Best Tuesday People 2019 Podcasts (2024)

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Tina Rothery - ChangeMaker Chat - Nanas against Fracking 1:06:12

4d ago1:06:12

1:06:12

The UK’s Nana’s against Fracking are a grassroots movement that spread across regional UK communities to stop gas fracking. The movement was led by a legion of women who had never, or only at a distance, been involved in making change, but felt compelled to act when they found out about the catastrophic effects of fracking on the environment and co…

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Samuel Chu - ChangeMaker Chat - Anti-Authoritarianism 1:00:50

18d ago1:00:50

1:00:50

How on earth can any of us challenge might of authoritarian government? Samuel Chu has been contesting government over-reach and human rights abuses in China, Russia, Belarus and more - and as a US citizen and community organiser has a refreshing take on how we can all contribute to a movement against authoritarianism. In this episode he explores h…

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Love and Power - ChangeMaker Chat - Ending Violence against Women 47:42

1M ago47:42

47:42

While we know that too many women live with the ever-present threat of violence our societies seem to struggle with what to do about it. While we have refuges services, and at times the issue is raised in national debate, we seem unable to address the problem at its core. In the UK, Love and Power is a new organisation that is seeking to end vioelc…

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Andrew Denton - ChangeMaker Chats - Laugh till you die 59:09

2M ago59:09

59:09

If you are in Australia you probably know of Andrew Denton the comedian, but did you know he is also a highly successful changemaker? In this chat Andrew shares his journey of a life that began in comedy, then ventured into long form interviews with the popular television show “Enough Rope”, then a decade ago took him to a decision to try and chang…

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Mona Bani - ChangeMaker Chat 55:09

2M ago55:09

55:09

Mona grew up as a child of refugees fleeing political persecution. Now as an adult in the UK, she has created a new kind of organisation - Revoke - to support people seeking refuge and asylum that builds on her own experience. In this episode of ChangeMakers she tells us about her journey, about the political activism of her parents in Iran, and th…

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Anand Giridharadas - ChangeMaker Chat - Persuaders 1:04:39

3M ago1:04:39

1:04:39

What are some of the skills or insights shared by some of America’s extraordinary change makers, people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alicia Garza or Loretta Ross? In particular, what can these people teach us about how to build larger movements for change? Anand Giridhardhas, author of Persuaders, talks us through what he discovered when he inter…

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Nick Kimber - ChangeMaker Chat - Relationship-based bureacrat 43:58

3M ago43:58

43:58

What would it mean if we had local authorities and councils that saw their mission as building relationships with the communities they serve? This week we talk with Nick Kimber, the Director of Strategy and Design at the London Borough of Camden. He has helped create a council that builds relationships with the community it serves in everything tha…

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Anat Shenker-Osorio - ChangeMakers Chat - Art of Communication 57:55

4M ago57:55

57:55

Today we talk with one of the world's leading communication specialists for progressive change. Anat Shenker-Osorio has spend decades working with communities, movements and progressive political candidates across the world helping them to sharpen and improve how they communicate their ideas. Anat brings a deep understanding of change making princi…

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Kim Loo - ChangeMaker Chat - Doctors and climate change 38:14

4M ago38:14

38:14

If climate change affects everything - then what do we do to reimagine how we work, live and care for each other? This episode is with Dr Kim Loo - a leading Australian community climate activist and local Sydney-based General Practitioner, who has connected her role as a community doctor and her passion for the natural world to make sure she is bu…

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Brooklyn 99 - ChangeMakers #ICYMI - Using a Platform for Change 25:47

6M ago25:47

25:47

As a tribute to the magnificent Andre Braugher and his alter ego Captain Holt - we are re-releasing this episode with Brooklyn 99 writers and cast recorded back in 2018. What can we learn when a Hollywood TV show gets into ChangeMaking? Comedy show Brooklyn 99 took on police racism. How did they do it in a way that people didn’t turn off? We interv…

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Adam Barbanel-Fried - #ICYMI Deep Canvassing 42:31

6M ago42:31

42:31

In our last episode for 2023 we bring you an episode from 2021 - recorded in the weeks after the Presidential Election - that explores Deep Canvassing. Deep Canvassing uses the story telling and listening techniques of community organising to talk to voters about how they might vote in an election. It has been shown to be radically effective at eng…

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Anhaar Kareem - ChangeMaker Chat - Give young people the vote 31:34

7M ago31:34

31:34

Today we talk with Anhaar Kareem - a 16 year old Australian woman who is part of the Make it 16 campaign seeking to give young people the vote. She shares her journey into making change - and the influences of he family and the place where she lives. She shares where the campaign came from, why young people feel like they need the vote more than ev…

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Emmanuel Gotora - ChangeMaker Chat - Organising and TELCO 43:29

7M ago43:29

43:29

Broad based organising in the United Kingdom has a long history - starting with the pioneering work of "TELCO" (The East London Citizens Organisation). In this chat, Emmanuel Gotora - Lead Organiser at TELCO and Assistant Director at Citizens UK shares that story while also sharing his story of his journey into organising. This is an episode about …

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Jane McAlevey - ChangeMaker Chat - Union Organiser Extraordinaire #ICYMI 56:26

8M ago56:26

56:26

They say "don't meet your heroes" but thankfully that isn't always true. Jane McAlevey is one of those people who would call "bullshit" on people calling her a hero - but I'm an Australian - so I say bullshit back. Jane is a fighter - and this conversation with her recorded in 2021 demonstrates that. Jane has taught us many of the rules about how t…

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Chanel Contos - ChangeMaker Chat - Consent 47:57

8M ago47:57

47:57

Chanel Contos joins us on ChangeMakers to discuss her new book Consent Laid Bare and the challenge of how to end rape culture. She shares the journey she took to helping Australia learn about the culture of rape and sexual assault that continues to exist amongst teenagers and how we might go about ending it. Today we talk about the problem and stra…

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Gloria Tabi - ChangeMaker Chat - Racial Equity 52:18

9M ago52:18

52:18

Let's talk about race. In this chat Gloria Tabi shares her experiences of racism at work in Australia and how she has come to lead change in the workplace around racial exclusion and discrimination. This is a powerful conversation about the brutality of exclusion and about the challenging strategies required to understand and change racism in the w…

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Nikita Simpson - ChangeMaker Chat - Anthropologist 50:01

9M ago50:01

50:01

How do anthropologists use curiosity to see and support people to make change in the world? And what is an anthropologist anyway? In this conversation we talk with Nikita Simpson about how she came to work as an anthropologist, having worked up a curiosity about the similarities and differences between communities and cultures from growing up in a …

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Peter Shergold - ChangeMaker Chat - Public Service #ICYMI 47:48

10M ago47:48

47:48

In this episode from 2021, we look at the power of public servants and how they make change with one of Australia's most senior former public servants - Peter Shergold. In what ways are public servants ChangeMakers, and how can advocacy groups build more powerful relationships with them? This chat is with one of Australia’s most senior former publi…

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Elise Ganley - ChangeMaker Chat - Climate Transition 37:47

10M ago37:47

37:47

What would it take for communities reliant on fossil fuels to be leaders in the climate transition? In this chat Elise Ganley, the National Lead Organiser for the Real Deal for Australia project explores how communities like Gladstone and Geelong are leading the way in designing policies that create an economic transition in ways that are shaped by…

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Jacinta Dietrich - ChangeMaker Chat - Differently Brained 46:34

11M ago46:34

46:34

We are all different - but some of these differences are hard to see. That includes differences based on our neurodiversity or our mental health. This conversation is with Jacinta Dietrich the co-host of the Differently Brained podcast. She is autistic and has lived with the challenges of mental health. She co-created a podcast to make a space for …

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Nina Hall - ChangeMaker Chat - Digital Advocacy 47:39

11M ago47:39

47:39

If you are in Australia you might have heard of GetUp, or if you are in the United States you probably know about MoveOn - but you might not be aware that these kinds of digital advocacy movements operate in 20 countries around the world. These groups are linked through a global network called OPEN (Online Progressive Engagement Network) and today …

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Martha McKenzie - ChangeMaker Chat - Organising Money for ChangeMaking 42:51

11M ago42:51

42:51

Making change is be invaluable, but without resources it is hard to do. This episode digs into the question of how to raise money to make changemaking happen. We talk with Martha McKenzie the Executive Director of the Civic Power Fund in the United Kingdom. The Civic Power Fund is dedicated to raising resources for community organising - providing …

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Nick Haines - ChangeMaker Chat - Voices for Indi #ICYMI 46:33

12M ago46:33

46:33

It’s been one year since the Australian Federal Election that swooped an unprecedented number of community independents into the House of Representatives, and it’s been 10 years since that “Voices for” movement started. In celebration of Voices for Indi, we are sharing this Chat with Nick Haines - in case you missed it (ICYMI). Nick worked on Cathy…

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Max Chandler-Mathew - ChangeMaker Chat - Organising in Elections 41:57

1y ago41:57

41:57

In the 2022 Australian Federal Election the Greens won an unprecedented number of seats in Queensland - producing what came to be known as the “Green Wave.” Max Chandler-Mather was at the centre of that movement - and is now the current Member for Griffith. In this conversation he shares how the Queensland Greens translated community organising tec…

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Thomas Mayo - ChangeMaker Chat - Voice to Parliament 39:59

1y ago39:59

39:59

Australia is in the middle of a national conversation that could transform our relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. But how much do you know about the long story that sits behind the Voice to Parliament referendum? Thomas Mayo is a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man, born on Larrakia co…

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Bill McKibben - ChangeMaker Chat - Climate Agitator #ICYMI 47:49

1y ago47:49

47:49

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Grace Tame - ChangeMaker Chat - The challenges of making change 54:49

1y ago54:49

54:49

Australian of the Year Grace Tame talks with us about her journey into change making and the challenges she has encountered. She talks about the power of even small action, and the impact that petitions had in the #LetHerSpeak movement. She talks about how the pathway to making change can be uneven, made difficult by the experience of trauma. It is…

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Claire O’Rouke - ChangeMaker Chat - Climate Action 41:00

1y ago41:00

41:00

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Amanda McKenzie - ChangeMaker Chat - Climate Communicator 41:02

1y ago41:02

41:02

So what do former Fire Chief Greg Mullins and Australian Cricket Captain Pat Cummins have in common? They both want action on climate change and they have both worked with Amanda McKenzie, CEO of Australia’s Climate Council, to build their strategy. Amanda is a climate communicator who has worked to catalyse different communities of people affected…

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Karen Iles - ChangeMaker Chat - Police & Sexual Assault 48:30

1y ago48:30

48:30

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Jon Alexander - ChangeMaker Chat - Citizen Story 45:26

1+ y ago45:26

45:26

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Jackie Turner - ChangeMaker Chat - Trans Movement 37:40

1+ y ago37:40

37:40

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Aminata Conteh-Biger - ChangeMaker Chat - Racism and change making 46:08

1+ y ago46:08

46:08

Today’s podcast looks at racism in the not for profit world. Aminata Conteh-Bigher has an extraordinary story; having developed powerful leadership qualities in Sierra Leonne civil war forced her to flee her home. In Australia she founded the Aminata Maternal Foundation to change the dangerous conditions that women face when giving birth in Sierra …

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Alex Cassie - ChangeMaker Chat - Just Transition 39:33

1+ y ago39:33

39:33

By LiSTNR

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Terri Janke - ChangeMaker Chat - True Tracks 1:00:22

1+ y ago1:00:22

1:00:22

By LiSTNR

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US Democracy on the Ballot: #ICYMI young people voting for their lives 45:42

1+ y ago45:42

45:42

In the US midterm elections, one of the extraordinary outcomes was how many young people turned their back on some of the more extreme candidates that denied the 2020 election result. Yet should it have been so surprising? Young people have been organising like their lives depended on it for a while - including through the March for Our Lives movem…

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Fearless Cities and the Political Parties of Barcelona 28:52

1+ y ago28:52

28:52

By LiSTNR

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Jane McAlevey - ChangeMaker Chat - Union organising 56:26

1+ y ago56:26

56:26

By LiSTNR

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Daniel Mulino - ChangeMaker Chat - Welfare State 33:42

1+ y ago33:42

33:42

One of the biggest challenges facing any change maker is how to enlist help from the state, especially when it comes to the fight for economic justice. Australian Labor Party Member of Parliament, Daniel Mulino, has written about the history and future of the welfare state, and in his recent book Safety Net proposes new (and old) ways for imagining…

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Fleeing For Your Life - A different approach to refugees 25:55

1+ y ago25:55

25:55

By LiSTNR

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Amanda Tattersall - ChangeMaker Chat - with Muslim Women Australia 49:15

2y ago49:15

49:15

In this ChangeMaker Chat the tables are turned and the person being interviewed is our host Amanda Tattersall. This is an interview previously recorded as part of the On Purpose Podcast, produced by the Muslim Womens’ Association. Interview host Feda Abdo canvases Amanda’s experience as an organiser, some of her research work on people power in cit…

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The Biggest Climate Campaign You Have Never Heard Of 46:11

2y ago46:11

46:11

Could there be a single lever in the global marketplace that could transform the stakes for climate change? Yes - the insurance industry. Over the past 5 years insurance has been turned upside down by a nimble network of climate campaigners that have set new rules to end insurance for fossil fuel projects. We are re-releasing this 2021 story of the…

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Katerina Gaita - ChangeMaker Chat - Community Independents 51:37

2y ago51:37

51:37

By LiSTNR

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Ruchira Talukdar - ChangeMaker Chat - Global Climate Justice 46:09

2y ago46:09

46:09

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Liz Pellicano - ChangeMaker Chat - Co-design 34:55

2y ago34:55

34:55

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Bill McKibben - ChangeMaker Chat - Climate writer and fighter 47:49

2y ago47:49

47:49

This week we interview one of the world’s leading climate action warriors, Bill McKibben. Bill began as a writer, where his passion for the story and his love of nature drew him to write the first popular global book about climate change - The End of Nature. In the 2000s, dismayed at the lack of grassroots action to stop climate change he founded 3…

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Osmond Chiu - ChangeMaker Chat - Diversity and Party Politics 45:45

2y ago45:45

45:45

By LiSTNR

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Nick Haines - ChangeMaker Chats - Independents and Elections 47:04

2y ago47:04

47:04

By LiSTNR

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People power and Elections - Part 1 49:15

2y ago49:15

49:15

This is the first of two episodes about people power in election campaigns. Today we feature a campaign by the Australian digital campaign group GetUp. This independent community movement worked to change the electoral outcome in the Tasmanian seat of Bass in 2016. The story shares lessons about how people can work in elections to have their needs …

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