A weekly conversation about politics and current events, international affairs, history, art, books, and the natural world, to illuminate the issues faced by society and explore them in new ways.
This week onUncommon Sense, Emma Shortis, Fox International Fellow at Yale talked to host Amy Mullinsabout the latest in American politics. Author and speakerRachel Botsman talked about her latest bookWhoCan…
On this special Uncommon Sense podcast, Linda Jakobson, Founding Director and CEO ofChina Matters, joined Amy Mullins to talk about her article inAustralian Foreign Affairs'What Does China Want? Xi…
This week on Uncommon Sense, Linda Jakobson, Founding Director and CEO ofChina Matters, joined host Amy Mullins to talk about her article inAustralian Foreign Affairs'What Does China Want…
This week on Uncommon Sense with AmyMullins, founding CEO of ClientEarth, James Thornton, spokeabout his new book of the same title, sharing his story from US litigator to UK solicitor representing the…
On this specialUncommon Sense podcastwith AmyMullins, founding CEO of ClientEarth, James Thornton, spokeabout his new book of the same title, sharing his story from US litigator to UK solicitor representing the…
This week onUncommon Sense,Tim Wright, Asia-Pacific Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons spoke tohost Amy Mullinsabout their Nobel Peace Prize win; Author George Megalogeniscame in to speak on…
On this specialUncommon Sense podcast, host Amy Mullins talks toauthor George Megalogenis on the history and current state of play of Australian politics and how the parties have shifted ideologically in different…
On this special Uncommon Sense podcast,David Vine, Associate Professor in Anthropology at American University, Washington D.C., spoke to host Amy Mullins about his bookBase Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America…
This week on Uncommon Sense David Vine, Associate Professor in Anthropology at American University, Washington D.C., spoke to host Amy Mullins about his bookBase Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America…
In this special Uncommon Sense podcast, Professor Tom Griffiths from the ANU came in to talk about the craft of history in the age of fake news and his Ernest Scott Prize winning…
This week on Uncommon Sense withAmy Mullins,forest lawyer Danya Jacobs fromEnvironmental Justice Australiacame in to discuss native forest logging in Victoria and the concerns for threatened species in the logging areas…
This week on Uncommon Sense,American science writerJennifer Ackermanjoined Amy Mullins in the studio to talk about her new bookThe Genius of Birds;Dr Richard Denniss,Chief Economist atThe Australia Institute spoke about…
In this special podcast of Uncommon Sense with Amy Mullins, American science writerJennifer Ackermanjoined Amy in the studio to talk about her new bookThe Genius of Birds.
This week on Uncommon Sense with Amy Mullins, New Matilda politics correspondent Ben Eltham came in to talk federal politics, and Dr Ben White from The University of Glasgow discussed the history of…
This week on Uncommon Sense with Amy Mullins, film director Jennifer Peedom spoke about her breathtaking documentary, Mountain screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Australian writer and philosopher Professor Raimond Gaita joined…
In thisspecialUncommon Sensepodcast withAmy Mullins, NGV Assistant Director,Dr Isobel Crombiechatted aboutBrave New World, an exhibition she co-curated exploring the modernist artistic styles and themes explored in Australia during the…
This week on Uncommon Sense, New Matildas Ben Eltham chatted to host Amy Mullins on the latest in federal politics, and Amber Jamieson, Breaking News Reporter for Buzzfeed US dialled in from New…
In this special Uncommon Sense podcast, ProfessorDavid Lindenmayerfrom the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the ANU discussedthe unique and critically endangered Mountain Ash forests and their ecosystem in Victoria's Central Highlands…
This week onUncommon Sense, we have three fantastic interviews with our hostAmy Mullins includingNew MatildasBen Elthamon the latest in federal politics. Plus,Nick Hornejoined Amy to talk about his father…
On Uncommon Sense this week,Nick Hornejoined host Amy Mullins to talk about his father and public intellectual, the late Donald Horne, best known for his bookThe Lucky Country.Arange of Donald's work…
In this specialUncommon Sensepodcast,Professor John Keane from the University of Sydneyjoined Amy in the studio to talk about the new despotism of the 21st century.
In this specialUncommon Sensepodcast, radiation oncologist andCEO of Tobacco Free PortfoliosDr Bronwyn Kingdiscussed with Amy the movement she's led to get superannuation funds to divest from tobacco.
For this week's feature interview philosopherClive Hamiltonjoined our host Amy Mullins in the studio to talk about his new book,Defiant Earth: The Fate of Humans in the Anthropocene,and how human activity…
Filmmaker Jolyon Hoff and photographer Muzafar Ali joined Amy in the studio to talk about The Staging Post, their documentary that follows Ali and fellow refugees awaiting UNHCR processing at Cisarua, Indonesia…
This week on Uncommon Sense Dr Richard Denniss, Chief Economist at The Australia Institute spoke to Amy about his essay in The Monthly called 'Grandfathering the Australian Dream'.
The feature interview this week is withProfessor Andrew Walter, Interim Director of the Melbourne School of Government. He was in the studio talking about the UK election campaign and policies in the lead…
Professor Robert Jensen from School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin joined Amy in the studio to talk about his new book The End of the Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for…
Our feature interview for this week is with Warwick Smith, Research Economist at Per Capita. He discussed with Amy the history of unemployment in Australia, based on his new report.
This week's feature interview on Uncommon Sense was with renowned political journalist and author Laura Tingle. She joined Amy to discuss her new book, 'In Search of Good Government', and talks about Malcolm…
This week's special interview on Uncommon Sense is with British conservationist and former Director-General of the National Trust Dame Fiona Reynolds. She speaks with Amy about her new book The Fight For Beauty:…
