IPA Encounters

IPA Encounters is a series of conversations with John Roskam, IPA Senior Fellow, and the best writers, thinkers and advocates for freedom in Australia and around the world.

All episodes are hosted on a dedicated YouTube channel here (or by clicking the button below).

Taking A Stand For Australia With Colin Lillie

On 22 August, Colin Lillie is an award-wining songwriter and musician and the husband of Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price. He talks with John Roskam about his life and music and

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Why Education Needs Saving With Professor Bradley Thompson

On 21 June, Professor C. Bradley Thompson discusses with John Roskam what is wrong with the American higher education sector, how universities lost moral purpose and the growing popularity of

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Confronting Moral Cowardice With Brendan O’Neill

On 22 May, At the conclusion of Brendan O’Neill’s tour of Australia with the Institute of Public Affairs he sat down with John Roskam to discuss why the elites are

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Everything Wrong With Democracy With Joanna Williams

On 19 April, In this episode of Encounters, Institute of Public Affairs Senior Fellow John Roskam speaks to author, Joanna Williams, about the challenges modern democracies face as power no

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The War On Our Culture And How To Win It With Doug Stokes

On 22 September, In this episode of Encounters, Institute of Public Affairs Senior Fellow John Roskam speaks to Professor Doug Stokes about the infiltration of post-modernist philosophy into today’s culture

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Freedom, Democracy And The Rise Of Authoritarianism With David McGrogan

On 22 September, In this episode of Encounters, Institute of Public Affairs Senior Fellow John Roskam speaks to Dr. David McGrogan about freedom in the modern world and the rise

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Life, Politics & The Media With Chris Uhlmann

On 22 September, Institute of Public Affairs’ Senior Fellow John Roskam speaks to journalist Chris Uhlmann and author of the new children’s book The Useless Tune about Maggie, about a

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No Left Turn – The Future Of Conservatism With Matthew Goodwin

On 22 August, Institute of Public Affairs’ Senior Fellow John Roskam speaks to Matthew Goodwin, author of a new book Values, Voice and Virtue: The New British Politics, which explores

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Truths, Untruths And The Media

On 13 July, IPA Senior Fellow John Roskam spoke to British journalist Isabel Oakeshott about her decision to make public more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages between government officials and politicians

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Can Mainstream Media Be Trusted and Saved? With Gerard Henderson

On 19 April, IPA Senior Fellow John Roskam and author and journalist Gerard Henderson discuss whether mainstream media can be trusted or saved. Gerard discusses: 00:03.36 The mainstream media’s colossal

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Stopping The Cancellation Of Western Civilisation

On 24 March, IPA Senior Fellow John Roskam meets with Marie Kawthar Douda, a lecturer at the Oriel College at Oxford University. They discuss how the study of western classics

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Freedom of Speech vs Media, Government and Corporations

On 3 March, IPA Senior Fellow John Roskam sat down with former CIA analyst and author Martin Gurri to discuss how freedom of speech is under attack from governments, media

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Australia Has A History To Be Proud Of With Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price

On 22 December, IPA Senior Fellow John Roskam in discussion with Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price on why Australia has a history we can all be proud of. Senator Price and

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Encounters With Steven Koonin

Recently, IPA Director of the Centre for the Australian Way of Life John Roskam spoke to the eminent American physicist Steve Koonin, the undersecretary of science in the US Department

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Fighting for Freedom – Lessons from History

On 30 June 2022, IPA Executive Director John Roskam sat down with Daniel J Mahoney, Professor of Political Science at Assumption College to discuss the nature of truth and goodness,

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The Berlin Wall Moment For Freedom

On 19 April, IPA Executive Director John Roskam sat down with Journalist & Founder of the Free Speech Union Toby Young to discuss global lockdowns, cancel culture, and education. Toby

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