On today’s show I talk to radical historian Iain Mcintyre about the successful blockade of the Aidex arms fair in 1991, and to Elise West about the campaign to stop the weapons industry infiltrating our primary and secondary schools.

Originally broadcast 02/09/22

Today's show is from on the ground at Waddananggu - the Indigenous reoccupation of Adani's mine lease celebrating its one year anniversary. I speak to a few of the Wangan and Jagalingou mob who have been here every day for a year, plus other Aboriginal people who have come to join in the celebrations.

Originally broadcast 26/08/22

Today's show is all about radical music and media. I interview Khepa Markhno, Mat Ward and Russell Henderson - three people who are out there regularly making independent media that promotes radical music.

Originally published 12/08/22

This week's show is about the brand new radical journal (Dis)solution. I chat to editor and author Morgan Heenan, plus we hear about some of the contributions from Srishti Chatterjee, Yin Paradies and Ruby Thorburn.

Originally published 05/08/22

Today we hear about the campaign to protect sacred Indigenous rock art at Murujuga in the Pilbara from being destroyed by expansion of the gas industry. We hear from a few different Ngarluma traditional owners about why this site is sacred, and what the gas industry is doing to it.

Originally published 29/07/22

Today we have a wide-ranging chat with Ray Grenfell – community radio host, activist and who is writing a phd on social media and its effects on social movements. We talk about the history of activists using the internet, about the wide-ranging effects of social media, and about the radical of creating autonomous social centres.

Originally published 15/07/22

Today's show is a Western Australian environment activism special! I speak to Anthony Collins about the proposed Scarborough offshore gas project and why people are trying to stop it, to Jess Beckerling about the big win to protect the state’s beautiful native forests, and to Carl Wilson from the Hamilton Hill Guerillionaires who are not waiting for permission to start regenerating native bushland in their suburban surrounds.

Originally published 01/07/22

On today's show we explore the overlap between human and machine – are we recognising the ways this is happening? Is it a good or bad thing? What should we do about it? I chat to media studies academic Emily McAvan, and we get a bit of assistance from Donna Haraway’s influential essay “The Cyborg Manifesto”.

Originally broadcast 24/06/22

Today's show is a queen's jubilee special - we talk about why Australia should ditch the royals once and for all, and what alternatives might look like. I speak to Peter Fitzsimons from the Australian Republic Movement, and Ruby Wharton from Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance.

Originally broadcast 10/06/22

Today's show is all about conversations with coal miners - in the light of an election result where the cities voted resoundingly for climate action but mining regions did not; I speak to folks who are trying to engage miners in climate conversations. Grant Howard worked for four decades in coal mines and is now working for climate action in central qld. Steph and Josie are Latrobe Valley locals who have started the Coal Face podcast to talk about possibilities beyond coal for their home region, and Kim Nguyen is a filmmaker who made Conversations With Coal Miners - a film where he talks climate change with miners from Collinsville and Clermont.

Originally broadcast 03/06/22