The Mainstream with John Roskam and Daniel Wild

The Mainstream is a fortnightly discussion about the big issues facing Australia’s future and that of the Western world. John and Dan share their unique insights into the challenges facing the Australian way of life, often imposed upon the mainstream by the elites in the political class, big business, universities, and other major civic institutions.

7 August 2026

Two Bobs, One Nation; Burke Backflips on Migration; Liberal-Labor Coalition? | The Mainstream S2E11

See below for show notes: IPA Deputy Executive Director Daniel Wild and IPA Research Fellow Cian Hussey discuss why two Bobs: Sir Robert Menzies and Bob Hawke would have backed

24 July 2026

Cricket’s Australia Day backflip; Flag-bashing unions; CSIRO reality check | The Mainstream S2E10

See below for show notes: IPA Research Fellow Saxon Davidson joins Director of Research Morgan Begg to discuss raising the bat on Australia Day; the ALP conference demand to upend

10 July 2026

Albo’s big bush distraction; Gillard’s gender memory gap; The end of Farage? | The Mainstream S2E9

See below for show notes: IPA Research Fellow Saxon Davidson joins Director of Research Morgan Begg to discuss the supposedly ‘unintended consequences’ of the Sex Discrimination Act; the Queensland government

3 July 2026

One Nation electoral targets; The Voice rises again; Big Build corruption | The Mainstream S2E8

See below for show notes: IPA Research Fellow Saxon Davidson joins Director of Research Morgan Begg to discuss which seats One Nation should target; unions push for yet another Voice

15 June 2026

One Nation fundraising; Our record public debt; Climate change media bias | The Mainstream S2E7

See below for show notes: The IPA’s Senior Fellow and Chief Economist Adam Creighton joins Dan to discuss the success of One Nation’s extraordinary fundraising campaign; the ongoing fallout from

22 May 2026

Courts go rogue on gender; Federal Budget blasted; What now for Trump? | The Mainstream S2E6 | The Mainstream with Daniel Wild

See below for show notes: The IPA’s director of research Morgan Begg joins Dan to discuss the government’s ‘lead balloon’ budget; Morgan expertly dissects the Federal Court’s judgment in the

8 May 2026

Labor Ends Net Zero; Federal Budget Fizzer; Immigration Cuts | The Mainstream S2E5

See below for show notes: This week IPA research fellow Saxon Davidson joins Dan to discuss the recent by-election in Victoria and the upcoming by-election in Farrer; they assess the

27 April 2026

Australia: Then, Now, and in Twenty Years | The Mainstream S2E4 – Part Two

See below for show notes: In this special two-part discussion, Dan and John continue their discussion of the significant changes which have taken place to Australia over the past generation,

16 April 2026

Australia: Then, Now, and in Twenty Years | The Mainstream S2E4 – Part One

See below for show notes: In this special two-part discussion, Dan and John discuss the significant changes which have taken place to Australia over the past generation, and what Australia

7 April 2026

Democratic Populism Storms Australia; Will One Nation’s Rise Stop? | The Mainstream S2E3

See below for show notes: The Institute of Public Affairs’ Daniel Wild and John Roskam discuss the wipeout of the Liberal Party at the South Australian election, and what it

26 February 2026

Left admits defeat in the Culture Wars & media gaslighting on mass migration | The Mainstream S2E2

See below for show notes: The Institute of Public Affairs’ Daniel Wild and John Roskam discuss the revealing admission by Labor’s left-wing ministers that Australia Day is here to stay.

5 February 2026

Deception of the political class on ‘hate laws’ & can One Nation govern? | The Mainstream S2E1

See below for show notes: Kicking off a new season of The Mainstream podcast, the Institute of Public Affairs’ Daniel Wild and John Roskam do a deep dive on the

18 December 2025

Bondi massacre a failure of elites, multiculturalism & our migration system | The Mainstream S1E14

See below for show notes: On the latest episode of The Mainstream podcast, Daniel Wild and John Roskam unpack the terrorist massacre at Australia’s iconic Bondi Beach. This massacre reveals

9 December 2025

Proof the Coalition lost the election because it was not conservative enough | The Mainstream S1E13

See below for show notes: On the latest episode of The Mainstream podcast, Daniel Wild and John Roskam discuss the Australian National University’s Australian Election Study, which shows, amongst other

26 November 2025

Bye-Bye Bowen; Immigration vs Climate Change; Social Media Ban Backdown? | The Mainstream S1E12

See below for show notes: On the latest episode of The Mainstream podcast, the Institute of Public Affairs’ Daniel Wild and John Roskam shared the good news that Chris Bowen

14 November 2025

A non-woke Christmas; The Greens’ show-trial & Australia’s proud history | The Mainstream S1E11

See below for show notes: On the latest episode of The Mainstream podcast, the Institute of Public Affairs’ Daniel Wild and John Roskam discuss why Dan is dressed to impress