The Baseload Podcast

I spoke with Sam Berridge and Sarah Lawley , both great guests, very knowledgeable and far more polite than me about the dire straits of our energy policies... 👏 1-July-2026

Doomberg and Aidan Morrison Recorded 4 June 2026

Interview with Cameron Murray from Sep 2025. The lengthy delay is an example of how disrupted I have been the last few months. Onwards and upwards.

The Baseload Podcast Ep36 00:00 intro 02:34 electricity system problems part 1 – disappearing middle 07:24 electricity system problems part 2 – missing money 09:07 Danny Price vs the rest 16:04 The GOAT vs Chris Bowen, 7:30 report 18 Sep 2-25 36:57 Interview – Mark Ostwald interviews Ben Beattie 86:58 End Chris Bowen, ABC 730 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-18/government-vows-to-cut-emissions-...

00:00 Intro 14:08 Government vs landowners 25:52 GOAT vs John Grimes 50:44 Robert Bryce https://robertbryce.substack.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSJ15g4Un_g

Shorter episode this week, no goat, just a quick chat and an interview. 00:00 intro 05:23 Gerard Holland, Page Research Centre https://www.page.org.au/research-papers/

00:00 Intro 06:09 Tomago electricity blues 11:30 AEMO transmission cost blowouts 20:44 Why renewables cannot reduce electricity prices 41:48 Goat vs Chris Bowen 62:02 Matt Canavan

Yes there’s a gap but Baseload is back. Post-election and post-sanity, physics and economics remain intact everywhere except in the minds of those deciding Australian energy policy. This episode we discuss options for realistic energy policy by comparing Australia to America, the goat takes on a pre-election ABC panel and I get into the details of Coal Australia’s GenCost submission with the autho...

Welcome to the first episode for 2025. 00:00 Intro 04:43 Diesendorf vs reality 10:21 Aidan’s monologues, Friendly Jordies and Punters Politics 43:33 Senator Tim Ayres vs goat 65:22 Saul Kavonic Ben with Cameron Murray https://www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-48-the-cheap-renewables-grid Diesendorf with Cameron Murray https://www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-50-mark-diesendorf-on-why-a-renewa...

00:00 Intro 02:50 Frontier Economics’ nuclear scenario costs 08:51 Ben’s blurb 13:32 Energy hearings continued 24:42 GOAT: Ted O’Brien vs Chris Bowen on the 7:30 Report 53:14 Interview: Zoe Hilton and Aidan Morrison 84:56 Interview: Doomberg https://www.spectator.com.au/2024/12/climate-chains-rise-of-the-normies/ https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/melbourne-drive/danny-price-frontier-economics...

01:05 Energy hearings – nuclear and energy planning 25:09 ShaC vs Aidan Morrison 30:51 Goat – Chris Bowen interview with Laura Jayes 55:58 Interview: Chris Uhlmann – The Real Cost of Net Zero Aidan Morrison & SHaC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25BzShCq__M Laura Jayes interviewing Chris Bowen https://youtu.be/7BMgU_5z38U?si=libOVxFFTjZCGoWm The Real Cost of Net Zero https://www.youtube.com/wa...

This episode we analyse the Rosie-gate controversy and the goat takes on the bureaucrats in DCCEEW as they are questioned by Senator Gerard Rennick. Interview: Professor David Close, Director of the Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre. https://gas-energy.centre.uq.edu.au/

The Matt Kean episode! From NSW Energy Minister to his new gig at the Climate Change Authority, we’ll take a look at Kean’s unwavering dedication to promoting renewables. We also scratch the surface of AEMO’s Electricity Statement of Opportunities and review the recent debate between Barnaby Joyce and Matt Kean at the Bush Summit held in Orange. Interview: Jonathan Fisher, CEO of Cauldron Energy....

The Hydrogen episode! Iron ore vs hydrogen, in particular Fortescue wishes vs reality, stirring up social media with facts, Sun Cable edges one step closer, and Daniel Westerman - AEMO chief - gets the goat. Interview: Tom Biegler

Nuclear policy announcement eliminates the paralysis in our energy debate. The goat takes on Paul Graham, lead author of CSIRO's GenCost.

Why are politicians still pushing net zero, what happens when I post my ideas on social media, and Kerry Schott gets the goat. No interview this episode.

The nuclear episode! We spotlight the anti-nuclear community in their own words, including our Prime Minister and propaganda arm for the Greens - The Australia Institute. As well we open the mailbag, and interview Stephen Wilson and Nuclear for Australia’s Will Shackel. Nuclear for Australia: https://www.nuclearforaustralia.com/petition?splash=1 What would be required: https://www.nuclearaustralia...

Welcome back! The theme for 2024’s first episode is a reset – covering some old favourites and setting a new direction – well trying to anyway! We put the LNP’s nuclear plea in context, and pull apart AEMO’s integrated system plan with the assistance of Merryn York who was interviewed on the RenewEcomedy podcast in late 2023. No interview this episode. Feedback: the baseloadpodcast@gmail.com

Chris Bowen’s capacity investment scheme, Oreos become a symbol of truth, the goat receives reinforcements, and I interview QLD Senator Matt Canavan.

Truth telling matters, so who’s doing it? This episode we look at propaganda spread by QLD Energy Minister Mick de Brenni, Jim Chalmers’ recent speech on how he’s going to further undermine Australia’s energy security, and we speak to Scott Hargreaves executive director of the Institute for Public Affairs about the IPA's energy security initiative. https://ipa.org.au/publications-ipa/research-pape...

Truth matters and misinformation leads the energy debate, Australia’s energy security took another hit with the events in the Middle East, and I interview Campbell Newman.

What effect will Net Zero policies have on society, Chris Bowen gets the goat and I interview David Carland - a thorn in the side of CSIRO and AEMO and their flawed electricity system modelling.

Daniel Westerman on ABC radio vs the goat and the farmers, Ted O’Brien spars with Chris Bowen on social media with competing videos, and the GenCost saga so far.

Nuclear power is fast becoming a big talking point in Australia with Peter Dutton’s LNP finally succumbing to common sense and promising to repeal the legislation that has made nuclear power illegal. This episode contrasts Australia’s federal energy minister Chris Bowen with some people who actually make sense on nuclear. We’ll consider the next obvious step in Mr Bowen’s policy failure – extendin...

Federal Nationals leader David Littleproud commits to Net Zero, Nationals MP Anne Webster pushes back on regional transmission lines, Twiggy Forrest gets the goat. Interview: Dave Collins