The Leighton Smith Podcast
1) Leighton Smith Podcast #321 - March 25th 2026 - Ramesh Thakur
"The Right to Health Sovereignty concludes that the restoration of trust in international health governance depends onrediscovering the moral foundations of medicine and public health, and the soverei...Show More
2) Leighton Smith Podcast #320 - March 18th 2026 - Patrick Basham
In the 13 years since I first interviewed Patrick Basham, Director of the Democracy Institute in Washington DC, he has shown himself to be an outstanding analyst and commentator. He is erudite on many...Show More
3) Leighton Smith Podcast #319 - March 11th 2026 - Robert MacCulloch
The recent announcement by the Reserve Bank focused on the availability of cash and ATM’s, and commercial bank branches. The Reserve Bank is currently seeking feedback on these possible changes from t...Show More
4) Leighton Smith Podcast #318 - March 4th 2026 - George Friedman
Media around the world has been engrossed with reporting, speculating, and arguing the case over the war with Iran. While it may have been ‘out of the blue’ for many, the conflict came as no su...Show More
5) Leighton Smith Podcast #317 - February 25th 2026 - Jim Allan
For some considerable time, in countries with judicial systems like New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the U.S., the senior courts have been expanding their power. Professor Jim Allan was commissioned...Show More
6) Leighton Smith Podcast #316 - February 18th 2026 - Dr Mike Schmidt
There are numerous approaches to management: Legacy, Ideological, Corporate, and Political Management. These combine to produce a system that cannot sustain long-term strategies. “Cultivation Manageme...Show More
7) Leighton Smith Podcast #315 - February 11th 2026 - Shane Jones
Having spent two weeks in Australia, post New Year, Leighton & Carolyn are pleased to be home. Sydney was sweltering as is the political scenery. Nevertheless a good time was had. Now it’s back to bus...Show More
8) Leighton Smith Podcast - Best Of: James Bovard - February 4th 2026
Leighton is on summer break, so we are highlighting some of his favourite guests from 2025. James Bovard is a Libertarian Journalist and Author. Thirteen books published. In his first ’The Farm Fiasco...Show More
9) Leighton Smith Podcast - Best Of: Dr Robert Clancy - January 28th 2026
Leighton is on summer break, so we are highlighting some of his favourite guests from 2025. Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy is a leading Australian immunologist and pioneer in the field of mucosal im...Show More
10) Leighton Smith Podcast - Best Of: John Alcock - January 21st 2026
Leighton is on summer break, so we are highlighting some of his favourite guests from 2025. John Alcock updates us on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC’s) after the groundwork he laid down eightee...Show More