# Lucinda Holdforth

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Nobel-Prize laureate Abhijit Banerjee on the world's largest UBI experiment

The world's largest Universal Basic Income trial is currently underway in Kenya. It involves 295 villages and more than 20,000 families. The trial has just reached the two-year mark and Nobel-Prize winning economist, Abhijit Banerjee, joins us to talk about its progress – both economic and social. …

Lucinda Holdforth: Modern Virtues, Brené Brown, and Baby Boomer Liberalism

My guest today is Lucinda Holdforth who is a former speechwriter to Australian Labour leader Kim Beazley, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, among others as well as author of several books including most recently "21st Century Virtues, How They Are Failing Our Democracy" which we reviewed for The Australian: h…

The cost of living too long

Is the longevity of Australians in the 21st century actually a curse for future generations? Government spending on the elderly is predicted to grow significantly in the next 30 years, and the proportion of taxpayers will decline. So what are the burdens future generations will face if we all keep …

FIVEAA Afternoons with Stacey Lee - 31 March 2026

Tom Mooney, Campaign Director for Democracy Counts Lucinda Holdforth, Author ‘Going On and On’ Meira Harel, Tasting Australia Curator Di Westaway, Founder/CEO Coastrek Michelle Ashcroft, Chief Operating Officer Phil Hoffmann Travel  David Farrar, Collette Tours   Sally Tindall, CANSTAR Data I…

Why living longer is becoming a crisis for Australian families

Why are we working so hard to stay alive if it’s breaking our families and our economy? Author Lucinda Holdforth joined Carla Bignasca to discuss her provocative new book, Going On and On, and why she believes the "medical triumph" of longevity has become a burden for the next generation. See omn…

Are Our Parents Living Too Long? Lucinda Holdforth on frailty, dementia and dying well | Club Sandwich

Are your parents living longer, but not necessarily living well? In this episode, Sarah Macdonald talks with author Lucinda Holdforth about the private thoughts many carers have but rarely say out loud: what happens when old age stretches on, frailty deepens, dementia changes the person you love, a…

#4 Philip Cornish - An AI perspective from the community sector

Don’t panic.  In this episode I picked up Phil Cornish. Philip, our resident human in the loop, has over twenty years of board level experience across the commercial, government and not for profit sectors with particular experience in the community sector as a Board Chair.   Phil shares his AI pers…

Your AM Headlines + Are Australians Living Too Long?

HEADLINES: Australians may soon be able to force social media companies to destroy their personal information. The average annual total cost for a child to play in a community sport competition is growing. Australia is taking a first step towards better understanding motor neurone disease, …

Your House Needs A Dirty Zone & Everything That Got Jessie Stephens Through Mat Leave

Your house needs a “dirty zone”.  Which, let’s face it, is just as well.  Also, is there such a thing as living too long? Jessie Stephens wants to take on the longevity craze and unpack this dangerous idea, after seeing Lucinda Holdforth speak. Plus, Holly Wainwright blames Harry Styles for the f…

Live from the Festival of Dangerous Ideas: Does longevity threaten the future?

It is suitably ironic that one of the most poignant, and pertinent, moments in Homer’s The Odyssey was airbrushed out of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation. The first time we meet Odysseus, the endlessly resourceful architect of the fall of Troy, he is indeed weeping on the shores of the ny…