The Veriditas Podcast: Heterodox Thoughts on Sex, Politics and Culture

Episode 11: Navigating Professional Challenges During COVID: A Doctor's Perspective

In this episode of the Veriditas Podcast, Dr. Petra Bueskens converses with Dr. Peter Donald, a medical professional who experienced significant career disruption due to COVID-19 public health measures. Peter shares his journey from overseas volunteer medical work to assisting surgeons and ultimately facing vocational registration challenges. The conversation touches on the impact of COVID-19 on the healthcare system, the role of personal integrity, and the societal reactions to health mandates. They delve into the broader implications for healthcare professionals, the polarization of public opinion, and the emergence of new communities and solidarity among those resisting the official narrative. The episode also explores the potential future implications of these experiences on public health policy and societal trust.
00:00 Introduction to the Veriditas Podcast
01:03 Guest Introduction and Background
01:58 Challenges in Medical Practice
06:48 Home Birth and Medical Regulations
11:56 COVID-19: Initial Reactions and Realizations
13:26 Questioning the Official COVID-19 Narrative
14:58 Vaccine Mandates and Personal Decisions
31:53 Public Protests and Media Misinformation
36:24 A Case of Severe COVID-19
37:25 The Chetty Regimen and Treatment Protocols
38:05 Ivermectin Controversy and Personal Experiences
41:49 Operating Room Conversations and Dissent
48:29 Antigenic Imprinting and Vaccine Concerns
56:51 Reflections on Government Overreach and Personal Integrity
01:05:04 Historical Parallels and Future Implications
01:10:02 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
 
 
References
Murdoch Institute study 'No Jab, No Job project – A COVID-19 vaccine legacy' - https://www.mcri.edu.au/research/projects/no-jab-no-job
Covid Through Our Eyes: An Australian Story of Mistakes, Mistreatment and Misinformation. Edited by Professor Robert Clancy and Dr Melissa McCann (2025) - https://covidthroughoureyes.com.au/ 
Tulchinsky TH, ‘John Snow, Cholera, the Broad Street Pump; Waterborne Diseases Then and Now’, Case Studies in Public Health, 2018, pp.77–99. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804571-8.00017-2 
Kirby Institute Seminar Series, ‘Professor Nikolai Petrovsky – Vaccines and biodefense: COVID-19, flu and beyond’, – 8 June 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL_2Rq1zoRg 
 
Holly Honderich, ‘CIA says lab leak most likely source of Covid outbreak’, BBC News, 26 January 2025//www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9qjjj4zy5o 
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/25/covid-lab-leak-theory-right-conspiracy-science
Susan Brink, ‘What's The Real Story About The Milkmaid And The Smallpox Vaccine?’, NPR, February 1, 2018. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/02/01/582370199/whats-the-real-story-about-the-milkmaid-and-the-smallpox-vaccine
 
Neil Mitchell, ‘'We never want to do that again': Brett Sutton on the lessons that must be learned from the pandemic’, 9News, September 23, 2025. https://www.9news.com.au/national/neil-mitchell-brett-sutton-interview-we-never-want-to-do-that-again/f503cd11-b8bf-4f9c-a156-cb8d815ad3a7
Dr Shankara Chetty - https://www.conference.maafim.org/index.php/speakers/dr-shankara-chetty 
Jay Naidoo, ‘COVID injections polarised society, led to persecution of honest doctors like Dr Shankara Chetty’, BizNews, 12 Apr 2023. https://www.biznews.com/health/covid-injections-jay-naidoo
Santin AD, Scheim DE, McCullough PA, Yagisawa M, Borody TJ. Ivermectin: a multifaceted drug of Nobel prize-honoured distinction with indicated efficacy against a new global scourge, COVID-19. New Microbes New Infect. 2021 Aug 3;43:100924. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100924 
AHPRA -https://www.ahpra.gov.au
Geert Vanden Bossche - https://www.geertvandenbossche.org/
Luc Montagnier on the Coronavirus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIdkWmISRMY 
Leonie Thorne, ‘Why it's important to look at the 'bigger picture' behind COVID-19 intensive care numbers’, ABC News, Thu 3 Feb 2022. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-03/how-to-interpret-omicron-covid-vaccination-rates-in-icu-hospital/100800114
Judd Boaz, ‘The Victorian Premier says the state is heading for a 'vaccine economy', here's what that might look like’, ABC News, Mon 6 Sep 2021. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-06/daniel-andrews-vaccine-passport-double-vaccinated/100435606
 
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Episode 10: Reevaluating the Social Contract: The Future of Welfare in an Algorithmic Age with Kate Mason

In this episode of the Veriditas Podcast, host Dr. Petra Bueskens speaks with recurring guest Kate Mason, delving into the transformation of welfare and citizenship under the new “wellbeing economy” and how this is reshaping the social contract. Kate discusses social impact bonds and the increasing involvement of private corporations in public welfare through ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) metrics. The conversation also touches on the concerning trend of data collection and genetic engineering in children under the guise of public health and social good. Kate expresses her concerns about the societal implications of these changes, suggesting they signify a shift towards more intrusive and authoritarian governance. The discussion also covers the potential future of a universal basic income tied to extensive data sharing and surveillance, and parallels drawn between these trends and historical eugenics movements. Kate also shares insights from her year-long hiatus from research, shedding light on the evolving landscape of public trust, social cohesion, and the increasingly intertwined roles of government and private corporations in shaping public policy. They highlight the intrusive nature of new welfare models, particularly their impact on children, and the loss of personal privacy in the name of collective good.
 
00:00 Introduction to the Veriditas Podcast
00:52 Discussing the Social Contract and Social Impact Bonds
02:27 The Risk-Averse Landscape and Authoritarianism
03:45 Genetic Engineering and Eugenics Concerns
06:11 Zero Trust Social Contracts and Digital Identity
09:18 Democracy and Social Cohesion in Australia
16:05 Pre-Crime and Strengthening Hate Crime Laws
20:44 Social Impact Bonds and Capitalism 2.0
25:30 Impact Investing and the Role of Corporations
39:02 Data Collection and Eugenics in Social Programs
41:03 The Dark Side of Eugenics
41:17 Epigenetics and Environmental Influence
41:46 Political and Organizational Influence
42:29 Children's Rights and Wellbeing
43:21 Wellbeing Economy and Data Collection
43:39 Intervention and Reporting on Wellbeing
44:59 Citizen Juries and DNA Collection
48:23 Genetic Engineering and Ethical Concerns
51:58 Social Impact Bonds and Welfare
55:45 Privacy, Surveillance, and Social Contracts
01:13:37 Mental Health and Pathologizing Children
01:16:05 Conclusion and Future Directions
 
References
 
Kate Mason, 'Democracy 2.0 Capitalism 2.0: People as a market- Children as the most precious mineral', August 4, 2024. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fimuLAqxZ80&t=1s&pp=2AEBkAIB
Link to Substack article: Democracy 2.0 Capitalism 2.0, https://kate739.substack.com/p/democracy-20-capitalism-20 
Centre for Policy Development. The Wellbeing Economy in Brief, March 4, 2024. https://cpd.org.au/work/wellbeing-economy-in-brief/ 
Big Brother Watch, 'Checkpoint Britain: the dangers of digital ID and why privacy must be protected’, August 2025. https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Checkpoint-Britain.pdf 
Australian Government. Strengthening Australian democracy: A practical agenda for democratic resilience. 15 Jul 2024. https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about-us-subsite/files/strengthening-australian-democracy.pdf 
Olivia Caisley, ‘New AFP boss warns hate crime laws may need to be strengthened further’, ABC News, 8 October, 2025. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-08/afp-commissioner-krissy-barrett-national-security-warning/105848960 
Australian Government, Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2025. https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7240 
Andrew Frost Thrive by Five - https://www.thrivebyfive.org.au/news/regional-remote-funding/#:~:text=15%20February%202023%20%E2%80%93%20Minderoo%20Foundation's,services%20operating%20in%20vulnerable%20communities. 
Alison McDowell, What is a Social Impact Bond? April 7, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I9tRPq_Jp8 
The Investment Dialogue for Australia's Children, https://www.investmentdialogue.org.au/ 
Nothing to hide argument –  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_hide_argument#:~:text=Edward%20Snowden%20remarked%20that%20%22arguing,to%20hide%20something%20from%20others.
 
 

Episode 9: The Decline of Fertility: A Dialogue with Andrew Glover from Pronatalism Australia

Episode 9: The Decline of Fertility: A Dialogue with Andrew Glover from Pronatalism Australia
In this episode of the Veriditas Podcast, Petra interviews Dr. Andrew Glover, who discusses the profound societal and demographic challenges posed by declining fertility rates. They explore themes such as the impact of social media, shifts in cultural norms, the role of academic and ideological pressures, and the loss of traditional family structures. Andrew outlines several complex factors contributing to fertility decline, including economic pressures, housing affordability, and career-focused lifestyles. He also proposes potential solutions like stable long-term family rentals, superannuation-backed parental leave, and workplace fertility metrics. The conversation delves into the ethical considerations of immigration as a solution to population decline and contrasts high fertility cultures with those experiencing precipitous declines. This comprehensive discussion underscores the urgency and complexity of addressing fertility issues as a pressing civilizational concern.
 
Andrew Glover is a social scientist, a member of Heterodox Academy and the founder of Pronatalism Australia, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to revitalising birth rates through evidence-based policy and cultural renewal.
 
References
Pronatalism Australia | Andrew Glover | Substack
Andrew Glover, “Falling Fertility: A Crisis We Refuse to Face”, Quillette, 13 June 2025.
Institute of Family Studies. Fertility Blog. https://ifstudies.org/blog/category/fertility
Daniel Hesse, More Births Substack.
Birth Gauge: Tracking the Global Fertility Decline. https://x.com/birthgauge/
The Lancet: Dramatic declines in global fertility rates set to transform global population patterns by 2100, March 20, 2024.
Australian Government. 2023 Intergenerational Report.
Jonathan Boymal, ‘Australia’s fertility rate has reached a record low. What might that mean for the economy?’ The Conversation, October 21, 2024.
David Taylor, ‘Australia's birth rate hits rock bottom with severe consequences for economic future’, ABC News, October 17, 2024.
Anna Brown, ‘Growing share of childless adults in U.S. don’t expect to ever have children’, Pew Research, November 19, 2021.
Marc Novicoff, ‘The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard—It’s Worse’, The Atlantic, June 30, 2025.
Elizabeth Bruenig, ‘Why the Left Should Embrace Pronatalism', The Atlantic, February 25, 2025.
Elissa Strauss, ‘THE ESSAY: What Both the Left and the Right Get Wrong about Pronatalism’, Made with Care Substack, June 26, 2025.
Darel E. Paul, ‘Mass Immigration Lowers Fertility’, Compact Magazine, May 30, 2025.
Emily Klancher Merchant and Win Brown, ‘The problem with pronatalism: Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth amounts to a Ponzi scheme’, The Conversation, August 9, 2024.
 
References for topics specifically discussed in the show
Ramesh Thakur, ‘Academic freedom is so last century: Has the free speech fightback begun?’, The Spectator, April 3, 2021.
*This article discussed the publication of my article ‘An Apology to J.K. Rowling’ published in Areo Magazine, June 23, 2020. https://areomagazine.com/2020/06/23/an-apology-to-jk-rowling/ [archive].  Areo magazine is no longer on the web Quillette have bought the rights to the Areo magazine archive.
Arlie Hochschild and Barbara Ehrenreich, Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy, Henry Holt and Company, New York, 2002.
Lyn Craig, ‘Children and the Revolution: A Time-Diary Analysis of the Impact of Motherhood on Daily Workload’. June 2006; Journal of Sociology 42(2):125-143.
Lyn Craig, Contemporary Motherhood: The Impact of Children on Adult Time, Routledge, 2007.
Lauren Day, ‘The Rise of Pronatalism in America’. Video. ABC News, 30 July 2025. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-30/the-rise-of-pronatalism-in-america/105593364
Catherine Pakaluk, Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth, Regnery Publishing, 2024.
The Data Team, ‘Parents now spend twice as much time with their children as 50 years ago. Except in France’, The Economist, 27 November, 2017.
Kate C. Prickett and Jennifer March Augustine, ‘Trends in Mothers' Parenting Time by Education and Work From 2003 to 2017’, Demography (2021) 58 (3): 1065–1091. 
Reuters, ‘Hungary's Orban launches tax exemption for mothers, cap on housing loan rates’, February 23, 2025.
‘Order of Parental Glory’. Russian medal awarded by the state to mothers who have four or more children.
Uliana Pavlova and Jack Guy, ‘Putin revives Stalin-era ‘Mother Heroine’ award for women with 10 children’, CNN, August 18, 2022.
Taylor Weidman and Azat Ruziev, ‘The country where mothers win medals for having more kids’, BBC News, 21 October, 2019.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9daille_de_l%27enfance_et_des_familles
Leslie Cannold, What no baby? Why women are losing the freedom to mother, and how they can get it back. Fremantle Press, 2002.
Petra Bueskens, Modern Motherhood and Women’s Dual Identities: Rewriting the Sexual Contract. Routledge, 2018.
Kathryn Edin, Promises I Can Keep – Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage, University of California Press, 2005.
Charles Murray, In Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010, Crown Forum, 2012.
Charles Murray, ‘The New American Divide’, The Wall Street Journal, 21 January, 2012.
Brad Wilcox and Chris Bullivant, ‘The Benefits of Marriage Shouldn’t Only Be For Elites’, Institute of Family Studies, June 3, 2022.
Brad Wilcox, ‘The Awfulness of Elite Hypocrisy on Marriage’, The Atlantic, February 13, 2024.
Brendan Coates, Joey Moloney, Matthew Bowes, ‘Housing is less affordable than ever’, The Grattan Institute, 28 March, 2025.
Antoun Issa, ‘It took me 15 years to save for a house. For millennials and Gen Z, the journey to home ownership has become an ultramarathon’, The Guardian, February 14, 2023.
Justin Fox, ‘The wealthy are starting to have more babies than the poor again’, Bloomberg, March 11, 2024.
Corinne Purtill, Dan Kopf, Corinne Purtill, and Dan Kopf, ‘The reason the richest women in the US are the ones having the most kids’, Quartz, July 21, 2022.
Paul Ehrlich, The Population Bomb, 1968.
Shanna Swann, Countdown: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race, Scribner, 2021.
Ashley Ahn, South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, a struggle with lessons for us all, NPR, March 19, 2023.
IEA Interviews Institute of Economic Affairs, ‘The Western Population Crisis: Lyman Stone’,  May 20, 2025.
Boom, ‘On the higher fertility of semiconductor workers: One in every fifty Taiwanese babies born is a TSMC baby,’ Aug 21, 2024. 
 
 

Episode 8: The Journey from Psychiatric Patient to Vital Self: A Conversation with Laura Delano

In this episode of the Veriditas Podcast, host Dr. Petra Bueskens interviews Laura Delano, author of 'Unshrunk', a memoir that critiques the psychiatric industrial complex. They delve into the impact of psychiatric diagnosis and medication on personal identity and discuss the challenges of navigating away from a medicalized understanding of mental health. Laura shares her journey from being diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 14 to rejecting psychiatric treatment and finding a life full of meaning and vitality. The episode also touches on themes of informed choice, the cultural construction of mental health, and the importance of reconnecting with one's instincts and community.
00:00 Reconnecting After a Long Time
00:45 Reflecting on the Conference Experience
02:36 The Impact of Public Appearances
04:23 The Struggles of Being a Dissident
05:23 Officially Starting the Interview
06:16 Laura's Early Life and Pressures
31:39 The Diagnosis and Its Impact
49:21 The Whack-a-Mole Analogy
50:33 Life at Harvard and Decline
53:09 The Hopelessness of Treatment Resistance
55:23 Complicity in the Medical Model
58:32 Rehumanizing Society and Personal Healing
01:00:55 Therapy and the Individual Therapist
01:06:00 Critique of the Medicalized Mental Health Industry
01:15:37 The Power of Asking Questions
01:18:53 Transcendence and Personal Growth
01:30:50 Final Thoughts and Reflections
 
References
Laura Delano, Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance, Viking, 2025: https://unshrunkthebook.com/
Laura’s website: https://www.lauradelano.com/
 
Articles on Laura
May 15th, 2025— The Wall Street Journal— ‘Unshrunk’ Review: The Toll of the Treatment
April 21st, 2025— Daily Mail— “I almost ended my life at 25 because of the cocktail of anti-depressant drugs I had been put on from the age of 14”
March 28th, 2025— CounterPunch— “Unshrunk: A Memoir That Upsets the NYT and Which Freethinkers Will Love”
May 18th, 2025— Psychology Today— “Navigating Mental Health Without Drugs”
March 17th, 2025— The New York Times— “The Ex-Patients Club”
March 17th, 2025— Psychology Today— “Diagnosis Cascade: A Book Review”
April 8th, 2019 issue— The New Yorker — “The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs” under the ‘American Chronicles’ headline
March 20, 2025 – The Washington Post  - “She stopped taking her psych meds. Now she helps others do the same”
Laura on Tucker Carlson: “Laura Delano: How Big Pharma Created the Mental Health Crisis”
 
Ivan Illich’s definition of “iatrogenesis”,
“… iatrogenesis was a centrepiece of his ideology, and he defined it at three levels. Clinical iatrogenesis was the injury done to patients by ineffective, toxic, and unsafe treatments that he listed in extensive footnotes. He described the need for evidence-based medicine 20 years before the term was coined. Social iatrogenesis resulted from the medicalisation of life. More and more problems were seen as amenable to medical intervention, with pharmaceutical companies developing expensive treatments for what he described as non-diseases. His most biting words were cultural iatrogenesis, the destruction of traditional ways of dealing with, and making sense of, death, pain, and sickness. He used the medical profes-sion's own statistics to argue that many of the diseases over which doctors claimed victory were on their way out in the natural rhythm of things.” Obituary, Ivan Illich, THE LANCET, Vol 361, January 11, 2003.
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, Obstetric Violence and Birth Trauma.
A conversation could change a life | RU OK?
Jimena Escoto, “Masterpiece Story: The Reluctant Bride by Auguste Toulmouche”, Daily Art Magazine, 19 March 2024.
 
Key texts:
Ivan Illich, Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health, Pantheon Books, New York, 1976.
Richard Brown, Rockefeller Medicine Men: Rockefeller Medicine Men - Medicine and Capitalism in America, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1980
Foucault, The Birth of the Clinic: An Archaeology of Medical Perception, 1963.
R.D. Laing, The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness, Penguin, 1960.
Thomas Szasz, The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct, Hoeber-Harper, 1961.
Robert Whitaker, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America, Crown, 2010.
Peter Breggin, Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: A Guide for Prescribers, Therapists, Patients and their Families, Springer Publishing, 2012.
Kelly Brogan, A Mind of Your Own: The Truth about Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives, Harper Wave, 2016.
Daniel Mackler, Six Reasons Why I Quit Being a Therapist, January 5, 2018.
Barbara Ehrenreich, Bright-Sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America, Picador, 2009.
 
Academic articles:
Samuel K Teague and Peter Robinson, “The History of Unreason: Social Construction of Mental Illness” in Jennifer M. Martin (Ed.), Mental Health Policy, Practice, and Service Accessibility in Contemporary Society, IGI Global, 2018, pp.1-19.DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7402-6.ch001
Stahnisch FW, Verhoef M, “The Flexner report of 1910 and its impact on complementary and alternative medicine and psychiatry in North America in the 20th century”, Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Vol. 2012, issue 1; Article ID 647896. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/647896
Beeker T, Mills C, Bhugra D, Te Meerman S, Thoma S, Heinze M, von Peter S. “Psychiatrization of Society: A Conceptual Framework and Call for Transdisciplinary Research”, Frontiers in Psychiatry 2021 Jun 4; vol. 12, article 645556. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.645556
Gray DP, Dineen M, Sidaway-Lee K. “The worried well”. Br J Gen Pract. 2020 Jan 22;70(691):84–85. doi: 10.3399/bjgp20X708017
 

Episode 7: Politics, Economics, and Culture with Professor Gigi Foster

Episode 7: Navigating Complexity: Politics, Economics, and Culture with Dr. Gigi Foster
In this episode of the Veriditas Podcast, Petra engages in an in-depth conversation with Gigi Foster, a Professor of Economics at the University of New South Wales and founder of Australians for Science and Freedom. They explore the distinguishing aspects of the current political and cultural moment, societal dissonance, and the impact of algorithm-driven realities. Dr. Foster reflects on her heterodox upbringing and its influence on her balanced perspective that values social welfare. The discussion navigates through her professional background, the importance of assessing policies like lockdowns through cost-benefit analysis, and the unintended consequences of such policies on the economy and society. They touch on the long-term psychological and economic effects of COVID-19 policies, and the rising inflation in post-pandemic times. Dr. Foster underscores the importance of open dialogue and institutional reform to rebuild society and prepare for future challenges. The episode also includes mentions of upcoming events and conferences aimed at fostering these essential conversations.
00:00 Introduction to the Veriditas Podcast
00:57 Guest Introduction and Background
02:02 Heterodox Thinking and Influences
04:43 Economics and Social Welfare
08:30 Political Perspectives and Leadership
12:43 Personal Background and Resilience
16:48 Life in Pittsburgh and Move to Australia
23:30 COVID-19 Policies and Economic Impact
33:01 Introduction to Co-Author and Research Background
33:17 Historical Perspective on Quarantine and Public Health
34:45 Assumptions and Evidence in Lockdown Policies
36:15 Mental Health and Wellbeing Costs of Lockdowns
41:17 Economic Impact and Lost GDP
42:15 Collateral Damage and Long-Term Effects
46:58 Media and Public Perception During COVID
54:38 Accountability and Future Reforms
01:03:12 Introduction to ANCO Capitalism
01:03:28 The Birth of Brownstone Publishing
01:04:08 Collaborations and Blogs
01:04:51 Estimating the Impact of COVID-19
01:05:23 The Science Behind Excess Deaths and Prevented Lives
01:11:07 Economic Consequences of COVID-19 Policies
01:13:40 Inflation and Lockdown Policies
01:21:26 The Importance of Public Discourse
01:22:12 Upcoming Events and Conferences
01:28:49 Concluding Thoughts on Collaboration and Hope
 
Bio
Gigi Foster is a Professor with the School of Economics at the University of New South Wales, having joined UNSW in 2009 after six years at the University of South Australia.  Formally educated at Yale University (BA in Ethics, Politics, and Economics) and the University of Maryland (PhD in Economics), she works in diverse fields including education, social influence, corruption, lab experiments, time use, behavioural economics, and Australian policy.  Her research contributions regularly inform public debates and appear in both specialised and cross-disciplinary outlets (e.g., Quantitative Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Population Economics, Journal of Economic Psychology, Human Relations).  Her teaching, featuring strategic innovation and integration with research, was awarded a 2017 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.  Named 2019 Young Economist of the Year by the Economic Society of Australia, Professor Foster has filled numerous roles of service to the profession and engages heavily on economic matters with the Australian community.  As one of Australia’s leading economics communicators, her regular media appearances include co-hosting The Economists, a national economics talk-radio program and podcast series premiered in 2018, with Peter Martin AM on ABC Radio National.
 
References
Gigi Foster Sanjeev Sabhlok (2022) Do Lockdowns and Border Closures Serve the "greater Good"? A Cost-benefit Analysis of Australia's Reaction to COVID-19. Connor Court Publishing.
Paul Frijters, Gigi Foster, and Michael Baker (2021) The Great Covid Panic: What Happened, Why, and What To Do Next. Brownstone Institute.
Gigi’s blog on Brownstone: https://brownstone.org/author/gigifoster/
Australians for Science and Freedom (ASF): https://www.scienceandfreedom.org/
ASF Covid Collateral film screening: https://www.scienceandfreedom.org/event/bring-a-friend-movie-night-documenary-film-screening-covid-collateral-renowned-specialist-panel-qa/
Gigi’s recently censored TEDx talk, ‘The Manipulators’ Playbook’ now hosted on Rumble: https://rumble.com/v6tart1-the-manipulators-playbook-gigi-foster.html
You can also read a transcript of the talk here: https://brownstone.org/articles/the-manipulators-playbook/
Two articles on the censorship by TEDx of Gigi’s talk
Maryanne Demasi, ‘When Ideas Become Too Dangerous to Platform’, Brownstone Institute, June 6, 2025.
Lance D Johnson, ‘TED talks suppressed a presentation about MANIPULATION because it exposes global power structures, their narratives, and tactics’, Natural News, June 9, 2025.
 
Inflation:
https://brownstone.org/articles/the-world-catastrophe-wrought-by-covid-lockdowns/
 
Miscarriage:
James Thorp - obstetrician talking about miscarriages: https://www.jpands.org/vol28no1/thorp.pdf
Michael Nevradakis, ‘Another Study Shows Higher Miscarriage Rate Among Women Who Received COVID Vaccines’, Children’s Health Defence, May 5, 2025. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/spanish-study-high-miscarriage-rate-covid-vaccine-women/
Mental health declining in Australia since the Covid-19 public health policies
https://www.aihw.gov.au/suicide-self-harm-monitoring/risk-factors/covid-19
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-05/abs-data-shows-mental-health-anxiety-depression-rising/102928618
https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/youth-mental-health-enters-dangerous-phase
https://www.who.int/news/item/02-03-2022-covid-19-pandemic-triggers-25-increase-in-prevalence-of-anxiety-and-depression-worldwide#:~:text=In%20the%20first%20year%20of,has%20changed%20during%20the%20pandemic
Mainstream recognition regarding the ‘collateral damage’ of Covid-19 pandemic policies:
https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/rights-and-freedoms/publications/collateral-damage-report-australias-covid-19-pandemic

Episode 6: Feminism, Politics, and Class: A Discussion with Edie Wyatt

Exploring Feminist Politics, Class Struggle, and Ideological Conflicts with Edie Wyatt
In this episode of the Veriditas Podcast, Petra engages in an in-depth conversation with Edie Wyatt, exploring her perspectives on feminist politics, class struggles, and ideological conflicts within the gender-critical feminist movement. The discussion ranges from critiques of classical liberalism and gender identity ideology to personal reflections on Edie's upbringing in a working-class family, her journey through academia, and her experiences with political activism. They also delve into the contentious dynamics within the feminist movement, particularly the tensions between different factions and the role of social media in shaping public discourse. This episode provides a comprehensive look at the complexities and challenges facing contemporary feminism and broader societal issues.
00:00 Introduction and Initial Greetings
00:12 Shared Academic Backgrounds and Political Views
01:38 The Role of Classical Liberalism and Personal Ideology
03:31 Separation of Church and State
04:08 Weber's Influence and Understanding Perspectives
09:05 Personal Stories and Early Life
12:32 Challenges of Growing Up in Poverty
17:17 Education and Political Awakening
28:39 Feminism and Women's Rights
35:06 Defining Feminism and Its Political Impact
37:21 Critique of Modern Feminism and Media Representation
39:18 Internet's Role in Shaping Public Discourse
42:07 Middle East Politics and Feminist Perspectives
50:59 The Evolution of Leftist Politics
01:06:39 Internal Conflicts in Feminist Movements
01:09:36 The Structural Oppression of Women
01:09:55 The Role of Government and Market in Women's Protection
01:10:30 Workplace Protections and Male Pattern Violence
01:11:41 Chesterton's Fence and Feminist Conflicts
01:13:07 Debates on Feminist Politics and Genspect
01:13:19 Controversial Figures and Feminist Critiques
01:14:48 Class Issues and Gender Recognition Act
01:17:50 The Internet's Impact on Feminist Discourse
01:25:41 The Monetization of Feminist Conflicts
01:36:35 The Rise of Postliberal Feminists
01:41:39 Concluding Thoughts and Future Conversations
 
Bio
Edie is my real name but Wyatt is a maternal family name. I like to write about politics, God, culture and stuff. My specific interest is in the way governments are removing the rights of women by using gender identity ideology to redefine the legal vessel that holds all the rights of women, sex. I am also interested in talking about the life of women in the different stages, as well as grief and loss that has been a constant part of my life. I will share recipes as well as stories. That's it.
Edie’s author page at The Spectator: https://www.spectator.com.au/author/edie-wyatt/
Edie’s Substack, Culture & State.
Edie’s podcast, Welcome to the Dollhouse.
 
References
Edie’s Substack: https://msediewyatt.substack.com/ 
Edie’s writer page at The Spectator: https://www.spectator.com.au/author/edie-wyatt/ 
Edie’s podcast with Kit Kowalski, Welcome to the Dollhouse.
Edie Wyatt, 'My White Privilege Didn’t Save Me. But God Did', Quillette, December 7, 2020. 
Edie Wyatt, 'The Middle Class Takeover of the Left: The Left-Wing Political Appropriation of Grassroots Through Elitist Social Policies', Savage Minds, April 34, 2022. 
Edie Wyatt, 'The Classical Liberal Case for Feminism', The Spectator, 31 July, 2024. 
Edie Wyatt, 'AGP-gate: The Emerging Class Politics of Gender Critical', Culture & State, Substack, November 20, 2023. 
On this subject, see also:
Andrew Doyle, ‘The Bullying Fringe of the Gender-Critical Movement’, Dec 11, 2024, Substack.
Stella O’Malley, 'The Split', GenSpect, 11 November 2023.
Meghan Murphy, 'Why are women up in arms about a man in a dress?' November 16, 2023. 
Heather Heying, 'Autogynephilia at the GenSpect Conference', Natural Selections, Substack, November 13, 2023.  
 
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Episode 5: Navigating the Complex World of Digital Rights and Censorship: An Interview with Andrew Lowenthal

This week in the pod I interview Andrew Lowenthal, all round expert on the censorship industrial complex and whip smart digital rights activist come COVID contrarian. In this conversation, Andrew and I discuss his background in digital rights and activism, his work with the Twitter Files, and the investigation into the misinformation and disinformation industry. He shares insights from his time working with NGOs in Southeast Asia, highlighting the evolving challenges in the field of digital liberties. He reflects on the shifts in progressive politics, the impact of government and corporate control over information, and the broader implications for freedom of speech. The conversation delves into how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced public discourse, government policies, and civil liberties. The episode also covers Andrew's current work, a project on U.S. government spending related to narrative control, and his upcoming book on the censorship industrial complex.
 
00:00 Introduction and Initial Greetings
01:08 Discussing Backgrounds and Personal Stories
02:39 Exploring Identity and Cultural Reflections
03:18 Controversial Topics and Social Issues
08:48 Professional Background and Digital Rights
13:35 Misinformation and Disinformation in Southeast Asia
19:13 Involvement with the Twitter Files
27:16 Censorship and Government Influence
31:54 Reflections on Liberal Democracy and Civil Liberties
46:09 Reflecting on Missed Opportunities
46:47 Isolation and Silencing of Dissent
47:35 Contradictions in the Rebel Community
48:22 The Role of Big Pharma and Trans Activism
48:47 Academic Perspectives on Power and Control
49:47 The Digital ID and Freedom Debate
50:30 Critique of Naomi Wolf and Public Perception
54:24 The Impact of COVID-19 Policies
01:01:27 Government and Big Tech Censorship
01:06:19 Database on Misinformation Funding
01:14:52 The Censorship Industrial Complex
01:17:32 Concluding Thoughts and Future Plans
 
Andrew’s bio
Andrew Lowenthal (Director) is a leader, writer and researcher. He worked closely with Matt Taibbi on the Twitter Files, breaking stories on the Virality Project, the Atlantic Council, and Australia’s censorship regime, and was the lead researcher and project manager for the Censorship Industrial Complex exposé. He also helped coordinate the Westminster Declaration.
He is the co-founder and former Executive Director of EngageMedia, an Asia-Pacific digital rights and open technology non-profit. He is a former fellow of Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, the Harvard Film Studies Center, and MIT’s Open Documentary Lab.
He writes on Substack at Network Affects and Racket.News, and tweets at @naffects.
 
References in the show
Andrew Lowenthal’s non-profit digital rights organisation – liber-net
Andrew’s forthcoming book - The Censorship-Industrial Complex, Skyhorse, 2025.
Andrew’s Substack – Network Affects - https://networkaffects.substack.com/
Liber-net’s searchable database of U.S. government grants awarded to fight ‘mis/disinformation’. Racket news reported on the database here.
 
Key articles and interviews
 
Twitter Files
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_Files
Twitter Files Substack - https://twitterfiles.substack.com/p/1-thread-the-twitter-files
Andrew Lowenthal, ‘Twitter Files Extra: The Covid Censorship Requests of Australia's Department of Home Affairs’, Racket news, May 24, 2023. 
Australian Government Department of Home Affairs. Countering Violent Extremism. 
Counter Extremism Project. Australia: Extremism and Terrorism. 
Matt Taibbi, ‘Australia's Creepy Covid Cops’, Racket news, May 24, 2023.
Matt Taibbi, ‘The Twitter Files: The Censorship Industrial Complex with Matt Taibbi’, William F. Buckley Institute, Yale University, April 23, 2023. 
Kenan Malik, ‘The Twitter Files should disturb liberal critics of Elon Musk – and here’s why’, The Guardian, January 1, 2023. 
John Storey, ‘Australia Censored Episode 3: Free Speech and Civil Liberties Online with Andrew Lowenthal’, Institute of Public Affairs, 23 February 2024. 
Patrick Hannaford, ‘“It was horrible”: Pregnant mother arrested during Covid reveals the ‘huge strain’ her two year legal battle had on her and her family’, Sky News, July 10, 2023. 
James Dowling, ‘AstraZeneca vaccine withdrawn after fatal blood clot revelation’, The Australian, May 8, 2024. 
Engage Media. The Pandemic of Control: Digital Authoritarianism and COVID-19 in the Asia-Pacific. 2021.
Mattias Desmet, The Psychology of Totalitarianism, Chelsea Green, 2022.
Michel Foucault, The Birth of the Clinic: An Archaeology of Medical Perception, Routledge, 1994. Originally published in 1963
Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 1951.
Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman, Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, Pantheon Books, 1988
Toby Rogers, ‘There is no political left; what appears like leftism today is BlackRock, the WEF, & the CIA engaged in left cosplay’, UTobian, May 29, 2023. https://tobyrogers.substack.com/p/there-is-no-political-left-what-appears
Naomi Wolf, The Bodies of Others: The New Authoritarians, Covid-19 and the War Against the Human, Skyhorse Press, 2024.
C.J. Hopkins, Fear and Loathing in the New Normal Reich: Consent Factory Essays, Vol. IV (2022–2024), Skyhorse, 2025.
Giorgio Agamben, The State of Exception, University of Chicago Press, 2004.
Giorgio Agamben, Where are we Now? The Epidemic as Politics, Rowman & Littlefield, 2020.
Petra Bueskens, ‘The Paradigm Wars, Part-3: A Wrench in the Fabric of Reality: A New Paradigm’, UK Column, 26 June 2024. 
Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, Knopf. 2007.
QALY – Quality Adjusted Life Year.
Matt Taibbi, ‘Big Brother is Flagging You’, Racket News, 10 November, 2023. 
Michael Shellenberger on X, ‘Victory! Stanford Shuts Down Censorship Operation’.
Julia Steinberg, ‘My First Job, at the Stanford Internet Observatory, The Free Press, 19 June, 2024. 
Atlantic Council. Digital Forensic Research Lab.
Martin Kulldorff interview, ‘Fired by Harvard for Getting Covid Right’. UnHerd, 15 March, 2024. 
 
Liber-net’s new database
Greg Collard, ‘Do Your Own Research: Liber-net's Misinfo Grant Database’, Racket news, May 6, 2025. 
Rebekah Barnett, ‘How the US Government funded narrative control operations around the globe’, Dystopian Downunder, April 17, 2025. 
SOMA: Disinformation Observatory.
Peraton - https://www.peraton.com/
Emilia Terson, ‘Victoria's coronavirus 'single-person bubble' begins — and it's complicated for some singles in lockdown’, ABC News, September 13, 2020. 
Gigi Foster with Sanjeev Sabhlok, Do Lockdowns and Border Closures Serve the “Greater Good”? Connor Court Publishing, 2022.
 
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Episode 4: "Conspiring to Ignite”: Exploring the Fourth Industrial Revolution with Jacob Nordangård

In this episode of the Veriditas Podcast, Dr. Petra Bueskens hosts Swedish author and researcher Jacob Nordangård to discuss his unique journey from a teenage heavy metal enthusiast to a PhD in Science and Technology Studies. Nordangård shares insights into his studies on the historical and financial roots of global management systems, including climate change and the fourth industrial revolution. The conversation delves into the influence of the Rockefeller Foundation and other powerful groups on environmental movements, the education system, and public policies. Additionally, Nordangård discusses his latest work, which blends his academic research with spiritual and creative pursuits through music and writing. Throughout the discussion, he emphasizes the importance of integrity, truth, and spiritual connection in the face of technocratic control and societal shifts triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
00:00 Introduction to the Veriditas Podcast
01:05 Guest Introduction: Jacob Nordangård
01:57 Jacob's Journey: From Music to Academia
06:57 Exploring the Climate Change Narrative
19:26 The Rockefeller Influence
29:39 Challenges in Academia
38:28 The Media's Role in Perpetuating Bias
39:10 Margaret Sanger and the Rockefeller Controversy
42:06 The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Environmentalism
44:29 Public-Private Partnerships and Global Governance
47:39 The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Catalyst
58:29 Personal Journeys and Spiritual Awakening
01:17:11 Concluding Thoughts and Future Directions
 
Referenced in the interview
 
https://jacobnordangard.se/en/about/ 
 
Jacob Nordangård, The Global Coup d'État: The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Great Reset, Skyhorse, 2024.
 
Jacob Nordangård, Rockefeller: Controlling the Game, Skyhorse, 2024.
 
A Century of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order Paperback (2004) by William Engdahl 
Bellagio Centre, Italy - https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/fellowships-convenings/bellagio-center/
Mathew Josephson, The Robber Barons: The Great American Capitalists, 1861-1901 (1962) - https://www.amazon.com.au/Robber-Barons-Matthew-Josephson/dp/0156767902.
Agenda 21 - https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/outcomedocuments/agenda21
Agenda 30 – https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda 
Greta Thunberg to sail across Atlantic for UN climate summits: Teenage activist to travel to US on racing yacht to cut environmental impact of travel 29 July, 2019 - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/29/greta-thunberg-to-sail-across-atlantic-for-un-climate-summits
Richard E. Brown, Rockefeller Medicine Men: Medicine and Capitalism in America (1979), University of California Press. https://www.amazon.com.au/Rockefeller-Medicine-Men-Capitalism-America/dp/0520038177
The Corbett Report - The Rockefeller Medicine Video (2013) - https://corbettreport.com/rockefeller-medicine-video/
The Ludlow massacre - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre
Amy Westervelt, ‘Ivy Lee: The Godfather – the man who started it all’ (2021) https://drilled.media/news/ivy-lee
 
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Episode 3: Navigating Women’s Rights and Gender Identity in Australian Law with Anna Kerr

Episode 3:  Women's Rights and Gender Identity in Australian Law with Anna Kerr
In this episode of the Veriditas Podcast, hosted by Dr. Petra Bueskens, guest Anna Kerr, founder and principal solicitor of the Feminist Legal Clinic, provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of women's sex-based rights in Australia. Anna discusses key legal cases affecting women's rights, such as Tickle vs. Giggle and the Lesbian Action Group case against the Australian Human Rights Commission. The conversation covers important topics like the implications of changing sex markers on legal documents, the impact of sex discrimination and gender identity laws, and the contentious issue of conversion therapy bans. The episode also delves into broader philosophical and ideological aspects, highlighting the challenges faced by feminists between progressive and conservative stances. The discussion underscores the urgency for women to speak out to preserve and advance sex-based rights.
00:00 Introduction to the Veritas Podcast00:55 Meet Anna Kerr: Advocate for Women's Rights01:46 Legal Developments in Women's Sex-Based Rights02:39 The Tickle vs. Giggle Case05:45 Lesbian Action Group's Legal Battle10:49 Challenges in Defending Women's Rights16:18 Impact of Legal Changes on Women's Spaces38:08 Conversion Therapy Bans and Their Implications43:11 Mastectomies and the Pharmaceutical Industry43:52 The Impact of Binders and Hormones45:46 Therapy and Legislative Challenges49:27 Constitutional Conflicts and Legal Implications56:31 Feminism and Women's Rights01:10:41 Historical Erasure and Feminist Legacy01:21:28 Concluding Thoughts and Future Outlook
LinksFeminist Legal Clinic - https://feministlegal.org/ 
FiLiA Hague Mothers’ Project: https://www.hague-mothers.org.uk/
Maternal Scholars Australia - https://www.maternalscholarsaustralia.org/ 
Petra Bueskens, ‘The Absurdity of Tickle v. Giggle’, Fairer Disputations, August 30, 2024. https://fairerdisputations.org/tickle-v-giggle/ 
Anna Kerr – 'Tickle vs. Giggle case', Women's Declaration International. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xAushrF9Uk 
What is a ‘legal fiction’? https://www.britannica.com/topic/legal-fiction  ‘In law, a "legal fiction" is a statement or assumption that is known to be untrue but is accepted as true by the court to achieve a desired legal outcome or apply a rule in a way that is different from its original purpose.’
‘Urinary leash’ - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-41999792  ‘The "urinary leash" is a phrase used to describe the restrictions on women's movements and opportunities due to the historical lack of adequate public toilets, particularly for women, and the social stigma surrounding their use. 
Independent MP Alex Greenwich's Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023 was passed. See here: https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/nsw-government-supports-amended-equality-bill  
As usual views on this bill (gender ID versus sex-based rights) split into two paradigmatically opposed positions:   
 Pro: https://www.alexgreenwich.com/equality_bill  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/17/new-south-wales-parliament-passes-bill-to-strengthen-lgbti-rights  
Anti: https://www.womensforumaustralia.org/thisisnotequality  https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/08/alex-greenwichs-bill-set-to-erase-sex-based-rights-in-nsw/  
 
CEDAW – ‘The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), often called the "international bill of rights for women," is a UN treaty adopted in 1979 that requires countries to eliminate discrimination against women and girls in all areas.’https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/commission-general/convention-elimination-all-forms-discrimination-against-women-human#:~:text=On%2018%20December%201979%2C%20the,twentieth%20country%20had%20ratified%20it.  
Jennifer Bilek interview– slide of profits from double mastectomies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLXdoqXbC6k 
Re: double mastectomies, Anna is quoted in the following article by Julie Szego, ‘Absolutely devastating’: woman sues psychiatrist over gender transition’, The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 August, 2022. https://www.smh.com.au/national/absolutely-devastating-woman-sues-psychiatrist-over-gender-transition-20220823-p5bbyr.html  
Research on trans social contagion:Littman L (2019) Correction: Parent reports of adolescents and young adults perceived to show signs of a rapid onset of gender dysphoria. PLOS ONE 14(3): e0214157. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214157    
On detransition and transition regret see the studies listed at SEGM: https://segm.org/studies 
   Jorgensen, S. C. J. (2023). Transition Regret and Detransition: Meanings and Uncertainties. Archives of Sexual Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02626-2 
Gribble, K. D., Bewley, S., & Dahlen, H. G. (2023). Breastfeeding grief after chest masculinisation mastectomy and detransition: A case report with lessons about unanticipated harm. Frontiers in Global Women’s Health, 4, 1073053. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2023.1073053 

Episode 2: Exploring Social Impact Bonds, Managed Retreat, and the Commodification of Nature with Kate Mason

Episode 2: Exploring Social Impact Bonds, Managed Retreat, and the Commodification of Nature with Kate Mason
In this episode of the Veritas Podcast, host Dr. Petra Bueskens welcomes Kate Mason to explore intricate topics like social impact bonds, managed retreat policies, and the commodification of nature and privacy. The conversation delves into the philosophy and repercussions of current political and cultural shifts, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kate Mason, with a background in social ecology and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, highlights the transformation of the welfare industry and the rise of philanthropic capitalism. She explains how private interests now fund interventions in vulnerable populations, which leads to extensive data surveillance. They further discuss the impending preemptive relocations due to climate change modeling and how ecosystems are being quantified for financial markets. The episode underscores a critical look at how the operationalization of these policies is often underreported and misunderstood, urging listeners to question and critically analyze these sweeping changes.
00:00 Introduction to the Veritas Podcast01:12 Meet Kate: A Journey Through Social Ecology and Psychotherapy02:59 The Impact of COVID Mandates on Welfare Work05:47 The Rise of Mental Health Pathologization10:18 The Social and Psychological Impact of COVID Policies37:44 Exploring Social Impact Bonds and Welfare Privatization52:21 Japan's Surveillance Program53:13 Parenting and Government Intervention53:45 Therapeutic Approaches in Welfare55:08 Social Media and Surveillance56:05 Telehealth and Digital Revolution56:45 Social Impact Bonds and Democracy58:35 Global Influence on Local Policies01:01:40 Commodification of Nature01:10:00 Managed Retreat and Climate Change01:26:20 Insurance and Private Property01:34:44 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Links  Kate's Substack can be found here: https://kate739.substack.com/ 
Taschi talks- https://rumble.com/c/taschitalks
Japan 5.0 moonshot goals- https://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/english/moonshot/target_en.html
Kate discussed goal 9 concerning the use of robots in the home to ‘stop child abuse’ - https://www.jst.go.jp/moonshot/en/program/goal9/ 
This is described as: “Breaking the intergenerational chain of child maltreatment through revolutionary diagnostics and positive intervention”.
 
Social Impact Bonds 
 
Kate Mason articles: https://www.katemasonresearch.com.au/social-impact-bonds 
 
Taschi Sidford & Kate Mason, ‘Social Impact investing episode 2- Humans as a commodity to be fixed’, September 18, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2-qwT5s77I&t=1s 
  Kate Mason, 'Social Impact bonds explained "Profiting from human suffering"', YouTube, August 20, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otJVvuW35Yw 
 Kate Mason, 'Who knows best about your children's "Wellbeing"? According to Governments, They Do', May 20, 2024. https://substack.com/home/post/p144795714?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
 Kate Mason, 'What's with Treasurer Chalmer's "Wellbeing" obsession? Focus on Schools', May 7, 2024. https://kate739.substack.com/p/whats-with-treasurer-chalmers-wellbeing   Philanthrocapitalism
https://www.paulramsayfoundation.org.au/  
Mathew Bishop & Michael Green (foreword by Bill Clinton), Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World, Bloomsbury, 2010. https://www.amazon.com.au/Philanthrocapitalism-How-Giving-Save-World/dp/B004A14W5E 
Vandana Shiva (editor), Gates to a Global Empire: Philanthrocapitalism and the Erosion of Democracy, Synergetic Press, 2022. https://www.amazon.com.au/Gates-Global-Empire-Philanthrocapitalism-Democracy/dp/0907791913/ 
Mark Goodwin and Whitney Webb, 'Tokenized, Inc: BlackRock’s Plan To Own The Fractionalized World', Unlimited Hangout, February 8, 2024. https://unlimitedhangout.com/2024/02/investigative-reports/tokenized-inc-blackrocks-plan-to-own-the-fractionalized-world/  
 
'Ecosystem services'
Kate Mason, ‘Corporates owning the rights to the air we breathe? Natural Asset Companies explored’, YouTube, November 21, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBOZmjhXIZ4&t=760s 
https://www.csiro.au/en/research/natural-environment/natural-resources/natural-capital-accounting  
https://www.csiro.au/en/research/natural-environment/ecosystems?start=0&count=12 
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/publications/ecosystem-services-key-concepts-and-applications   Green and blue 'infrastructure'
https://www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/listing/newsletter/pathway-infrastructure-resilience  
https://www.movementandplace.nsw.gov.au/place-and-network/built-environment-indicators/green-and-blue   'Managed retreat'
UN Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). https://www.undrr.org/ 
NSW Reconstruction Authority Act 2022 No 80. https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2022-080#statusinformation  
Kate Mason, 'Managed Retreat NSW Australia: NSW State Disaster Mitigation Plan', Substack, February 24, 2024. https://kate739.substack.com/p/managed-retreat-nsw-australia 
Kate Mason, ‘6 Cities Plan, WEF, Rockefeller and Managed Retreat NSW AustraliaFrom Blue Mountains to Wollongong and up to Newcastle (and everywhere in between)’, Substack, March 1, 2024. https://kate739.substack.com/p/6-cities-plan-wef-rockefeller-and  
Kate Mason, ‘Managed Retreat New Zealand: Shhhh....be careful not to let the community know’, Substack, July 4, 2024. https://kate739.substack.com/p/managed-retreat-new-zealand 
Kate Mason, ‘Managed Retreat- Adaption Plans- Privatised Infrastructure- Wealth and Asset Transfer: The Australian government is "transforming" private property ownership using catastrophic climate modelling’, July 18, 2024. https://kate739.substack.com/p/managed-retreat-adaption-plans-privatised  
Kate Mason, ‘Managed Retreat- '"Governments are broke": The role of infrastructure ownership in the upcoming wide spread managed retreat swindle’, September 10, 2024. https://kate739.substack.com/p/managed-retreat-governments-are-broke