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Euzebiusz works at the Monash Bioethics Centre (Monash University) and the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities (University of Oxford). He is also a clinical fellow at Melbourne Medical School. He is the co-author of Human Challenge Studies in Endemic Settings: Ethical and Regulatory Issues and has contributed to WHO Ethics Guidance documents on vector-borne diseases and human challenge studies.

Abdul Abdullah is an Australian multi-disciplinary artist. His practice is primarily concerned with the experience of the 'other'. Abdullah's projects have engaged with different marginalised minority groups and he is particularly interested in the disjuncture between perception and reality. On this episode Julius and Abdul discuss his career and work so far.

Enson Inoue is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner and a former UFC, Pride, Shooto and Vale Tudo Japan MMA fighter.

On this episode Julius and Enson discuss his career and the charitable work he does for victims of the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster.

Ben Morrell is a hip-hop artist from Melbourne, Australia. He is also the Marketing Director of Felicity, a clothing brand that collaborates with domestic and international artists.

On the podcast Julius and Ben discuss his upcoming album, amongst other things.

Julian Burnside AO QC is a barrister, a human rights and refugee advocate and an author. He practices principally in commercial litigation, trade practices and administrative law. He has been involved in some of Australia's most significant and seminal court cases. In 2009 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for "... service as a human rights advocate, particularly for refugees and asylum seekers, to the Arts as a patron and fundraiser, and to the law." On the podcast we discuss the potential extradition of Julian Assange and look at many of the issues surrounding the case.

Ross King is a Canadian novelist and non-fiction writer. He specialises in books about the history of Art and Architecture. Some of his previous works include Brunelleschi’s Dome and The Judgement of Paris.

Ross received his PhD from York University in Toronto, where he specialised in 18th century literature. Reading Ross’ book, Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling is what originally inspired me to become an artist.

The following is a conversation with Timothy Lynch. Tim is Professor in American Politics and Associate Dean in the Faculty of Arts at The University of Melbourne. This is his second time on the podcast. When we first spoke we looked at the Cold War and discussed Tim’s latest book, In the Shadow of the Cold War: American Foreign Policy from George Bush Sr. to Donald Trump. In this conversation we look more specifically at the current tensions between the US and the CCP.

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The following is a conversation with Jane Tewson. Jane has been instrumental in the creation of several charities, including Comic Relief and Igniting Change. Comic Relief has raised more than a billion pounds supporting people doing it tough in Africa and the UK. Jane was named by The Times as one of the most influential innovators of the 1990s and in 1999 she received a CBE. Despite these achievements, it is Jane’s emphasis on grass roots charitable endeavours that has really defined her career. Before any charitable endeavour Jane believes that you must listen to the people involved and he...

Jane Tewson is a charity worker and has been instrumental in the creation of several charitable institutions, including Comic Relief and Igniting Change. Comic Relief has raised more than 1 billion pounds, mainly for famine relief throughout Africa and the homeless in the UK. Jane was named by The Times as one of the most influential innovators of the 1990s and in 1999 she received a CBE from Queen Elizabeth II. Despite these achievements, it is Jane’s emphasis on grass roots charitable endeavours that has really defined her career. For Jane, charity must be personal, respectful and inclusive.

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Sheldon Solomon is a social psychologist at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. Along with his colleagues Jeff Greenberg and Tom Pyszczynski, he wrote 'The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life', a book which examines how humans deal with their own sense of mortality. Inspired by the work of the cultural anthropologist, Ernest Becker, Sheldon has been working for many years to understand how the uniquely human awareness of mortality motivates every individual and societal action. Don't forget to like and subscribe!

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