Frank Talk, the Leadership Dialogue Podcast

Frank Talk, the Leadership Dialogue Podcast

Albert Dadon is an Australian businessman/musician. In 2009 he founded the "Leadership Dialogue" between Australia the UK and Israel. The Dialogue meets yearly, but during Covid times this may be difficult. So 2020 will see the Dialogue online and podcast is one platform of distribution. In the meanwhile, Albert has been hosting Frank Talk, under the hospices of the Leadership Dialogue Institute, where he he speaks with his guests about an array of topics with a focus on foreign affairs. Middle East is an obvious subject of interest to Dialogue members. Enjoy Frank Talk.

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June 3, 2021 77 mins

Albert Dadon has asked 3 of his friends and members of the Dialogue Institute, Professor Boaz Ganor, Brigadier General Gal Hirsch, Jerusalem Foundation Chairman Lior Schillat and Executive Director of the Dialogue journalist Alan Howe to join him and discuss the fallout of the recent conflict.

Whatever your view on this subject, you will gather new information by listening to this conversation.



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This i season 3 of Frank Talk the Leadership Dialogue Podcast. In today's episode, Amb. Frank Lavin spent most of his career in successive US Administration starting with Ronald Reagan. He provides in this conversation his perspective and insights about the current geopolitics vis a vis China.

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December 1, 2020 2 mins

This is an information announcement by Albert Dadon regarding the forthcoming Leadership Dialogue program. Link to see the program is https://leadershipdialogue.institute/dialogue2020 

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Eamonn Mathieson is is not happy with the policies adopted by the State Government of Victoria during the pandemic. In a political climate that encourages silence if you don’t agree with the prevailing policy, Doctor Mathieson is a rare voice providing arguments against lockdowns. A growing number of Doctors are raising concerns and joining Doctor Mathieson. If you only focus on politics you may think that this is an extreme view, ...

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David Suissa is the Editor in Chief of the Jewish Journal, an LA based newspaper. He joins Albert Dadon and Michael Danby to talk about the US Presidential elections.




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Tom Tugendhat is the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the British Parliament. In this Frank Talk he is interviewed by Christopher Pyne, former Australian Minister for Defence and Michael Danby former Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee of the Australian Federal Parliament. This episode is focusing on Foreign Affairs. Tom Tugendhat gives a range of commentaries on UK policy and talks frankly when it c...

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Rajeev Sabhlok is an Economist who was until recently employed by the State Government of Victoria (Australia). He resigned recently when he was asked by his Dpt to delete comments he wrote on his blog, critising the way the Vic Gov is handling the Pandemic. Rajeev prefered to resign rather than compromising his values. 


Rajeev is no ordinary citizen, he is also a political leader in his own right as the founder of the largest ...

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September 13, 2020 61 mins

Rabbi Dr Shimon Cowen is the eldest son of the late Sir Zelman Cowen, former Governor of Australia. In this episode Rabbi Cowen will talk about his latest book Universal Ethics, how the natural laws of Ethics apply to every aspect of life. Rabbi Cowen has a powerful message and should inspire you during these testing times. 


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September 10, 2020 42 mins

Ep21 Gal Hirsch is an Israeli General (res.) who was in chrge of the 2006 war against Hezbollah. He has the practical experience of fighting the terrorist group on the ground. We invited him to tell us why it’s time for the Australian Government to place a total ban on Hezbollah. For a complete understanding of the issue, we invite you also to listen to Ep 20 with Prof. Boaz Ganor.



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Boaz Ganor is an Israeli Anti-Terrorist. He is a Professor at the IDC in Herzliya, This episode of Frank Talk is 1 of 2 episode focusing on Hezbollah the Narco-Terror organisation operating in Lebanon. Following the 4th August explosion in Beirut, the world is realising the precarious state in which in country of Lebanon finds itself. This slide from a country admired in the Middle East to a world basket case was decades in the mak...

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Eyal Leshem is an Israeli Professor specialist in infectious diseases and is based in Tel Avivl. He advises the Israeli Government on COVID-19 and other diseases. His great experience in the subject of pandemics and his pragmatism enables us to hear a refreshing point of view about confinement policies. Eyal and Albert Dadon debate various COVID topics: current treatments, vaccines, the origin of virus and more… A must listen if yo...

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Dan Galai is a Professor in Economics at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is the inventor of the VIX index traded on the CBOE. Galai has a worldwide reputation and is well known both in business and academic circles at the highest level internationally. The discussion in this episode includes subjects such as Israeli and Australian business dealing with China and the compromises that need to be addressed in doing so; blockcha...

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Meet Peter Khalil, member of the federal parliament of Australia, Khalil is the son of immigrants from Egypt. His story is an Australian story he went from living in a commission house to be a member of the Australian parliament in 1 generation. But wait, he also has the most inspiring story as to how he met his wife... He will take us through the streets of Bagdad, New York, D.C and in the middle of the crisis that saw Kevin Rudd ...

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August 27, 2020 65 mins

Tim Smith MP is an Australian politician in the State of Victoria. He is growing in prominence as a member of the opposition front bench. You will discover why in this new episode of Frank Talk.


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August 27, 2020 65 mins

Tim Smith is the member for Kew in the Victorian Parliament and a rising star of the Liberal party.  Tim has been in the news recently giving his alternative view on managing the COVID crisis in Victoria. In this discussion, he expands on his views of the dire situation in a way that isn’t possible in traditional media. Watch now.


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Prof. Kedar lectures at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. He is a scholar in Arabic Culture. He was recently involved in a controversy regarding the assassination of PM Izhak Rabin whereby Kedar made controversial comments regarding the facts surrounding the death of Rabin. This is a taboo subject n Israel. Kedar has broken this about. He will tell us why. The conversation in this episode also focus on geopolitics involving Turkey, Ir...

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January 25, 2020 66 mins

In this episode, David Suissa, the editor in chief of the Jewish Journal based in Los Angeles, takes us through a journey that highlights the division between the Dems and the Republicans and how it translates in everyday society. David does this in the most eloquent way and with a style that is unique to David. 

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January 10, 2020 58 mins

This session was recorded on 13 December in Jerusalem. It was the first briefing to the members and delegates from Australia the UK and Israel. In this session Chaim Levinson gives his point of view of the political situation in Israel and the drivers behind what appears to be a messy political situation. This talk is an excellent description of the complexities at play in Israel today. 

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In the second episode of The Dialogue podcast the panel is analysing the nuclear power play and the aftermath of a deal in Iran. The discussion is lead by Professor Boaz Ganor, Dean and the Ronald Lauder Chair for Counter-Terrorism at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, as well as the Founder and Executive Director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), at the Interdisciplinary Center (ID...
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July 29, 2018 86 mins
This is the kick-off episode where it all started in July 6, 2018. In this episode, the roundtable is led by Israeli political commentator Yaron Dekel. On the panel: Tal Shalev, political correspondent of Walla News; Neri Zilber, a journalist, and researcher on Middle East politics and culture; Brett McCarthy, The West Australian editor; Pier Zuckerman, a star columnist of the Daily Telegraph in Sydney.
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