The Scholars Podcast - Conversations with Inspiring Leaders
by Media & Capital Partners · 87 episodes
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Hosted by Media & Capital Partners' Justin Kelly, The Scholars Podcast features scholars from the General Sir John Monash Foundation. Justin interviews the best, brightest, boldest and bravest across all fields of academia, business, science, humanities, and the arts. The John Monash Scholarships are amongst the most important postgraduate scholarships currently available. They are awarded to outstanding Australians whose leadership, talent and vision across all sectors will have an enduring impact on our future.
Latest episodes
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22 min
Leading for Impact: Dr Karen McConalogue on Empowering Australia’s Brightest Minds
In this episode of The Scholars Podcast: Conversations with Inspiring Leaders, host Justin Kelly interviews Dr Karen McConalogue, Executive Director of the General Sir John Monash…
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24 min
Stephanie Pow on Redefining Financial Wellness for Parents
This episode features Stephanie Pow, recipient of the NSW Premier’s John Monash Scholarship. The award enabled Stephanie to pursue dual master’s degrees—an MBA from the Wharton Sch…
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30 min
Dr Dilani Kahawala: Embracing change and new challenges
When Dr Dilani Kahawala (2008 John Monash Scholar) headed to Harvard University to complete a PhD in theoretical particle physics, her purpose was to unravel the mysteries of the u…
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34 min
Unravelling the mysteries of our DNA: Dr Davis McCarthy’s journey towards a scientific cure
Each year, thousands of people in Australia are diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis – an incurable condition of the lung that scientists have struggled to understand.The work of Dr D…
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25 min
From Cambridge to the High Court of Australia, Zelie Heger SC shares her career highlights
Fresh from her appointment as silk by the NSW Bar, barrister Zelie Heger SC sat down with host Justin Kelly to discuss her relationship with the law and the cases that have shaped…
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33 min
Future leaders in aerospace, quantum physics and cancer research among eighteen Australians named as 2025 John…
The CEO of the General Sir John Monash Foundation, Paul Ramadge, joins host Justin Kelly to explore the stories and aspirations of the 2025 John Monash Scholars. Named in honour of…
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34 min
Professor Mark Scott AO on leading unmanageable organisations and dealing with rapidly changing environments
A highly respected and successful senior leader of large and complex institutions in public service, education, and the media, Professor Mark Scott AO recounts invaluable lessons f…
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46 min
Leadership lessons from world-renowned burns surgeon Professor Fiona Wood AO
Recognised for her pioneering 'spray-on skin' technique and support for victims of the Bali bombings, Professor Fiona Wood AO has been at the forefront of international wound care…
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47 min
ABC Chair Kim Williams AM tackles truth, trust and knowledge in the media
In a timely address, ABC Chair, Kim Williams AM, argues strongly that the role of the media is to preserve and protect democracy. The speech was delivered at the 13th annual John M…
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33 min
Breaking down biotechnology for TV: Dr Matt Baker on making science cool
Scientist and educator Dr Matt Baker (2005 John Monash Scholar) sat down with Justin Kelly to discuss his remarkable career, which has taken him from Uzbekistan to Greece and in an…
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44 min
Dr Alan Finkel AC on resilience, entrepreneurship, and using engineering to solve everyday problems
Dr Alan Finkel AC wants to be remembered as evidence-based, having integrity, and delivering impact. With a career spanning neuroscience, engineering, entrepreneurship, and policy,…
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41 min
Dr Fernando do Campo’s belief in magic, sparrow ideologies, and Australian cultural leadership
Good artwork is not about answering questions but asking them: What is our relationship with nature? With each other? How can we re-imagine our shared history?The quality of contem…
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52 min
Her Excellency the Hon. Frances Adamson AC on adaptable leadership, an open mind and speaking from the heart
Having worked in Hong Kong during the early years of China’s reform and opening as a government representative in Taipei, Ambassador to China, and Deputy High Commissioner in Londo…
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31 min
Mind the Gap: How Rebecca Keeley hopes to re-design allied health service delivery in Australia
The typical waitlist for a child to access specialist public health services in rural and remote Australia is roughly four years. There are only two speech pathologists in the whol…
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45 min
Andrew N. Liveris AO on 21st-Century Leadership – “Embrace a Crisis”
How can leadership keep up during a radical era of environmental, technological, and social change? What does revolutionary leadership mean, and why does Australia fall behind it?…
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32 min
Democracy, Human Rights and the Miracle of Indonesia: A conversation with Dr Jacqui Baker
In 1997, a backpacking trip from Bali to Lombok threw Jacqui Baker, then 19, and her friends straight into the heady world of Indonesian politics, setting her on a career-long jour…
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37 min
Reinventing Nature: How synthetic biology can shape our living planet with Harrison Steel
Synthetic biology has changed how we live, from genetically modified food to insulin production and engineered mosquitos. This science shrinks traditional engineering to the nanome…
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34 min
Dismantling the Boundaries between Ideas, Sectors & People: the future of problem-solving with Professor Kathe…
What is the School of Cybernetics, and why has it become an engine for innovation? What does history tell us about how robotics will affect society in the future? How can we genera…
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22 min
Correcting the Bias: Georgina Ryan on Australia’s mathematical literacy crisis
Why do men seem to dominate the math lecture hall at a tertiary level? Why are Australian classrooms continuing to lose math students? What is mathematical communication and how mi…
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29 min
Investing in Climate Optimism with Dr Arjuna Dibley
What is sustainable finance and how is it changing the investment landscape? Who are some of the biggest hidden players of carbon emissions, and why aren’t we talking about them? J…