The Cheryl Lacey Show

In this incredibly rich conversation, Gene Decode and I explore Australia’s place in the sweeping changes unfolding across the world and what they mean for our future. We examine the forces behind the lies, unravel critical events, and discuss President Trump’s role in driving fundamental change. What emerges may well give you goosebumps. Because truth is the foundation for what comes next and facing it is our responsibility. Support the show

Brad Gaynor works with leaders navigating pressure, complexity, and change - where performance, wellbeing, and system design intersect. His research, writing leadership and personal experience offer a lens into a unique into what has been missing in education and how to reclaim the profession. Support the show

The decades long falsehood that boys and men are bad and women are victims, has reached breaking point. The family court system, media, and institutions have consistently failed Australian families with more men than women paying the ultimate price - killing themselves A conversation with Peter Richardson Support the show

Inside Victoria's prisons, tradies are threatened into becoming a drug supply line - to keep prisoners happy and their families safe. It's one thread in a pattern of lawlessness that goes all the way to the top. From union shop steward, to alleged witness at the scene of the 2013 accident involving then-Premier Daniel Andrews, to Police minister. An unintended conversation with Peter Richardson, with a very a necessary outcome. Support the show

If you think the curriculum is the problem, think again. Left-wing propaganda in schools is the consequence of decades of work - turning elected members into puppets, and unelected bureaucrats into middle managers for their masters. We're all left high and dry. Unless we're willing to get educated. A conversation with Tony Thomas. Support the show

How do scripture gets interpreted? Does the behaviour of believers compromise the very message a text was intended to mean? A conversation with Bernie Power on the life, lessons, and facts of Islam, and the perceptions that surround it. Support the show

Why did state premiers have more power than the Prime Minister during COVID? Gary Johns has an answer: follow the money. In this interview, the author of Public Health: An Unhealthy Conceit explains how Commonwealth funding of state hospitals and schools became the quiet mechanism behind Australia's lockdowns. And more... Support the show

Australia's identity has brought benefits and challenges and an uncertain future. Editor of the book Immigration and Multiculturalism - The Past The Present and The Future, Chetan Mahadik shares insights from her role as editor and the essays provided in this Connor Court Publication. Support the show

Losing a teaching licence in New Zealand was one of several crises that forced Chris Valli to confront difficult truths about himself. Following a period of professional and personal upheaval, some of it self-inflicted, he came to see vulnerability not as weakness, but as an act of courage and honesty. In this conversation, Chris reflects on poor decisions, consequences, accountability, and where an honest examination of one's own story can lead. Support the show

The polls are showing more than a growing interest in Hanson. It seems she's a rock star for those desperate for something other than the two major parties. Will it last or will something change, turning this disruptor into another has been? A Conversation with Greg Cheesman Support the show

For decades, Australians have been denied the freedoms and self-evident truths their nation was founded upon. While a parade of political dinosaurs, claim to be their defenders. But the problem runs deeper than politics. Selfishness and egocentricity are corroding our civic life just as collectivism and co-dependency sits on the other side of the pendulum. What does genuine responsible citizenship look like and who's standing in the way? A conversation with Sam Belfield Support the show

From Madonna and Cyndi Lauper to Lady Gaga and Kylie, some of the most fearless dressing the world has ever seen have influenced fashion for decades. So why did menswear come away from it all in navy and grey? Daniel Montgomerie takes us back to fashion's greatest decade-defining moments to explore what men could and would look like, with a little colour and a lot of fun. A conversation with Daniel Montgomerie Support the show

You can't make this stuff up. $50 billion a year. That's 50 million thousands in the hands of anyone willing to sell a sibling, son or mate, while the genuinely needy miss out. A conversation with Peter Richardson. Support the show

Islam doesn't whisper its intentions — it broadcasts them. But the doctrine of Taqiyya, the sanctioned use of deception in service of expanding the Islamic world, has many thinking otherwise. To understand the Middle East, stop listening to the narratives and start reading the text. A conversation with Dr. Isaac Support the show

As Australia's Muslim population grows where does the compatibility of certain Islamic legal rulings fit with Australian law and values. Some of the most controversial fatwas and practices include the legality of child marriage, the role of women in arranging marriages for their daughters, and a deeply divisive ruling from a number of sheikhs permitting sexual acts between male fighters during jihad. What does this mean for the future of Australia? A conversation with Dr Isaac Support the show

Five years on, the COVID cover-up is finally cracking open and someone is going to pay for it. Fauci's right-hand man has been indicted. And the man at the top? He got pardoned before a single charge could be filed. Is the truth about Wuhan finally catching up with the people who buried it? Support the show

Energy isn't mentioned in the Australian Constitution, yet Australia has a national electricity market with national rules and national regulators. The secret is in one state taking the lead, the others mirror its legislation, all of which include a clause to give the Commonwealth power over power and energy. In the case of energy, South Australia is lighting the way. A conversation with Mike Holt. Support the show

Zohran Mamdani swept into office promising a new New York, but is Zohran Mamdani's vision of government actually what citizens thought? Critics say his brand of progressive governance is less about lifting people up and more about another agenda. Is he leading New Yorkers or creating a state of co-dependency? A conversation with Lawrence Rogak Support the show

The major parties have had decades to get it right, and they haven't. In a system so captured by vested interests and career politicians, could voting for Pauline Hanson be a rational act of protest? Not because you agree with everything she says, but because disruption has a value of its own. Mike Holt recommends a "spoiler vote," and what it will ultimately achieve for Australia. One Nation's presence can force an overthrow of a duopoly we have suffered for more than 100 years. A conversation with Mike Holt Support the show

They left Australia to join one of the most brutal terrorist organisations in modern history. They watched, and in some cases supported beheadings, slavery, and mass murder. Now the Albanese government is rolling out the welcome mat. The women who left made a choice. Who's making the choices now, and are they making them for Australia or ISIS? Support the show