Worth Knowing

Elliot Costello and Matt Kendall
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A weekly podcast about the forces shaping politics, power and technology, and how they affect you.

Épisodes

  1. -3 j

    Why the Australian Left Is Losing the Politics of Discontent | 05

    One Nation is rising because it understands something the Australian left seems unwilling to admit: the anger is real. But if migrants, refugees and culture-war targets aren’t the cause of that anger, who benefits from pointing it at them? Matt and Elliot follow the grievance from Australia’s hollowed-out political centre to two unlikely movements overseas, asking whether the left still remembers how to turn discontent into people power. Because the system does feel rigged. The real question is who rigged it... and what it would take to build something else? 00:00 Introduction to the Politics of Discontent02:33 The Global Context of Discontent05:32 The Role of Major Parties in Australia06:57 Lobbying and Public Interest09:57 The Rise of Right-Wing Populism12:44 Left-Wing Populism: A Missed Opportunity15:41 The Need for a New Political Movement18:26 Emerging Movements: DSA and Cockroach Movement21:28 The Importance of Organising for Change24:10 The Role of Joy in Political Movements27:01 Conclusion: The Future of Politics in Australia Watch and subscribe to the channel now, as well as our Substack, and on your favourite podcasting channels at: https://worthknowingpod.com

    Why the Australian Left Is Losing the Politics of Discontent | 05

  2. 24 août

    Big Tech’s Private State | 04

    Tech billionaires increasingly have access to the levers of power inside government, while they tighten their control over the channels we rely on to push back against that power and hold it to account. This week, Elliot and Matt explore how Silicon Valley’s self-styled disruptors became part of the governing class - from Peter Thiel’s network inside the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE, to the unnamed algorithms who are the new editors-in-chief of our politics and culture. What happens when the people inside government also control the public square? And if politicians can be voted out but platform owners cannot, who will push back against Big Tech's big build of their very own private state? Chapters ➡ 00:00 Introduction to the influence of big tech on society02:29 Historical parallels: religion and power in governance04:09 Private Wealth and Political Power06:08 Peter Thiel's Political Network09:39 DOGE and the Conflict of Interest11:43 Silicon Valley's Broken Promise17:52 Algorithms Replace Editors21:55 How Algorithms Shape the Information Diet23:28 Profit, Monopoly and Democratic Power26:43 Why Platform Power Can't Be Voted Out28:05 Media Literacy and Alternatives Watch and subscribe to the channel now, as well as our Substack, and on your favourite podcasting channels at: https://worthknowingpod.com

    Big Tech’s Private State | 04

  3. 17 août

    Who owns Australia’s AI future? | 03

    Australia has spent decades digging things up, selling them overseas and buying the finished product back.  Are we about to do the same with AI? Supplying the minerals, land, energy, water and hosting servers while foreign companies own the intelligence? Without a vision, and unless we start building, Australia risks becoming a subservient vassal state in the new AI economy. In this episode, Elliot and Matt ask who really owns Australia’s AI future. And one recent 76-hour glimpse of what happens when access is switched off shows just how much might be at stake. Chapters ➡ 00:00 Introduction to Australia's AI and Innovation Identity02:02 The 'Lazy Nation' Economy: Land, Property, and Mining03:55 Data Centers and the Future of Australia's Economy06:01 Sovereign Risk and Dependency on Foreign AI Models07:30 Ownership of AI Data and Infrastructure Challenges09:40 Historical Patterns of Tech Industry Domination11:13 Policy and Strategy Gaps in Australia's AI Future13:14 The Role of Government and Sovereign Capability15:07 Building Local Capability and Sovereign Ownership16:51 Taxation, Revenue, and Economic Impact18:56 The AI Bubble and Investment Opportunities20:41 Hosting AI on Local Servers vs Cloud Solutions21:12 Security, Privacy, and Open Source AI Models21:56 The Potential for an AI Economic Reckoning22:47 Historical Tech Bubbles and Future Opportunities23:48 The Need for Strategic Investment and Capability Building24:53 Australia's Industrial Age Mindset and Future Vision25:36 Building a Community and National AI Strategy26:33 The Urgency of Innovation and Sovereign Capability27:39 Conclusion and Call to Action for Australia's AI Future Watch and subscribe to the channel now, as well as our Substack, and on your favourite podcasting channels at: https://worthknowingpod.com

    Who owns Australia’s AI future? | 03

  4. 10 août

    Let them eat UBI | 02

    Universal Basic Income (UBI) is often served up as the neat solution to AI job disruption. Lose work, receive a payment, and everything will be OK. In this episode, Elliot and Matt come at that promise from different positions. Elliot makes the optimistic case for the freedom UBI could unlock. Whereas Matt is more sceptical... especially of those who treat it as a silver bullet. They explore the targeting problem and what a flat payment means for workers facing vastly different income losses. Then there is the big question: who pays, and how do we ensure the companies capturing the productivity gains contribute? Chapters ➡ 00:17 Introduction to Universal Basic Income03:04 Historical Context and Examples of UBI05:43 Concerns and Critiques of UBI08:12 The Role of Technology and AI in UBI10:49 Funding UBI and Economic Implications13:40 The Future of Work and UBI14:29 Conclusion and Final Thoughts on UBI Watch and subscribe to the channel now as well as our substack and on your favourite podcasting channels at: https://worthknowingpod.com

    Let them eat UBI | 02

  5. 9 août

    Is Australia hurtling towards an AI jobs cliff? | 01

    What happens if AI transforms work faster than Australia can adapt? In the first episode of Worth Knowing, Matt and Elliot explore what AI job disruption could mean for Australian workers, and why the unemployment rate may not tell us the full story. The Caldera Institute’s AI Work Cliff modelling stress-tests a scenario in which 20 per cent of Australia’s AI-exposed workforce experiences job loss, reduced hours or income downgrading. The result: 1.08 million workers affected and $48.9 billion in household income at risk each year. Most may remain “technically employed”, even as their incomes fall. Australia could enter a hollow boom: productivity, investment and GDP keep rising while the wage base supporting households quietly erodes underneath them. AI will create opportunities as well as disruption, but the warning signals are lighting up the board. What should workers do now? And how do we make the transition planned and intentional? Chapters ➡ 00:00 Highlight Teaser00:30 Introduction00:45 The Impact of AI on Jobs11:21 Understanding AI Job Disruption17:22 Industry's Role in AI Transition19:57 Navigating the Future of Work23:14 The Upside of Disruption24:37 Wrap Up Watch and subscribe to the channel now as well as our substack and on your favourite podcasting channels at worthknowingpod.com

    Is Australia hurtling towards an AI jobs cliff? | 01

  6. 9 août

    Worth Knowing Teaser

    Coming soon: Worth Knowing is a weekly podcast about the forces shaping politics, power and technology, and how they affect you. Created by co-hosts Matt Kendall and Elliot Costello, Worth Knowing is an antidote to the polarised media landscape of grifters, bots, sock-puppets, rage baiters and a never-ending firehose of rapid-fire disinformation, hot takes and angertainment. Each episode slows down and calms your info metabolism by taking one complex issue, looking at it from different angles and asking what is really happening, who is shaping the story, how it could affect your life and where it may be heading. We take the big abstract issues that are having an impact and make them real and meaningful for you. Watch and subscribe to the channel now, as well as our Substack, and on your favourite podcasting channels at worthknowingpod.com

    Worth Knowing Teaser

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A weekly podcast about the forces shaping politics, power and technology, and how they affect you.

Informations

  • Création
    Elliot Costello and Matt Kendall
  • Années d’activité
    2026
  • Épisodes
    6
  • Classification
    Tous publics
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Elliot Costello and Matt Kendall
  • Site web de l’émission
    Worth Knowing