Delving Deeper Will Berkman

Could we reduce the environmental costs of eating meat? Could we make it cheaper, or healthier? Would you do it by feeding livestock differently, or through different farming practices?

George Peppou asks; "why not start from scratch?"

Vow is a Sydney-based startup that grows real meat, from animal cells, in a lab. They're not just sticking to beef, either. They have their own bio-bank, brimming with all sorts of species that just might taste better than what we normally eat.

Join us as George talks us through the problems with the current food production system, how Vow does things better, whether vegans could one day eat meat, and how to make strawberries fizzy.

Check out Vow below
Vow (vowfood.com)
Vow (@itsjustvow) / Twitter

Can you put a dollar value on life? Why is housing so unaffordable in Australia, and what can we do about it? Are Australians destined to lose out in a transition to a carbon-neutral world?

Nicki Hutley is an independent economist and member the Climate Council, and she has spent her life studying and educating others on just these topics. Today, she gives us a glimpse of an economist’s view of the world. We look at the causes, consequences, and solutions to Australia’s housing crisis, and we discuss how Australia is positioned for a greener future.

You can find more from Nicki below
www.nickihutleyeconomics.com.au
www.1millionwomen.com.au
www.climatecouncil.org.au

Do you know how much of your everyday life occurs in space? The banking transactions you make, the weather predictions that you check, and the internet service you socialise on all rely on things occuring outside of our planet.

Tim Parsons has lived and breathed space his whole life, and is now the chair of the Space Industry Association of Australia board of directors. He walks us through why Australia needs a space industry, as well as the economic and strategic opportunities it affords us. He talks about the rapid pace of innovation in space, and why sometimes we need to step outside of Earth to realise how special our planet truly is.

Also - do aliens exist?

Have you ever wondered how the music in your favourite video games was written? How does a musician hear a description of a character, or a world, or an achievement, and write a melody to bring them to life? What creative limitations exist on composers for video games, and how do they work around them?

Julian "Zorsy" Sanchez has written music for multiple Nintendo Switch titles, indie games, and even worked with Cartoon Network. He walks us through his creative processes and inspirations, and gives us an insight into shaping the way we view video game worlds. 

Balancing lofty business-goals with building a family isn't easy, as Kyle Dobbs knows. He's been in the fitness industry for >15 years, with experiences ranging from working 70hr weeks as a personal trainer in NYC, to managing trainers and their education nationally for a large company, before moving to full-time online work. A large driver of his career progression has been the desire to live a life true to his values; one in which family is front and centre.

So what led Kyle to seek more balance in his life, and how has he navigated managing both his business and personal goals, and what role do both honesty and authenticity play in how he conducts himself, now?

Australia's best Super Smash Bros player joins Will to talk about the life of a high-level competitive gamer. We talk about why the game is so rewarding to play, what it's like to strive to improve in a quintessentially competitive pursuit in the absence of competition, and what processes Josh goes through in order to refine his play in advance of his upcoming assault on the global stage.