Join us for this final episode from Season 2 of Brains Trust as Chris Walker and Rob Reid take a deep and fascinating dive into all things Covid including synthetic biology, manipulating viruses, the reality that the next pandemic could be scarier and more deadly, and the measures we could take to guard against it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us for Season 2 of Brains Trust, as journalist and producer and tricky question asker Chris Walker has thought-provoking and funny conversations with notable Australians…all in the same episode! **Warning: This episode contains explicit language and sexual themes.**   Episode 6: Fun! In today’s episode:   Abbie Chatfield walks us through the product development of her vibrator. Does Tommy Little’s best memory make him a wanker?! Sam Armytage on working with old colleagues. Tony...

Join us for Season 2 of Brains Trust, as journalist and producer and tricky question asker Chris Walker has thought-provoking and funny conversations with notable Australians…all in the same episode! * Warning - This Episode contains Explicit Language and Sexual Themes *   Episode 5: Fame In today’s episode:   Sam Armytage talks about BECOMING the story. Abbie Chatfield talks *@*#, @#*! and @#@* (we can’t print it!) Charlie Pickering finds fame the least gratifying part of his...

Join us for Season 2 of Brains Trust, as journalist and producer and tricky question asker Chris Walker has thought-provoking and funny conversations with notable Australians…all in the same episode! ** Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of Sexual Assault. If that raises issues for you, maybe skip this one, or if you would like someone to talk to you can always call Lifeline on 13 11 14. **   Episode 4: Fairness In today’s episode:   Samantha Armytage wants women in...

Join us for Season 2 of Brains Trust, as journalist and producer and tricky question asker Chris Walker has thought-provoking and funny conversations with notable Australians…all in the same episode!   Episode 3: Faith In today’s episode:   Jamila Rizvi’s brain tumour has changed her feelings about death. Tommy Little believes that political correctness isn’t stopping him from saying what he thinks. Why Tony Armstrong believes his AFL career was a failure and how it made him...

Join us for Season 2 of Brains Trust, as journalist and producer and tricky question asker Chris Walker has thought-provoking and funny conversations with notable Australians…all in the same episode!   Episode 2: Family In today’s episode:   Tony Armstrong reflects on whether he hates the dad he never met.  Abbie Chatfield on what the men in her life have taken from her. Tommy Little debates if being funny full time is getting the way of starting a family. Charlie Pickering on living...

Join us for Season 2 of Brains Trust, as journalist and producer and tricky question asker Chris Walker has thought-provoking and funny conversations with notable Australians…all in the same episode! Episode 1: Fettle - Your health or condition. In today’s episode: Tommy Little’s plan to escape lockdown. Rob Reid puts the debate about vaccines to bed with cold hard stat. Charlie Pickering rails against the government’s pandemic response. Jamilia Rizvi opens up about the medications that...

In Brains Trust Season 2, journalist and producer Chris Walker learns about today’s world with provocative, inspiring, meaningful, and funny discussions with a ‘Brains Trust’ of notable Australians (and one very captivating American). Featuring Samantha Armytage, Tommy Little, Abbie Chatfield, Tony Armstrong, Jamila Rizvi, Charlie Pickering, and tech entrepreneur Rob Reid, the conversations are woven together so you can eavesdrop on the ultimate dinner party where the Brain Trust talk about...

Hamish Blake, Kitty Flanagan, Waleed Aly, Dr Chris Brown, Annabel Crabb, Adam Briggs and Ronny Chieng have re-discovered all that was good and bad about 2020.  So what is the Brains Trust keeping, and what are they letting go, in 2021?  Hosted by Chris Walker and narrated by Carrie Bickmore.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The sixth episode is about Media. How we consume it and how it shapes our lives. With Carrie Bickmore narrating, journalist and producer Chris Walker speaks with vet Dr Chris Brown, comedian Ronny Chieng, journalist Annabel Crabb, academic Waleed Aly, rapper Adam Briggs, comedian Kitty Flanagan and Australian comedic royalty Hamish Blake.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fifth episode is about Science and Anti-science.  But really, it’s about trust! With Carrie Bickmore narrating, journalist and producer Chris Walker speaks with vet Dr Chris Brown, comedian Ronny Chieng, journalist Annabel Crabb, academic Waleed Aly, rapper Adam Briggs, comedian Kitty Flanagan and Australian comedic royalty Hamish Blake.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fourth episode is about how our climate and animals fared in 2020.  With Carrie Bickmore narrating, journalist and producer Chris Walker speaks with vet Dr Chris Brown, comedian Ronny Chieng, journalist Annabel Crabb, academic Waleed Aly, rapper Adam Briggs, comedian Kitty Flanagan and Australian comedic royalty Hamish Blake.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The third episode is about the high level stuff – politics, power and our leaders.  How did they go in 2020? With Carrie Bickmore narrating, journalist and producer Chris Walker speaks with vet Dr Chris Brown, comedian Ronny Chieng, journalist Annabel Crabb, academic Waleed Aly, rapper Adam Briggs, comedian Kitty Flanagan and Australian comedic royalty Hamish Blake.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Carrie Bickmore narrating us through 2020, journalist and producer Chris Walker speaks with vet Dr Chris Brown, comedian Ronny Chieng, journalist Annabel Crabb, academic Waleed Aly, rapper Adam Briggs, comedian Kitty Flanagan and Australian comedic royalty Hamish Blake.  The second episode is about the people we hold most dear -  our families and our loved ones.  Disconnected and discombobulated, everyone had to shift gears in 2020, so how did it go for our Brains Trust? See...

With Carrie Bickmore narrating us through 2020, journalist and producer Chris Walker speaks with vet Dr Chris Brown, comedian Ronny Chieng, journalist Annabel Crabb, academic Waleed Aly, rapper Adam Briggs, comedian Kitty Flanagan and Australian comedic royalty Hamish Blake.  The first episode is about just what the hell happened in 2020 and how did it impact our Brains Trust.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Brains Trust. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.