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Subscribe now to the weekly update email (fill in the below box) to get a weekly list of all of the new episodes on TPN in one easy-to-read format! Enter your email address: ====================================================== My guest today is Peter Singer. He is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, and laureate professor […] The post G’Day World #332 – Peter Singer, The Great Ape Project appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

My guests tonight are a couple from Melbourne who we’ll call “Bazza” and “Shazza”. For the last five years they were franchisees with Gloria Jean’s Coffee. They’ve come on to discuss their experience. As regular readers will know, I’ve been taking an interest in Gloria Jean’s over the last few years (read earlier posts here), […] The post G’Day World #331 – Ex-Gloria Jean’s Franchisees Speak Out appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Tonight’s guests – Katherine Szuminska & Matthew Landauer – are the founders of OpenAustralia.org, a recently-launched site which makes politics more transparent. Based on the British site TheyWorkForYou, OpenAustralia.org scrapes Hansard and makes it much more accessible. You can find out who your local MP is and then subscribe to email alerts whenever they say […] The post G’Day World #330 – Kat & Matt from OpenAustralia.org appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

On the show today, something a little different – I’m interviewed by Rob McNealy from StartUpStoryRadio.com. Before I throw to the interview, I talk about some recent blog posts, including the OpenAustralia and Registry of Members’ Interests issue, the Gloria Jean’s story and the future of the newspaper industry. Don’t miss out on winning the […] The post G’Day World #329 – Rob McNealy, StartUpStoryRadio.com appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Today I got to chat with another person I admire – Stephen Mayne. As I’m sure most of you will know, Stephen is the founder of Crikey.com.au. These days he is also running a video podcast “The Mayne Report” where he takes his video crew into Annual General Meetings for some of Australia’s largest companies […] The post G’Day World #328 – Stephen Mayne appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Today I talk about what I’ve learned recently from the following books: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (2003) The Rise And Fall Of The Great Powers by Paul Kennedy (1988) Understanding Power by Noam Chomsky (2002) I also talk about an alternative to Hiroshima the Roadrunner supercomputer why a high IQ is linked to atheism […] The post G’Day World #327 – Puny Humans Must Die appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

I just finished reading Tim Weiner’s book “Legacy Of Ashes: The History Of the CIA” and thought I should talk more about it. I think this is one of the most important books that have come out in the last decade. Why? Listen to the show to find out. I start by reading out a […] The post G’Day World #326 – The CIA appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

This is the longer audio piece from my chat with Jonathan Oxer. Jonathan has an RFID chip embedded in his arm which he can use to operate electronic devices in his house. Why? Listen and find out. If you haven’t yet seen the video to go with it, it’s here. Keep up to date with […] The post G’Day World #325 – Jonathan Oxer appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

You’ve heard me say I don’t believe in free will. Well tonight I’ve got world famous author, speaker, psychologist and memeticist Dr Susan Blackmore on the show to explain why SHE doesn’t believe in free will either. We discuss the reductionist perspective, what neuroscientists she’s interviewed believe, and how to live your life once you’ve […] The post G’Day World #324 – Dr Susan Blackmore on Free Will appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

In #323 I welcome back a previous G’Day World guest, one of my favourite scientists, Dr Aubrey de Grey. Aubrey is the founder of The Methuselah Foundation, a non-profit 501c(3) organization committed to the acceleration of progress toward a cure for age-related disease, disability, suffering, and death. They are running a special conference on aging […] The post G’Day World #323 – Aubrey de Grey appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

My first show for a month!!! I explain why the big break on the show. But the main topic for today is Myanmar, or what the ignorant Western media insist on calling Burma. As you’ve heard, they were hit recently by a terrible cyclone and there are potentially 100,000 people dead and millions homeless. Western […] The post G’Day World #322 – It’s Called MYANMAR not BURMA ffs appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

I’m back this week with my first show from Brisbane!! Today it’s just me talking about TPN’s recent technology woes, my decision not to take venture capital, communism, the origins of the concept of family, an up date on my personal coach, Tim Ferriss’ Four Hour Work Week, The Spider And The Starfish, and more! […] The post G’Day World #321 – Communism, The Four Hour Work Week and more. appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

This week on TPN – discussions about photowalking, the future of social networking, the Bear Stearns financial crisis, nuclear energy, a $3 Billion Man, a reversal of the full mount position, The Wire finale, footy, What To Do When You Become The Boss, box office results, with lots of free music and much, much more! […] The post TPN Week In Review: March 17 – 23, 2008 appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Jamais Cascio is a San Francisco Bay Area-based writer and ethical futurist. He joins me today to talk about our growing reliance on online social networks and the net in general as forms of identity management. What are some of the consequences of putting your personal information online or – perhaps scarier – taking them […] The post G’Day World #320 – Jamais Cascio on “The Chorus” appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Today we have a return of the “Cam Heart To Heart” show – aka “the rant” – where I don’t bother with a guest, I just tell you about what’s been on my mind lately. Today I talk about getting myself a performance coach, about reading up on Carl Jung, on Karl Marx, the Russian […] The post G’Day World #319 – A Little appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Bill Liao is one of those guys I just love to talk to. He’s smart, successful, humble, visionary – and nice to boot. Just who the hell does he think he is? Apart from being a successful serial entrepreneur and a co-founder of Xing.com (a massive social networking site based in Europe), Bill is also […] The post G’Day World #318 – Bill Liao appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Jeremy Toeman is an expert in digital media and consumer technology. Over the past ten years he has designed, built, and marketed numerous award-winning products in the “convergence” space, including the Slingbox. In December 2007, JT arranged for 25 SF geeks, including Ryan Block from Engadget and Robert Scoble from , to do some volunteering […] The post G’Day World #317 – Jeremy Toeman, Geeks Doing Good appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

“THE DESERTER” is an ambitious novel by Peter Bourne. It explores the tensions between Israel and Palestine through the relationship of an Israeli doctor, who has been in England for 20 years after a fight with his father, and his siblings, when he returns home to Jerusalem for his father’s funeral. I really enjoyed the […] The post G’DAY WORLD #316 – Peter Bourne, Author appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

A few weeks ago I was introduced to Aussie entrepreneur Maria Sipka (and her husband JC) over breakfast in Yarraville by Ryan Trainor (G’Day World #280). We had a great chat and a few days ago I chatted to her from her home in Barcelona. Maria has a fascinating story – born in Bratislava, Slovakia, […] The post G’Day World #315 – Maria Sipka, Linqia appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

My guest today s Randall Cameron, National Sales Manager for My Virtual Home, a software company in Brisbane with an amazing product. It allows you to build a 3D virtual representation of your home – in ten minutes. With no need for any understanding of CAD. It’s brilliant. If you want to download the software […] The post G’DAY WORLD #314 – Randall Cameron, My Virtual Home appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

My guest today is Jane Mason, a strategy consultant in London who is an expert on using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to help teams maximize their potential. We chat about the background of MBTI, what all of the dichotomies mean, how it’s used in a corporate situation as well as ways to use it in […] The post G’DAY WORLD #313 – Jane Mason on Myers-Briggs appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

I’m sure you have all sat in “virtual” meetings at your place of work that would have bored a monk. I remember sitting in on “virtual team meetings” in my Microsoft days when I and other members of the team would be playing each other on XBOX Live while our manager droned on. It doesn’t […] The post G’DAY WORLD #312 – Wayne Turmel on Great Web Meetings appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

A few weeks ago I went on a tour of some of Melbourne’s top cocktail bars with my mate and TPN host “Cocktail” Kevin Clark. Kev, who tends bar at the Tiki Bar & Lounge in Richmond, hosts TPN’s Soused podcast (a podcast about cocktails) and is also co-host of TPN’s Geeks Of Hazzard. He […] The post Melbourne’s Shaker Faces appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

On January 27, 2008, a small group of people gathered in South Melbourne for the inaugural meeting of Geeks Who Care, a group of geek activists who want to be more involved in their local communities. Attendees are (L to R): Colin Wilson, Matt Trentini, David Jackson, Father Bob Maguire, Cameron Reilly, Nay Parkinson, Tony […] The post G’DAY WORLD #311 – Geeks Who Care, inaugural meeting appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Join Techcrunch’s Duncan Riley, Norg Media’s Bronwen Clune, World Communities’ Laurel Papworth, Tangler’s Mick Liubinskas and The Podcast Network’s Cameron Reilly for a chat about Heath Ledger’s death what we like and don’t like about Facebook the questions around Nik Cubrilovic’s Omnidrive the recent launch of Tinfinger the challenges of online identity … and other […] The post A new 2Web Crew podcast appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Efisia Fele, aka 01000101 on Twitter (it’s binary for ‘e’), aka Fiz to her friends, is a Melbourne-based actor, writer and director of horror films. I caught up with her a few days ago to talk about being a horror entrepreneur, as well as a wide ranging discussion about her directing debut LOST NOT FOUND, […] The post G’DAY WORLD #310 – Efisia Fele, Horror Auteur appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Late last week, Paul Montgomery (CEO) and Tai Tran (CTO) invited themselves over to Casa del Reilly to give me the rundown on Tinfinger. It’s kind of like the new Who’s Who. But online. And open. Less stuffy than Wikipedia. And they will pay you to write profiles on the site. Pay you, that is, […] The post G’Day World #309 – Tinfinger appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

As you many have noticed, I recently launched a new religion which I’m calling “LOTU”, the Laws Of The Universe. If you missed that news, read this. On January 11, 2007, I held the very first church meeting of LOTU. As befits a 21st century religion, I held it in Second Life at TPN HQ. […] The post G’Day World #308 – The First Meeting of The Church Of LOTU appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Today I chat with Bronwen Clune, Founder and CEO of Norg Media, an independent Australian media company that allows anyone to contribute to the news as a Cit J (citizen journalist). We talk about her vision for Norg (which stands for “news organisation”), how the media landscape is changing, and about being a female entrepreneur […] The post G’DAY WORLD #307 – Bronwen Clune, Norg Media appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

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Aussie Twitterati jjprojects (aka John Johnstone) joins me today to talk about my latest project Twittories and Twitter in general. Check out JJ’s website or add him to your Twitter if you haven’t already! The track for today is: The track on this episode is: Ween “Your Party” (mp3) from “La Cucaracha” (Rounder Records) Buy […] The post G’DAY WORLD #305 – Twittories and Twitter with jjprojects appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Note: I just realized I introduce this show as #302 when it’s actually #303. Meh. As you may know, I’ve recently become slightly obsessed about Ned Kelly. While I’ve been interested in the subject for several years, since I realized during a trip to Glenrowan in 2004 that I didn’t know much of the story, […] The post G’Day World #303 – Paul O’Keefe, The Kelly Gang appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Well this is the first real show of Season 4 of the G’Day World odyssey with the new focus on answering the question “how can I make the world a better place?” I’m very lucky to have a big hitter like Dr John Demartini back on the show to kick off the new season. Before […] The post G’Day World #302 – Dr John Demartini on overcoming your fears appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Before I move into the “making the world a better place” motif for Season 04 of G’Day World, I wanted to do a show about my recent experiences of migrating from Windows to a Mac. Yes – hell has finally frozen over and I’ve bought a Mac. As some of you (those who read my […] The post G’Day World #301 – Migrating From Windows To A Mac appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Well folks, here we are, 300 episodes and 3 years in, and I’m just getting warmed up! However, with a new year of G’Day World comes a new format, a new topic and a new question which demands The Cam’s attention – what are you doing on a daily basis to make the world a […] The post G’DAY WORLD #300 – The End Of Season Three and James Masini from Hippo appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

The other night I caught up with Scouta founder and former TPN’r Richard Giles and Microsoft’s local professional nice guy blogger/podcaster Nick Hodge for a chat about the upcoming Australian federal election and was appalled to hear how they both intend voting. Geeks have a responsibility to lead. You’re a smart bunch. You are educated […] The post G’Day World #299 – Rock The Vote appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

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It’s my birthday and I’m taking the liberty of chatting to you about some of the things that I think about a lot lately – the lack of leadership in our world today and the future of the human race. Where are the leaders? Have the baby boomers driven the planet into the ground, beyond […] The post G’DAY WORLD #297 – The Need For Leadership appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Dan Patterson is the host of the excellent Creepy Sleepy podcast and is a UN Correspondent. Dan and I talk about the pros and cons of social welfare in capitalist countries like the USA and Australia as well as some of the problems with the UN model. Become part of the G’Day World conversation. TPN […] The post G’DAY WORLD #296 – Dan Patterson, What’s Wrong with the United Nations appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

I recently caught up with Vanessa Stacy, aka Vanessa the Undressa, aka the Geek Stripper, aka GoldCoastGirl on Twitter, for lunch and a chat about how she uses Web 2.0 tools like MySpace, YouTube and Twitter to market her business – which just happens to be stripping. It was a fascinating discussion for me because […] The post G’DAY WORLD #295 – Vanessa Stacy, the Web2.0 Stripper appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Garry Barker has been a journalist for over 50 years and in that time has had a range of amazing experiences, some of which he shares with me in today’s show. These include working for Rupert Murdoch in 1955, meeting Che Guevara and Fidel Castro in 1962, working in the White House Press Corp during […] The post G’DAY WORLD #294 – Garry Barker, The Day I Met Che Guevara appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Ben Barren, CEO of Feedcorp, joins me on this show to interview author Adam Shand. As people in Melbourne will be very aware, in the last decade there was a series of high profile retributional killings involving various underworld groups that cost the lives of at least 28 criminal figures. Adam Shand, a journalist who […] The post G’DAY WORLD #293 – Adam Shand, Big Shots appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

My final interview from the X | Media | Labs event I attended last month. This one is with Jason Roks, currently acting as a Technical Advisor with The Real News, a non-profit news and documentary network focused on providing independent and uncompromising journalism. Jason talks to me about the vision for The Real News […] The post G’DAY WORLD #292 – Jason Roks, The Real News (X | Media | Lab) appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

IN G’Day World #291 I feature three interviews I have completed over recent weeks with senior executives from three of Australia’s top ISPs: Ravi Bhatia, CEO of Primus Simon Hackett, CEO of Internode Ben Dunscombe, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Netspace In a way, these interviews are a response to the show I did with Dr Phil […] The post G’DAY WORLD #291 – Three ISPs Talk Broadband In Australia appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

My guest today is one of Australia’s highest profile barristers and human rights advocates – Julian Burnside QC. He is also the current President of Liberty Victoria, also known as the Victorian Council for Civil Liberties Inc, an independent non-government organisation committed to the defence and extension of human rights and civil liberties. I have […] The post G’DAY WORLD #290 – Julian Burnside QC appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Today my guest is Nick Johnstone, science teacher and education innovator. Nick and I go WAY WAY BACK. This photo is from our last day of high school in 1987. Anyway, these days Nick is Head of Science at St Lukes School in Bundaberg and he’s talking to me tonight about one of his favourite […] The post G’DAY WORLD #289 – Nick Johnstone, Education 2.0 appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

My guest today, to talk Australian politics and new media, is Matt Marks. We discuss KEVIN07, what’s wrong with the Liberal Party, and why political parties in this country need to engage with new media. Matt has recently written a chapter for the Crikey Guide to the 2007 Federal Election on the campaigning process and […] The post G’DAY WORLD #288 – Matt Marks, Politics and New Media appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Another video from X | Media | Labs (yes, Caroline and Melissa, I’m getting there)… this one is with the gentleman I prefer to think of as Mr Suw – Kevin Anderson. Kevin is the Blog Editor at The Guardian in the UK. In this short video (my tape ran out at the end of […] The post G’DAY WORLD #287 – Kevin Anderson, The Guardian’s Blog Editor (X | Media | Lab) appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

My guests today are the guys behind Australian Anthill magazine – Publisher and Editor-In-Chief James Tuckerman and Editor Paul Ryan. I chat with James about how he walked out of a well-paid job in PR to start the magazine when he was 26 (or was that 27? 28?), the early years, where they are today […] The post G’DAY WORLD #286 – James Tuckerman & Paul Ryan, Australian Anthill Magazine appeared first on cameronreilly.com.

Westpac is an Australian bank. One of the big ones. They made $3 billion profit last year. Their CEO David Morgan has a compensation package estimated at $14 million this year. They recently hired ex-Telstra CIO Vish Padmanabhan. And yet their website has been down all day. And they kept me on hold for over […] The post G’DAY WORLD #285 – Taking Aim At Westpac appeared first on cameronreilly.com.