{"podcast":{"title":"John Anderson: Conversations","slug":"john-anderson-conversations-66200","podcast_index_feed_id":66200,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10ef18ca4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://johnanderson.net.au/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45356785/5f73b971b78f2c88.jpg","author":"John Anderson","episode_count":249,"summary":"Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia John Anderson sits down with world-leading historians, economists, politicians, and thinkers to examine the ideas shaping our society. Drawing on decades at the highest levels of government, John brings rare depth and civility to conversations that mainstream media won't have. This podcast covers everything from Australia's political future to faith, freedom, and the fragility of Western democracy. Thoughtful, rigorous, and genuinely independent.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-anderson-conversations-66200"},"episode":{"title":"Multiculturalism And Extremism Are Sabotaging The West | Henry Ergas","slug":"multiculturalism-and-extremism-are-sabotaging-the-west-henry-ergas","published_at":"2026-01-23T05:09:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-anderson-conversations-66200/multiculturalism-and-extremism-are-sabotaging-the-west-henry-ergas","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-anderson-conversations-66200","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dual-citizens30/episodes/Multiculturalism-And-Extremism-Are-Sabotaging-The-West--Henry-Ergas-e3eu6v3","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10ef18ca4/podcast/play/115333539/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-11%2F417874312-44100-2-0eba86e17e43c566.mp3","summary":"Henry Ergas joins John to explore the erosion of historical understanding, the rise of ideological extremism, and the weakening of social cohesion across Western nations. Ergas argues that a balance of freedom and order are needed to sustain societies or else they will risk succumbing to the enemies of democracy, who possess a vitriolic hatred of the present, yet no unifying vision of the future. The discussion critiques the evolution of multicultural ideology and the rise of antisemitism in Australia, and assesses the slow decay of shared history, identity and hopes that once defined the nation. This conversation is a sober assessment of the challenges confronting liberal democracies and the values required to preserve them.Henry Ergas AO is an economist who spent many years at the OECD in Paris before returning to Australia. He has taught at many universities including Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and the National School of Statistics and Economic Administration in Paris. He is one of Australia’s foremost public intellectuals.","meta_description":"Henry Ergas joins John to explore the erosion of historical understanding, the rise of ideological extremism, and the weakening of social cohesion across…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5103,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/john-anderson-conversations-66200/episodes/multiculturalism-and-extremism-are-sabotaging-the-west-henry-ergas/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-anderson-conversations-66200/multiculturalism-and-extremism-are-sabotaging-the-west-henry-ergas.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}