Today we are checking in on the West Papua independence struggle. We speak to Papuan activist Ronny Kareni to get an update, and Crystal Coleman to talk about the local Strike for West Papua and about solidarity across the whole island of Papua. Originally broadcast 30/08/24
Today we respond to Peter Dutton's proposal to build nuclear reactors across the continent. We hear from environmental organisers Jim Green and Ben Pennings about how we can oppose this plan and build real alternatives to the climate crisis. Originally broadcast 21/06/24
Today we are talking about "disaster communism". Can we glimpse a radically different society in the moments of communal care following a disaster? I speak to Nick Southall who has written a book on the subject, and to Andrew George from Lismore about the community responses that have popped up there since the 2022 floods. Originally broadcast 09/08/24
Today we talk to longtime Aboriginal activist Wayne "Koko" Wharton to get a report back from the recent First Nations delegation to the militarised colonial zone of Kanaky (New Caledonia). Originally broadcast 23/08/24
Today we talk to Coedie McAvoy aka Gurridyula. The third anniversary of the Waddananggu culutural ceremony on Adani's mine lease is coming up soon - an incredible effort. We get an update from there, also hear about what happened last week down in Canberra where he has been trying to meet with the Environment Minister for a yarn. And we chat about exciting events coming up in Brisbane to celebrate the three year anniversary. Originally broadcast 16/08/24
This week's show is a zine special! We speak to Asger, Bianca and Emily about their personal experiences of zine making and the importance of this simple medium for the anarchist, queer and travelling streetkid cultures. Originally broadcast 12/07/24
Today we are talking about "lawfare" by the state against activists - tying people up in endless court cases to restrict their political activities. I speak to Margie Pestorius, Hannah Doole and Dave Sprigg about their own experiences with police and courts.
On today's show we are talking public transport! To celebrate 50c fares beginning in Brisbane this week, I talk to Roman Gaffa from Translink, Peter Allen from the RBTU Union, Michael Berkman from the Greens, and academic Kelly Bertolaccini about the meaning of this dramatic change, and the value of public transport. Originally broadcast 02/08/24
Today we hear about the recent Blockade Australia mobilisation - two weeks of disrupting the operations of the world's biggest coal port. I talk to a group of participants about their experiences and the strategy behind it all. Originally broadcast 19/07/24
Today we discuss a question many people have been asking recently - what is the correct Aboriginal name for the Brisbane CBD area? We talk to local elders Gaja Kerry Charlton and Aunty Deb Sandy about why they say it is Magan-djin. Originally broadcast 05/07/24
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 how to confront anti protest legislation. Originally broadcast 14/06/24
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
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
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
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
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 truth - we hear from John Shipton about his son Julian Assange's win in court this week allowing him to appeal his extradition to the United States. Originally broadcast 24/05/24
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
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
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
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
Today we talk to Indonesian protest art collective Taring Padi about their current exhibition in Brisbane - where they collaborate with Aboriginal art collective Proppa Now. I also chat with Richard Bell from Proppa Now about the collaboration. Originally broadcast 23/02/24
Today we talk to some of the people around Brisbane and Australia who have been disrupting the manufacturing and transport of weapons that are carrying out the destruction of Gaza. Originally broadcast 02/02/24
Today we chat to author Richard King. His new book "Here Be Monsters" is a critical look at the way ideas about technological progress are shaping both our future and our selves in ways that are not necessarily beneficial and certainly not inevitable. Originally broadcast 16/06/23
Today we are in solidarity with Julian Assange, who has his final appeal against extradition to the USA on Feb 20. I speak to his father and staunch advocate John Shipton, and also to Kym Staton - director of the new documentary film "The Trust Fall". Originally broadcast 12/01/24
Today we hear what it's like working for human rights in Palestine and Iraqi Kurdistan. I have a chat with Rebekah Dowling and Jasmine Pilbrow about their experiences working with Community Peacemaker Teams. Originally broadcast 17/03/23
On today's show we are talking about prison. I speak to Damien Linnane, editor of the Paper Chained magazine of prisoner writings, and to Indigenous mental health nurse Jenny-Lee Carr about rates of Aboriginal youth and adult incarceration. Originally broadcast 09/06/23
Today's show is Radio Against The Machine! I speak with Oscar Delaney about the potential existential threats from Artificial Intelligence, and to Matilda Byrne about the campaign to stop lethal autonomous weapons. Originally broadcast 11/08/23
Today I speak to two courageous people working for a better future in Kurdistan and Iraq - feminist poet, author and academic Choman Hardi; and Yazidi man Nayef Sabri who as head of the Sunrise NGO is trying to rebuild Yazidi community in Iraq after Islamic State tried to wipe the ancient religious group off the map. Originally broadcast 26/05/23
Today we talk with Kamaran Osman about politics in Iraqi Kurdistan, peacemaking work here, and what it was like to be a part of the Arab/Kurdish Spring wave of protest movements sweeping across the Middle East back in 2011. Originally broadcast 19/05/23
On today's show, we hear about the low tech, peasant farming, intentional community in the north of New Zealand where Andy spent a couple of months in late 2022/early 2023. I talk to a few different members of the community about what they do and why. Originally broadcast 05/05/23
