Festival of Dangerous Ideas

Simon Longstaff

Booking Overview

This is a live festival-talk interview show focused on provocative ideas, ethics, social issues, politics, religion, and freedom of expression, typically featuring prominent academics, authors, public intellectuals, policy experts, and other specialist thinkers. PR agencies could credibly pitch internationally published authors, senior scholars, human-rights and policy leaders, and artists or experts with an original, debate-worthy perspective; booking is very difficult because the program favors highly accomplished and internationally recognized speakers.

Metrics

Episodes: 125

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: Australia

YouTube: 2.6k subscribers

Instagram: 17.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Simon Longstaff - Simon Longstaff is Executive Director of The Ethics Centre and an Adjunct Professor at the Australian Graduate School of Management at UNSW Sydney. He is a Fellow of CPA Australia, the Royal Societ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:

Internationally published authors, distinguished academics, senior policy or human-rights leaders, and recognized public intellectuals or artists with authoritative expertise and a provocative, original perspective.

Required Achievements:

Major books or widely recognized publications, Senior academic, policy or organizational leadership, National or international awards and honors, Significant public influence on major social, ethical or political debates

Recent Guest Discussions

Aftab Malik - Islamophobia, Islamic Civilisation, Misinformation, Structural Discrimination And Reframing Perceptions Of Islam.

David Slucki - Antisemitism, Jewish Life And Culture, Ideology And The Conditions That Enable Hatred To Flourish.

Sarah Schwartz - Antisemitism, Human Rights, Ideology, Social Breakdown And Responses To Discrimination.

Ruth Balint - The History And Contemporary Evolution Of Antisemitism, Social Breakdown, Migration And Jewish Experience.

Salman Rushdie - Freedom Of Expression, Religion, East-west Relations, Writing, Censorship And The Role Of The Artist.

Recent Topics

Philosophy, Ethics, Politics, Religion, Human Rights

Episodes

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Festival of Dangerous Ideas

On Antisemitism (2026) - Ruth Balint, Sarah Schwartz & David Slucki

September 02, 2026

Antisemitism is one of the world's oldest hatreds. Adapting to every age, it lies hidden below the surface until the conditions of our world allow it to emerge. Join professors Ruth Balint and David Slucki, and lawyer Sarah Schwartz, in conversation with Simon Longstaff as they examine how antisemitism mutates across ideologies, why it so often flourishes during moments of social breakdown. This session was recorded live at Carriageworks, Sydney in August 2026. Ruth Balint is Professor of...

Rethinking, Thinking About Islam (2026) - Aftab Malik & Simon Longstaff

September 02, 2026

Perceptions of Islam in the Western world today have been shaped by the actions of terrorists, fear, distortion and ignorance. And as a result, the advanced civilisational legacy produced by Islam has been buried and ignored – not only by the Western world but also by many Muslims themselves. In conversation with Simon Longstaff, Special envoy Aftab Malik challenges us to radically reframe how we think about Islam, and the resources it offers to support Western civilisation. This session ...

Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2026 program on sale now

August 11, 2026

Festival of Dangerous Ideas is back this August – and bigger than ever. 10 days. 14 iconic Sydney venues. 20 international guests. 115 sessions. We've gathered the world's most compelling thinkers, artists and provocateurs for ten days of talks, films, art, excursions and world-premiere commissioned works across Sydney this August. The program is on sale now. Dig deeper and save with a Festival multipack at festivalofdangerousideas.com

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