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S2E30 – Technocriticism with Richard King
Today we chat to author Richard King. His new book “Here Be Monsters” is a critical look at the way ideas about technological progress are shaping both our future and our selves in ways that are not necessarily beneficial and certainly not inevitable. Originally broadcast 16/06/23
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S2E29 – Working for human rights in Palestine and Kurdistan
Today we hear what it’s like working for human rights in Palestine and Iraqi Kurdistan. I have a chat with Rebekah Dowling and Jasmine Pilbrow about their experiences working with Community Peacemaker Teams. Originally broadcast 17/03/23
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S2E28 – Prisons
On today’s show we are talking about prison. I speak to Damien Linnane, editor of the Paper Chained magazine of prisoner writings, and to Indigenous mental health nurse Jenny-Lee Carr about rates of Aboriginal youth and adult incarceration. Originally broadcast 09/06/23
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S2E27 – Artificial Intelligence and Killer Robots – Radio Against The Machine!
Today’s show is Radio Against The Machine! I speak with Oscar Delaney about the potential existential threats from Artificial Intelligence, and to Matilda Byrne about the campaign to stop lethal autonomous weapons. Originally broadcast 11/08/23
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S2E26 – Iraqi Kurdistan part 2 – Choman Hardi and Nayef Sabri
Today I speak to two courageous people working for a better future in Kurdistan and Iraq – feminist poet, author and academic Choman Hardi; and Yazidi man Nayef Sabri who as head of the Sunrise NGO is trying to rebuild Yazidi community in Iraq after Islamic State tried to wipe the ancient religious group off…
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S2E25 – Iraqi Kurdistan part 1 – Kamaran Osman
Today we talk with Kamaran Osman about politics in Iraqi Kurdistan, peacemaking work here, and what it was like to be a part of the Arab/Kurdish Spring wave of protest movements sweeping across the Middle East back in 2011. Originally broadcast 19/05/23
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S2E24 – Maikio community – peasant farming in Aotearoa
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
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S2E23 – Poverty and Inequality
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…
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S2E22 – Sport and Politics
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…
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S2E21 – Psychogeography
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
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