Look! Squirrel! is the podcast for people who think in tangents — and aren't sorry about it. Host Garry Ozols follows whatever's caught his attention this week: a fascinating person worth interviewing, a topic that deserves a deeper dive, a social issue that needs calling out, or something that just wandered into his brain and refused to leave. No fixed format. No single genre. Just genuine curiosity, honest conversation, and the occasional sharp left turn. If your mind has ever started one thought and finished somewhere completely different — pull up a chair. You're among friends.
Cleared for Takeoff: Every Way to Get a Pilot's Licence in the UK
A thirty-minute glider flight in Britain costs around fifteen pounds. A gyroplane licence runs roughly eight to ten thousand. A full airline career can run past two hundred thousand. Second in our pilot licensing series, this episode covers every pathway into British aviation: gliding, microlights, gyroplanes, and the powered ladder from NPPL through to a full commercial licence. Costs, hours, medicals, what recently changed, and how it compares to Australia's system.
Look! Squirrel! Your attention span is selective, not short.
4 Sept 2026
Cleared for takeoff: Getting your wings in Australia
You can be soaring silently with no engine at all for around five thousand dollars, or working two years toward an airline captain's seat for two hundred thousand. First in a new series comparing pilot licensing around the world, this episode covers the full Australian picture: gliding, gyrocopters, and the powered aeroplane ladder from RAAus through to a commercial licence. Hours, real costs, medical requirements, and how each pathway connects to the next.
Look! Squirrel! Your attention span is selective, not short.
27 Aug 2026
Vale Dolly Parton, RIP
An unscheduled episode. Dolly Parton died this week at 80, and I sat down to talk through her journey from a one-room Tennessee cabin to global icon, the songs, the Imagination Library, and why her death has hit so many people so hard. Curiosity, unfiltered, unapologetic, this time with a lump in the throat.
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20 Aug 2026
The Latvian Legion
In 1946, the Nuremberg Tribunal declared the Waffen-SS a criminal organisation. Then it carved out an exception for one group of soldiers wearing the same uniform.
This episode covers the Latvian Legion, roughly eighty thousand men, most of whom never chose to be there, caught between two occupying powers in the middle of World War Two. The history of conscription, the small minority who genuinely volunteered and committed real atrocities, and why this is still a live political argument in the Baltics today.
Content note: this episode covers Nazi occupation, forced conscription, and war crimes, including the Holocaust in Latvia. Not one for the kids.
Look! Squirrel! Your attention span is selective, not short.
11 Aug 2026
Atoms, Wind, and a Very Expensive Argument
A four-hour grid battery in Australia now delivers power for roughly a third of the price of a new gas peaker plant. This episode breaks down the real cost numbers behind Australia's nuclear-versus-renewables debate, straight from CSIRO's own GenCost data, including the genuine pushback from nuclear advocates on how those numbers get calculated, and why gas peakers are losing ground to batteries even on their own turf.
Look! Squirrel! Your attention span is selective, not short.
6 Aug 2026
Watts the catch? Buying an EV in Australia
Twenty-eight new car brands have entered Australia in the past five years, most of them electric. The question nobody asks at the dealership: how many will still be here in five years to honour your warranty? This episode covers buying an EV in Australia right now, the genuine benefits, the honest split between city and regional range anxiety, and how to vet a brand before you hand over your deposit.
Look! Squirrel! Your attention span is selective, not short.
3 Aug 2026
Grey Import Gamble: How I Bought a Car From Japan
My car was on a boat, unreachable, when the Australian Government quietly pulled it off the list of vehicles allowed into the country. This week: the full story of importing a 2023 Suzuki Spacia Custom from Japan, a turbo, hybrid, all-wheel-drive, fully-optioned car for less than a base model Kia or Toyota. How the broker process actually works, the real all-in landed cost, and the government safety scare that stranded my car in limbo for weeks. Everything you need to know before considering a grey import of your own.
Look! Squirrel! Your attention span is selective, not short.
28 Jul 2026
No, Albanese Isn't Stealing Your Super
Your super is safe. Australia isn't broke. And no, the government isn't plotting to seize your retirement savings, whatever your Facebook feed is telling you this week.
This episode busts the latest superannuation panic doing the rounds online, and digs into the real story behind it: a genuine, current policy debate about super funds and domestic investment that's a lot less dramatic than the conspiracy theory it's fuelling. Plus, why fear-based misinformation keeps finding an audience no matter how many times it gets debunked.
Look! Squirrel! Your attention span is selective, not short.
23 Jul 2026
Virtual Power Plants — Should You Join One
You've got a battery. Now someone wants to pay you to let them borrow it.
In the final episode of the energy series, I break down Virtual Power Plants: what they actually pay, the big myth about whether you're forced to join one, and the fine print that decides whether it's a genuinely good deal or a battery that's half-drained the one night you actually need it.
Six questions to ask before you sign anything. All of them worth asking.
🎧 "Virtual Power Plants" is out now.
17 Jul 2026
Don't Get Burned: How to Buy Solar and Batteries Without Getting Ripped Off
Episode 3 "Don't Get Burned: How to Buy Solar and Batteries Without Getting Ripped Off"
Here's a number that should stop you cold: over 800 solar companies have failed in Australia since 2011, and somewhere between 600,000 and 700,000 households are now stuck with a warranty from a company that no longer exists.
Episode three of the energy series is your field guide to not becoming a statistic. The pros and cons of going solar. What separates a decent panel from a dodgy one. The red flags that mean walk away, every time. And the one question that tells you more about an installer than anything else on their website.
If you're thinking about solar or a battery, listen to this one before you get a single quote.
🎧 "Don't Get Burned" is out now. Link in the comments.
10 Jul 2026
Should I get a Solar Battery
Episode 2 — "Should You Get a Home Battery?"
Last episode was about free midday power. This one's about what happens if you can store it and use it at night.
In episode two of the energy series on Look! Squirrel!, I go state by state, NSW, SA, WA, Tasmania, the NT, because the honest answer to "should I get a battery?" depends a lot on where you live. The federal rebate. The real payback numbers. Where the economics are a slam dunk and where they're still a bit thin.
No sales pitch. Just the numbers and what they mean for your bill.
4 Jul 2026
Solar Sharer, Free Power
Free Power — What Australia Just Did That the Rest of the World Should Be Watching
Starting July 1, millions of Australian households get three hours of completely free electricity every day. No solar panels required, just a smart meter and an opt-in. Garry unpacks the Solar Sharer scheme: why it exists, the grid problem it's actually solving, who wins and who doesn't, and why a country giving away power says a lot about what happens when renewable energy investment actually works. Plus a pointed look at what the US is doing instead.
25 Jun 2026
Your attention span is selective, not short
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