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The Grapevine is now Future Perfect - we've moved!

The Grapevine has wrapped up - you can now listen to Dylan Bird on Future Perfect

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The Free Palestine Melbourne Movement, Noisy Bird-Neighbours, and Indonesian History Sister Shows

Host Kirby Fary fills in for Dylan and chats to Michael Shaik, a member of Free Palestine Melbourne, about his decades-long activism and how supporters can avoid burnout.

La Trobe University PhD candidate…

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Priya Nadesalingam on Home to Biloela, the role of teachers in crises, and the best speeches of 2023

On 2023’s final episode of The Grapevine, Dylan is joined by Priya Nadesalingam and journalist Rebekah Holt to chat about their new book Home to Biloela, which chronicles Priya and her family’s…

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Assange update, robo-debt recommendations and emergency response to mental distress

Dylan is joined by Julian Assange’s father John Shipton to update on the campaign to free his son, following lawmakers lobbying US President Joe Biden to withdraw the extradition request and halt all…

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Stay Woke, Infrastructure Shuffle, Words and 'Block the Dock' Protesting Arms Exports to Israel

University of Melbourne Journalism Lecturer and Writer Jeff Sparrow discusses his latest research, tracking the use of the word ‘woke’ in Australian media: how did the term become an effective shorthand for political…

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Unlawful Detention, Weapons Litigation, Carbon Credit Critiques and Dr Pub's PhD

Dylan is joined by human rights lawyer and Refugee Legal Executive Director, David Manne, to talk about the “new dawn” in Australia’s indefinite detention laws: will a new precedent be set after the…

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China-Australia Relations, Dog Parks and Free Literary Events

Dylan is joined by journalist and Inside Story publisher Mark Baker to discuss the future of Australia’s relationship with China following Albanese’s recent visit to Beijing.

University of Melbourne Professor in Urban Planning…

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Bushfire concerns, New Zealand’s election, Bandcamp sold and Normie Rowe comes home

Dylan is joined by Cam Walker from Friends of the Earth to look ahead to Australia's bushfire season, and the ‘shifting baseline syndrome’ phenomenon discussed in his recent blog post.

Journalist and author…

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Caring for our wellbeing, the Israel-Hamas conflict, and Australian kids TV

Dylan is joined by psychologist Chris Cheers, author of ‘The New Rulebook’, to discuss ways we can take care of ourselves and others amid intense news and difficult times.

Journalist and author Antony…

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The Voice, West Papua, judicial independence, and Garry Starr

Dylan is joined by Tarneen Onus Williams, Community Organiser for Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance, who explains their reasons for voting Yes in the upcoming referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament explored…

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Pezzullo's politicking, Marc Fennell on House of Skulls, and disability in the arts

Dylan is joined by Bernard Keane, politics editor at Crikey, who gets into the fallout following Nine newspapers' reporting of Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo's alleged efforts to influence Liberal Party politics.

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Housing policy shake-up, Murdoch succession, dating app safety and Collingwood pride

Dylan is joined by Benita Kolovos, Victorian state correspondent for The Guardian, who rounds up the state government’s changes to housing policy regarding short-stay rentals, planning scheme reforms and public housing redevelopments.

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Kulja's last show with regular and special guests!

On Kulja’s final show on The Grapevine, Dylan and Kulja sit down with regular guest Dave Nichols to chat about the state of Australia’s housing crisis following the federal government’s $10 billion Housing…

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Victoria’s forests, whistleblower protections, Daniel Browning, and the uptick in informal sport

Dylan and Kulja are joined by regular guest Cam Walker to unpack the Victorian Government putting an end to VicForests ahead of a native logging ban and what it means for the state’s…

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What the past tells us about The Voice’s future

Dylan and Kulja speak with author and journalist George Megalogenis about his essay for The Monthly on The Voice to Parliament, taking a look at what previous referenda, demographics and the Coalition’s opposition…

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Radiothon Special - It's Educational!

It's Radiothon time at Triple R. As an independent media organisation, Triple R relies on its listeners to help support and fund its programming each year.  

For their special Radiothon edition of the…

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New approaches to global crises, homosexuality in the AFL and session musician struggles

Dylan and Kulja sit down with Indy Johar, architect and founder of London-based Dark Matter Labs, who unpacks the thinking behind the organisation’s way of approaching global challenges and crises ahead of his…

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Australia's Ongoing Biodiversity Crisis

Dylan and Kulja are joined by Prof. John Woinarski, Professor at Charles Darwin University and Biodiversity Council member, who discusses the crisis facing Australian animal and plant species in light of reporting from…

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Gas bans in new buildings, homelessness on the rise, Australia ‘shrinking’ and public drunkenness

Dylan and Kulja are joined by regular guest Cam Walker who shares his thoughts on Victoria’s ban on new gas connections and its implications for emissions, as well recent concerns about the Great…

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Corruption Offshore, At Home And In Indonesia

Dylan and Kulja sit down with David Manne, Executive Director of Refugee Legal, who unpacks the state of Australia’s offshore detention regime following reporting from 9 News about dealings between the Department of…

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Allies for climate action, the plastics problem, and Celeste Geer on her new film

Kulja is joined by Dr Wesley Morgan, Senior Researcher at Climate Council and lead author of their new report Climate Allies, to unpack climate action being officially incorporated into the Australia–US security…

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Saving The Tote, Turkish elections and Elle Shimada on her new single

Dylan speaks to regular guest Dave Nichols about the value of preserving venues in a changing Melbourne following a crowdfunding campaign and ongoing negotiations to purchase The Tote Hotel; Tezcan Gümüş, expert on…

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University industrial action, new Authority to act on net zero, and cost of living relief

Dylan and Kulja speak with journalist Ben Schneiders about the state of the university sector after revelations of wage theft that saw university staff across the country striking last week to demand better…

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Fixing Australian migration and a divisive Tasmanian stadium

Dylan and Kulja are joined by Anna Boucher, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, who explores what can be done to improve Australia’s migration system following a major review released last week…

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What’s next for the Murdochs, affordable fruit and veg, and 'grey corruption'

Dylan and Kulja speak with journalist and author Paddy Manning about the state of the Murdoch media empire following Dominion Voting Systems settling their defamation lawsuit against Fox News and Lachlan Murdoch discontinuing…

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Banning vapes, gas vs electricity and concerns for the Liberal Party

Dylan and Kulja are joined by Dr Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, who discusses the popularity of vaping products and whether they should be banned in Australia; Giles…

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Solutions to Melbourne’s housing crisis, Chinese-Australian perspectives and native title

Kulja and Dylan sit down with regular guest Dave Nichols, who gets get into Infrastructure Victoria’s recent report proposing family-friendly housing in established suburbs as a solution to tackle the housing crisis; Wanning…

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The homelessness crisis, gambling reform and the busy world of FOI

Dylan and Kulja are joined by Deborah Di Natale, CEO of Council to Homeless Persons, who breaks down the new Census data revealing an alarming increase in the homelessness rate in Victoria; Charles…

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Power prices, Australians opposing war and coming back to Melbourne

Dylan and Kulja sit down with Cam Walker, campaign co-ordinator for Friends of the Earth Melbourne, who breaks down the global factors leading to the upcoming rise in power prices; Peter Cronau, co-founder…

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The inflation crisis, Robodebt, women on screen, and music videos

Kulja and Dylan speak with author Jeff Sparrow, who gets into the inflation crisis in anticipation of the Reserve Bank announcing another interest rate hike; Journalist Rick Morton discusses his coverage of the…

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Urban planning conspiracies, nuclear war and living on welfare in Australia

Kulja and Dylan speak with regular guest Dave Nichols, who digs into the rise of the recent 15-minute city’ conspiracy theory; Tilman Ruff, co-founder of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons…

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Australia’s problematic health system, Ukraine one year later and enduring the earthquake in Türkiye

Dylan talks with Jennifer Dogget, editor at Croakey Health Media, about the issues facing the health system and newly revealed data on the massive drop in bulk-billing GPs; Clinton Fernandes, Professor at the…

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Victorian election review with George Megalogenis, The Freedom Of Information Funny Files

On the final episode of The Grapevine for 2022, Kulja and Dylan explore the Victorian state election results with George Megalogenis; Writer and director for film and theatre, Kaylene Tan and the State…

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A.I. and the university, preferential voting and mosquito-borne diseases

Kulja and Dylan return to The Grapevine to chat with Jeff Sparrow about the challenges facing universities in regards to the use of AI by university students; Stephen Mayne discusses Victoria's use of…

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The Brazilian Election, COP27 and exploring the stories of women in prison

Kulja and Dylan explore the Brazilian election with Dr Deborah Barros Leal Farias, Senior Lecturer at UNSW's School of Social Sciences; Cam Walker covers the global climate talks at COP27; and Kharen Harper…

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Sponsorship of Australian Sports, Police Accountability and South Parkville Heritage Precinct

Kulja and Dylan talk with Emma Sherry, Professor and Co-director of the Sport Innovation Research Group at Swinburne University of Technology about the new report 'Out of Bounds: Coal, gas and oil sponsorship…

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Energy announcements & what's going on in Syria

On this episode of The Grapevine; Kulja and Dylan are joined by Grapevine regular Giles Parkinson from Renew Economy to chat all things energy policy in both the upcoming Victorian state election and…

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Australia in the international arena, Ukraine refugees and Melbourne's soaring rent prices

On this episode of The Grapevine, Dylan and Kulja talk with Professor Clinton Fernandes about his new book Sub-Imperial Power: Australia in the International Arena; David Manne of Refugee Legal discusses refugees in…

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Climate 200, Threats of Nuclear War and the Victorian State Election

On this week's episode of The Grapevine, Kulja and Dylan talk to Climate 200's Simon Holmes à Court about his new essay The Big Teal; The Grapevine's regular, Jeff Sparrow, explores the Russian-Ukraine…

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Media Diversity, A Fairer Future For Women At Work and The Italian Right Wing Movement.

Kulja rejoins Dylan on The Grapevine to discuss the rise of fascist politician Giorgia Meloni in Italy and the modern European far-right movement with PHD Researcher Sofia Ammassari, Kristine Ziwica talks about her…