Democracy is not a spectator sport
Guests of The Sustainable Hour no. 539 are David Glanz from the Defend Dissent Coalition, and Jaimie Jeffrey and Sarah Hathway from IPAN Geelong.
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When in doubt, vote the man out
The Sustainable Hour no. 538 is an International Women's Day tribute with Kate Lockhart and Aleta Moriarty hosting the episode.
Climate refugees – where will they all go?
Guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 537 is Chris Schmidt, a human rights and refugee advocate from Adelaide, Australia.
Playing the long game – vote climate
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 536 are Jane Morton from Vote Climate and Ben Pederick, creator of TAG, The Adaptation Game.
Curiosity first: ask, challenge, change
Guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 535 are Kirsty Bishop-Fox from Waste Free Victoria and Mark Carter from Flight Free Australia.
Sustainability or collision in the AI-powered flood of disinformation
Our guest of The Sustainable Hour is Luke Taylor, director of the National Sustainability Festival.
Reboot of the entire human operating system
Our society has been corrupted by greed, disinformation and abuse of power. What can we do about it? Sue Barrett has an idea.
Growing the green redirection
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 533, our last of 2024, are Kirsty Bishop-Fox and Costa Georgiadis.
The path to a green economy
Transforming the economic system to protect both nature and ourselves. Podcast episode with Dr Mark Diesendorf, Dr Geoff Davies, Dr Marilyn Waring and Dr Steven Hail.
Songs for the climate revolution of 2025
A selection of songs we have aired in The Sustainable Hour during 2024, and our annual Anthem for the Climate Revolution
Destilling the problems down
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 531 on 4 December 2024 is Jeff Allen, founder of Blue Moon Destillers.
Be present amongst each other
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 530 are architect Kevin Kennon in New York and climate activist Joe Zammit in Newcastle.
Energy shift ignites the green transition
Our two guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 529 are energy expert Pat Simons and Olympian athlete Rhydian Cowley who talk about the importance of renewable energy.
We need a better way
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 528 are Alex Mungall and Terry Leahy from the Melbourne chapter of the Degrowth Network.
1) Transition 2) Resilience 3) Recovery
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 527 is Philippa Rowland, founder of Clean Energy For Eternity and chair of Religions for Peace Australia.
What is the problem – and how we solve it
When we know that lives are at stake, why is humanity is not acting faster on solving this climate emergency? And more importantly: How do we change this situation?
Breaking Australia’s system of political cartels
Celebrating our 11th anniversary, our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 526 is co-founder and former co-host Mike Lawrence
Do worry be happy
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour on 23 October 2024 are Karina Donkers from Geelong Sustainability, Monica Winston from Transition Streets Geelong along with two permaculture elders.
Catholic church between lightness and love and power and lies
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 524 on 16 October 2024 are Heike Webber and Freya Clough Good from Extinction Rebellion.
Energy company’s proposal to amplify the climate meltdown
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 523 is Dr Sanja Van Huet who is concerned about Viva Energy's plans to build a large gas hub.
From hunger strike to e-bike
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 522 is Gregory Andrews, who just completed an unassisted ride across Australia on his e-bike.
Tree the difference
Guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 521 is Susi Millton, manager of TreeProject, which has planted over 50,000 new trees with 1,500 volunteers in 2024.
Connections build and nurture communities
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 520 is Monica Winston, founder of Transition Streets Geelong, which has four events coming up in Geelong region
The zero wasters saying Yes we can
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 519 are Kirsty Bishop-Fox, co-founder and president of Zero Waste Victoria, carbon consultant and tidy-up advocate Heidi Fog, and plant-based cooking expert Anita Rickey.
Building for war, ignoring the climate: Geelong’s new weapons hub
Our guests today are Jamie Jeffries and Sarah Molnar from Independent and Peaceful Australia Network, IPAN.
Denmark’s change-driving narrative: The Green Omstilling
In its 517th episode, The Sustainable Hour explores the Danish approach to the climate crisis and the importance of collective action and a shared vision.
Interconnectedness of climate, genocide, and ecocide
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 516 are Amin Abbas, a diaspora Palestinian, and Elyse Cunningham from Friends of the Earth Melbourne.
Connect and inspire for a culture shift in business
This special episode of The Sustainable Hour features three interviews from The Business Revolution podcast
The role of women in decision-making for climate justice
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 515 is Pimer Peace Monica, founder of an organisation that empowers marginalised girls in Uganda.
Be energised
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 514 is energy analyst Tim Buckley talking about the transition to renewable energy.