News and views regarding the Palestinian situation. Bringing listeners the untold side of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
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Feed your mind. Be provoked. One big idea at a time. Your brain will love you for it. Grab your front row seat to the best live forums and festivals with Natasha Mitchell.
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Serious Danger is a podcast about our broken political system and its greatest threat: the Greens. Join traitorous SJWs Emerald Moon and Tom Ballard as they discuss the #auspol news of the week, chat to key figures from the left movement, and talk about how to win a future for all of us. This is NOT an official Greens party podcast, but it IS the official podcast of trying to not go insane while experiencing the sh*tshow that is Australian politics. / Produced by Michael Griffin / Twitter & ...
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A plea for peace in the Middle East — Louise Adler and Nasser Mashni
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Two Australians who are intimately connected to the conflict in the Middle East, one Jewish, one Palestinian, make their pleas for peace, and share their deeply personal stories of how it has affected them. The 13th annual UN International Day of Peace Brisbane lecture was recorded at St John's Anglican Cathedral on September 21, 2024. Speakers Pet…
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Teaser: One year since October 7th ft. Nasser Mashni
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In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom are joined by Nasser Mashni, co-founder and President of the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network, to discuss the year since the events of October 7th 2023. They discuss their personal reactions on the day and the initial discourse in the weeks after, and then how that has played out i…
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148: Albo’s mansion, the Greens slumlord & school funding class war
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Canberra Liberals leader gives media the finger, loses election. Emerald and Tom learn that PM Albo bought a mansion and try to work out why exactly it feels so wrong (7:01). Is it his Hawaii moment? Meanwhile a Greens mayoral candidate is alleged to be a moldy slumlord. Then the fight is brewing over schools funding (47:08), from the underfunding …
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I was invited alongside Louise Adler AM to co-deliver the 13th annual UN International Day of Peace Brisbane lecture The St John’s Cathedral International Day of Peace event was co-hosted by the United Nations Association of Australia — Queensland Division and Just Peace It was recorded at St John's Anglican Cathedral on September 21, 2024. A speci…
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Teaser: Kevin 07 - 2007 Election Retrospective
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In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom recap the 2007 federal election. Kevin 07! Rudd-slide! Workchoices! The idea that you could have a PM who wasn’t Little Johnny Howard! Rudd eating his ear wax in parliament! Nothing bad will ever happen again. ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscribe…
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The dangerous rise in antisemitism – Sharon Nazarian
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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has fought against antisemitism worldwide for over a century. It is now documenting a dangerous rise in antisemitism, and the connection between conspiracy theorists, white supremacy, pro-Palestine anti-war protests, and hate speech. ADL board member, prominent Iranian-American Jewish philanthropist and academic Dr.…
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SOS Democracy with Niki Savva — can politicians and journalists can do better?
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From social media algorithms to authoritarian despots, is our democracy under threat? In our SOS DEMOCRACY series, meet big thinkers on a rescue mission to resuscitate democracy. In this first episode, one of Australia's most seasoned political journalists Niki Savva has seen the fractures up closer than most. Hear her timely advice for journalists…
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What makes you a top athlete: science, training or talent?
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Are you a gazelle or a grizzly bear when you run? The bounce in your step defines whether you're a stronger sprinter or long-distance runner — and choosing the right sport for your biomechanics determines whether you can get to the top of the podium. Find out more about the secret weapon of biomechanics, the theory of optimal speed control within r…
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147: Dealing with the Greens & Fatima’s Voice ft. Rachel Withers
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Emerald is joined by guest co-host Rachel Withers, our favourite adult #auspol writer. Everyone hates the Greens (12:11), with Labor campaigners running a seminar on how to Deal With them, and Zionist lobbyists trying to get them out of office. Also they look at parliament’s reactions to October 7th, and Fatima Payman has a new political party but …
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On this week's episode we present an extended interview between Jan Bartlett, presenter and producer of 3CR's Tuesday Hometime and longstanding pro-Palestinian activist and sometime Palestine Remembered co-host, Robert Martin. They speak about his experiences during the Free Gaza Coalition's mission on the Handala earlier this year to provide human…
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Cemeteries − the parks and public spaces of the future
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Can you have a wedding between the graves? Why not! – as long as it's respectful. The future of cemetery design is multi-functional, as public spaces just like our gardens and parks. And also as a refuge for animals in the midst of our cities and suburbs. They can be places for the living as well as the dead. How can cemeteries play a broader role …
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The case for controversial ideas — philosopher Peter Singer with Natasha Mitchell
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Renowned and controversial Australian philosopher and bioethicist Peter Singer is no stranger to contentious ideas — wrestling with the ethics of how we treat each other and other species — infanticide, altruism, veganism and more. He joins Big Ideas' host Natasha Mitchell to talk about why. This event was organised by The Wheeler Centre and Montal…
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How Edna Walling changed gardening — with Millie Ross
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Big Ideas celebrates the blooming daphne with a look at the life, work and legacy of a pioneer of Australian landscape gardening, Edna Walling. This event was recorded on April 16, 2024 at the State Library of Victoria. Speakers Trisha Dixon Writer, photographer, tour guide leaderCo-author (with Jennie Churchill) The Vision of Edna Walling: Garden …
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From Gaza to Ukraine — is it harder to build peace, than to start war?
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The United Nations was established after World War II in an attempt to maintain international peace, security, and cooperation. So why now, in the face once again of rising global conflicts, are the UN, and other world bodies, laws, and mechanisms, so unable to address these crises? This event was recorded at the University of Melbourne on 29 Augus…
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146: Hezbollah, Shrinkflation & the Door-knocking Green Lion
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Put on some pants, there’s a Green Lion knocking on the door. Emerald and Tom try to get their heads around the escalating conflict in Israel, Lebanon and Iran, Dutton’s grandstanding, and the Hezbollah flag-gate at protests (7:34). Then an update on supermarkets as the government threatens to do something (?) about price rorting, land banking and …
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On this week's episode, Nasser reflects upon and provides commentary on the genocide in Gaza, one year on, with more than 41,000 Palestinian lives claimed since Oct 7, 2023. Free Palestine rally, State Library Victoria, every Sunday from 12pm. DetailsVigil for Gaza, Marquis of Linlithgow Memorial, Corner of St Kilda Rd and Anzac Ave, Mon 7 Oct, 6.3…
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Superheroes, pop stars, and “good enough tv” — The life of a culture critic in 2024
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We've lived through the age of peak TV, (and wasn't it glorious). Then cinema was BACK, thanks to the hype of Barbenheimer. So, in this post Hollywood writers' strike world, how do we define the era of culture we are now consuming? This event was recorded at the Melbourne International Film Festival on 17 August 2024. Speakers Jared Richards ABC En…
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