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.
Kate Manne, philosopher at Cornell University on her new book, Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women, and her ground-breaking previous book, Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny. Uncommon Sense regulars Emma Shortis and…
Historian and evolutionary neurobiologist Dr Matthew Cobb joins Amy for a deep conversation on The Idea of the Brain: A History. Matthew is a Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester, UK…
Former Australian Ambassador to China Geoff Raby joins Amy for an in-depth conversation about his new book, China's Grand Strategy. They also discuss diplomatic relations between Beijing and Canberra, which are at an…
US politics expert Dr Emma Shortis from RMIT joins Amy for an in-depth and extensive analysis of the US election. Dr Gabriel da Silva, a chemical engineer from The University of Melbourne on…
Richard Denniss, Chief Economist at The Australia Institute, joins Amy Mullins to discuss Australia's economic woes and why we need a robust federal ICAC. Former Victorian Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley speaks…
Katerina Bryant tells us about her new book, Hysteria: A Memoir of Illness, Strength and Women’s Stories Throughout History. Professor Brendan Wintle, conservation ecologist and director of the Threatened Species Recovery Hub…
French journalist and author Guillaume Pitron talks about his new book, The Rare Metals War: The Dark Side of Clean Energy and Digital Technologies; Dr Emma Shortis stops by to talk about…
Jacqueline Kent discusses the life of courageous suffragist, politician, and social reformer of the 20th century, Vida Goldstein. Professor David Lindenmayer shares his new research on the Central Highlands showing the direct effects…
RMIT’s Dr Emma Shortis joined Amy to discuss the life of feminist icon and US Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the looming US Presidential Election. Nic Maclellan, Pacific affairs correspondent for…
Kate Kirkpatrick, philosopher from Oxford University, discusses her biography, Becoming Beauvoir: A Life - on the great French writer, feminist, and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir. Kate debunks major misconceptions about Beauvoir’s life and…
British biologist Merlin Sheldrake discusses his new book, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures. Poet and aged care reform advocate Sarah Holland-Batt speaks about the…
Renowned British writer Robert Macfarlane joins Amy for a special conversation about his writing on landscape, people, and place, including his latest book, Underland: A Deep Time Journey. Robert is a fellow of…
A massive Radiothon edition of Uncommon Sense, with urban beekeeper Nicholas Dowse, host of Stolen Moments John Bailey, Geelong Cats Vice-President Bob Gartland and Geelong Gallery Director Jason Smith, fungi lover Alison Pouliot…
A special National Science Week show! Psychologist Professor Cordelia Fine talks about the real science behind sex differences. John Delpratt, horticultural scientist, tells us about the process of restoring the threatened native grasslands…
LA-based journalist and historian Lesley Blume speaks about her new book, 'Fallout: the Hiroshima cover-up and the reporter who revealed it to the world'. Historian Dr Chloe Ward from RMIT tells us about…
Freelance writer Anthony Ham discusses his new book, The Last Lions of Africa; Dr Emma Shortis on the latest in US politics; and senior economist from the Centre for Future Work Alison…
Professor Jenny Hocking discusses her High Court win to have the "Palace Letters" released by the National Archives, and what they reveal about the 1975 Whitlam dismissal. Philosopher Dr Matthew Sharpe on how…
Steve Meacher on the Federal Court case win to protect 66 native forest "coupes" in the Central Highlands of Victoria; Antony Dapiran on the national security law in Hong Kong
Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, epidemiologist at UNSW & adviser to the World Health Organisation delves into the issues surrounding Victoria's current rise in coronavirus cases. Historian and author Patrick Mullins returns to the show…
Marine biologist Sarah Laverick talks about Antarctica, World Ocean Day, and her book, Through Ice & Fire: the adventures, science and people behind Australia's famous icebreaker Aurora Australis; Historian Liam Byrne discusses…
Amy speaks with historian Rutger Bregman about his timely new book, Humankind: A Hopeful History. Rutger delves into the evidence for why and how most humans are actually pretty decent, and just how…
Amy speaks with Melburnian Nicholas Dowse, Founder of the urban beekeeping collective Honey Fingers, ahead of World Bee Day on May 20. They will discuss the history of beekeeping across the world, modern…
The Guardian's Luke-Henriques-Gomes discusses COVID-19 developments; American naturalist and writer Sy Montgomery discusses her books How to Be A Good Creature and The Soul of an Octopus; and Dr Emma Shortis…
American science writer David Quammen discusses his prescient 2012 book, Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic; Megan Patty, Head of Publications at the NGV on their new book of essays…
