Are You Actually a Good Person? On Ethics, Wealth & Doing More Good

What does it actually mean to be a good person?Is it about intention… or impact? Kindness… or sacrifice? And if you knew you could save a life ...would you change how you live?In this episode of More Than Good, we sit down with some of the world’s most thoughtful minds on ethics, philanthropy, and human behaviour:Peter Singer — one of the most influential moral philosophers of our timeGrace Adams — CEO of Effective Altruism AustraliaKrystian Seibert — Executive Director, Policy and Sector Development at Philanthropy Australia and Chair of Mental Health First Aid InternationalTse Yip Fai — researcher and PhD candidate on the intersection of AI and animal ethicsTogether, they unpack the uncomfortable, often confronting questions most of us avoid:Do we have a moral obligation to help others — or is it a personal choice?How much should someone earning “comfortably” actually be giving?If you could save one person you love or reduce suffering for 100 strangers… what would you choose?Can you live a good life and still enjoy wealth, travel, and comfort?We also go deeper into the ideas shaping modern ethical thinking:1) Why most charitable giving doesn’t align with where suffering is greatest.2) The concept of speciesism - and why our moral circle might be too small.3) Why lower-income individuals often give more (proportionally) than the wealthy.4) Whether governments should mandate giving — like India’s 2% CSR rule. 5) What an economy optimised for wellbeing, not profit, might actually look like.This isn’t a feel-good conversation. It’s a reality check. Because once you understand how much good you could do… it becomes harder to ignore what you’re choosing not to do.More Than Good is a new podcast from Effective Altruism Australia.Donate to effective charities: https://effectivealtruism.org.au/donate-podLearn more about effective altruism: https://effectivealtruism.org.au/Sign up to our newsletter: https://effectivealtruism.org.au/newsletter