need to understand why we pay what we pay for concert prices.
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BurgernomicsRocknomics. A backstage economics pass with an industry legend.Michael Newton, founder of A Day On The Green, provides an exclusive backstage pass to the economics of staging 500 live outdoor shows with 4 million ticket sales. Elton John, Rod Stewart, Rick Astley, Fleetwood Mac, Bryan Ferry and every headlining Australian music act you can think of have performed at A Day On The Green venues around Australia and New Zealand.
The risk, complexity and uncertainty of staging outdoor shows in Australia’s $17 billion live performance industry isn’t for the faint hearted. Michael Newton with Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discuss the art of ticket pricing, the difficulty of predic...2023-01-1052 minBurgernomicsWorking From Home In 156 SecondsWorking From Home In 156 Seconds.
Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell explains how both employees and companies have changed their attitudes toward employees working from home. A 156 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss or just because you need to understand where hybrid working maybe headed. After the 'cheat note' listen to Australia’s leading hybrid working expert, Professor Mark Wooden of The Melbourne Institute Of Applied Economic And Social Research discuss Hybrid Working. The Good, The Bad And The Unknown on the Burgernomics Podcast.2022-12-2903 min
BurgernomicsHybrid Working. The good, the bad & the unknown.Professor Mark Wooden from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discuss working from home, hybrid working and the Great Resignation.
Does productivity increase or decrease when working from home?
Is hybrid working a temporary post COVID phenomenon?
Will employees be forced back to offices when unemployment rises back to average levels and employees loose their current bargaining power?
Have we seen the irreversible decline of central business districts?
What are the advantages and disadvantages for both employees and employers of working from home?
As social animals, do humans need the socialisation the...2022-12-0653 min
BurgernomicsFalling House Prices In 98 SecondsFalling House Prices. Should I feel less wealthy in 98 seconds. Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell explains the Wealth Effect and it’s relationship to house prices. How falling house prices are being caused by interest rate rises which then effect our emotions and spending. Where are mortgage rates heading? A 98 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss or just because you need to understand where your standard of living is headed. After the 'cheat note', listen to the full episode when KPMG Chief Economist Dr Brendan Rynne discusses the Wealth Effect and housing prices in detail.2022-11-2802 min
BurgernomicsFalling House Prices. Should I feel less wealthy?Dr Brendan Rynne, KPMG Chief Economist and Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discuss 'The Wealth Effect' when we increase our spending based on our homes rising value, which recently have skyrocketed.
Interest rates have risen and our home's price has dropped.
We should feel anxious and reduce our spending....but we haven't!
Why not?
Does this mean interest rates will continue to rise?
Is an increase in unemployment a possibility?
How long before interest rates stabilise, house prices stop dropping and the 'good times' return?
2022-11-1548 minBurgernomics2022 Federal Budget Demystified Without The PoliticsA non traditional view of the 2022 Australian Federal Government Budget. Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell explains the different types of budgets, their accuracy in predicting government income & expenditure and their effect on our economy. 2022-10-2611 minBurgernomicsPlumbers Vs Doctors. Earning Similar Incomes? In 95 SecondsPlumbers earning similar incomes to G.P's in 95 seconds. Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell discusses how the incomes of plumbers has converged toward highly educated doctors. A 95 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss or just because you need to understand why a visit from the plumber usually costs more than a visit to your G.P. After this 'cheat note', listen to the full episode when Prof Jeff Borland of The University Of Melbourne and Ross MacDowell come to some interesting conclusions.2022-10-1001 min
BurgernomicsPlumbers Vs Doctors. Earning Similar Incomes?Plumbers incomes have quickly converged toward that of general practitioners, yet it’s a lot easier and less expensive to become a plumber than a doctor. How have Australia’s labour markets rapidly increased incomes of plumbers, who stop our tap dripping, compared to doctors, who prolong our life? Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell discusses with The University Of Melbourne’s Truby Williams Professor Of Economics, Jeff Borland how labour markets price various jobs.2022-09-2743 min
BurgernomicsHow Economics Can Save The World In 120 SecondsHow economics can save the world in 120 seconds with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell. A 2 minute 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss...or anyone else! Economics is the solution to most of the worlds issues, net zero, poverty, famine, to name a few. Yet younger Australians are not studying economics enabling these problems to be solved quicker. After the 'cheat note' listen to our detailed podcast when Reserve Bank economists Tanya Livermore & Mike Major discuss their recent research detailing the plummeting number of secondary students studying economics with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell.2022-09-1902 min
BurgernomicsEconomists Can Save The WorldThe Reserve Bank Of Australia researched why interest in economics has fallen off a cliff. Interest in studying economics at secondary school has declined 70% in the last 30 years. The authors of the research, Reserve Bank Of Australia economists Tanya Livermore and Mike Major discuss with Ross MacDowell whats caused economics to decline in interest? Why economics is crucial to solving the biggest problems confronting humanity? How Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones features in how to make economics more appealing.
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Reserve Bank Of Australia easy to understand explainers....fantastic range of topics, written so everyone...2022-09-0649 minBurgernomicsElectric Vehicles In 55 SecondsElectric Vehicles in 55 seconds with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell. A 55 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss...or anyone else! There are a lot of myths, controversy and opinions surrounding electric vehicles. At this stage most can be disregarded because of one simple fact which is revealed in this cheat note. After the 'cheat note' listen to our detailed podcast when EV expert, Bryce Gaton debunks the economic myths of electric vehicles with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell.2022-08-2201 min
BurgernomicsElectric Vehicles. Are they inevitable?Australia has one of the worlds slowest up takes of electric vehicles. Independent electric vehicle expert, Bryce Gaton discusses with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell the owner, manufacturer and government issues causing the slow electric vehicle adoption in Australia. Bryce targets E.V. myths, explains ownership costs, driving range issues and when we can expect everyone to be driving electric vehicles in Australia.
Want to dig deeper?
Bryce Gaton recommends;
The Driven. Australia's Most Trusted Electric Vehicle site https://thedriven.io/
EV Choice. http://evchoice.com.au/index.html
Aust Electric Vehicle Assoc https://www...2022-08-1659 minBurgernomicsFoot & Mouth Disease In 75 SecondsFoot & Mouth Disease in 75 seconds. A 75 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss...or anyone else! Foot & Mouth Disease is widespread in Bali, on Australia's door step. Tourists can unwittingly bring FMD back into Australia. Why not close the border with Bali? What are the economic ramifications if Australia gets one case. Will our meat export market evaporate overnight? Will our livestock industry crash? Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell provides the answers in 75 seconds2022-08-0702 min
BurgernomicsFoot & Mouth Disease. Agricultures Armageddon?Foot & Mouth Disease. Is it Australian agricultures $80 bn armageddon?
Richard Norton, a beef producer and ex-CEO of Meat & Livestock Australia is one of Australia's best positioned experts to discuss the reality versus the hysteria. Many describe a situation where all $30 bn plus meat export markets are instantly lost with just one case of foot & mouth disease. Vivid descriptions of cattle being killed and a $80 bn economic hit to our rural communities are published daily in the media. Richard describes the preparations previously set up to minimise any foot & mouth disease incursion, our largest export markets desperate need for protein...2022-07-2649 minBurgernomicsInterest Rates. Can you predict them in 150 SecondsInterest Rates. A 150 second 'cheat note' great for dinner party conversation, impressing your boss...or impressing your employees. Interest rates are going up, up, up. Can they be predicted? Many say the bond markets are the clairvoyants of interest rates. How accurate are bond yields in predicting interest rates? For a detailed discussion on interest rates please listen to episode 24, Interest Rates. Where to from here? With NAB's Chief Economist, Alan Oster and Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell. Alan doesn't believe the bond markets have a good record of interest rate predictions. 2022-07-1202 min
BurgernomicsInterest Rates. Where from here? Have bond traders got it wrong?Alan Oster, National Australia Banks Chief Economist and Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell candidly discuss whether bond traders are interest rate clairvoyants. Bonds usually put most people to sleep. This discussion won’t!
Australian’s pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest on their mortgages. What if there was a way to predict future interest rate rises? If the Reserve Bank sets Australian interest rates, is it possible for a mysterious group of bond traders to influence the RBA and therefore Australia’s economy? Concrete examples are given as to the accuracy of bond yields and interest rates, including mortgage rates.2022-06-2956 minBurgernomicsCarbon Net Zero In 55 SecondsCarbon Net Zero. A 55 second 'cheat note' guide by Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell. What is net zero? What happens if enterprises can't meet net zero? What are carbon credits? Great for business meetings, dinner parties or whenever you need just a little bit of knowledge to get you through. Want to know more? Please listen to the full podcast, Carbon Net Zero with Tony Wood, Energy Program Director at the Grattan Institute and Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell.2022-05-2401 min
BurgernomicsNet Zero Carbon. DemystifiedTony Wood, Energy Program Director at the Grattan Institute demystifies Net Zero Carbon with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell. Straightforward explanations, highlighting the problems and defining responsibilities. This is a fascinating conversation.
Climate experts believe 6 bn tonnes of carbon dioxide needs to be removed from the atmosphere by 2050 if climate change is to be avoided. To date 0.00016% or 10,000 tonnes have been removed.
Net Zero Carbon will create massive shifts within the Australian economy, both pluses and minuses. Over the next 30 years, $86 billion dollars of coal and liquified natural gas export sales will disappear. Net Zero will reduce massive insurance payouts caused...2022-05-1758 minBurgernomicsPetrol Prices In 25 SecondsPetrol Prices. Are you being taken for a ride? A 25 second 'cheat note' guide by Ross MacDowell. Do petrol companies collude setting petrol prices? How do they orchestrate price rises without government prosecution? What would be the price of petrol if there was no collusion? Great for business meetings, dinner parties or whenever you need just a little bit of knowledge to get you through. Want to know more? Please listen to the full podcast, Petrol Prices. Are you being taken for a ride? With Australia's leading petrol price expert, David Byrne Professor Of Economics at Melbourne University2022-05-1101 min
BurgernomicsPetrol Prices. Are you being taken for a ride?David Byrne Professor of Economics at Melbourne University is Australia’s leading expert in retail petrol pricing. With Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell they discuss collusion, cartels and the associated costs to the Australian motorist. Professor Byrne has conducted empirical studies proving exactly what most people believe, there is something ‘funny’ going on with the price of the petrol we buy at the bowser. Australia's petrol market, a freely competitive market place benefiting the consumer? Probably not.
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What Professor Byrne recommends.
Petrol Pricing Apps That Will Save You Money
Motor Mouth. https://motormouth.com.au/
Gas Buddy. https://www.ga...2022-05-0258 minBurgernomicsInflation. Is it here to stay? In 60 SecondsInflation. Is it here to stay? A 60 second 'cheat note' guide by Ross MacDowell, on inflation that is reappearing worldwide. Is it temporary or permanent? Why has it happened? What can you expect in terms of interest rate rises? What will happen to your mortgage repayments and income?
Great for business meetings, dinners parties or whenever you need just a little bit of knowledge to get you through.
Want to know more? Please listen to the Burgernomics podcast, Your Monthly Budget. Will inflation make it explode? With EY’s Chief Economist Oceania, Cherelle Murphy.2022-04-1901 min
BurgernomicsYour Monthly Budget. Will inflation make it explode?Cherelle Murphy Chief Economist Oceania EY and Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell discuss Your Monthly Budget. Is Inflation About To Make It Explode?
Every economists nightmare is the 1930’s black & white photo of German women stuffing her stove with banknotes to boil the kettle. Inflation had made her banknotes worthless. Now, after decades of almost no inflation, inflation is back and lots of Australians are wondering how inflation will affect them. Cherelle & Ross discuss
how inflation is measured
local & international issues contributing to inflation
the Reserve Bank & Federal governments toolkits to control inflation
the dramatic effect on the average Australian home mo...2022-04-0753 min
BurgernomicsRussian Sanctions. Weaponised Economics In 75 SecondsA 75 second 'cheat note' guide by Ross MacDowell, on how economic warfare (sanctions) rather than military warfare is being used to defeat Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine. What are the consequences for the rest of the world?
Great for business meetings, dinners parties or whenever you need just a little bit of knowledge to get you through.
Want to know more? Please listen to the Burgernomics podcast, Russian Sanctions. Weaponised Economics with Steven Hamilton, Assoc Professor Of Economics from the George Washington University.2022-03-2201 min
MizikiTalkTrack 6 feat Christophe Robin - La star de la coloration : quand la musique colore les âmesPour ce nouveau Track j'ai eu le privilège de passer un moment chaleureux et plein de fous rires, avec Christophe Robin le coloriste-créateur de star : Fondateur et créateur de la marque CHRISTOPHE ROBIN PARIS.
Précurseur en la matière, il a ouvert SALON CHRISTOPHE ROBIN le premier salon entièrement consacré à la coloration.
Christophe est pour moi un Artiste avec un grand A. Il a l'art de sublimer les femmes du monde entier, en maniant les pigments pour obtenir la couleur parfaite et unique.
Dans cet épisode nous parlons de la col...2022-03-1633 min
BurgernomicsRussian Sanctions. Weaponised Economics.Steven Hamilton Assistant Professor of Economics at The George Washington University in Washington DC and a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University discusses how the world is reeling from the the largest conventional military attack in Europe since World War 2. Russia has invaded the Ukraine.
Just about every country in the world is outraged about this invasion...with China sitting on the fence.
But unlike other wars, all the countries opposing the war have decided not to fight head to head with the Russian aggressor. Is this because they fear Vladimir Putin has forgotten the theory of Mutually Assured...2022-03-151h 00BurgernomicsLife After COVID In 60 SecondsYour 60 second 'cheat note' on life after COVID by Ross MacDowell.
Great for business meetings, dinners parties or whenever you need just a little bit of knowledge to get you through.
Want to know more? Please listen to the Burgernomics podcast on What Post COVID Australia Looks Like with leading social commentator, demographer and columnist, Bernard Salt AM. Out now on the Burgernomics Podcast. Please subscribe and review the Burgernomics podcast2022-03-1401 min
BurgernomicsWhat Does Post COVID Australia Look Like?Bernard Salt AM, Australia’s leading social commentator draws upon demographic, economic and social statistics to help us understand where Australian society is headed. Bernard is a columnist for The Australian newspaper, author of 6 best selling books on generational change and famous for describing millennials difficulty in saving for house deposits through his Smashed Avocado Effect.
Bernard with Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell describes in detail how post COVID Australia has changed permanently for employees, business owners and families.
Some of the topics covered are,
The Australian experience of recovering from adversity. World wars, bushfires every summer and ec...2022-02-1858 minBurgernomicsAustralia's Expensive Steak In 50 SecondsA 50 second 'cheat note' guide by Ross MacDowell, why Australia steak and beef is the most expensive beef prices in the world.
Great for business meetings, dinners parties or whenever you need just a little bit of knowledge to get you through.
Want to know more? Please listen to the Burgernomics podcast, Why Australian Steaks Are The Most Expensive In The World. Out Now. Please subscribe and review the Burgernomics podcast.2022-01-1701 min
Oh BrotherActress - Cindy BusbySend us a textDan and Mike welcome actress Cindy Busby to the Oh Brother podcast. Hailing from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Cindy has appeared in numerous television and film features including a series regular role on Heartland when she was cast as Ashley Stanton. She recently starred in the Netflix film Romance on the Menu opposite Australian actor Tim Ross. The brothers also discuss Cindy's most recent starring roles in Toying with the Holidays on Lifetime opposite Chad Michael Murray and Joy for Christmas on GAC Family with Sam Page. Cindy has shared the screen with such top...2022-01-011h 07
Best in FestMarketing and Public Relations Tricks for Your Indie Film - Ep #41Leslie and Deborah Gilels discuss the real truths about marketing your Indie film from a PR Professional in Hollywood. Now, not every Publicist is a marketing person and not every marketing person is a publicist. In this episode, they also discuss promoting vs selling a film using a press release, niche marketing, social media, pitching to trades and much more.More About Deborah:Deborah Gilels has run a successful PR/Media Consulting company for the past 16 years, assisting writers, filmmakers, and actors with PR and Marketing activities including promoting feature films, shorts and do...2021-12-2838 min
BurgernomicsWhy Australian Steaks Are The World’s Most ExpensiveNutrien Agriculture Managing Director, Rob Clayton discusses with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell If Australia is the ‘land of plenty’, why do we pay more for our steaks than every other major country? Is it droughts, corporate farm buy outs, supermarket profiteering, the Aussie dollar or is Australia feeding the rest of the world before our own domestic market?
Rob Clayton runs one of Australia’s largest agriculture businesses. Rob joins Ross MacDowell to cut through the myths and theories behind Australia's high beef prices to describe the battle between the forces of supply and demand. Can Rob answer the all import...2021-12-2641 minBurgernomicsCrypto In 80 SecondsA 'cheat note' guide to Crypto Currency by Ross MacDowell in 79 seconds.
Great for business meetings, dinners parties or whenever you need just a little bit of knowledge to get you through.2021-12-2001 min
BurgernomicsCryptocurrency. It Will Change Your World Sooner Than You ThinkPart 3. Distinguished Professor Jason Potts Co Director of RMIT's Blockchain Innovation Hub and Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell explain the difference between a stable coins and crypto currency. Why every Australian will be using crypto currencies alongside our current government currency sooner than they think - or potentially already are without even realising it! Crypto causes transaction fees to plummet and payment transfer times to become instantaneous with total privacy. These advantages deprive banks, large institutions and governments of revenue, so there are many vested interests at work currently discrediting crypto currencies.
Finally, Prof. Potts explains blockchain and crypto using o...2021-12-2024 min
BurgernomicsCryptocurrency. How It’s Made. Is It Really Worth Anything?In Part 2 Distinguished Professor Jason Potts Co Director of RMIT's Blockchain Innovation Hub and Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell talk about mining cryptocurrency and how the mining process creates security for the currency giving it value through scarcity. As Bitcoins are finite, when will the last Bitcoin be mined? Will cryptocurrencies eventually replace government 'fiat' currency or do we need both to have positive effects on economies, currency exchange rates and government policies that affect our daily lives.2021-12-2024 minBurgernomicsBlockchain In 58 SecondsA 'cheat note' guide to Blockchain in 58 seconds by Ross MacDowell
Great for business meetings, dinner parties or whenever you need just a little bit of knowledge to get you through.2021-12-2001 min
BurgernomicsBlockchain. World Changing But Easy To UnderstandIn this 3 part series, Distinguished Professor Jason Potts, Co Director of RMITs Innovation Hub Australia's is Australia's leading expert on blockchain and crypto currency. Together with Ross MacDowell thy demystify blockchain and cryptocurrencies. In Part 1 we discuss our natural human hesitancy and negativity towards new 'tech' concepts we don't understand, comparing our eventual acceptance of blockchain/crypto to when the internet was introduced. In simple language we explore what is blockchain, why we need it, will it inevitably be a part of everyone's lives? Not to mention... what on earth is a Non Fungible Token! 2021-12-2034 minBurgernomicsAustralia's House Price Boom In 30 SecondsA 'cheat note' guide by Ross MacDowell why Australia is undergoing a house price boom.
Great for business meetings, dinner parties or whenever you need just a little bit of knowledge to get you through. Listen to the full podcast to become an expert!2021-12-2000 min
BurgernomicsAustralia's House Price Boom. Will It End In A Bust? Part 2Part 2. Brendan Coates, Economic Policy Program Director of the Grattan Institutes and Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell discuss the history of Australian housing booms and their subsequent busts. After a bust what is negative home equity, how do the banks react to mortgagees with negative equity - do they make you sell up? What is the current risk of a housing crash? The future of mortgages.2021-12-1434 minBurgernomicsAustralia's House Price Boom. Will It End In A Bust? Part 1Part 1. Brendan Coates, Economic Policy Program Director of the Grattan Institutes joins Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell to discuss why Australia is experiencing a housing price boom. Topics discussed are the effects of interest rates, bank lending policies, the Reserve Banks $4bn per week Quantitative Easing program, local government’s restrictive policies limiting permits for new housing, the effects of COVID on the housing market, the home ownership market versus the rental market for those who don’t qualify for mortgages, migrants demand for housing and the difficulty of younger people entering the housing market.
Want to dig deeper? Check out...2021-12-1438 minBurgernomicsQuantitative Easing In 47 SecondsA 'cheat note' guide to Quantitative Easing by Ross MacDowell in 47 seconds.
Great for business meetings, dinner parties or whenever you need just a little bit of knowledge to get you through.2021-12-1301 min
BurgernomicsQuantitative Easing. Making You Feel WealthyDavid Plank, ANZ Bank's Head Of Economics demystifies Q.E. or Quantitative Easing with Burgernomics host, Ross MacDowell. Q.E. You’ve heard the term hundreds of times before. Ask anybody to explain it and they look at you blankly. In this episode of Burgernomics we explain how Q.E. is keeping your mortgage payments low, increasing the value of your home, making you feel wealthy, or if your trying to buy a home making you feel frustrated! How does quantitative easing achieve this? What if Q.E. stops? When could it stop? Why would it stop?
Who better to dem...2021-11-2942 minBurgernomicsBurgernomics. What's It All About?Ross MacDowell and Australia's top experts demystify economic topics that affect your life. Todays media pushes complex economic terms at us....jargon we don't understand. Yet the concepts effect our mortgages, businesses, holidays, family life, even the political party we vote for. Burgernomics cuts through the economic jargon in an entertaining and informative way. Each podcast ends with the Burgernomics Test, when our expert applies their explanation to a simple hamburger guaranteeing you come away understanding.2021-11-0102 min
RARINGNORD's Rare Disease Advisory CouncilsOn the show today, it's all about Rare Disease Advisory Councils – or RDACs, for short. RDACs provide a platform for the rare community to have a stronger voice in state government. Joining us is NORD Director of Policy Heidi Ross, your one-stop human shop to understanding what these councils are, and how you – the listener – can take an active role in local policy changes. Long story short, RDACs can make a significant impact in your state, and you can contribute to that voice with resources from NORD's Project RDAC. NOTE: Sitting in for Matthew Zachary today is OffScrip Media Co-Fou...2021-06-3025 minBest in FestHow to Promote & Package an Independent Film with Publicist/Producer Deborah Gilels - Ep #6How do you get Hollywood to pay attention to your Independent short or Feature Film? In this episode Leslie gets the blueprint from successful Publicist/Producer Deborah Gilels. From the Festival Circuit to Packaging a Feature with a major studio, this conversation has it all from two professionals who know the industry.Deborah Gilels has run a successful PR/Media Consulting company for the past 16 years, assisting writers, filmmakers, and actors with PR and Marketing activities including promoting feature films, shorts and documentaries, by way of public relations, marketing, project development, and distribution strategy, repping documentaries and f...2021-04-2733 min
The Process with Jude BrewerSTORYBOUND: Shayla Lawson ReturnsShayla Lawson reads is an excerpt from her book This Is Major, with an original Storybound remix.Shayla Lawson is the author of This is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls & Being Dope, and three poetry collections. She has written for ESPN, Salon, Guernica, Vulture, and The Cut. She's a MacDowell and Yaddo Artist Colony Fellow, and is a 2020 National Book Critics Circle Finalist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-03-2331 min
We Are Movies#69 - Groundhog Day w/ Laura RossFormer English Literature teacher Laura Ross joins the podcast to talk about Harold Ramis's classic 1993 comedy Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, as well as its relations to Nietzsche and the current repetitive state of life.2021-02-0952 min
The Process with Jude BrewerSTORYBOUND: Shayla LawsonShayla Lawson reads "Black Lives Matter, Yard Signs Matter," which is an excerpt from her book This Is Major, with an original Storybound remix featuring Maita.Shayla Lawson is the author of This is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls & Being Dope, and three poetry collections. She has written for ESPN, Salon, Guernica, Vulture, and The Cut. She's a MacDowell and Yaddo Artist Colony Fellow, and is a 2020 National Book Critics Circle Finalist.MAITA is a Portland, OR based musician who's music has been described by Consequence of Sound as "anxious heartbreak that rips...2021-02-0943 min
TEA The Entrepreneurial ArtistA chat with Adam Page, Musician/Composer/Record Producer/Multi-intrumentalisthttps://youtu.be/oV8EZwLujNg “Adam Page is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, music educator and record producer based in Adelaide, South Australia. Known widely for his critically acclaimed solo multi-instrumental looping performances, Page has carved his path internationally as a composer. He has written major works for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Wellington, Zephyr Quartet and co-composed on numerous occasions with celebrated Kiwi composer John Psathas. Page has recently composed and performed with The Grigoryan Brothers, established the boutique record label - Wizard Tone Records, established and performed with his new 12 piece ens...2021-01-2157 min
Rugby Coach WeeklyRoundup Rodeo Ep27: Reviewing the best contentSend us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests review some of the many great podcasts, books, articles and webinars from the last week. This week's guests:Ed Coughlan, lecturer Cork Institute of Technology and Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland co-founder, Rick Shuttleworth, coaching developer and skill adaptation specialist and Mark O'Sullivan, AIK Head of Youth Football (8-12) and Youth Player and Coach Developer. The team pick out the key takeaways from each piece of great content and say how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game....2020-11-081h 48
Twenty SummersShayla Lawson & Elise Peterson in ConversationVisual artist and podcaster Elise Peterson talks with author Shayla Lawson about her recent book, This is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls & Being Dope, as well as their first Prince concerts, Mariah Carey, Frank Ocean, American Dolls, toxic masculinity, cancel culture, Black girl magic, and so much more.Shayla Lawson is the author of This is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls & Being Dope (Harper Perennial, 2020) and three poetry collections: I Think I’m Ready to See Frank Ocean (Saturnalia Books, 2018), A Speed Education in Human Being (Sawyer House, 2013) and Pantone. She has written fo...2020-10-221h 00
Rugby Coach WeeklyRoundup Rodeo Ep12: Reviewing last week’s pick of the pods & webinarsSend us a textHost Phil Llewellyn with guests George Tavner, Jack Pattinson and Damien McCabe review some of the many great podcasts and webinars from the last week.The team pick out the key takeaways from each episode and how to use it on the pitch, at all the levels of the game.The main three reviews are:The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish - Annie Duke: Getting Better by Being WrongThe Magic Academy – All things leadership with Calum ArthurGoldy's Rugby Podcast – Sir Gordon TietjensOTHERS YOU MAY HAVE MISS...2020-07-121h 00
IndiComix Ep 117: Cecil Castellucci & ‘Girl on Film’It’s an amazing month for the Indi Gang! Join Maddie, Andrea, and Brandon as they talk to the phenomenal writer Cecil Castellucci as she talks about her graphic novel memoir: Girl on Film!
Cecil Castellucci
Cecil Castellucci is the award winning and New York Times Bestselling author of books and graphic novels for young adults including Shade, The Changing Girl, Boy Proof, Soupy Leaves Home, The Year of the Beasts, Tin Star, The Female Furies and Odd Duck. In 2015 she co-authored Star Wars Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure. She is currently wr...2020-02-1941 min
The Archive ProjectPoets on BroadwayThree contemporary poets—Shayla Lawson, Stephanie Adams-Santos, and Jane Wong—share their poetry and discuss their work and inspirations. In 2018, Literary Arts hosted a free reading series called Poets on Broadway, in collaboration with Portland’5 Centers for the Arts, in the Antoinette Hatfield Hall in downtown Portland. This episode features recordings from those events, with Lawson sharing selections from her book of poetry I Think I’m Ready to Meet Frank Ocean, Adams-Santos from Swarm Queen’s Crown, and Wong from Overpour.
Shayla Lawson is the author of three books of poetry—A Speed Educat...2019-05-2950 min
The Matt Townsend ShowTrump's Cabinet, Communicate Science, New Year ResolutionTrumps Cabinet (17:17)
Joe Cannon is our Washington Insider. Joe served as an assistant administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 1983-1985. Was a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1992. He served as the Chairman of the Utah Republican Party from 2002 to 2006. He was named editor of the Deseret Morning News on December 8, 2006. Joe currently is the CEO of Fuel Freedom Foundation. Joe and Dr. Townsend discuss the confirmation process of President-elect Trumps cabinet.
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