Author: andypaine
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S5E12 – Living More With Less
Today we are talking about Living More With Less – a good philosophy and also the name of a project by married couple Jon and Emilie. They are documenting their family’s attempts to live sustainably, generously and fulfillingly. Originally broadcast 08/05/26
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S5E11 – Working Less
Today, in the spirit of the original May Day activists, we are asking the question: should we be working less? I speak to Adrian McMahon about the case for the four day work week, and we hear a bit from the late David Graeber about the phenomenon of “bullshit jobs”. Originally broadcast 01/05/23
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S5E10 The Goori Embassy and the struggle to save Barrambin/Victoria Park from the Olympics
Today we hear from the Goori Embassy which have pitched tents at Barrambin/Victoria Park in an attempt to protect that place from being cleared to make way for an Olympic stadium. We also speak to Jane Grigg from the Ibisa Organising Collective who have been creatively connecting people to Barrambin. Originally broadcast 24/04/26
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S5E9 – Queensland’s Palestine Censorship Laws part 2
Today it’s part two of our series on Queensland’s new Palestine censorship laws. I speak to Remah Naji from Justice For Palestine Magandjin about what these prohibited chants are actually about and how they plan to resist the laws, and to the father-son combo who have both challenged them already – Jim Dowling who was…
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S5E8 – Queensland’s Palestine Censorship Laws part 1
Today is the first of a two part series where we look at Queensland’s new “hate speech” laws regarding Palestinian protest chants. I speak to Michael Cope from the Queensland Council of Civil Liberties about the restriction of freedom of speech; to Jewish activist Robin Taubenfeld about how and if the laws relate to anti-semitism,…
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S5E7 – Palm Sunday and Ramadan
On today’s Good Friday special we talk about the relevance of spiritual stories and practices to making a better world. Today I speak to Christian priest Peter Catt about Palm Sunday peace rallies and the Easter story, and to Muslim activist Omar Ashour about the relevance of Islam and Ramadan to the struggle for social…
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S5E6 – The repression of Uyghurs
Today we speak to Salih Hudayar about the repression of Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities in the Western Chinese province of Xinjiang – otherwise known as East Turkistan. Originally broadcast 20/03/26
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S5E5 – The World Bank, IMF and the conflict in Ukraine
Today we speak to Elliot Dolan-Evans about his book “Making the World Safe for Capitalism” – a critical look at the economic policies dictated during conflict in Ukraine by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Originally broadcast 27/02/26
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S5E4 – “The Human Condition, Darkly” with Paul James
Today on the show we speak with author and social theorist Paul James. We speak about the multitude of crises humanity is facing, and whether they are all underpinned by a crisis in the human condition – one led by the processes of abstraction and reconstitution and exacerbated by advancing technoscience. Originally broadcast 20/02/26
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S5E3 – Conflict in Sudan, and Australia’s role in it
Today we talk about the current conflict in Sudan – its effects, causes, Australia’s role in it, and what local people are doing about it. We hear from community organiser Huda Fadlelmawla and Greens defence spokesperson David Shoebridge. Originally broadcast 13/02/26
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