Best Rob Deakin Podcasts (2024)

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Unpacking Victoria's Youth Justice Legislation | Examining Coles' Role in the Cost of Living Crisis | Uncle Robbie Thorpe, Councillor Jamal Hakim speak at Free Palestine Rally 25th August | Contextualising ...

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Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show, broadcasted live from 3CR Community Radio in Naarm./Melbourne. Last week the Victorian Government under Jacinta Allan backflipped on its promise to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 in so-called Victoria as part of its Youth Justice legislation passed this week. It is worth men…

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Queer Joy against Transphobia | Examining Mainstream Media Coverage of Disrupt Land Forces | Airbnb Compounding Housing Shortage in 'Australia'

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Hello and welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show with Rob and Eric. This episode features: An interview from Yeah Nah Pasaran on Thursday 8th August in which Cam and Andy speak with Aurelien Mondon (lecturer in politics at University of Bath, and co-convener of Reactionary Politics Research Network) about racist rioting in the UK…

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Child Homelessness Snapshot | Indigenous Children in out-of-home care | Delayed LGBTQIA+ protection amendments | Protesting the failed visa fast track system |

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Welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for Monday the 12th of August, 2024. On Monday of last week Homelessness Australia released its Child Homelessness Snapshot, illuminating the state of the growing crisis in this continent. To help us dissect the snapshot's results, Rob spoke with CEO of Homelessness Australia, Kate Colvin. New data released by t…

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Winning LGBTQIA+ Liberation | Dr. Bushra Othman speech | Examining the Medical Research Future Fund | Unpacking the Disability Royal Commission Response

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Hello and welcome to the Breakfast show for Monday the 5th of August 2024. In this episode you'll hear: Basem Kerbage speaking at the 'From Stonewall rebellion to assimilation and pinkwashing: How did we get here and what will it take to win LGBTIQA+ liberation?' event on the 29th of June. Bas is the founder of Queer Arabs Australia, Australia's fi…

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TransCreatives Zine launch, Data on Intimate Partner Violence Among Young People, Speeches from the Naarm National Rally Against Violence, Deakin Uni's Censorship of its Weapons Manufacturer Ties

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Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show, hosted by Rob in the studios of 3CR Community Radio in so-called Fitzroy. On today's show: First up Rob spoke to Madison, a facilitator of the TransCreatives writing support group as well as the managing editor of The TransCreator Zine. The group's aim is to foster, publish and promote TGDN…

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NAIDOC Vic 2024 Speeches | RAHU & BPU Protest Trimson Partners Real Estate | Synthetic Opioids Plan and Harm Reduction | Electromold Community Picket

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Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// New Gaza death toll estimates | Local issues of freedom of speech on PalestineJohn Setka Resigns from CFMEU VicFirst-ever & 'indefinite' strikes at Samsung Electronics, South Korea Keep The Fire Burning - Blak Loud and Proud// Sounds, chants and speeches from Annual NAIDOC Vic March in Naarm Melbourne, held.…

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Gumbaynggirr Language learning, sharing and teaching | Free Palestine Rally speeches | 'Nice Black Aussies', a long-format podcast series exploring African-Australia.

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3CR Monday Breakfast is broadcast from 3CR on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Part 1 of an extended interview with Birrugan Dunn-Velasco, Indigenous language worker, based in Gumbaynggirr Country in the town of Nambucca Heads, about his personal connection to language and reflections as a language worker at the Muurrbay Lang…

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Ongoing resistance to imperialism in the Philippines, updates on AW Bell community picket, SATS Now Anniversary Rally speeches, West Papuan Community Vocals, and Beyond the Bars.

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3CR Monday Breakfast is broadcast from 3CR on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Headlines// (*CW: military brutality, violence, transphobia) Geril, Secretary-General of Anakbayan Melbourne and member of BAYAN, representing the fighting Filipino masses and their struggles. Speaking before the Disrupt Land Forces first public pl…

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Hijrah Ahmad on the need for decolonisation, Prue Stevenson on intersectional resistance, and the history of radical movements in so-called USA

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Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show, broadcasted from 3CR on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. The episode begins with two speeches from the Free Palestine rally on the 23rd of June: First up is Hijrah Ahmad of Anak Bangsa Merdeka "Children of Free Nations" Collective on the need for decolonisation, and t…

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Ep 14 - Interp, latent robustness, RLHF limitations w/ Stephen Casper (PhD AI researcher, MIT) 2:42:17

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We speak with Stephen Casper, or "Cas" as his friends call him. Cas is a PhD student at MIT in the Computer Science (EECS) department, in the Algorithmic Alignment Group advised by Prof Dylan Hadfield-Menell. Formerly, he worked with the Harvard Kreiman Lab and the Center for Human-Compatible AI (CHAI) at Berkeley. His work focuses on better unders…

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Ep 13 - AI researchers expect AGI sooner w/ Katja Grace (Co-founder & Lead Researcher, AI Impacts) 1:20:28

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We speak with Katja Grace. Katja is the co-founder and lead researcher at AI Impacts, a research group trying to answer key questions about the future of AI — when certain capabilities will arise, what will AI look like, how it will all go for humanity. We talk to Katja about: * How AI Impacts latest rigorous survey of leading AI researchers shows …

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Accessible Trams on Sydney Rd, Western Sahara decolonisation, RAFFWU walk-off, and supporting Autistic Trans youth

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Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show. Our first segment is dedicated to Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old non-binary child who died on February 8th following a brutal, transphobic assault in the halls of their own school. In the wake of their death, we as a community and a society must mourn for those lost to transphobic violence acr…

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Radiothon special: Trans representation in the media, the fight for housing justice, and Monday Breakfast highlights

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Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show. This week's episode is structured a little differently due to the station's Radiothon fundraiser, so we're focussed on highlighting the great, radical and independent content 3CR broadcasts. If you enjoy the content heard on both the Monday Breakfast show or at 3CR more broadly, please make…

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Queer Arabs Australia, Warburton Environment, barriers to and enablers of truth-telling in Australia

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Acknowledgement of Country //Grace caught up with Serwa Naghshbandi to discuss her studies in the history music resistance and the role coded singing plays in activism and resistance against oppression and as an act of survival. Serwa is a Kurdish-Iranian independent scholar and educator, and she has recently been exploring women's singing as a pra…

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Nakba Day Rally speech, the Save Wallum campaign, the importance of Covid-safe spaces for Queer people, and the Living and Lived Experience and Peer Work Job Expo

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Welcome to another iteratoin of the Monday Breakfast show, broadcasted from the 3CR studio in so-called Fitzroy, Naarm/so-called Melbourne. On today's show you'll hear: Palestinian Activist Nour Salman and Activist and UniMelb Academic Prof Tony Birch, Nakba Day rally outside Victorian Parliament, speaking about the banning of the Kuffiyeh, Solidar…

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From Nakba to Genocide, Ecocide and Destruction in Lee Point, Labor's Deportation Law, 12-minute Phone Call at Victoria Prisons

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Acknowledgement of Country // First up we hear Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, Palestinian scientist, researcher, teacher and author based in Bethlehem, speak at the Voice for Palestine rally in Sydney on April 28. Recording provided by Vivien Langford. You can learn more about Prof. Mazin via qumsiyeh.orgThere will be a FREE Talk by Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh…

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Monash's Gaza Solidarity Camp Attacks, the Roimata Food Commons, Examining the Just Transition Economy, and AI Hype V AI Hell

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Hello and welcome to another edition of the Monday Breakfast show, hosted by Rob Harrison in the studios of 3CR. Today's show features the following segments: 7:10AMIn this episode of Stick Together, Annie McLoughlin goes into the murky side of the just transition economy where Powering the Future can sometimes mean unsafe conditions, and dodgy pay…

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Reflecting on A15 Actions, celebrating Trans/Gender Diverse community spaces, radical Jewish history, and the 'Get Elbit out of Victoria' Campaign

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Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show, produced and presented in the studios of 3CR in so-called Fitzroy.First up we hear Tasnim Sammak, a Palestinian activist, mother, community organiser, and PhD candidate at Monash University, speaking at the April 15th rally at the Victorian Parliament steps launching the campaign to Get Elb…

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A15 Action's global economic blockade for Palestine, safe housing for Trans and Gender Diverse people, and exposing the digital footprint of Brenton Tarrant

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Welcome to another of the Monday Breakfast show, produced and presented in the studios of 3CR and hosted by Rob Harrison. First up we hear Cam and Andy of the Yeah Nah Pasaran show speak with academic Chris Wilson about the previously undiscovered digital footprint of the Australian killer who perpetrated massacres in Aotearoa in 2019. You can hear…

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Examining the Vic Govt's response to the Yoorrook for Justice report, shutting down weapons parts manufacturers, and more

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Welcome to another Monday Breakfast show, produced and presented by Rob Harrison in the studios of 3CR. First up we hear an excerpt of Annie McLoughlin of Solidarity Breakfast’s conversation with Anthony Kelly, from Melbourne Activist legal Support (MALS), about the VicPol's use of explosive weapons at the Webb Dock picket on March 22. You can list…

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Examining Labor's Migration Amendment Bill, reflections on Trans Day of Visibility, and NSW's Conversion Practices Bill

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Welcome to another episode of the Monday Breakfast show, coming to you live from the studios of 3CR in so-called Fitzroy. Following the Federal Government’s attempt to rush through the Migration Amendment Bill last week, Rob conducted two interviews to understand as much as possible about what it means for refugees across so-called Australia. Among…

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Examining remote NT housing, protecting journalists, cycling in Yarra, and can whales and offshore wind co-exist?

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Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show, presented and produced by Rob Harrison in the studios of 3CR. First up we hear Nasser of the Palestine Remembered show’s conversation with David Glanz, an anti-Zionist Jewish activist for refugee rights, and founder of MEAA members for Palestine, about fair and unbiased reporting and safe w…

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LGBTIA+ representation on TV, mass bleaching in the Great Barrier reef, and more

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Welcome to another episode of the Monday Breakfast show. On this week's show we have: We start off with some good news: representation of LGBTQIA+ people on TV screens across so-called Australia is improving. A study published in Sage Journals has revealed the much-needed data surrounding Queer representation within scripted television across so-ca…

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Labour Day reflections, Students For Palestine, Seismic Blasting in the Otway Basin and America's Content Moderation

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Welcome back to another episode of the Monday Breakfast show on 3CR, bringing you news from across the radical left spectrum. With the episode airing on Labour Day, Rob spoke with Assistant Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Joseph Mitchell to reflect on the union movement in so-called Australia and its achievements in the last yea…

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Ep 12 - Education & advocacy for AI safety w/ Rob Miles (YouTube host) 1:21:26

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We speak with Rob Miles. Rob is the host of the “Robert Miles AI Safety” channel on YouTube, the single most popular AI alignment video series out there — he has 145,000 subscribers and his top video has ~600,000 views. He goes much deeper than many educational resources out there on alignment, going into important technical topics like the orthogo…

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Australia harbours perpetrators of atrocities? , Radio wave tunes bacteria for life-saving medicines, UN Special Rapporteur's visit to the Philippines, Ethics of Family Vlogging

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Last week a joint investigation by the ABC and the Guardian exposed that two men who were allegedly involved in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda are wanted for questioning in Rwanda. The Australian Centre for International Justice released a paper in response arguing that Australia has become a safe haven for perpetrators of atrocities. The ACIJ is a no…

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The art of getting lost, caring for Trans and Autistic young people, and aid for Gaza

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Welcome back to Monday Breakfast. This week Rob and Grace bring you the following: Jan Bartlett of Tuesday Hometime speaking with Ken Davies, International project officer Union Aid Abroad APHEDA, about the partnership between APHEDA and Palestine, and aid provision for Gaza, West bank, and Lebanon.We also heard Jan Bartlett's conversation with act…

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No Police at Pride, Families for Palestine outside Albo's office, the Sit-Intifada, and taxing Airbnbs

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Welcome back to another episode of Monday Breakfast, broadcasted from the studios of 3CR in so-called Melbourne. Our first segment for this week is Mercedes Zanker of Uprise Radio speaking with Mohamed of The Sit Intifada on the first sitting day of Victorian Parliament of 2024, direct from the steps of Parliament House. On Thursday last week the N…

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Credibility of Channel 9's AI-altered photo, ICJ order rebuts denial & binding with "Israel must", protest outside Egypt Consulate for its support of Israel, Camp Sovereignty

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Channel Nine has recently been defending itself against accusations it intentionally altered a photo of Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell to make it more revealing. The news organisation claimed the edit was not a human error but rather due to AI’s automation within Photoshop. Rob sat down with Dr TJ Thomson, senior lecturer at RMIT, to see h…

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Exposing HTA Global's links to genocide, getting Victoria 'Climate Ready', and Robbie Thorpe's speech at Free Palestine rally

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Welcome to another iteration of the Monday Breakfast show, presented and produced by Rob Harrison and Grace Tan. This week we bring you four segments from across the spectrum of radical news. As Israel’s genocidal conquest of Palestine continues to play out, the ways in which governments and companies all over the globe are complicit are simultaneo…

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Breaking up the Webb Dock picket, extra-judicial killings of unionists in the Philippines, and the benefits of pill testing

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In this week's jampacked show Rob and Grace bring you segments covering the Webb Dock picket and policing of it, how pill testing could reduce harm, as well as extra-judicial killings of unionists in the Philippines. We start off with Stick Together's Jiselle Hanna interview with Elmer Labog, General Secretary of the Kilusang Mayo Uno, the militant…

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Your-Ground NSW map & Gender diverse Women, Government's interim response, "Tragedy of Commons", Blak Powerhouse

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The YourGround NSW crowd-sourced map launched on 15 November 2023 and is open for submissions until February 2024. This interactive, crowd-sourced map asks women and gender-diverse people to pin a spot and share their experiences about safety across NSW to help create more inclusive public spaces and transport hub precincts.Sonia Randhawa from Wedn…

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Failure of Sweden Free Private School System (#1002), Unholy Alliance of Australian Mass Media & Jewish Press, South Africa takes Israel to court, Gendered Censorship of Female-focused sexuality brands ...

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3CR presenter Dale Bridge of the program Defence of Government Schools (DOGS), reported on Press Release #1002 with information that the Swedish School Minister stated the failure of their free private school system.NB: This is an excerpt of a longer discussion, for more info, head to DOGS. Airs every Saturday morning from 12-1 pm. Jan Bartlett of …

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Ep 11 - Technical alignment overview w/ Thomas Larsen (Director of Strategy, Center for AI Policy) 1:37:19

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We speak with Thomas Larsen, Director for Strategy at the Center for AI Policy in Washington, DC, to do a "speed run" overview of all the major technical research directions in AI alignment. A great way to quickly learn broadly about the field of technical AI alignment. In 2022, Thomas spent ~75 hours putting together an overview of what everyone i…

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Forcibly Displaced Peoples Network, Update on the West Bank, 'Feminism' Definition in South Korea, and COP28 Update

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First, Kannagi from Tuesday Breakfast’s interview with lecturer and researcher Dr Brandy Cochrane on the Forcibly Displaced People's Network's report 'Inhabiting Two Worlds at Once' which looks at the experiences of LGBTIQA+ settlement in Australia. Find out about FDPN's refugee sponsorship program here//Next, Jan Bartlett speaks about killings and…

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Save the Preston Market, Refugee Rally & stranded in Indonesia, 'Feminist' definition in South Korea, Boland Parwaz, Australian Youth Barometer

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Connor Flynn came into the studio to update us on developments in the Save Preston Market Campaign. Stall holders have been offered new 5-year leases. (Originally broadcast: 25 November 2023) David Glanz, from Refugee Action Collective, talks about the rally that occurred on Sat 18-11-23, set to highlight the people in Indonesia, still stranded by …

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Digital Rights, Slutwalk, Francesca Albanese on Palestine, and beauty and destruction in the Anthropocene

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Welcome to this week's iteration of Monday Breakfast, bringing you current affairs from a range of radical topics. First up we hear part 2 of Claudia Craig's interview with Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Palestinian territories. You can listen to the full interview here.Then Grace speaks with…

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J6(U.S Capitol Attack)-the Oath Keepers-the Proud Boys, Trans Day of Remembrance, Francesca Albanese, Ribbons of Hope

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The hosts of Yean Nah Pasaran chat with journalist Brandi Buchman about covering J6 (the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol), the Oath Keepers, and the Proud Boys. (This was originally broadcast on: 2nd November 2023)**This is an excerpt of a longer conversation, for a full interview head to Yeah Nah Pasaran Rob speaks to Jackie Turner, Director at …

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World Kindness Day, Victoria's inaccessible trams, managing trauma exposure and surviving institutional abuse (part 2)

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Welcome back to another edition of Monday Breakfast with Grace Tan, James Tait and Rob Harrison. Grace speaks with Prof Catherine Crock AM, a long-time doctor at the Royal Children Hospital Melbourne since 1994, discussing World Kindness Day, and the Gathering of Kindness, a series of online events happening throughout the week, about building, nur…

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Ep 10 - Accelerated training to become an AI safety researcher w/ Ryan Kidd (Co-Director, MATS) 1:16:58

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We speak with Ryan Kidd, Co-Director at ML Alignment & Theory Scholars (MATS) program, previously "SERI MATS". MATS (https://www.matsprogram.org/) provides research mentorship, technical seminars, and connections to help new AI researchers get established and start producing impactful research towards AI safety & alignment. Prior to MATS, Ryan comp…

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Ep 9 - Scaling AI safety research w/ Adam Gleave (CEO, FAR AI) 1:19:12

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We speak with Adam Gleave, CEO of FAR AI (https://far.ai). FAR AI’s mission is to ensure AI systems are trustworthy & beneficial. They incubate & accelerate research that's too resource-intensive for academia but not ready for commercialisation. They work on everything from adversarial robustness, interpretability, preference learning, & more. We t…

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Surviving institutional abuse, saying 'Nup to the Cup', and this week's Pro-Palestine rally

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This week Rob, James and Grace gathered round the microphones to bring listeners a diverse selection of radical news. We started off by playing Liz Walsh's speech from Sunday's Pro-Palestine rally which was recorded by Grace at the rally itself. Liz Walsh is a member of Victorian Socialists. Following that we revisited last week's conversation with…

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Combating Modern Slavery, Beckham & Toxic Parenting in Sport, Nup to the Cup, Friendships-Community living in share houses

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Grace speaks with Helena Hassani, human rights advocate and campaigner for the prevention of child and forced marriage and family violence. We discussed the 'A survivor-led approach to combating modern slavery' event tomorrow, 31 October 2023. Time: 1.30-2.30 pmWhere: Online via ZoomEmail events.socialjustice@uts.edu.au to discuss access requiremen…

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What is a Good Life, Victorian Labour's Housing Plan, Gas-Free Homes and Social Media Citizen Journalism

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To start off the show, Grace spoke with Oscar Davis, Associate Professor of Philosophy and History at Bond University, discussing what makes a good life, and the concept of existentialism. Next, Rob interviews Harry Millward, a general delegate of the Renters and Housing Union, about Victorian Labour's Housing Plan and what it means for the state's…

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Disability Awareness facing Bullying & Discrimination, The Voice affecting Black Sovereignty & Liberation, Future after Referendum election, Free Palestine & Israel-Hamas War

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Chris from Raising our Voice interviews self-advocates Heather, Shona and James, who speak up about their experiences as people with intellectual disability with bullying and discrimination. They talk about how these experiences of bullying and discrimination have affected them and share their ideas about what they think should change in the commun…

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Ep 8 - Getting started in AI safety & alignment w/ Jamie Bernardi (AI Safety Lead, BlueDot Impact) 1:07:23

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We speak with Jamie Bernardi, co-founder & AI Safety Lead at not-for-profit BlueDot Impact, who host the biggest and most up-to-date courses on AI safety & alignment at AI Safety Fundamentals (https://aisafetyfundamentals.com/). Jamie completed his Bachelors (Physical Natural Sciences) and Masters (Physics) at the U. Cambridge and worked as an ML E…

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The Disability Royal Commission, secret refugee deals, preventing child sexual abuse, and underestimating climate change

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This week the team dove into a plethora of topics, covering issues such as underestimating the economic impacts of climate change, preventing child sexual abuse, the Disability Royal Commission, and a secret deal surrounding refugees between Australia and Papua New Guinea. Rob spoke to River Night, an advocate for reform within the National Disabil…

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Stop Seismic Blasting, Grand Final Debrief, Victoria's Housing Plan and The Voice Referendum

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Grace, Rob and James start today's show with a debrief about the grand final weekend, and then hear from an excerpt of the stop seismic blasting rally in the Otway Basin supported by X-Rebellion, held on Monday the 15th of September. Then, the focus turns to Victorian Labour's Housing Plan with Rob speaking with Harry Millward, a delegate of the Re…

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El Nino, Debunking Nuclear, Bushfire and Heat Risk, Rupert Murdoch's Legacy and the I Am Me Foundation

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Rob, Grace and James recap their weekends, and then get into a big show talking about climate, justice and being your true self.First, the team heard from Dr. Karl Braganza on how warmer and drier conditions will be more likely over spring and summer for parts of Australia, under the influence of these two climate drivers. Bureau of Meteorology Cli…

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21st Century Virtues & Failing Democracy, Fighting for Banaba, Driftwood the Musical, Q+ Law

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AOC// Headlines// Jacques Boulet from Think Again interviews Lucinda Holdforth about her book: 21st-Century Virtues: How they are failing our democracy. Priya from Thursday Breakfast caught up with Professor Katerina Teaiwa and Itinterunga Rae Banteiti to discuss the colonial history of phosphate mining on Banaba and the fight by Banabans for repar…

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