In this week's Lost in Science Chris looks at a new drug transforming bodies in predictable and sometimes unpredicted ways, while Stu looks into the acceleration of the merging of human bodies with technology in completely different directions.By Chris Lassig, Stu Burns

Jane grew up in a loving family even though both her parents were alcoholics, her dad recovering in Alcoholics Anonymous and her mum still actively drinking. Her parents split when she was around 6 years old, and her mum’s bender-drinking quickly escalated. Jane and her sister took care of her mum for a few years until her father began to look afte…

In today's program we continue our focus on how workers win against the odds we look at the Living Wage Movement Aotearoa NZ where a coalition of faith groups, community organizations and unions worked in partnership starting in 2012 on the Living Wage Campaign. We speak with former Union Organizer turned author Lyndy McIntyre about the campaign wh…

His Week That Was – Kevin Healy, Retired academic, foreign affairs advisor, author and member of the ANU Emeritus Faculty, Tony Kevin, and the dangers to our multicultural society from Zionism, US peace activist Brad Wolf, and the beginnings of the People's Tribunal to address the impact of the A-Bombs in 1945 on the 70-100,00 Koreans in the two ci…

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte is in the custody of the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands after being arrested in Manila on Tuesday 11 March, on crimes against humanity charges linked to his deadly "war on drugs".Mr Duterte was detained by Philippine police and flown to The Hague in the Netherlands on an arrest warrant. …

CLIMATE ACTION SHOWProduced by Vivien Langford17th March 2025D O N ' T B U R N OUR F U T U R E“The PM’s Climate Speech we’ve been waiting for” from the SLF 2025 Join climate activists Violet CoCo, David Spratt and Mark Carter to view and reflect on the speech — that we all want to hear. They ask the government to safeguard the wellbeing of all Aust…

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time contains audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody.This week's Doin Time features an extended interview with Josephine Langbien, Associate Legal Director from the Human rights Law Centre, regarding brutal new anti-migrant laws rushed t…

In this episode we hear about the ongoing impacts of Fukushima Diaster including the impact on land, water, human health and communities. We disucss how Fukushima serves as a sober warning to Nuclear Power in Australia. Please see the Nuclear Mapping project here: https://nuclearplume.auBy Sakyo Nado, Dr Jim Green, Johan Kettle

Faith and Val are joined in the studio by Will Hartnett of Cycling Wild and Off Course bike shop. Will talks about the years he has spent exploring the Flinders Ranges and other remote areas of Australia by bike and the knowledge he has gathered showing others around on foot and wheels. While he has often shared his experience on his website Cyclin…

Avika is a regenerative farmer in Chiang Mai, Thailand, passionate about regenerating soil. She works with farmers across the country to make regenerative farming tools and techniques more accessible. In this episode of Women on the Line we hear from Avika about combating the climate crisis through regenerative farming, the role of women in sustain…

Hello and welcome to the Monday Breakfast show for the 17th of March 2025. On today's show: - Last Tuesday the Allan Government announced that the public housing tower in Flemington, whose residents are currently part of an ongoing class action lawsuit, will be demolished and redeveloped without any new public housing. The decision involves what th…

Nasser speaks with Hiba, an activist and speaker with Sawt Al Sudan and Unimelb for Palestine, on her personal story, the "silent genocide" and displacement of Sudanese people, Sudan’s war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the effects of colonisation and exploitation, and the importance of mutual aid. For m…

Guest Eva Rees talks about Djuna as part of Darebin Arts Speakeasy.Mardi Gras coverage.CN: that advert on front page of newspaper - and reassuring response.By Sally Goldner with Eva Rees

Climate Fear in an Election Year As we prepare to hit the polls again this year, the major parties are scrambling to demonstrate their environmental credentials. Grassroots organisers are looking at what it will take to cut through the noise and mobilise voters for climate action.In this episode, we hear from grassroots campaigners who are mobilisi…

Weekly update from the CFMEU Construction & General (Vic/Tas). Full house today but light on substance if you discount the footy croon. Scallywags and sooks keep giving.By Gorilla, Campo, Golden Sparrow, Poodle, Three Trees

On Sunday 16 March, Virginia Heywood - Guide, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, will be joined by Stephen Ryan - Dicksonia Rare Plants; Greg Boldiston - Longinomus Plants; and Pete Harris - Whitehouse Nursery.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Sundays on 855 on the AM dial, 3…

II Voices 4 Palestine Listen Here Peter Slezak speaks at the Sydney Palestine rally on the 2nd of March about the conflation of "the rise in Anti- Semitism" and actual racism happing in real time in So caller - Australia. II Mira Gunawansa Interview Listen Here Pt 1 of an interview conducted by Anila about the mental load of female presenting acade…

Interview with aspiring Senate candidate Monique Toms. A proud trans woman and former Australian Navy member, the Independent discusses her policies and calls out Clive Palmer and Nine Media over anti-trans political advertising. Monique Toms 4 the Senate - Empowering Our Community TogetherBy Monique Toms with James McKenzie

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Presenters: Jordan AK, Jacob AndrewarthaNewsreportsHeadline news story discussion about the Trump administration threats to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a leader in the Palest…

Jesse grew up in a good home with good morals. He was a small kid and often felt scared and lonely. He was bullied at school and eventually turned to alcohol and then drugs in his early teens as they made him feel like he fitted in and more relaxed.His drinking and drug use progressed, adversely affecting his work and ruining his close relationship…

Alice and Teddy are two women on the fringes of criminality who begin to realize they are implicated in drug running and murder in Fiona Hardy's novel, 'Unbury the Dead'.Three people from different generations, backgrounds and work, form an unlikely connection and this friendship alters the course of their lives in Andrea Goldsmith’s ‘The Buried Li…

Today's show is about International Women's Day. What does International Women's Day means to strong Women Self Advocates?We touch on what rights are important to us, about what needs to change to make things better for women with disabilities.Music on the show: Man I feel like a Woman by Shania TwainPresented by Janice, Janet, Shona, Louise, Maddy…

Shane and Fiona speak to Allie about her role as care finder at HAAG. She explains how to access aged care and housing, and some of the barriers for older renters.By Shane and Fiona speak to Allie

Aprilia Seseray is a super smart auditor who volunteers at the West Papua office in Docklands. She was born among mountains, lakes and forest fruits and then at some stage she moved to Yogyakarta, Indonesia, for studies. It was a totally different culture, different language and different food from her homeland. Aprilia was bullied every single day…

Gaza: 9 Days After I News Corporation: Feigned Outrage I Dutton's Red Herring: What A Joke I West Papua: Hasn't Gone Away I Buffolini's Treacle-Down Economics - Mark 387 - Liberal-National Party Policy I Australia's Gold Medal, Arse-Licking Performance - Gold! Gold! Gold! I Artists And Art Board's Under Seige In Australia I Tocano 4 Flinders Campai…

Web Forum on the risks of nuclear to Far North Queensland, Wed 12/03/25 6.30pm AEST, 7.30pm Melbourne time: https://www.foefnq.org.au/the_risks_of_nuclear_for_fnq_forum?splash=1 Check out interactive mapping showing how a Fukushima-scale nuclear disaster could contaminate different areas depending on proposed reactor sites by the Liberals:https://n…

In today's program we ask the question how do people get positive change at work and in their communities when the powers that be seem to be against them? First we hear from two industrial campaigns that gained positive outcomes for the workers involved.By Annie McLoughlin, Jean Ely, Elaine Gillespie

Ana Gamero, originally from Peru and now living in Australia for 17 years, made the bold transition from construction to welding while undertaking an Engineering Fabrication Apprenticeship. In this conversation, she shares her journey in the trades, the invaluable support from her colleagues, and the guidance of Courteney Munn, Project Manager at A…

The Climate Action ShowMarch 10th 2025The fight against climate disinformation in the mediaProduced by Hélène Goyat Interview with Eva Morel, co-founder of Quota Climat(Interview recorded on the 25/02/2025)During her role as parliamentary assistant in France, Eva Morel discovered the role media and journalists play in bringing climate issues to the…

On this weeks program Chris talks to Mark Donnellon from Streets People Love Hobart about how they created the group, what actions they've taken since December 2024, how the campaign grew from passionate debate about improving Collins Street, showing community support for active transport in nipuluna Hobart, being guided by their fun-loving mascot,…

Adam and Nick reflect on their personal experiences and practical issues around caring for companion animals who have significant health issues. They also consider what policy/societal changes could be made to better support companion animals and their human carers. Music: Animal Liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Dogs Are T…

Have you been to a farmers’ market recently? If so, you’ll know the great feeling that buying locally grown food and connecting with your community brings. You’ll also be contributing to something bigger. Localisation is a rapidly growing movement resisting globalisation through the rebuilding of place-based cultures, strengthening local communitie…

On Sunday 9 March, Emma Herd - Little Green Landscapes, was joined by Russell Larke - Senior Curator of Horticulture, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne; Fermi de Sousa - Alpine Garden Society President; and Craig Wilson - Gentiana Nursery.Text your gardening questions to 0488 809 855, or call 9419 0155 while we're on the air.Tune in 7:30 - 9:15am Su…

DOGS Special International Women's Day broadcast featuring great women activists for public education - Jane Caro, Dianne Ravitch and our own Jean Ely talking about her many years of activism and the fight for Richmond Girls SchoolGreat State School of the week - Melbourne Girls College ( formerly Richmond Girls School)www.adogs.info…

We hear from Ray Acheson, who worked with ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, and many other NGOs, community groups, governments, diplomats and civil society, to reach the Treaty on the Prohibition on Nuclear Weapons, which was signed at the UN in 2017. Ray has written a book on the process called ‘Banning the bomb, Smashin…

Guest hosts Mai Saif and Lina Breik present this week’s episode in recognition of International Women’s Day 2025.Mai is a Palestinian activist, an organiser with Free Palestine Melbourne, and member of the Palestinian Community Association for Victoria. Lina is a Palestinian-Australian dietitian working in critical care nutrition, founder of Tube D…

IWWD edition of Solidarity Breakfast a tribute to women of actionSpeakers @ Sydney Rally the last day of the Israeli Ceasefire in Gaza IIHannah Thomas here II Tells us why she put her hand up to be a candidate for the Federal seat of Grayndler (Albanese's electorate). - Associate Professor Jumanah Bayeh here II Speaking of Randah Abdel Fattah and t…

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A trans thriller by playwright Eva Rees and produced by Bullet Heart Club, Djuna plays at the Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre, March 12 to 23. Eva Rees joins us in the studio for a live to air interview. DJUNA | BULLET HEART CLUBBy Eva Rees with James McKenzie

Dean Arcuri joins us from Daylesford for ChillOut. ChillOut FestivalBy Dean Arcuri with James McKenzie

Just Equal's Rodney Croome outlines what Labor and the Coalition should promise the LGBTIQA+ community during Australia's federal election campaign. LGBTIQA+ Advocacy & Action | Just.Equal AustraliaBy Rodney Croome with James McKenzie

A tribute to Aurial Andrew, an Arrente woman from the Northern Territory. Auriel was a country music singer with a sweet voice, the first Aboriginal woman to appear on Australian television as an entertainer.By Susanna Duffy

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Special International Women's Day programPresenters: Mary Merkenich, Chloe DS, Stephanie MierischNewsreportsMary reports on the Melbourne/Naarm International Day rally o…

This week we have a yarn with Dr Kaz Ross about conspiracy theories and whether they are the sole domain of the deluded and uneducated - plus an update on our favourite jacuzzi-ruiner Steve Bannon.By Andy Fleming, Cam Smith, Dr Kaz Ross

Josephine grew up in suburban Melbourne in a family where addiction was an issue. Preoccupied with success, Josephine achieved highly at school and university but not without consequences for her mental health. Encouraged by her mother, she sought the support of Al-Anon. Now living in Berlin, Josephine and her partner Dejan both attend Al-Anon. In …