Best Howard Jacobson Podcasts (2025)

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Your Eucharistic Identity w/ Fr. Gregory Pine 1:01:46

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G. K. Chesterton asserted, "We have all forgotten our names. We have all forgotten what we really are." Is this true? In an age of identity politics and identity confusion, are we defined solely by race or sex, nationality or disability? Or are we something infinitely more? Join Fr. Gregory Pine and me as we explore our truest nature and our greate…

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The Brutal Reality of Military Life & PTSD with Tim McOwan 1:04:42

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Current data shows that as many as 11% of Australians will suffer from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder at some time in their life. That figure balloons to 18% for former Australian Defence Force members. But dealing with the effects of PTSD can often feel isolating and overwhelming, and many don't seek help as a result. This week, I speak with…

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Ben Pettingill on Embracing Change & Thriving With A Disability 49:36

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When Ben Pettingill was just 16 years old, he lost 98% of his eyesight overnight thanks to a hereditary disease that had laid dormant up until that point. His resilience was quickly tested when Ben was forced to comprehend a new reality without his sight. Not allowing his disability to get in the way of life, Ben has gone on to waterski, compete in…

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Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol w/ Dwight Lindley 1:37:04

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We are all familiar with Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, featuring Ebenezer Scrooge and Marley's Ghost, Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. And yet, even so, every year, millions eagerly read the story, watch the film, or attend the play. Why does a 182-year-old English ghost story still captivate…

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The Art Of Crisis Management with Sue Cato 46:51

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Crisis management is one of the elements of resilience. How a person or business handles a scandal or disaster can make or break their future. In the case of QF32, not one passenger spoke ill of Qantas, myself or the crew in the aftermath. In this episode, I speak with one of Australia's most respected and knowledgable crisis management and communi…

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Resilience in the Aviation Industry with Steve Wright 1:00:51

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Steve Wright is an experience military and commercial pilot, who spent many years specialising in human factors and safety management with Qantas. It's a role that saw him teaching and testing the next generation of pilots in aviation best practice, developing and facilitating the courses to get the certified and in the air. In this episode, Steve …

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Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History w/ Thomas Albert Howard 1:21:42

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Why do most believe that religion is the root of most modern violence while secularism is our dispassionate protector? In Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History, we discover that Combative Secularism and Eliminationist Secularism have made brutal and furious attempts to marginalize, weaken, and destroy religious faith. Join Dr. Tod Wo…

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Inverting The Logic: Tim Duggan on Working Backwards 32:21

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Well known in the Australian media industry as the co-founder of independent publisher Junkee Media, Tim Duggan knows about the monotony of corporate life. After selling off and leaving the business, Tim reflected on the way we work, finding that too many of us are overworked, disengaged and apprehensive about the future of our jobs. It prompted hi…

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Former Prime Minister John Howard On Leadership & Tough Decisions 1:11:11

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John Howard is Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister, responsible for revolutionary gun law reform and the introduction of the controversial goods and services tax (GST). From humble beginnings working for free at his father's petrol station, Mr Howard became a lawyer before moving into politics. Steadily moving up the Liberal Party ran…

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Finding the World's Fullness w/ Robert Cording 1:44:53

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If there is one struggle in life, it is with the unknown. In an age of self-assertion and technological wonder, we strive to obliterate the uncertain, eradicate the imperfect, and master the mysterious. And yet, these goals are impossible. Should we fear the unknown or embrace it? Is mystery threatening, or is it wondrous? Join Dr. Tod Worner and P…

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Kate Gannon On Risk Management 47:25

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Risk is one of the elements of resilience, and managing risk is a key way to improve resilience. In this episode, Richard sits down with founder of ResilienceSOS and 2025 Risk Consultant of the Year Kate Gannon to talk about why risk management is so crucial to corporate resilience, and how she's changing they way we think about managing risk. LINK…

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The State Of Aviation with MentourPilot's Petter Hörnfeldt 1:02:20

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Swedish-born Petter Hörnfeldt was bitten by the aviation bug as a teenager, eventually securing his place in a government sponsored training course at just 17. Following his military service, Petter was soon in the cockpit of the mighty Boeing 737-800, eventually clocking up more than 10,000 hours in command of the iconic aircraft. After a number o…

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The College Beat: Catholicism on College Campuses w/ Caroline Kurt 1:18:50

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With Catholic college students losing their faith in devastating numbers, what is the Catholic Church to do? Enjoin the brightest, faith-filled, and articulate college students to help us bring them back. Caroline Kurt is a devout Catholic, a college senior, and a keen writer/editor for Hillsdale College's paper, The Collegian. She and a dozen prem…

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Red Brick Thinking with Donna McGeorge & Emotional Intelligence with Amy Jacobson 50:31

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In this episode of Fly, Richards with thought leaders in two critical areas of resilience. Donna McGeorge is an expert in productivity and high-performance. Her latest book, 'Red Brick Thinking' helps readers break through the clutter of everyday life to be more critical with their decision-making. Donna joins Richard to discuss the principles and …

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Tim Jack Adams: Recharging Your Battery 33:34

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In a world that's always vying for our attention and connections are harder to find, it's easy for our internal battery to quickly drain. After a friend took his life, Tim Jack Adams was determined to go back to the drawing board and rethink how we communicate about mental health. The result was GreenX7 and the 'Battery Check' as an easy way to che…

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Sacred Stories from the Sidelines of Notre Dame Football w/ Fr. Nate Wills, CSC 1:29:56

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When Fr. Nate Wills raised doubts about his qualifications to serve as the University of Notre Dame's football team chaplain, Fr. Pete McCormick assured him, "We don't need you to call plays. We just need you to point [people] to Jesus." Join me and Fr. Nate Wills on the Evangelization & Culture Podcast as we explore his book, Pray Like a Champion …

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Fight Or Flight: Dr Jodie Lowinger On Reframing Anxiety 46:20

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In a fast moving, disruptive world, where the unexpected can often feel intimidating, threatening and overwhelming, anxiety is one of the greatest societal challenges we are facing. Research suggests as many as three million Australians are living with anxiety at any one time. From children, through to adolescents and adults, anxiety is a fundament…

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John Blackburn On The Threats To National Resilience 1:01:44

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John Blackburn AO retired from the Royal Australian Air Force in 2008 as the deputy chief of the Air Force, following a distinguished career as an F 18 fighter pilot, a test pilot and strategic planner. Now the Chair of the Institute for Integrated Economic Research Australia and a respected consultant in the field of defence and national security,…

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How the Young Evangelize the Young w/ George Jacobson 1:17:42

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St. Thomas Aquinas wrote, "Angels are appointed to the guardianship of men, that they may take them by the hand and guide them to eternal life, encourage them to good works, and protect them against the assaults of the demons." As we grow in our faith, shouldn't we do the same for others? Through his Instagram pages Marian Militia and Monk Mindset,…

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Gavin McCormack on resilience in education 52:35

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For many of us, building resilience starts in our childhood. So it would make sense that our schools are places that help us learn those vital skills that will help us overcome and persevere later in life. In this episode, Montessori ambassador, founder of upschool.co and a 25 year veteran of the education industry Gavin McCormack, discusses the ch…

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Entrepreneur and aviator Dick Smith's secrets to resilience 1:00:04

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Entrepreneur Dick Smith is best known for his groundbreaking chain of electronics stores that grew to humble beginnings in the late 1960s to a billion-dollar empire. His love of electronics was rivalled only by his passion for adventure, which saw him complete the first solo helicopter flight around the world in 1983. A renowned philanthropist, he'…

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Remembering Alasdair MacIntyre w/ Dr. Christopher Kaczor 1:30:31

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Sir William Osler, the godfather of internal medicine and a gifted professor once observed, "No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher." Alasdair MacIntyre was one of the most consequential moral philosophers of the twentieth century and a keen professor at the University of Notre Dame. What did MacIntyre…

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QF32: How The Crew Kept Passengers Calm 42:47

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When an explosion rocked the cabin of QF32 just four minutes after taking off from Singapore’s Changi Airport, Captain Richard de Crespigny and his crew of experienced pilots battled to control and land the stricken aircraft. But in the cabin, it was up the dedicated flight attendants to keep the 440 passengers calm and informed about just what was…

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QF32: The Passenger Experience In The Cabin 31:50

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Just four minutes after QF32 took off from Singapore’s Changi Airport, an explosion rocked the cabin, damaging vital flight controls on the Airbus A380. As Captain Richard de Crespigny and his crew of experienced pilots battled to control and land the stricken aircraft, the lives of 440 passengers were on the line. One of those passengers was Ulf W…

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Fragile Objects w/ Katy Carl 1:27:50

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Novelist and short story writer Flannery O'Connor once insisted, "You tell a story because a statement would be inadequate." In her short stories, Katy Carl weaves tales of despair and hope, brokenness and healing, and all being captured in the glory and grit of the human condition. Many ask, "Where have the good writers gone?" Read Katy and you'll…

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QF32: The Inside Story From The Flight Deck 29:02

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On November 4, 2010, QF32 took off from Singapore’s Changi Airport just before 10am. For the passengers and crew on board, it was a routine take-off. Until four minutes in, when an explosion rocked the cabin, damaging almost every major system on the massive Airbus A380. The lives of 440 passengers were now in the hands of a crew battling to contro…

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Contemplation and the Cross w/ Fr. Thomas Joseph White 1:36:16

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"Every human person seeks peace, spiritual peace within oneself and with others, and material peace through a social life of friendship, charity, and genuine justice. What is at the heart of this aspiration? What indeed is peace?" Join me and Fr. Thomas Joseph White as we discuss his new book Contemplation and the Cross on the Evangelization & Cult…

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Coming Soon: FLY with Richard De Crespigny 1:35

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When an explosion rocked a seemingly routine flight between Singapore and Sydney on November 4, 2020, the Captain of QF32 Richard De Crespigny leapt into action. Decades of knowledge and experience helped him make critical decisions under pressure to safely land the crippled Airbus A380, saving more than 400 passengers and crew from the unthinkable…

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Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power w/ Timothy Ryback 1:48:37

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Millions of pages have been written seeking to answer one vexing question: How did Adolf Hitler happen? Was the Führer of the Third Reich an accident of history or a fearsome warning of what the future may hold? Join me and Timothy Ryback as we explore the cunning and the luck, the designs and the accidents that brought Hitler to power in Ryback's …

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What Is Beauty? w/ Bishop Barron 1:13:52

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The modern world tells us that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." And yet, the Catholic Church deems beauty a transcendental. Is beauty something predictable, ephemeral, and a simple matter of taste? Or is beauty surprising, enduring, and objectively indisputable? Join me and Bishop Robert Barron as we explore the burning question, "What is be…

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We Have Ceased to See the Purpose w/ Ignat Solzhenitsyn 44:05

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In his iconic Templeton lecture, Soviet dissident and Nobel Prize-winning author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn summarized the horrors of the twentieth century's Communist experiment, saying, "Men have forgotten God; that's why all this has happened." Join me and Ignat Solzhenitsyn as we explore his father's heroic words and exquisite diagnosis of man's pl…

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The Eight-Minute Flight w/ Derek Ruth 44:16

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In his autobiographical book, Derek Ruth explains, "During my time in heaven, Jesus gave me a choice, but I had no idea what the choice would entail. I believed I would come back to earth and continue living like I had been for the first twelve years of my life. I had no idea the trials and tribulations I would face in order to regain my life. And …

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The Persistence of the Ideological Lie w/ Daniel Mahoney 1:51:02

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In his essay, "How the Great Truth Dawned," Professor Gary Saul Morson muses, "Why is it, Solzhenitsyn asks, that Macbeth, Iago, and other Shakespearean evildoers stopped short at a dozen corpses, while Lenin and Stalin did in millions? The answer is that Macbeth and Iago 'had no ideology.'" Notwithstanding its rabid inhumanity, Professor Daniel Ma…

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The Way of Heaven & Earth: Exploring the Catholic Both/And w/ Matt Becklo 1:28:02

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As Matthew Becklo asserts, "The Catholic faith is full of paradoxes, but its greatest paradox is this: that all of its both/ands unleash this ultimate either/or, and all of its communion compels this unavoidable decision." Are we with Christ or against him? And how do we balance the dynamic tensions (faith or reason, discipline or passion, spirit o…