Wandering Lights

Lucien McKaige

In this podcast I engage guests to uncover interesting stories and truths worth knowing.

Episodes

  1. 09/06/2025

    Episode 21: 4 - A New Approach to Engaging Kids and Adults

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    1h 26m

  2. 06/15/2025

    #3 - A Conversation with Australia's Most Cited Scientist

    In this episode, I speak to David Lindenmayer, a world renowned Australian conservationist and forest ecologist with over 1400 published papers to his name. We discuss David's upbringing, how he come to love forests and science, the importance of good science communication, sustainable forestry, biodiversity and carbon markets, scientific leaders, and drive.

    59 min

  3. 05/06/2025

    Episode 18: #2 - A Journey of Purpose, Wealth, and Family

    In this episode, I speak to Russell Staley, an Australian engineer and businessman. Russell was a founding member of what is now named Worley-Parsons, the largest global engineering firm, employing over 60,000 employees. He was on Australia's Rich List and has been part of numerous ventures. During the podcast we discuss Russell's journey from a small coalmining town in England to Australia, working at Parsons, building a company, being a leader vs a manager, juggling work and family, the importance of drive/purpose, the influence of wealth, and other topics.

    1h 29m

  4. 04/09/2025

    #1 - Advice From a Sex Coach

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    1h 34m

  5. 06/06/2023

    No More Exams: Profits vs Pedagogy | Jason Choo | The Storytellers Podcast #8

    Our conversation sees us investigating this change, exploring the assumptions implicit in the old system of examination-based assessment and learning, the assumptions underpinning the new one, the integrity present in both, what this means for students, and ultimately the conflict between profits and pedagogy.

    1h 33m

  6. 12/10/2022

    Recession, Inflation, and the Housing market | Steve Keen | The Storytellers Podcast #6

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    55 min

  7. 09/26/2022

    Covid-19 In 2022 | Peter Doherty | The Storytellers Podcast #5

    In this episode, I speak to Australian medical Nobel laureate, Peter Doherty. Peter and I focus on the theme of Covid-19, rehashing its nature as a pathogen, where we sit with it at this point, and what we can expect from the future. We also cover vaccince hesistancy, vaccine efficacy, long covid, and Peter's thoughts on our response to the pandemic.

    58 min

  8. 07/16/2022

    Bad Climate Economics | Steve Keen | The Storytellers Podcast #4

    In this episode, I talk to the internationally acclaimed, post-keynesian Australian economist Steve Keen. During the conversation, we hone in on the current state of climate economics, which Steve reveals to be defunct and dangerouslymisleading. We review the criticisms he has published in academic journals, and get to the bottom of the true state of things. We also touch on some of the failures of environmentalism, and cover the nuclear energy debate.

    1h 31m

  9. 05/08/2022

    Fossil Foods | Douglas MacFarlane | The Storytellers Podcast #3

    In this episode, I talk once again to Chemistry professer Douglas MacFarlane. We touch on the topic of fossil fuel use for fertiliser production, a fundamental element of global food supply. Doug enlightens me as to the consequences of that use, and the implications a renewable future has for that industry, which may currently be more dire than hopeful.

    39 min

  10. 04/10/2022

    The University Experience | Chris Thompson | The Storyteller's Podcast #2

    In this episode, I talk to an old lecturer of mine, Chris Thompson. Though Chris is a chemist by trade, he has a passion for education research and improving education systems within universities. We cover a range of topics, including: student experience, lecturing vs educating, the shortcomings of the univeristy system, improvements to be made, and advice for current students.

    1h 52m

  11. 02/18/2022

    A Renewable Future | Douglas MacFarlane | The Storytellers Podcast Episode #1

    In the first episode of the Storytellers Podcast, I talk to an old Chemistry lecturer of mine. We discuss a variety of topics, centering on the the theme of renewable energy sources. We take a brief look at the current status of solar in Australia, go over new battery technologies, and explore the nature of hydrogen as a renewable fuel. We also touch on ammonia, and it's potential to revolutionise sustainable energy globally.

    1h 57m
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About

In this podcast I engage guests to uncover interesting stories and truths worth knowing.

Information

  • Creator
    Lucien McKaige
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Lucien McKaige
  • Show Website
    Wandering Lights