It's a Grift: Why Lisa Annese Says Men Are Being Sold a Lie About Women's Empowerment

Want this conversation before anyone else? Become a BlakCast Patreon member for early access to new episodes, ad free listening, and exclusive bonus content. Join at Patreon.com/BlakCastNetwork Women get handed the top job when the company is in trouble. Men get it when things are going well. Lisa…

Fascism Never Lasts Forever: Why Roxane Gay Says There's Nothing There to Sustain It

Want this conversation before anyone else? Become a BlakCast Patreon member for early access to new episodes, ad free listening, and exclusive bonus content. Join at Patreon.com/BlakCastNetwork Fascism never lasts forever. Because there's nothing there to sustain it. Just anger. In this episode o…

237 Years of Resistance: What Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner Wants You to Understand

Want this conversation before anyone else? Become a BlakCast Patreon member for early access to new episodes, ad free listening, and exclusive bonus content. Join at Patreon.com/BlakCastNetwork He leads Australia's national fight against racism and he's not afraid to say the system was built to ex…

He Runs a Global Engineering Empire. Here's Why Gender Equity Keeps Him Up at Night.

James Phillis is Chief Executive of SJ Group's global Infrastructure and Energy Business Line and one of Australia's most respected voices on gender equity in male-dominated industries. With over 35 years leading complex engineering businesses, he brings a refreshingly direct perspective to a conve…

"No Job Is Worth Suffering For": The Unfiltered Truth About Toxic Workplaces

When a workplace scandal hits the headlines, leaders are quick to blame a few bad apples.But what if the rot goes all the way to the roots? In this powerful episode, Prabha and Mundanara sit down with one of Australia's most respected experts in organisational culture and integrity for a candid, u…

The AI Arms Race Is a Lie — And HR is Paying the Price

Aubrey Blanche is an ethical technology executive, director at the Ethics Centre, and founder of The MathPath — and she's not here to sell you on AI. She's here to tell you what no one in a sponsored webinar ever will. In this episode, Aubrey unpacks why the pressure to adopt AI fast is largely a …

Beyond the Boardroom: What Happens When Culture Isn't Just a Report

This episode of Culture Capital is proudly supported by BlackCard — 60,000 years of history and knowledge, alive in the present. BlackCard is a 100% Aboriginal-owned cultural capability consultancy, co-founded by Mundanara Bayles and Dr Lilla Watson, and grounded in Elder knowledge. Their eLearnin…

Leading at the Highest Level of Government

In this episode of Culture Capital, we sit down with the Honourable Linda Burney, former Australian Minister for Indigenous Australians, to explore what leadership looks like inside one of the country’s most powerful institutions. Drawing on over two decades in politics, Linda reflects on workplace…

From Military to Leading a Multi-Billion-Dollar Company

What happens when leadership is forged in environments where authority is absolute — and later tested in workplaces where culture is far more complex? In this first guest episode of Culture Capital, Mundanara Bayles and Prabha Nandagopal are joined by cybersecurity leader and former military offic…

Leadership When It Matters Most — Introducing Culture Capital

What really makes or breaks culture in the workplace? In the very first episode of Culture Capital, hosts Prabha Nandagopal and Mundanara Bayles introduce the ideas, experiences, and leadership moments that will shape this podcast. Together, they explore why culture is not a set of corporate sloga…