12 Days of Riskmas - Day 12 - Cathy Freeman
It’s Day 12 of Riskmas and – also the final episode of the Risktory Podcast. Today, a story that feels as real today as it did back then. Ca...
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12 Days of Riskmas - Day 11 - Tammy Wynette
Welcome to Day 11 of Riskmas. Today, let’s talk about the great musician, Miss Tammy Wynette. If Dolly is the Queen, Tammy was – and still i...
12 Days of Riskmas - Day 10 - Tenterfield Saddler
It is Day 10 of Riskmas and, today, the song Tenterfield Saddler. When you think of the great Australian, Peter Allen, you think of – quite...
12 Days of Riskmas - Day 9 - Solzhenitsyn Part 2
Today, it’s Part 2 of my exploration into Russian dissident: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. On day 7, I looked at Solzhenitsyn’s life, positing the...
12 Days of Riskmas - Day 8 - Suni Lee
When Simone Biles pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics, I was so incredibly sad. I have loved watching this underdog win everything and I was ge...
12 Days of Riskmas - Day 7 - Solzhenitsyn Part 1
Welcome to Day 7 of Riskmas, and Part I of two Riskmas episodes dedicated to the Russian dissident, Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Alexander Solzhe...
12 Days of Riskmas - Day 6 - Australia vs USA
It is Day 6 of the 12 Days of Riskmas. The half way point. And today, it’s a battle of the countries. The US versus Australia. What are the...
12 Days of Riskmas - Day 5 - Omicron
It’s Day 5 of the 12 Days of Riskmas and, today, let’s talk about COVID-19’s latest mutation: Omicron. What you should know. What you should...
12 Days of Riskmas - Day 4 - Classic Liberalism
Welcome to Day 4 of Riskmas, and welcome to Classic Liberalism, the lost Philosophy. I don’t tend to engage in political discussion on the p...
12 Days of Riskmas - Day 3 - Isaiah Lees
Welcome to Day 3 of Riskmas. Today, let’s talk about Isaiah Lees, one of history’s greatest detectives and – arguably – the inspiration for...
12 Days of Riskmas - Day 2 - New Twitter CEO
Welcome to Day 2 of Riskmas. Today, let’s talk about new Twitter Chief Executive Officer, Parag Agrawal, and – specifically – controversial...
12 Days of Riskmas - Day 1 - Australian COVID19 Response
Welcome to The 12 Days of Riskmas. The 12 Days of Riskmas is my way of saying thank you to all of my listeners – both the OGs and the newer...
How do you solve a problem like... the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
Coming up this week, how do you solve a problem like the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal. Not just the scandal itself, but the canary in a coal...
How they did it... Australia II wins the America's Cup
On this week’s episode, the historic victory, in 1983, of Australia over the United States, to snatch the coveted America’s Cup yacht race....
Make it make sense... Rittenhouse Trial and Verdict
Coming up this week, I make sense of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial and verdict. While I don’t actively try to court controversy on the podcast,...
Masters of the Risk Universe... Madam CJ Walker
Coming up on this week’s episode, the epic story of Madam CJ Walker. America’s first female self-made millionaire. CJ Walker is a great illu...
How they did it... Operation Varsity Blues
Coming up on this week’s episode, the story of Operation Varsity Blues. An FBI investigation into a criminal conspiracy to influence undergr...
Whatever happened to... Circuit City
On this week’s episode, whatever happened to Circuit City? How did such a mainstay of the American Retail Ecosystem collapse. Today’s episod...
Make it make sense... Stock Trading
On today’s episode, something a little different. One of the most popular Risktory episodes of 2021, or ever, really, has been the episode ‘...
Masters of the Risk Universe... Peter Allen
Coming up this week, an episode I’ve long wanted to cover, and now – this week – it’s time. Master of the Risk Universe. Peter Allen. Peter...