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.
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…
Hong Kong-based lawyer and author Antony Dapiran on his new book, City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong. Virologist Dr Sacha Stelzer-Braid on the behaviour of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Dr…
David George Haskell explores his book, The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors. Laureate Professor Nicholas Talley AC, Editor-in-Chief of the Medical Journal of Australia, on the coronavirus pandemic, including ICU…
Adjunct Prof. Bill Bowtell from UNSW, talks to Amy about Covid-19 in Australia and globally, and what actions the government should take from a public health perspective, and how to manage infection risk…
Dr Emma Shortis on the latest in US politics, including the Democratic primaries and Super Tuesday. Steve Meacher, President of Friendsof Leadbeater's Possum Inc, on the imminent logging of large native trees…
Dr Chloe Ward from RMIT comes in to discuss the evolving nightmare of Boris Johnson's Britain after Brexit; Associate Professor Jessica Whyte, political theorist from UNSW on her critically acclaimed book, The Morals…
Guardian Reporter Luke Henriques-Gomes on the Disability Royal Commission and welfare policy; natural historian and environmental photographer Alison Pouliot on The Allure of Fungi; plus, Nick Parry on EU-Australia relations post-Brexit and…
International art conservators Will Shank and Antonio Rava on their restoration of the famed Keith Haring mural in Collingwood. Brendan Wintle, Professor of Conservation Ecology at the University of Melbourne on the status…
Associate Professor Kevin Tolhurst on the federal government's proposed bushfire royal commission, what we learned from previous ones and why we don't need another royal commission into bushfires. Plus Elisabetta Ferrari comes in…
Philosopher Dr Matthew Sharpe explores existentialism, evil and French author Albert Camus; Dr Alexandra Phelan on the deadly coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan that continues to spread across China and the world; plus Ben…
Dr Emma Shortis on the US Senate’s impeachment hearings into President Trump, and the Democratic presidential candidate race; and Dr Manu Saunders on how your garden is an ecosystem.
Amy wraps up 2019 with a wide-reaching look at Australian and US politics with guests Ben Eltham and Emma Shortis, Professor Andrew Walter comes in to discuss the UK election results and Brexit…
Red Stitch actors on their premiere of OIL, and Professor Alex Collie on the links between poor health and receiving the Disability Support Pension / Newstart Allowance.
