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The Leighton Smith Podcast: Ramesh Thakur

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Publish Date
Wed, 28 Oct 2026, 2:17pm
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Ramesh Thakur needs no formal introduction to this podcast.

But just in case, Ramesh is a Professor Emeritus after having taught at Otago, ANU and Canberra

After an initial 24 hour delay due to a power failure (at his end) we had a very varied discussion.

 We analysed  climate, socialism, trust, ethics and more, principally  with the election in mind.

We visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer, and finish with a very illuminating commentary.

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