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The Honest and Open Conversations audio Podcast

The Honest and Open Conversations audio Podcast

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From a childhood of chaos and hardship to battling addiction, trauma and personal loss, I’ve walked through some of life’s darkest moments and come out the other side with perspective, resilience and a deep respect for truth.

Today, as the host of Open and Honest Conversations, I use my lived experience and an unfiltered approach to create space for real stories and voices that need to be heard. I sit down with everyday Aussies, bold thinkers, and thought leaders to talk about the things others shy away from because I believe the uncomfortable conversations are the ones that matter most.

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  • Has the Vatican Fallen? The Pope, Corruption & Western Collapse.

    Has the Vatican Fallen? The Pope, Corruption & Western Collapse.
    Dec 10 2025

    The most powerful religious institution on earth just had a chance to correct course… and it didn’t.

    A new Pope was supposed to bring strength, clarity, and moral leadership to a Church drowning in scandal, confusion, and progressive rot. Instead, we got a clone. A leader who won’t draw a line. Who won’t confront corruption. Who won’t defend truth. Meanwhile, young men across the world are abandoning “feel-good religion” and searching for purpose, discipline, accountability, and God — and they’re not finding it in the modern Church. They’re finding it in men like Dr Jordan B Peterson, who speak harder truths than most clergy dare to whisper. So here’s the question we confront head-on: Is the Catholic Church being slowly hollowed out by the same progressivism destroying Western civilisation? If the Pope won’t stand against ideological decay, who will? And what happens to the faith — and the West — if silence becomes the Church’s new tradition? This episode isn’t about attacking Christianity. It is about saving it. It’s about confronting corruption, calling for courage, and demanding truth over popularity. If faith matters, leadership matters. If leadership is weak, civilisation crumbles. 🔍 Featuring sourced papal statements from The Guardian 🎙 Hosted by Brenden Emmerton — Honest & Open Conversations 💬 Watch it. Think deeply. Speak boldly. Because truth doesn’t survive on silence.
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    15 mins
  • Childcare Is the New Battleground — And Australia Is Losing.

    Childcare Is the New Battleground — And Australia Is Losing.
    Dec 3 2025

    Parents think childcare is about playtime and supervision.

    It’s not.

    It’s about who gets to shape your children’s values, morals, identity, loyalties, and future.

    This episode exposes how early education has become a tool of ideological programming, political manipulation, and national sabotage — while hostile foreign powers exploit the cracks.

    This isn’t childcare.

    It’s psychological war.

    If you think that’s dramatic… watch the evidence.

    #HOCPodcast #WarForOurChildren #AustralianPolitics #ChildcareSystem #TruthBomb #honestandopenconversationspodcast
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    18 mins
  • Brenden's Introductory what broke me and how Honest and Open Conversations was born

    Brenden's Introductory what broke me and how Honest and Open Conversations was born
    Nov 26 2025

    Our First Topic Is Locked In It all starts with one simple question: Why? Why this podcast? Why now? Why these conversations? In Episode 1, Brenden goes solo to break down the driving force behind Honest & Open Conversations.

    No guests, no distractions, just the raw truth behind what’s coming and why it matters.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
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