{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6628460c6b51e80012b834c2/68d47f1407474c67719d8998?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"BARRY JONES is the politician who abolished the death penalty","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6628460c6b51e80012b834c2/1758755324439-029ef384-6167-49f8-b71c-59bb4546bcc9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Barry Jones is an Australian polymath, politician, writer, lawyer and public intellectual. He gained fame in the 1960s by appearing in over 200 episodes of the quiz show 'Pick-a-Box'. His passion for humanitarian issues, inspired by witnessing poverty and suffering, led him to pursue a career in politics, where he played a significant role in abolishing the death penalty in Victoria. He served in the Australian Parliament for 22 years, focusing on issues such as science, climate change, and public infrastructure. Now in his nineties, he remains an active voice in national debates on science, education, democracy and climate change.</p><p><br></p><p>Keep up to date with <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/6628440f65481e001241c1a8/shows/6628460c6b51e80012b834c2/episodes/www.petersinger.info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Peter</a> on <a href=\"https://boldreasoningwithpetersinger.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Substack</a></p><p>Keep up to date with <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/katarzyna.delazariradek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kasia!</a></p><p><br></p><p>Executive Producer: Rachel Barrett</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks to our volunteer researcher Chris van Ryn! And special thanks to Suzi Jamil!</p>","author_name":"Peter Singer & Kasia de Lazari Radek "}