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291 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -Long-form conversations about politics and current events, international affairs, history, art, books, and the natural world – presented by Amy Mullins, Tuesdays 9am-noon on Triple R 102.7FM.
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Interview with Gabriel Shipton, The Fight For Julian Assange's Freedom & A Free Press
March 26, 2024 06:10 - 32 minutes - 74.2 MBJulian Assange's brother Gabriel Shipton joined Amy Mullins to update us as to Julian's state of mind and health ahead of the UK High Court's impending decision, which is to be handed down tonight 9.30pm AEDT (10.30am London time). The court will decide whether Wikileaks founder and journalist Julian Assange will be able to appeal the decision to extradite him from Britain to the United States where he faces 18 charges for publishing US military documents and diplomatic cables and up to 173 y...
Interview with Nick Feik, Uncovering Tasmania's Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Scandal
March 16, 2024 12:57 - 49 minutes - 114 MBFreelance journalist Nick Feik speaks in-depth about his essay for The Monthly, 'The Rotten Core', which details his own investigations and the findings of a Tasmanian commission of inquiry uncovering decades of abuse towards young people in the state's care, including at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre and Launceston General Hospital. Nick also talks about the damning Richardson Report into the Home Affairs Department and the media's current lack of scrutiny towards the then responsible mi...
Interview with Greg Jericho, Tax "Reform" In Australia & Transforming The Stage 3 Tax Cuts
March 16, 2024 12:50 - 39 minutes - 90.4 MBAmy speaks with long-time blogging friend, turned journalist and economist Greg Jericho. Greg is a Guardian columnist and Chief Economist at The Australia Institute and he dives into the dubious political and policy debates around tax "reform" in Australia and the Stage 3 tax cut changes announced by the Albanese Labor government. He also talks about Australia's slowing inflation and the extent of the RBA's role in controlling it. Check out Greg's columns for the Guardian, 'Grogonomics' here:...
Interview with John Pilger, Remembering Journalist & Filmmaker John Pilger (1939–2023)
March 11, 2024 11:38 - 26 minutes - 60.2 MBWe remember John Pilger, renowned Australian independent journalist and filmmaker, who passed away on 30 December 2023, by re-airing an interview Amy conducted with John at the Triple R studios in February 2017 on his prescient documentary, The Coming War On China (free to watch here: https://johnpilger.com/videos/the-coming-war-on-china). John was age 84. Re-broadcast on 6 February 2024.
Interview with Sara Dowse, The History Surrounding Israel's War On Gaza
March 11, 2024 11:23 - 51 minutes - 118 MBBorn in Chicago in 1938, author, artist, feminist, and commentator Sara Dowse speaks in-depth about her Jewish family history and how it is intertwined with the history of Zionism and specifically the dissenting voices within it who disagreed with the establishment of the state of Israel at the expense of Palestinians – those such as Asher Hirsch Ginsberg who wrote under the pen name Ahad Ha’am ("man of the people"). You can read Sara's columns for John Menadue's Pearls and Irritations on Isr...
Interview with Angela Saini, The Patriarchs: How Men Came To Rule
March 07, 2024 12:58 - 1 hour - 137 MBFor International Women's Day, award-winning author and science journalist Angela Saini joins Amy from New York to talk about her latest book, The Patriarchs: How Men Came To Rule. Angela delves into the origins of "the patriarchy" and gendered oppression and finds that patriarchal societies are a far more recent historical development than we might imagine. She also talks about our fascination with matriarchy and women-led matrilineal societies and reveals that many different types of matril...
Interview with Adrian Martin, Jean-Luc Godard's Cinematic Masterpiece LE MÉPRIS (Contempt, 1963)
March 06, 2024 06:56 - 1 hour - 163 MBRenowned Australian-born film critic Adrian Martin joins Amy to discuss the brilliance of Jean-Luc Godard’s cinematic masterpiece, LE MÉPRIS (Contempt, 1963), starring Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, Giorgia Moll, and Fritz Lang. Filmed in Capri, Italy, LE MÉPRIS depicts the breakdown of a marriage, but it is also about much more than that as you'll hear. It has been newly restored in 4k and is having its Australian premiere at Europa Europa Film Festival in Melbourne on the 6t...
Interview with James Curran, Is China A Genuine Threat To Australia?
October 28, 2023 23:48 - 58 minutes - 134 MBJames Curran, international editor of the Australian Financial Review and Professor of Modern History at the University of Sydney, speaks in-depth about his latest essay for Australian Foreign Affairs, 'Excess Baggage: Is China A Genuine Threat To Australia?' James writes that, "Australia’s fears of China... are profoundly shaped by what is being said and discussed in Washington." Are Australia's fears largely unfounded? What are China's intentions toward Taiwan? What is the United States aim...
Interview with Sean Reynolds on Melbourne's Ghost Signs & Protecting Chiltern's Archival Heritage
October 28, 2023 12:01 - 22 minutes - 51.9 MBSean Reynolds, cultural archaeologist and founder of Melbourne Ghost Signs on Instagram, speaks about his passion for ghost signs in Melbourne and Victoria more broadly, and tells us what they reveal about our local histories. He also tells us about a community fundraising campaign for the Chiltern Athenaeum Museum building to get a climate control system. This will enable the Victorian gold rush town to protect their precious collection of items, photographs and records documenting the histo...
Interview with El Gibbs, The Disability Royal Commission And Its Findings
October 28, 2023 11:26 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBEl Gibbs, writer and disability advocate, joins Amy to talk about the Disability Royal Commission's final report. The commissioner's handed down their their 222 recommendations in September after extensive hearings detailing the violence, abuse, and neglect of disabled people in Australia. El Gibbs analyses the Royal Commission's activities, its findings, and what should happen next. El also addresses the ongoing COVID impacts on disabled and chronically ill people who are effectively exclude...
Interview with Claire Deak, Recovering & Reimagining The Work Of Baroque Women Composers
October 25, 2023 08:14 - 30 minutes - 68.8 MBMelbourne-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Claire Deak talks about her debut solo album, Sotto Voce, and the two women composers of the Baroque whose music she recovered and reimagined – Francesca Caccini (1587-c. 1645) and Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677). Some of their compositions are intuitively sensed and worked into new neoclassical compositions by Claire using a range of Baroque and modern instruments, as well as innovative modern and analogue recording techniques that bend our conc...
Interview with Elizabeth Tynan, The 70th Anniversary Of Britain's Atomic Tests At Emu Field
October 24, 2023 11:36 - 54 minutes - 125 MBTo mark the 70th anniversary of Britain's atomic weapons tests at Emu Field in South Australia – the first on terrestrial land in Australia – author and academic Dr Elizabeth Tynan speaks about her book, The Secret of Emu Field: Britain’s forgotten atomic tests in Australia. It was at Emu Field, SA on October 15, 1953 that a terrifying black mist spread across the land after an atomic bomb detonation (Totem 1), bringing death and sickness to Aboriginal people and other people in its path. Sec...
Interview with Don Watson & Chris Wallace On The Voice Referendum Outcome, Israel-Palestine & AUKUS
October 22, 2023 10:03 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBDon Watson and Chris Wallace analyse the outcome of the Voice to Parliament referendum in-depth. They also examine Australia's response to the Israel-Palestine conflict and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and Labor's unwavering support of AUKUS, as outlined in Don's recent essay in The Monthly (link below). Don Watson is an award-winning author and former speechwriter to Paul Keating. His books include, Death Sentence: The Decay of Public Language, Recollections of a Bleeding Heart: A Portrait o...
Interview with Thomas Mayo and Kerry O'Brien, Understanding The Voice To Parliament
October 11, 2023 07:57 - 1 hour - 147 MBIndigenous leader Thomas Mayo and award-winning journalist Kerry O'Brien sit down with Amy for a special in-depth conversation about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament, which Australians will vote on in a referendum this Saturday 14th October 2023. Thomas and Kerry explain the history behind the Voice, why we should support it, and the consequences if we don't. They also debunk the many myths and misconceptions around it. Thomas Mayo is a proud Kaurareg Aboriginal a...
Interview with David Marr, Killing For Country – The Frontier Wars & Queensland Native Police
October 06, 2023 03:29 - 37 minutes - 38.4 MBAcclaimed writer and journalist David Marr speaks in-depth about his new book, Killing for Country: A Family Story, which details Marr's great-great grandfather Reg Uhr's involvement in Australia's frontier wars of the nineteenth century as an officer of the Queensland Native Police. Uhr also recruited his two sons into the Native Police. Marr explains how the dispossession of land and massacres of Aboriginal people occurred and how they fought back. He also explains the historical significan...
Interview with Daniel James and Rachel Withers, The Voice to Parliament Referendum Roundtable
October 05, 2023 07:35 - 55 minutes - 63.5 MBTriple R's very own Daniel James and The Monthly's Rachel Withers sit down with Amy to delve into the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, providing an in-depth analysis and answer to every question you might have about it before you vote at the upcoming referendum. Daniel James is a Yorta Yorta man, writer, broadcaster, and host of The Mission on Triple R FM. Rachel Withers is Contributing Editor of The Monthly and columnist for The Politics. Broadcast on 3 October 2023.
Interview with Peter Wohlleben, The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them
September 26, 2023 08:25 - 44 minutes - 101 MBAmy's first ever interview for Uncommon Sense was with Peter Wohlleben on his debut book, The Hidden Life of Trees. Now. the German forester, conservationist, and best-selling author returns to discuss his latest book, 'The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them.' Amy and Peter delve into a wide-range of themes from the book. Peter reveals how trees can create their own climate and weather systems, how trees communicate with birds and insects to protect themselves, the...
Interview with Cathy Leahy & Caitlin Breare, Rembrandt: True to Life – At The NGV
August 27, 2023 07:53 - 57 minutes - 51.8 MBThe NGV’s Cathy Leahy, Senior Curator of Prints & Drawings and Conservator of Paintings Caitlin Breare join Amy to discuss the exhibition, Rembrandt: True to Life, featuring the work of 17th century Dutch master, Rembrandt van Rijn. They give us insights into Rembrandt's fascinating life, his print-making, oil paintings, and drawing practice, as well as the pioneering materials and techniques he used. We discuss several of Rembrandt''s works in the exhibition and what they tell us about him. ...
Interview with Thomas Mayo & Kerry O'Brien, The Voice To Parliament: All The Detail You Need
May 30, 2023 08:43 - 1 hour - 142 MBIndigenous leader and 'Voice' advocate Thomas Mayo and award-winning journalist Kerry O'Brien sit down with Amy for a special in-depth conversation about the proposed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament, which Australians will vote on in a referendum later this year. Thomas and Kerry explain the history behind the Voice and why we should support it. They also debunk some of the myths and misconceptions around it. Their 'Voice to Parliament Handbook: All The Detail You Ne...
Interview with Alison Pouliot, Underground Lovers: Encounters With Fungi
May 26, 2023 08:35 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBEcologist, natural historian, and environmental photographer Dr Alison Pouliot returns to discuss her fascinating new book, Underground Lovers: Encounters with Fungi. Alison takes us into the fungi kingdom and shares her vast knowledge and global experiences of fungi with us. She talks about the conservation of fungi, indigenous uses of fungi, the role of women in fungal lore, and much more. Broadcast on 23 May 2023. Note: the slightly distorted audio at the start resolves itself soon into th...
Interview with David Lindenmayer, The End of Native Forest Logging in Victoria
May 23, 2023 15:10 - 20 minutes - 46.8 MBWorld renowned forest scientist Professor David Lindenmayer discusses the breaking news that the Andrews Labor state government has announced that Victoria will end native forest logging and native forest timber production by January 2024 – 6 years ahead of schedule. David talks about the decades long campaign to end native forest logging in Victoria and the economics and science that supports ceasing it. After being promised a Great Forest National Park in 2014, David shares why we need one ...
Interview with Dorothy Wickham, What Life Is Really Like In Solomon Islands
May 20, 2023 02:42 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBSolomon Islander journalist Dorothy Wickham speaks from Honiara about what life is really like for people in Solomon Islands. Dorothy expands on the themes of her essay, The View From Solomon Islands: Our Priority Is Running Water, Not Geopolitics. She explains the serious political realities and domestic concerns of Solomon Islanders as their country finds itself in the middle of a geopolitical tussle between China, the US and Australia. Dorothy is editor at the Melanesian News Network and h...
Interview with Hugh White, On AUKUS & Whether Penny Wong Can Prevent Australia From Going To War
April 21, 2023 08:04 - 25 minutes - 58.2 MBForeign policy expert Emeritus Professor Hugh White chats with Amy to examine the AUKUS alliance and his latest piece for The Monthly, ‘Penny Wong’s next big fight’. Hugh looks at whether Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong can stop Australia from going to war and reveals how her foreign policy positions have evolved as shadow and foreign affairs minister. Does Penny Wong believe AUKUS now positions Australia for an inevitable Pacific war, or does she still think we don't have to choose betwe...
Bob Brown, Giant Of The Conservation Movement, Reflects On His Life, Activism & Connection To Nature
April 18, 2023 11:58 - 38 minutes - 88 MBFormer Leader of the Australian Greens, environmentalist, and giant of the conservation movement Bob Brown speaks in-depth with Amy Mullins. In a wide-ranging conversation, Bob reflects on his life of activism, protest, and deep personal connection with nature including the giant native trees of Tasmania, as depicted in an inspiring documentary, THE GIANTS (in cinemas April 20). THE GIANTS explores the intertwined fates of trees and humans in this cinematic portrait of environmental folk hero...
Interview with Pianist Sophie Hutchings and Sofia Ilyas On Piano Day 2023
March 29, 2023 04:25 - 58 minutes - 134 MBIt's Piano Day across the world on Wednesday 29th March 2023. Composer and contemporary classical pianist Sophie Hutchings and FLOAT Founder and Piano Day organiser Sofia Ilyas delve into their love for the piano and contemporary piano music in its many forms. An annual worldwide celebration of the piano, Piano Day is held on the 88th day of the year in reference to the 88 keys on a standard piano. Sofia explains the origins of Piano Day in her kitchen chatting with German musician Nils Frahm...
Interview with Pianist Sophie Hutchings and Sofia Ilyas On Piano Day
March 29, 2023 04:25 - 58 minutes - 134 MBIt's Piano Day across the world on Wednesday 29th March 2023. Composer and contemporary classical pianist Sophie Hutchings and FLOAT Founder and Piano Day organiser Sofia Ilyas delve into their love for the piano and contemporary piano music in its many forms. An annual worldwide celebration of the piano, Piano Day is held on the 88th day of the year in reference to the 88 keys on a standard piano. Sofia explains the origins of Piano Day in her kitchen chatting with German musician Nils Frahm...
Interview with Brian Toohey and Emma Shortis, The Problems With AUKUS & Nuclear Submarines
March 26, 2023 04:24 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBHistorian Dr Emma Shortis and veteran political journalist Brian Toohey delve into the multi-faceted problems with the AUKUS alliance, Australia's $368 billion nuclear submarines announcement, and former PM Paul Keating's significant intervention in the debate at the National Press Club. They draw out and explore the big picture strategic issues Keating raised. Brian has been writing extensively on national security since 1973. Broadcast on 21 March 2023.
Interview with Michelle Arrow, Elizabeth Reid & Sara Dowse: Revisiting The Feminist Revolution
March 26, 2023 04:04 - 32 minutes - 75.2 MBProfessor Michelle Arrow, Elizabeth Reid AO, and Sara Dowse discuss a new book of essays called, 'Women and Whitlam: Revisiting the Revolution.' In 1973, Elizabeth Reid was appointed Women's Advisor to the Prime Minister, a first for Australia and the world. From 1974-1977, Sara Dowse was the inaugural head of the Women's Affairs section of the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet, which was established to support PM Gough Whitlam's first women's adviser, Elizabeth Reid. They both reflect o...
Interview with Alix Biggs, Life in Kyiv, One Year Into Russia's War On Ukraine
March 14, 2023 09:00 - 43 minutes - 101 MBAustralian Alix Biggs speaks to Amy while sheltering from a major air raid conducted by Russia in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. Alix explains what life is like on the ground for everyday Ukrainians subject to regular air raid offensives with missiles and drones. She shares how Ukrainians perceive the war and the level of military and humanitarian support provided by Western countries, as well as the way Ukrainians have established a "new normal" in the country's capital. Alix also describes the cu...
Interview with Dawn LaValle Norman, Where Are The Women In Ancient Philosophy?
March 10, 2023 01:51 - 32 minutes - 75 MBWhy is philosophy so male-dominated? Did female philosophers exist in ancient times? (Yes.) Dr Dawn LaValle Norman talks about the presence and role of women in Ancient philosophical dialogues and how it relates to her project, The Diotima Prize. This playwriting competition seeks to address the lack of women featured in philosophical dialogues. Dawn explains who the priestess and philosopher Diotima was, as she appears through Socrates in Plato's The Symposium. She also tells us about other ...
Interview with Damian Smith, Exploring The Geoff Raby Collection of Contemporary Chinese Art
March 08, 2023 08:10 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBDr Geoff Raby AO was Australia’s Ambassador to China between 2007 and 2011, and has donated 174 contemporary Chinese art works to La Trobe University. Raby arrived in Beijing in the 1980s where he first encountered the emerging contemporary art scene and soon became an avid collector. Dr Damian Smith, art historian, curator, and art critic, speaks about a new book he edited, The Geoff Raby Collection of Contemporary Chinese Art (La Trobe University Press). Damian talks about the artists, art ...
Interview with Tania Wolff & Lizzie O'Shea, Victoria’s Proposed No Opt-Out Digital Health Record
March 08, 2023 06:23 - 35 minutes - 82.1 MBTania Wolff, President of the Law Institute of Victoria and Lizzie O'Shea, Chair of Digital Rights Watch sit down with Amy to delve into the Victorian government's proposed digital health record with no opt-out provision – the Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023, which passed the lower house last week. Additional concerns around cybersecurity, privacy, data misuse, and that it will not be subject to Freedom of Information laws are yet to be addressed. We last spoke ab...
Interview with Richard Denniss, The Real Causes Of Inflation In Australia & COVID-19 Policy Silence
March 01, 2023 10:35 - 39 minutes - 90.4 MBDr Richard Denniss tells us what the real causes of inflation and rising interest rates are and he takes us through the failures of federal and state COVID-19 policy. Why is there silence and a policy impasse? Richard is Executive Director of The Australia Institute. Broadcast 28 February 2023.
Interview with David Larkin, How Music Can Powerfully Evoke Nature And The Sublime
February 22, 2023 06:22 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBMusicologist Dr David Larkin explores Richard Strauss's epic tone poem, An Alpine Symphony (1915) and shows how music can represent and evoke nature and the sublime. With musical excerpts, David shares how Strauss depicts a waterfall, a flowery meadow with cows, a sunrise, a thunderstorm, a hiker reaching an alpine summit, an experience of the sublime, and much more. He explains the historical, philosophical and musical context Strauss wrote and premiered it in and its critical reception acro...
Interview with Marina Benjamin, A Little Give: the unsung, unseen, undone work of women
February 21, 2023 05:43 - 46 minutes - 52.9 MBAcclaimed London-based writer Marina Benjamin speaks in-depth about her latest memoir, A Little Give: the unsung, unseen, undone work of women. Marina talks about these interlinked essays and verse, in which she examines in her own life the tasks once termed, ‘women’s work’. From cooking and cleaning to caring for an ageing relative, Marina shows this kind of unsung and invisible caring work is a site of paradox and conflict, but also of solace and meaning. Broadcast on 21 February 2023.
Interview with Luke Henriques-Gomes, Robodebt Royal Commission: What We've Learned So Far
February 19, 2023 12:24 - 52 minutes - 37.1 MBLuke Henriques-Gomes, the Guardian Australia's social affairs and inequality editor, speaks in-depth about what have learned from the Robodebt Royal Commission hearings between December 2022 and February 14, in particular the evidence from top public servants and the responsible ministers at the time. He tells us what we’ve learned so far and what we are yet to learn. The final round of hearings commence on February 20 2023. To watch the hearings, visit: https://robodebt.royalcommission.gov.a...
Interview with Judy Ryan, The Battle For Victoria's First Safe Injecting Facility
February 19, 2023 06:47 - 53 minutes - 38.9 MBActivist and campaigner Judy Ryan discusses her new book, You Talk We Die: The Battle For Victoria’s First Safe Injecting Facility. Judy, alongside fellow residents, successfully campaigned for the first safe injecting facility in the state after witnessing decades of tragic and frequent cases of lethal overdoses from drugs in the Richmond and Abbotsford areas. She delves into her advocacy journey and what’s next for safe injecting facilities in Victoria. Broadcast on 14 February 2023. To lis...
Interview with Bridie Cotter & Tom Gaunt, Kinsfolk Farm On Kitchen Gardening & Regenerative Farming
February 17, 2023 02:51 - 25 minutes - 27.7 MBKinsfolk Farm duo Bridie Cotter and Tom Gaunt speak with Amy about their regenerative and organic farming practices in Moriac and their new pocket card guide to kitchen gardening, Home Harvest (Hardie Grant Books). They share a few tips and tricks to help you build your own thriving kitchen garden, as comprehensively featured in their beautiful card guide. Broadcast on 14 February 2023.
Interview with Chris Wallace, Political Lives: Australian Prime Ministers and Their Biographers
February 09, 2023 07:21 - 47 minutes - 50.2 MBProfessor Chris Wallace returns to speak in-depth about her new book, 'Political Lives: Australian Prime Ministers and Their Biographers.' Chris tells Australian political history anew through her account of prime ministers, their biographies and their biographers – examining their motivations and relationships. Chris tells of the biographical neglect of our earliest PMs, the use of psychoanalysis in political biography and more. Broadcast on 7 February 2023.
Interview with Kendrah Morgan, Acclaimed Modernist Sculptor Barbara Hepworth At The Heide
February 08, 2023 08:29 - 38 minutes - 39.2 MBKendrah Morgan, Head Curator at the Heide Museum of Modern Art speaks in-depth about the first survey exhibition in Australia of modernist sculptor Barbara Hepworth's (1903–1975) work. Inspired by the landscape and human form, Hepworth was one of the leading British artists of her generation and the first woman sculptor to achieve international recognition. She was also the first Western artist to pierce the form in 1932. Her abstract works are timeless and continue to inspire audiences and a...
Interview with Emma Shortis and Andrew Walter, 2022: The Year In US, UK, And Global Politics
December 23, 2022 08:39 - 53 minutes - 124 MBRegulars historian Dr Emma Shortis and Professor Andrew Walter sit down with Amy to reflect on the major political trends and developments of 2022 in the US, UK, and global geopolitical flashpoints like, US and China tensions over Taiwan, Russia’s war against Ukraine, AUKUS, and more. They also discuss the breaking developments of the January 6 Committee Report, key diplomatic appointments, and more. Dr Emma Shortis is a Research Fellow at the EU Centre of Excellence at RMIT and Dr Andrew Wal...
Interview with Frank Bongiorno, The Dreamers And Schemers Of Australian Political History
December 23, 2022 08:33 - 1 hour - 153 MBAcclaimed historian Professor Frank Bongiorno returns for an in-depth conversation about his epic new book, Dreamers and Schemers. It's the first full political history of Australia, presenting a social and cultural history of our political life from pre-colonial Aboriginal political and governance systems to the current day. Frank is a Professor of History at ANU and is the President of the Australian Historical Association. Broadcast on 20 December 2022.
Interview with Raina MacIntyre, Dark Winter: An Insider's Guide to Pandemics & Biosecurity
December 17, 2022 06:08 - 53 minutes - 123 MBWorld-leading epidemiologist and biosecurity expert Professor Raina Macintyre talks in-depth about her new book on pandemics and biosecurity, Dark Winter. Raina delves into the dangers of information warfare during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, as well as the history of biological attacks, lab accidents and epidemics, synthetic biology, and the high-risk world of gain of function research. She reveals a pattern of denial, silence and cover-up around unnatural epidemics and the powerful ve...
Interview with Brendan Crabb, The Scientific Reality Of COVID-19 For All Australians
December 06, 2022 04:34 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBProfessor Brendan Crabb AC, Director and CEO of the Burnet Institute, speaks directly and in-depth about the scientific reality of COVID-19 for everyone in Australia right now. Now in our fourth wave this year and with cases in the past week estimated at between 500,000 to 1 million (5 to 10 times the reported cases), what are the consequences of the unmitigated spread of COVID-19? What makes COVID truly exceptional? How do we stop transmission, and what are the risks of repeated infection? W...
Interview with Sian Prior On Being Childless, But Not By Choice
November 27, 2022 02:21 - 49 minutes - 84.5 MBWriter, broadcaster, and musician, Sian Prior joins Amy to discuss her book, 'Childless, A Story of Freedom and Longing.' It's about Sian's seven-year-long quest to become a mother, and how that failure affected every part of her emotional life. Sian explores how society could better support those who are childless not by choice, which has become an issue for a rising number of Australians. Broadcast on 22 November 2022. Content Warning: Please note that the interview with Sian Prior talks a...
Interview with Kevin Bonham, Victorian State Election – Why You Should Vote Below The Line
November 23, 2022 12:13 - 44 minutes - 84.4 MBDr Kevin Bonham, psephologist, polling analyst, and political commentator, drops by to discuss the problem with Group Voting Tickets and preference harvesting, how this affects who gets elected and distorts voter intention, and why we should vote below the line in the Upper House. Kevin also gives us an update on the Victorian state election polling figures thus far. Broadcast on 22 November 2022. For additional reading from Kevin, as mentioned in the interview: https://kevinbonham.blogspot....
Interview Jordan Crook, The Victorian Government's Environmental Report Card
November 22, 2022 02:05 - 28 minutes - 64.5 MBJordan Crook, Nature Conservation Campaigner at the Victorian National Parks Association, evaluates the Victorian Government's record on some key environmental policy areas and issues ahead of the election and updates us on the latest campaigning wins for native forests. *Note: This is by no means a comprehensive look at all environmental policies of all parties at the state election. It looks at the record of the state government in areas that involve biodiversity, threatened species and hab...
Interview with Matthew Sussex, The Reality of Russia's War Against Ukraine
November 15, 2022 23:25 - 43 minutes - 54.1 MBRussia and international security expert Dr Matthew Sussex gives us clarity on what's happening in Russia's war against Ukraine, the "worldview" of President Putin, the effect of Russia's withdrawal from Kherson on the war strategy of both sides, plus their use of munitions, drones, and more. Matthew is an Associate Professor at the Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University and Senior Fellow at the Centre for Defence Research, Australian Defence College. Broadcast on 15 November 2022.
Interview with Zena Cumpston, Centring Aboriginal Knowledge And Our Custodial Obligations To Country
November 13, 2022 06:37 - 26 minutes - 60.2 MBBarkandji researcher and storyteller Zena Cumpston talks about indigenous plant use and the deep cultural significance of plants for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Zena also speaks in-depth about the ongoing effects of colonisation in institutions like universities and the ways in which Aboriginal knowledge has been treated as an "add-on" to the scientific study of plants and the management of Country. She outlines how and why this needs to change. Zena's new book, co-authored ...
Interview with Craig Challen On The World Of Cave Diving, The Thai Cave Rescue, And Stoicism
November 13, 2022 00:26 - 53 minutes - 123 MBAmy is joined by Thai cave rescue diver, retired veterinary surgeon, and 2019 Australian of the Year Craig Challen. Craig speaks of his fascinating experiences as a technical cave diver setting records and travelling around the world diving with his mate Dr Richard 'Harry' Harris. Craig also shares how their involvement in the famous Tham Luang cave rescue in northern Thailand has extended the cave diving community's ability to conduct rescues. Craig outlines the ways Ancient Stoic philosophy...