On today's show, we hear about the low tech, peasant farming, intentional community in the north of New Zealand where Andy spent a couple of months in late 2022/early 2023. I talk to a few different members of the community about what they do and why.
Originally broadcast 05/05/23
Today we are talking about poverty and inequality. I speak to researcher Carla Treloar who was part of compiling a recent report on wealth inequality in Australia, and to Brooke McKail from Anglicare who have just published a report on "the poverty premium" - why it is actually more expensive to be poor.
Originally broadcast 20/10/23
On today's show we are talking sport! We cover a few of the many facets of people running around a field after a ball including: Reclink CEO Dave Wells on how that organisation uses sport to connect marginalized people and build life skills, comedian Craig Quartermaine on the links between footy and Aboriginal culture, academic Abbey Boyer on what the women's soccer world cup means for women and girls in this country, and activist Andy George about the practice of disrupting sport matches to communicate political messages!
Originally broadcast 28/07/23
Today's show is on a favourite topic of mine - "psychogeography". Its a word with many vague definitions, but basically it's about exploring how we interact with the places we live in. I speak to a couple of practitioners - Vanessa Berry (author of Mirror Sydney) and Nick Gadd (Melbourne Circle).
Originally broadcast 10/02/23
Today we commemorate the extraordinary life of Arrabunna man Kevin Buzzacott. We will hear tributes to Uncle Kev and his influence on activism in this country from Lidia Thorpe, Robbie Thorpe, Bilbo Taylor, Izzy Brown, and his lawyer Len Lindon.
Originally broadcast 08/12/23
Today's show is a Christmas special - we try to get some new insights into the meaning of Christmas by speaking to Usama Nicola who lives in Bethlehem in the occupied Palestinian territories. We also delve into some of the radical messages in the biblical Christmas story with theologian Dave Andrews.
Originally broadcast 22/12/23
Today we are talking about a People's History of Alcohol in Australia. That's the theme of a new book, and I talk to the editors Alex Ettling and Iain Mcintyre. The book talks about alcohol in this country from many different perspectives, and we try our best to do the same on the show! Originally broadcast 10/11/23
Today we are talking degrowth - the idea that for environmental sustainability and economic equity we need a smaller, more localised economy. I speak to long-term degrowth advocates Terry Leahy and Anitra Nelson.
Originally broadcast 07/07/23
Today we are traveling virtually to Palestine again. We talk with Mona, a Palestinian woman working with Community Peacemaker Teams in occupied Hebron; and Shoshana, an Israeli Jew living in Australia who has been taking action to resist her nation's bombardment of Gaza. We also speak briefly with Phil Monsour about Palestine solidarity in Brisbane.
Originally broadcast 24/11/23