The Good Problem

The Good Problem is a podcast series unpacking the sticky art of doing good. You'll hear me, Leigh Mathews getting curious about the ethics of doing good, the dangers of doing good, and how to do better at doing good.

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Laura Martinez-Mora: A legal perspective on ICA

Posted April 10, 2020

Today's episode is the final in our 3-part series on InterCountry Adoption (ICA) and features Laura Martinez-Mora, lawyer and Secretary of the Permanent...

Jessica Davis: "You can just keep her if you want"

Posted April 10, 2020

Today we have episode two in our three-part series on intercountry adoption. If you haven't listened to the previous episode with Lynelle Long, please...

Lynelle Long: "But where are you really from?"

Posted April 10, 2020

First up in a series of three episodes on InterCountry Adoption is Lynelle Long, founder of

Professor Joseph Cheer: Extracting exoticism

Posted April 10, 2020

Today we have Professor Joseph Cheer from the Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University, Japan unpacking the ethics of tourism. We explore the...

Kent Goldsworthy: The commodification of good intentions

Posted April 10, 2020

Today we are talking with academic Kent Goldsworthy talking about wicked problems, philosophy, and the commodification of good intentions. This was...