The Wizards of Oz

Learning in the school system in Australia is a controversial topic given how the importance and status put on it by parents and governments.How best to navigate the choice of a school and what happens when a child gets their are changing greatly with questions over learning styles, costs, equity and what is human intelligence in the 21st century.The Wizards enter the classroom of the mind and unpack their schoolbags to try and show you the listeners their working out!

War, oil and weirdness - there's a lot going on already this year and Stephen and Scott get together via satellite linkup to reflect on the first few months of 2026.

The Wizards picked the big brain of one of Sydney's nicest blokes – Zaahir Edries is the founder of the New South Wales Muslim Lawyers and the discussion ranges over topics such as the importance of his faith, the future of Islam and social activism in our day and age.It was a pleasure having him on and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

What does Australian culture create or give to the world in the 21st Century?In the face of the cultural tsunami of Amercian culture across music, film, literature and other arts, does our uniquely brash culture stand a chance to survive?     The originality of US culture has beenspiralling downwards for some time – Hollywood relies upon superhero sequels and less mature content whilst we await for the next evolutionary musical sound.Where's the next Funk or Jazz sound, the next Impressionist or Cubist painting form?The Wizards being the culture vultures they are answer all these questions and more!! ·      Nothing since Hip Hop has shaken popular music likeFunk or Jazz  (KPOP is a formulaic soundmore about lipstick and marketing )– where’s the next FUNK or Jazz leap insound? ·      The originality of US culture has beenspiralling downwards for some time – Hollywood relies upon superhero sequelsand less mature content whilst we await for the next evolutionary musical sound.

The world seems in turmoil with international politics in a roil - help is on its way!!Stephen and Scott explain the back story of the IR system and how our little ripper of a country fits into the current state of affairs with the orange haired one bestriding the world stage with one hand giving his allies the finger and other on the nuclear codes.Listen and learn and then send us your comments.

Ever thought about what your status is in Australia?Do we have a status system and what is it based on - how much money you earn? The job you do? The clothes you wear - or don't you care in this supposedly egalitarian country of ours.The Wizards discuss the origins of where this status caper comes from, why we give it so much importance and how you can rest easy even if you don't own six properties and wear Lulu Lemon!

In the Wizards last episode for the year, Scott & Stephen bring it all together in their debut year deep talks and give a taste for the topics and guests you can expect in 2026.Enjoy world!!

Stephen and Scott continue their deep dive into the wonderful experiences around fathering and fatherhood, this time reflecting on what they mean in the present moment, and what changes they would like to see occur for fathers, mothers and children in Australia.

The mysteries and joys of fathering and fatherhood are amongst the most unique in this life of ours. The Wizards delve into the history of these ideas, including indigenous concepts of kinship and reflect on their own experiences in the first of two episodes on such a special topic.

Scott and Steve continue to mine thir actual brains for insights on the AI juggernaut and put out some predictions as to what the world can expect from the hype.

Steve and Scott use their actual intelligence to decipher all the hype around AI and see what's under the hood and how we got here.

The brave new world of digital currency exchange has its promoters, sceptics and of course its dark villains.Scott and Steve pull part the promises, dreams and nightmares that this new chapter of human exchange that has been foisted on us.

Scott & Stephen spill their guts on what they think about the great and not so great aspects of our country in 2025.

Episode #1 where Scott and Stephen put their cards on the table and introduce their magic.