I talk to psychologist Dr Christopher Kavanagh about the phenomenon of secular gurus. We discussed the secularism of latter day gurus, how they differ and compare to traditional cult leaders, what traits it takes to be a secular guru (galaxy brainedness, cultishness, anti-establishmentarianism), psychopathy/sociopathy, narcissism and techniques for…

Our Market Analyst, Grady Wulff, sits down over the next 6 minutes with 6 executives who are exploring all parts of the world from uranium to a gold and silver deposit discovered in Chile recently. Watch Grady catch up with the following executives: (0:42) Neil McDonald, Managing Director - Gold Hydrogen (1:45) Rowan Johnston, Executive Chair - Kin…

This audio was filmed by and belongs to the ASX. Our Market Analyst, Grady Wulff, featured on the ASX The Ideas Exchange Podcast, hosted by Jacinta King. In this episode, Grady talks about: Sector outlook How far can the tech rally go? Will gold remain popular in 2024? Consumer Discretionary surprised the market in 2023 Opportunities to assess in 2…

Lars Iyer is back! On this episode I talk to novelist Lars Iyer about the fiction, the writing process, the relation between literature and the world, a writers compulsion to write. We speak about a whole range of writers like Plato, Samuel Beckett, Maurice Blanchot, Paul Celan, Margaret Duras, Thomas Bernhard. One of the things Lars suggests is th…

On this episode I talk with Chris Voparil from Union Institute & University about American philosopher Richard Rorty. We discuss Rorty’s biography, his complicated relation with American Pragmatist philosophy and both analytic and continental philosophy, how Rorty dealt with accusations of relativism, his epistemological and moral pluralism, what R…

In this instalment of our From the helm series, Bell Direct’s Grady Wulff speaks to DroneShield's (ASX:DRO) Managing Director and CEO, Oleg Vornik. DroneShield is making waves in the capital goods industry through the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company is an Australia defence manufacturer specialising in counter-drone …

On this episode of the podcast, I talk to Swedish philosopher Prof. Martin Hägglund from Yale University about his book This Life: Why Mortality Makes Us Free. The dominant theme of our conversation was the meaning of freedom. Martin has a distinct notion of the demands of being free and we got into a detailed discussion about what freedom really m…

Live from the Resources Rising Stars conference on the Gold Coast, Bell Direct's Market Analyst, Grady Wulf, sat down with Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR) Chairman and mining magnate, Tim Goyder to discuss updates on the Kathleen lithium project, the Albemarle takeover and the company's outlook for the next 12 months. Hear it from the Helm here, as we…

On this episode I talk to Prof. Joost van Loon about French philosopher and sociologist Bruno Latour. We talked about a lot! Joost taught me about Latour’s actor network theory and while we were doing that we ended up chatting about the importance of concrete controversies, how objectivity works, the production of science, conspiracy theories, vacc…

On this podcast I talk to Dr Hager Weslati about the philosopher Alexandre Kojève. Kojève is a hugely influential but not very well-known philosophers. Here Hager and I talk about his life, his philosophy, and his famous lectures on Hegel. Kojève was a philosopher, entrepreneur, diplomat, architect of the European Union and possible spy! Hager Wesl…

A podcast with my colleague Dr Mark McKenna who is an Associate Professor at Staffordshire University. We talked about horror films. Specifically, we talked about the the snuff movie as a form of horror. We also talked about the cultural mythologies that have grown up around the concept of snuff, how this mythology transformed in the technological …

Continue on to learn about the remaining stocks, Microba Life Sciences (ASX:MAP) and Monash IVF (ASX:MVF), as well as what to expect from these companies in 2023. In this video, Dr. Tara discusses: - (0:34) Impacts of Ferring's FDA approval on Microba - (5:30) Drivers behind Microba's increase in revenue - (7:12) What 2023 looks like for Monash IVF…

View both parts of the latest episode of our Meet the Analyst series where our Market Analyst, Grady Wulff, sits down with Dr. Tara Speranza, Healthcare & Biotech Analyst at Bell Potter, to discuss her outlook on the stocks she covers, Orthocell (ASX:OCC), Microba Life Sciences (ASX:MAP), and Monash IVF Group (ASX:MVF). Take a look at Dr. Tara's jo…

In this instalment of our From the helm series, Bell Direct’s Grady Wulff speaks to Pilbara Mineral's (ASX:PLS) Managing Director & CEO, Dale Henderson. Pilbara is making waves in the global lithium boom through its Pilgangoora Project, which is one of the largest independently owned hard rock lithium mines in the world. In this video Dale discusse…

In Part 2 of our Meet the Analyst series, Bell Direct's Grady Wulff sits down with Olivia Hagglund to talk about the stocks she covers in the technology sector: Ai Media (ASX:AIM) and Cluey (ASX:CLU). In this video, Olivia discusses: (0:30) The reasoning behind the rating and price target of AIM (2:23) How AIM stays relevant post-pandemic (4:08) Wh…

View our brand new series: Meet the Analyst where Bell Direct's, Grady Wulff sits down and discusses stock recommendations with the analysts behind Bell Potter’s research. Olivia Hagglund analyses stocks in the technology sector and discusses what’s important when valuing a company. In this video, Olivia discusses: (0:29) Her background as an analy…

In this instalment of our From the helm series, Bell Direct’s Grady Wulff speaks to Starpharma's (ASX:SPL) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Jackie Fairley. Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX:SPL) is a global biopharmaceutical company and a world leader in the development of new pharmaceutical and medical products based on proprietary polymers called dend…

Don Milligan is back to discuss his new book The Embrace of Capital (Zero Books: 2022). In this , Don recounts and analyses his history of social and political activism interrogating the reasons he thinks working people have a love-hate relationship with capitalism but ultimately embrace it. But equally, Don tells us how working people hate insecur…

On this episode Professor Graham Harman returns to talk about architecture and philosophy. We had a fascinating conversation discussing architecture in relation to the history of philosophy. Graham has tackled just this topic in new book Architecture and Objects (2022), which has recently come out with University of Minnesota Press. We discuss a wh…

Friedrich Nietzsche is usually considered a staunch critic of socialism. My guest on this episode thinks this picture is a lot more complicated than we suspect. Professor Robert Miner suggests Nietzsche offers a very complex picture of what socialism entails, and we should consider Nietzsche as a critic and proponent of socialism. Robert Miner is a…

This episode I am talking to Dr Tiff Thomas. We discuss the philosophy, ideas and politics of activist, mystic, worker and educator Simone Weil. Tiff is a lecturer in Philosophy at Manchester Metropolitan University and specializes in Spinoza. He is also interested in the work of Gilles Deleuze and Simone Weil. You can find out more about Tiff here…

In the most recent ASX-partnered ‘Ringing the Bell’ series, Tim Sparks talks to Roger Daniel, Senior Product Manager at the ASX. As at the end of the June quarter, ETF assets listed on the ASX were above $121 billion across 275 products. Australian investors continue to embrace the ETF structure to gain access to markets and asset classes not previ…

On this podcast I am talking to my colleague Prof. David Webb a philosopher at Staffordshire University. David is the author of Heidegger, Ethics and the Practice of Ontology (Continuum: 2011) and Foucault's Archaeology: Science and Transformation (Edinburgh U.P. 2013). He has published several articles on Michel Foucault, Michel Serres, modern Fre…

As we enter into the new financial year, Sophia Mavridis caught up with SMSF expert Olivia Long. They discuss a number of key changes to super that create opportunities for all SMSF members to grow their retirement savings. In this video Olivia covers: (0:28) Two key changes to super that are now in effect (2:36) The super guarantee contribution ra…

Inflation is growing at its fastest pace in 20 years. The cost of living is rising, and company profits are under pressure. This has led to a significant amount of media coverage for investors to work through. So, our Market Analyst, Sophia Mavridis, sat down with James Holt, Director of Investment Solutions at Perpetual, to discuss the key conside…

On this episode of Thales’ Well I talk to Prof. Felix O’Murchadha who returns to talk about his new book The Formation of The Modern Self (Bloomsbury, 2022). Felix’s book provides a genealogy of the emergence of the self in the early modern period. We had a very wide-ranging discussion moving from ancient accounts of the self to contemporary versio…

In this instalment of our From the helm series, Bell Direct’s Sophia Mavridis speaks to Immutep's (ASX:IMM) Executive Director and CEO, Marc Voigt. Global biotechnology company, Immutep is a leading developer of autoimmune and cancer immunotherapy treatments. The business has been gaining a lot of attention lately as its lead product is in its late…

In the most recent ASX-partnered ‘Ringing the Bell’ series, Tim Sparks talks to Blair Harrison, Senior Manager of Listings at the ASX. 2021 saw 240 new companies start their journey on the ASX, the highest level since the mining boom in 2007. It was also a record year for billion-dollar IPOs. In this video, Tim and Blair discuss: (0:49) The breakdo…

In the most recent ASX-partnered ‘Ringing the Bell’ series, Jessica Amir talks investing in managed funds, or ‘mFunds’, with Helen Chong, Business Development Manager of Investment Products at the ASX. mFunds can be bought and sold through the ASX just like a share, and popularity is taking off, with mFund investments growing 50% over the last year…

In this instalment of our From the helm series, Bell Direct’s Jessica Amir speaks to Cirralto's (ASX:CRO) MD and CEO, Adrian Floate. Micro-cap company, Cirralto has been making waves amid the world’s shift to a cash free society, and with partnerships with companies like Xero and MYOB, it's a company that's worth keeping an eye on. In this video Ad…

In this instalment of our From the helm series, Bell Direct’s Jessica Amir speaks to Immutep's (ASX:IMM) Executive Director and CEO, Marc Voigt. Immutep has gained a lot of attention, as its trials in collaboration with big-names, Pfizer and Merck, has seen a remission in patients' tumours. Between capital raisings and partnerships, Immutep continu…

In the most recent ASX-partnered "Ringing the Bell" series, Jessica Amir talks ETF trends with Rory Cunningham, Senior Manager of Investment Products at the ASX. Since 2016, we've seen the ETF market quintuple to $100 billion. There are also now over 220 ETFs listed on the ASX. But what's driving this growth? In this video, Jessica and Rory look at…

In this instalment of our From the helm series, Bell Direct’s Jessica Amir speaks to Province Resources' (ASX:PRL) MD & CEO, David Frances. The global clean energy movement continues to gain momentum, as governments change laws and investors strive to be more environmentally conscious. A revolutionary energy solution, hydrogen power, is gaining a l…

Could the 21st century be the age of the electric hum? With Norway and the Netherlands planning to completely ban petrol cars and another 30 countries planning to be emission free by 2050 the electric vehicle (EV) mega trend is well worth deeper analysis. In our latest interview, Bell Direct’s Jessica Amir speaks to Loftus Peak's Chief Investment O…

This episode I had a fantastic discussion with Dr Colin Alexander about propaganda. We discussed the nature of propaganda, how to identify it, its ubiquity, as well as things we might do to mitigate the effect of propaganda on ourselves and society. More specifically, we focussed on a particular case study, with Colin explaining how propaganda is d…

With the end of the 2021 financial year just around the corner, Jessica Amir caught up with Bell Direct SMSF expert Olivia Long. Olivia shares a strategy for SMSF investors that many accountants may not be aware of, plus, she provides some words of wisdom for those that take advantage of salary sacrificing. In this video Olivia covers: - (0:32) The…