Author: andypaine
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S4E8 Local people making change in Brisbane
On today’s show we hear four different interviews with local Brisbane people who have been working for change in our city – community eviction resistance; providing spaces for girls in Afghanistan to learn and share their stories; getting together with neighbours to talk about climate resilience; and interrupting the campaign speeches of politicians to put…
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S4E7 – Ethical futures for people and planet
Today we chat to a few people from the Ethical Futures for People and Planet conference that is coming up in a few weeks in Brisbane. We hear from Michelle Maloney, Larelle Bossi and Hugh Breakey to learn about Earth Laws, applied ethics, AI, space exploration and more! Originally broadcast 11/04/25
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S4E6 – “Ceasefire” in the West Bank of Palestine
This week we speak to Salwa Abughali. Salwa lives in Jenin in the West Bank of occupied Palestine. We speak to her about her family in Gaza, her experiences of the recent “ceasefire” and her hopes for what real peace might look like in Palestine. Originally broadcast 04/04/25
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S4E5 Community resistance in the parks of Brisbane – Victoria Park, Musgrave Park and the Kurilpa Commons
Today we hear from Save Victoria Park about taking on the Olympics to protect public green space; Growing Foward about their efforts to protect the Kurilpa Commons; and the Anti-Poverty Network about showing solidarity with rough sleepers who the council has tried to evict. Originally broadcast 28/03/25
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S4E4 – Nuestro America – Building a new society from the margins in Argentina
Today we speak to Gabriela Barraza about the Argentinian social movement Nuestro America. They do collective housing, popular education, health brigades and children’s programs in the poorest regions of Argentina – working with addicts, peasants and indigenous people. Originally broadcast 21/03/25
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S4E3 – Transforming Democracy with Tim Hollo
Today we speak to Tim Hollo about his book “Living Democracy”. We talk about some of the deficiencies in democracy as we currently envision it, and some of the other possibilities of how we could live in a society where everyone gets a say in the things that affect us. Originally broadcast 14/03/25
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S4E2 – People’s History of Australia
Today we speak to Christian and Tim from the Peoples History of Australia podcast. They have been covering all kinds of stories from the past of ordinary people working together to make this country a better place. Originally broadcast 31/01/25
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S4E1 – Dundalli – Aboriginal resistance fighter and lawman
Today we are remembering Dundalli – Aboriginal resistance fighter, executed in the middle of Brisbane 170 years ago. I speak to historian Libby Connors about who Dundalli was, and to author Melissa Lucashenko about the importance of remembering. Originally broadcast 03/01/25
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S3E32 – Christmas in Bethlehem 2024
Today’s show is a Christmas special – I speak to Usama Nicola in Bethlehem. Two millennia on from the original christmas story, we hear how in Jesus’ birthplace there is still restricted movement, the mass killing of children, the fleeing of refugees, but still hope to be found in unlikely places. Originally broadcast 20/12/24
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S3E31 – Deforestation
Today we are talking deforestation. I speak to ecologist David Lindenmayer about his book “The Forest Wars”, and to Hannah Thomas who has been studying why Qld has some of the highest rates of deforestation in the world. Originally broadcast 01/11/24
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