A weekly conversation about politics and current events, international affairs, history, art, books, and the natural world, to illuminate the issues faced by society and explore them in new ways.
Graeme Davison, urban historian, discusses his book Hugh Stretton: Selected Writings. Stretton was a prominent public intellectual in Australia and a social democrat. Professor Philomena Murray from the University of Melbourne, on…
Parisian author and journalist Agnès Poirier on Left Bank: Art, Passion and the Rebirth of Paris, 1940-50. Patrick Mullins on Tiberius With A Telephone: The Life and Stories of William McMahon. Plus Ben…
Author Stuart Kells on his book, The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders. Addiction psychiatrist Dr Shalini Arunogiri on the increasing misuse of prescription drugs. Plus Ben Eltham on the Victorian state election results…
Award-winning journalist and ABC legend Kerry O'Brien joined Amy in the studio to discuss his new memoir. Meg Labrum, from the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), on Heath Ledger: A…
Emma Shortis on the US mid-term election results, US foreign policy and recent international diplomacy issues. Ed Hill from the Goongerah Environment Centre (GECO) in East Gippsland on the old growth native forest…
Feminist and writer Anne Summers on her adventurous life; Curator of the University of Melbourne's Herbarium Dr Jo Birch on their newly digitised collection of plant specimens; and Ben Eltham on federal politics.
University of Würzburg Professor Emeritus Jürgen Tautz on The Honey Factory: Inside the Ingenious World of Bees; Australian Academy of the Humanities President Joy Damousi on the federal government’s vetoing of 11 ARC…
Gabrielle Chan on her book Rusted Off: Why Country Australia is Fed Up. Greg Champion sings songs from his book of lyrics, The Thing About Football: Songs of Greg Champion. Ed Newbigin…
Johann Hari on Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs; Anne Manne on Dangerous Ideas About Mothers and a 'universal caregiver' regime; and Ben Eltham on Australian…
Alex Edney-Browne on military drones and their effects on civilian populations and drone operators. Nic Maclellan on his attendance of the Pacific Islands Forum 2018 in Nauru. US artist Steve Lambert on his…
Barrister and human rights advocate Julian Burnside QC on threats to multiculturalism, Reason Party Leader Fiona Patten MLC on her memoir, ANU international law expert Prof. Don Rothwell on whaling, and Ben Eltham…
Emma Shortis on US politics, Karen Middleton on federal politics, Brendan Wintle on the state of threatened species in Australia, and Peter Cochrane on his book, 'Best We Forget: The War for White…
Tune in for a very special Radiothon edition of Uncommon Sense with Gillian Triggs, Michelle Bennett, Ben Eltham, Stuart Kells, Red Stitch Theatre & Anna Kerr!
