Podcasts

At Sydney Business Insights, we aim to further informed research and critical thinking on major issues and trends as they impact on the future of business.

Listen to our latest podcasts where we talk with leading and innovative thinkers in research, industry, government and community.

We welcome proposals and ideas for podcast topics and guest ideas. Email us at sbi@sydney.edu.au.

The Unlearn Project

The Unlearn Project is about changing common sense. Hosts Sandra Peter and Kai Riemer set out to unlearn old wisdoms and discover new ones.

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The Future, This Week

This popular series features Sandra Peter and Kai Riemer who meet once a week to put their spin on news that is impacting the future of business.

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In Conversation

Bringing together researchers and thought leaders to discuss technology, hype, business and the weird and the wonderful things that impact our world.

Corona Business Insights

COVID-19 has been a transformative global event, requiring fresh thinking. We are still grappling with what the pandemic means for the future of business.

The Future of Power

Discussions with acclaimed academics on how the nature of power is changing in the 21st century in collaboration with the Sydney Policy Lab.

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Stablecoins, not-so-stable cryptocurrency

This week: as cryptocurrencies plummet, some stable coins are not so stable.

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The future of sand

This week: the world is running out of sand. The most-exploited resource after water should be recognised as a strategic material and regulated like a mineral commodity

The future of geopolitics

This week: the future of geopolitics. From Australia’s place in Asia to the war in Europe, we discuss new ways of thinking, with Professor Marc Stears.

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Hybrid office fashion

This week: what should you wear to work: the end of suit and heels and more hybrid office fashion.

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Unlearn music on The Future, This Week

This week: we’re on a break but we have something interesting in store for you, we discuss how the way we engage with music is fundamentally changing — from something we listen to, to something we create with.

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Elon Musk buys Twitter… well, sort of

This week: it really is a Musk when Elon becomes Twitter’s largest shareholder and gets a seat on the board.

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Neon and chip shortages

This week: the world’s leading suppliers of neon are in Ukraine, and that threatens to make the ongoing microchip shortage even worse.

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New York Times gets Wordle

This week: we discuss the economics and business behind the New York Times’ decision to buy popular internet game Wordle.

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