Paradigm Shift on 4ZZZ

S3E13 – Doing time for the planet part 2 – Ali Alishah

Today on the Paradigm Shift we are talking about going to prison to protect the planet – part two! This week we speak to Ali Alishah who has just got out after three months in a Tasmanian prison for locking on to protect old growth forest there. We hear some reflections on prison, strategy, and…
S3E12 – Doing time for the planet part 1 – Violet Coco and Brad Homewood

Today’s show is about going to prison to protect the planet! In part one I speak to Brad Homewood and Violet Coco who just got out after three months in prison for climate action. Originally broadcast 07/06/24
S3E11 – Tech criticism with Cory Doctorow

Today we chat with novelist and tech critic Cory Doctorow. Cory has done a lot of work analysing and describing tech capitalism, and we talk about some of his concepts like “enshittification” and “chokepoint capitalism” as well as AI, the hopes for a better internet, and plenty more! Originally broadcast 31/05/24
S3E10 – The extraordinary life of Kawanji Don Brady

Today we are talking about the extraordinary life of Kawanji Don Brady – trailblazing Aboriginal activist, religious leader, culture man. I talk to historian Thom Blake who has just written a biography of him, and Don’s son Graham Brady. Originally broadcast 15/03/24
S3E9 – Violence against women with Jess Hill

Today we speak to author and journalist Jess Hill about the epidemic of domestic violence in Australia – what causes it, and what can we do about it? Originally broadcast 10/05/24
S3E8 – David McBride – the imprisonment of truth

Today we talk about the extraordinary sentencing of David McBride to over 5 years in prison for the act of telling the truth about what our military gets up to. I speak to legal academic Binoy Kampmark about the trial. We also get an update from the other trial of an Australian for telling the…
S3E7 – Good Friday and the Easter story

A Good Friday special! I speak with a couple of theologians – Bidjara woman and “red ochre theologian” Anne Pattel-Gray and “christi-anarchist” Dave Andrews about what the marking of Easter means to them. Originally broadcast 29/03/24
S3E6 – Diverse economies with Katherine Gibson

Today we are speaking to Katherine Gibson – one half of the anti-capitalist author J.K. Gibson-Graham. We speak about their theory of “diverse economies” – how we can imagine alternatives to capitalism by giving more attention to all the activity towards our survival and flourishing that happens outside of the market economy. Originally broadcast 08/03/24
S3E5 – Low consumption living

Today we talk to Jonathan Cornford about low consumption or low income living – choosing to live with less money and less stuff. It’s probably better for the planet, could it be better for us too? And would it be possible for us as a society to do it? Originally broadcast 16/02/24
S3E4 – Anarchism

Today we are talking about anarchism! We explore this political philosophy and how it can affect our lives and society with Barbara Hart from Black Current Anarchist Distro, CJ from the Locked In prison show on 4ZZZ, and Elise Imrey Papineau from Meanjin Solidarity Fund. Originally broadcast 19/01/24