Best Designer Peter Allan Podcasts (2025)

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Sarah Wilson reckons with our civilisational collapse 53:34

2h ago53:34

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If you knew the world as we know it was on the verge of collapse, would that change the way you live your life? Author, activist and podcaster Sarah Wilson has found many reasons to believe our post-industrial civilisation is nearing its end. So how does she live with this confronting reality? This conversation was recorded at the 2025 Melbourne Wr…

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Mike Burgess — Espionage is a growing and costly threat to Australia 44:35

14h ago44:35

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Foreign spies attempt to infiltrate media organisations, break into restricted laboratories, target public servants on sites such as LinkedIn, approach academics at conferences … the list goes on. On Big Ideas, you have the rare opportunity to hear Mike Burgess give an unfiltered look at the threats of espionage and reveal for the first time the tr…

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Plummeting vaccination rates threaten public health 54:35

6h ago54:35

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For the ﬁrst time in human history, we have the scientific know-how to vaccinate against most of the infectious diseases that killed our ancestors. But an explosion of pseudoscience and disinformation makes people hesitate to accept the shot. And so once contained diseases like measles is on the rise again. Hear why we have to act now, or risk losi…

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Beka Sturges and Eric Kramer - Reed Hilderbrand 44:58

2d ago44:58

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Reed Hilderbrand principals Beka Sturges and Eric Kramer join Architectural Record’s DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss designing across different climate regions, environmental changes impacting landscape architecture, and the firm's recent work at Storm King Art Center in New York’s Hudson ValleyBy Architectural Record

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Not drowning waving, a modern media tale — with Geraldine Doogue

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The decline of the mainstream media has forced many outlets to try new things to keep audiences engaged and informed. So what works, and what is the industry's future? The ABC's 2025 Andrew Olle Lecture was recorded in Sydney on Friday 25 July 2025. Speakers Geraldine Doogue - Host (with Hamish Macdonald), Global Roaming, ABC Radio National…

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From Con the Fruiterer to East West 101 — the changing face of Australian TV 57:05

6d ago57:05

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Australia is a multicultural country, but up until recently, when you turned on the telly, you wouldn't know it. So what role has TV played in Australia's diverse communities, on screen, behind the scenes and in the living rooms across this country, over the past 70 years? This event was recorded at Sydney's Gleebooks on Friday 11 July 2025. Speake…

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FAT is not an F-word! The radical practice of fat joy 56:56

7d ago56:56

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Join Big Ideas host Natasha Mitchell with three women embracing the radical practice of finding joy in big bodies. Fat bodies are often stigmatised, stereotyped, shamed, medicalised, and politicised. Even the word F.A.T gets denigrated. But there is another way. Reckoning with eating disorders and society's limitations, Dani, Evie, and Kalpana are …

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How animals use natural medicine to heal themselves 44:03

6d ago44:03

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Meet apes that swallow leaves to dislodge worms and sparrows that use cigarette butts to repel parasites. Many animals use medicine to treat themselves — something that for a long time has been thought to be the exclusive domain of humans. Now scientists are turning to the medical knowledge of the animal kingdom to improve agriculture, create bette…

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The dark side of collaboration — when thinking together goes wrong 58:45

7d ago58:45

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At face value, collaboration sounds like a good thing: collaboration in the classroom, with colleagues, or between nations. But throughout history, collaboration was not always considered a virtuous act, and those who were identified as collaborators were shunned, humiliated or worse. This talk explores how people justify their involvement in wrong…

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Adam Liaw on what spaghetti bolognese tells us about Australian life 54:36

13d ago54:36

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Food is essential to human life, but are we taking it for granted? Popular chef, writer and broadcaster Adam Liaw is an advocate for good food for everyone. He takes us on a journey through the history and science of food, and its place in our societies, economies and cultures throughout time, arguing that food should play a central role in governm…

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Mao and Stalin — did they lead the way for tyrannical leaders like Trump? 54:00

14d ago54:00

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Books on tyrants, dictators, and authoritarian leaders are suddenly bestsellers again as we all try to make sense of the tilt towards tyrannical leadership around the world, the mass compliance it commands, and its use of terror, fear, and often violence, to govern. Two of Australia's leading scholars on China and the Soviet Union, Linda Jaivin (au…

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One land, two laws, it’s black and white — with Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss 55:11

15d ago55:11

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At a time when governments are retreating from promises of progress for First Nations people, what can be achieved through legal and human rights mechanisms? The 2025 Mabo Oration was recorded at the Cairns Performing Arts Centre on 30 May 2025, with thanks to the Queensland Human Rights Commission and QPAC. Speakers Katie KissAboriginal and Torres…

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Doctor Who turns 60 — why the world still loves you 54:29

16d ago54:29

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Doctor Who has acted as a mirror to more than six decades of social, technological and cultural change. It's been able to evolve and adapt more radically than any other fiction. Why we are so addicted to fiction, and why does this wonderful wandering time traveller mean so much to so many. This talk was provided by the York Festival of Ideas. The F…

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Andrea Steele - Andrea Steele Architecture 44:50

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New York–based architect Andrea Steele joins Architectural Record’s DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss the design of the L10 Arts and Cultural Center in Brooklyn, the benefits of combining typologies, and successful strategies in implementing human centered designBy Architectural Record

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Is AI our modern-day Frankenstein? Jeanette Winterson and Toby Walsh 53:01

20d ago53:01

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Acclaimed British author Jeanette Winterson argues that 200 years ago, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, was a message in a bottle, a prophesy, of today's AI revolution. This conversation was recorded at the Sydney Writers' Festival, in partnership with the University of New South Wales's Centre for Ideas on 21 May 2025. Speakers Jeanette WintersonAutho…

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Ep#52: Performance Without the Buzzwords – Doing What Matters, Better. 1:03:45

20d ago1:03:45

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We throw around words like productivity, engagement, and performance all the time. But do we actually know what they mean or how to create the conditions for them to thrive? In this episode, Dr Dani and Designer Peter are joined by Craig Steel, Founder and Chief Executive of Vantaset. This conversation explores what real performance looks like in m…

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ABC's CITIZEN JURY — Would you live inside a modern power station? These people will, and want to be heard 54:04

21d ago54:04

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Citizen Jury is ABC Radio National's experiment in citizen-led democracy. The ingredients? A gnarly issue + a jury of citizens = conversations + ideas for solutions + a public event to share them. Join Big Ideas presenter Natasha Mitchell in Dubbo, NSW for our first Citizen Jury. We all want electricity at the flick of a switch, but who bears the b…

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Radical economics — what can we learn from the life of John Maynard Keynes 53:59

22d ago53:59

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John Maynard Keynes was an economist whose dreams went beyond balance sheets and into political ideas and cultural movements. He advised world leaders during world wars, witnessed the great depression first hand and counted himself as one of the Bloomsbury group, a set of London's most influential writers and intellectuals like Virginia Woolf. This…

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Life behind the lens — with photojournalists Lorrie Graham, Rick Stevens and Mike Bowers 54:41

23d ago54:41

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Photojournalism can define a moment, a movement, an era or even a whole generation. It can lift a weary spirit, move opinions, or change the way we view the world. Three of Australia's best photojournalists tell the stories behind some of Australia's most iconic photographs, and reflect on the profession's past, present and future. This event was r…

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Can citizen juries put the people back in democracy? 1:01:11

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Australia faces many big challenges, but is our democracy up to the job of solving these, or are we experiencing a decision deadlock? One process that could help governments meet the moment is known as citizen jury or assembly, where a cross section of ordinary people deliberate together over a thorny policy issue, then provide advice. How do these…

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Ep#51: The Age of Experience - Rethinking How We Think 1:07:22

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We live in a world that’s changing faster than the frameworks we've relied on can keep up with. So, is it time to rethink how we think? In this episode, Dr Dani and Designer Peter are joined by John Philpin to explore why the age of reason is over and why we need to embrace the age of experience. In this episode, you will Understand why rigid think…

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Join Jodi Edwards and her Sea Kin on a journey that flows like salt water — you won't see the sea in the same way 53:11

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We bathe in the amniotic fluid our mother's womb. Our cells are full of water. For Walbanja woman, artist, educator and researcher Dr Jodi Edwards, this ocean-within intimately connects her to the ocean she grew up with on Sea Country. From saving the Sea kin to sensing the Gaia imperative — join Jodi with Big Ideas host Natasha Mitchell, and also …

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Behrouz Boochani and Arnold Zable on the radical act of friendship 53:22

29d ago53:22

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The Kurdish poet Behrouz Boochani and the Australian writer Arnold Zable explore the power of friendship as an act of resistance, nourishment and healing. This event was recorded with the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne 29 April 2025. Speakers Behrouz BoochaniKurdish-Iranian writer, journalist, scholar, cultural advocate, filmmaker, …

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Where to now — transforming anger into action after the Voice referendum 53:44

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In October 2023, Australians voted no to a Voice to Parliament for First Nations people. In this panel from the 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival, four speakers who saw the campaign up close discuss what went wrong, and even whether the whole endeavour was worth it. Ultimately they’re all trying to answer the question, where do we go from here? Speak…

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Allan Poore - Chaos 32:48

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Allan Poore, chief product officer at Chaos, joins Architectural Record's DESIGN:ED podcast to discuss how the software company is changing architectural visualization and how its new-generative AI products integrate with Revit for increased efficiency for firms of all sizesBy Architectural Record

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Ep#50: Why You Get What You Celebrate - What Recording 50 Episodes Taught Us About Progress, Rituals, and Resilience 52:54

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We did it—50 episodes! In this milestone episode, we pause to reflect on the journey, the lessons, and why celebration isn’t just a “nice-to-have”, it’s a necessary part of doing meaningful work. Whether you're leading a team, tackling tough challenges, or simply trying to keep momentum, this episode will change how you think about celebration. Spo…

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What would a feminist utopia look like? 54:13

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What would religion, work, sex or technology look like if we lived in a truly feminist world? In a perfect world would the messy stuff make the cut? Or would stuff that makes us human be left in the real world? Join two big thinkers who unpack it all as they build their own feminist utopia in this episode of Big Ideas. This was a live philosophy ev…

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Dark tourism, death, design, and the macabre — should some places stay untouched? 57:19

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Dark tourism is increasingly popular. Sites of suffering like old gaols, asylums, orphanages hold a certain allure. Can we honour their dark heart and histories, whilst also re-imagining their future? Should some 'traumascapes' be left untouched so the scars of the past are never forgotten, or can we turn them into happier settings with sensitivity…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Designer Peter Allan Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Design:ED

Aaron Prinz

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DESIGN THINKER PODCAST

Dr. Dani Chesson and Designer Peter Allan

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In the Making

Adobe

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Big Ideas

ABC listen

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Sarah Wilson reckons with our civilisational collapse 53:34

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Mike Burgess — Espionage is a growing and costly threat to Australia 44:35

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Plummeting vaccination rates threaten public health 54:35

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Beka Sturges and Eric Kramer - Reed Hilderbrand 44:58

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Not drowning waving, a modern media tale — with Geraldine Doogue

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From Con the Fruiterer to East West 101 — the changing face of Australian TV 57:05

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FAT is not an F-word! The radical practice of fat joy 56:56

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How animals use natural medicine to heal themselves 44:03

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The dark side of collaboration — when thinking together goes wrong 58:45

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Adam Liaw on what spaghetti bolognese tells us about Australian life 54:36

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Mao and Stalin — did they lead the way for tyrannical leaders like Trump? 54:00

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One land, two laws, it’s black and white — with Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss 55:11

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Doctor Who turns 60 — why the world still loves you 54:29

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Andrea Steele - Andrea Steele Architecture 44:50

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Is AI our modern-day Frankenstein? Jeanette Winterson and Toby Walsh 53:01

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Ep#52: Performance Without the Buzzwords – Doing What Matters, Better. 1:03:45

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ABC's CITIZEN JURY — Would you live inside a modern power station? These people will, and want to be heard 54:04

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Radical economics — what can we learn from the life of John Maynard Keynes 53:59

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Life behind the lens — with photojournalists Lorrie Graham, Rick Stevens and Mike Bowers 54:41

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Can citizen juries put the people back in democracy? 1:01:11

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Ep#51: The Age of Experience - Rethinking How We Think 1:07:22

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Join Jodi Edwards and her Sea Kin on a journey that flows like salt water — you won't see the sea in the same way 53:11

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Behrouz Boochani and Arnold Zable on the radical act of friendship 53:22

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Where to now — transforming anger into action after the Voice referendum 53:44

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Allan Poore - Chaos 32:48

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Ep#50: Why You Get What You Celebrate - What Recording 50 Episodes Taught Us About Progress, Rituals, and Resilience 52:54

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What would a feminist utopia look like? 54:13

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Dark tourism, death, design, and the macabre — should some places stay untouched? 57:19

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