The Baseload Podcast

Ben Beattie
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Ben is an electrical engineer based in Australia, following the decline of the world's critical energy systems.

  1. 26/10/2025

    The Baseload Podcast Episode 36

    The Baseload Podcast Ep36 00:00 intro 02:34 electricity system problems part 1 – disappearing middle 07:24 electricity system problems part 2 – missing money 09:07 Danny Price vs the rest 16:04 The GOAT vs Chris Bowen, 7:30 report 18 Sep 2-25 36:57 Interview – Mark Ostwald interviews Ben Beattie 86:58 End Chris Bowen, ABC 730 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-18/government-vows-to-cut-emissions-by-62-to-70-per/105791392 Danny Price on ABC radio https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/brisbane-mornings/mornings/105717128 Here’s a youtube clip of Chris Bowen’s first question as treasurer in 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yLcNrxajY Chris Bowen’s recent media releases https://minister.dcceew.gov.au/bowen/media-releases Chris Bowen October 12, 2022 730 report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLxbx6AU0rk Mark Ostwald https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-ostwald-19097441/?originalSubdomain=au

    1h 27m

  2. 10/08/2025

    The Baseload Podcast Episode 35

    00:00 Intro 14:08 Government vs landowners 25:52 GOAT vs John Grimes 50:44 Robert Bryce https://robertbryce.substack.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSJ15g4Un_g

    1h 38m

  3. 29/06/2025

    The Baseload Podcast Episode 34

    Shorter episode this week, no goat, just a quick chat and an interview. 00:00 intro 05:23 Gerard Holland, Page Research Centre https://www.page.org.au/research-papers/

    42 min

  4. 15/06/2025

    The Baseload Podcast Episode 33

    00:00 Intro 06:09 Tomago electricity blues 11:30 AEMO transmission cost blowouts 20:44 Why renewables cannot reduce electricity prices 41:48 Goat vs Chris Bowen 62:02 Matt Canavan

    1h 41m

  5. 18/05/2025

    The Baseload Podcast Episode 32

    Yes there’s a gap but Baseload is back. Post-election and post-sanity, physics and economics remain intact everywhere except in the minds of those deciding Australian energy policy. This episode we discuss options for realistic energy policy by comparing Australia to America, the goat takes on a pre-election ABC panel and I get into the details of Coal Australia’s GenCost submission with the author, Arche Energy’s Andrew Murdoch. 00:00 Intro 05:51 Ben’s net zero rant 15:05 GOAT 49:53 Interview: Andrew Murdoch

    1h 18m

  6. 02/03/2025

    The Baseload Podcast Episode 31

    Welcome to the first episode for 2025. 00:00 Intro 04:43 Diesendorf vs reality 10:21 Aidan’s monologues, Friendly Jordies and Punters Politics 43:33 Senator Tim Ayres vs goat 65:22 Saul Kavonic Ben with Cameron Murray https://www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-48-the-cheap-renewables-grid Diesendorf with Cameron Murray https://www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-50-mark-diesendorf-on-why-a-renewables Aidan’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@miltechntac5507 Feedback: thebaseloadpodcast@gmail.com

    2 hr

  7. 15/12/2024

    The Baseload Podcast Episode 30

    00:00 Intro 02:50 Frontier Economics’ nuclear scenario costs 08:51 Ben’s blurb 13:32 Energy hearings continued 24:42 GOAT: Ted O’Brien vs Chris Bowen on the 7:30 Report 53:14 Interview: Zoe Hilton and Aidan Morrison 84:56 Interview: Doomberg https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/12/climate-chains-rise-of-the-normies/ https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/melbourne-drive/danny-price-frontier-economics-nuclear-costings/104724780 https://www.frontier-economics.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Report-1-Base-case-report-Nov-14-2024_v2.pdf https://newsletter.doomberg.com/p/power-down-blunder

    1h 59m

  8. 01/12/2024

    The Baseload Podcast Episode 29

    01:05 Energy hearings – nuclear and energy planning 25:09 ShaC vs Aidan Morrison 30:51 Goat – Chris Bowen interview with Laura Jayes 55:58 Interview: Chris Uhlmann – The Real Cost of Net Zero Aidan Morrison & SHaC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25BzShCq__M Laura Jayes interviewing Chris Bowen https://youtu.be/7BMgU_5z38U?si=libOVxFFTjZCGoWm The Real Cost of Net Zero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbxpieEQ7bc

    1h 20m
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Ben is an electrical engineer based in Australia, following the decline of the world's critical energy systems.

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  • Creator
    Ben Beattie
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    36
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    © Ben Beattie 2022
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