The Australian Ahmadiyya Muslim community has taken an active role condemning acts of terror and spreading the message of ‘Love For All – Hatred for None’. Imam Mohammad Hadi speaks with Ruth Hessey about how Muslims For Peace are opening a dialogue of peace and understanding with the wider Australian community. Find out more about the […]
Category: Podcast
Underwater Secrets Of Sydney Harbour
Sydney Harbour is one of Australia’s most beautiful icons, but most of us are unaware that the waterway is a living and breathing ecosystem. Ruth Hessey speaks with University of Sydney researcher Edwina Tanner about how the Sydney Harbour Estuary absorbs carbon and the immediate threats the system is facing. Edwina Tanner is the coordinator […]
Criminal Law
On June 7 2017, Sylvia played the second of two repeat conversations about legal history. This week the conversation is about criminal law and our guest is Arlie Loughnan. Follow the prompts and listen: That was Part 1 of the conversation and here is Part 2: Now for Part 3: […]
Film Review: King Authur
Riley Lavelle Long reviews Guy Ritchie’s new film King Authur: Legend of the Sword. […]
Keeping Sydney Beautiful
Maria Bradley helped form grass-roots organisation Keep Sydney Beautiful after she noticed the all of the old trees disappearing from Anzac Parade. Sydney has lost over 1000 trees in the construction of the new Light Rail route, and as major government projects threaten Sydney’s green spaces Keep Sydney Beautiful is giving locals a voice. Ruth […]
Rocking The Foundations
Pat Fiske is one of Australia’s most prominent independent filmmakers and has been directing films since the early 1970s. Ruth Hessey speaks to Fiske about how she got involved in the union activist movement and her 1985 documentary Rocking The Foundations. Find out more about Fiske’s upcoming films Oyster and When The Camera Stopped Rolling. […]
Boiling Point 30th May 2017 Kooda,compost and ponytails
Kooda, Compost and the mystery of the ponytail swing Chantelle crossed the Nullabor to interview Carly Hardy, founder of Kooda to find out what’s compost anyway and is it really different from landfill?Want to know more? Carly recommends the Centre for Organic Research & Education (CORE) for more information on the science of compost https://www.core.asn.au/ Plus, Charlotte read into 2012 […]
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Equity
In March 2015, Fiona Roughely was Sylvia’s guest, talking about equity in our legal system. This year, it is one of two legal history interviews from Arts Wednesday we are replaying. Equity, or fairness, is an important part of how we see that laws should be made, but the history of this aspect of our […]
Save Sydney’s Green Spaces
When a developer wants to cheap land to subdivide, they often target Sydney’s beloved parks and green spaces. Green spaces clean Sydney’s air, provide refuge for rare species and preserve the natural beauty which all Australian cities are famous for. Ruth Hessey chats with Total Environment Care Executive Director Jeff Angel on how Sydney’s green spaces are […]
Return To The Wild
What happens when you reintroduce an apex predator back into its native eco-system? Ruth Hessey speaks with Dr Thomas Newsome about the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park and the incredible ways in which they helped to rebuild the damaged rivers and eco-system. As red foxes and feral cats plague Australia’s bushland, Newsome explains […]
What will 2071 look like?
What will the Earth look like in 2071? Part of Seymour’s Great Ideas Performance series, 2071: A Performance About Climate Change is a theatrical monologue, with a stunning backdrop of 3D projections and an original score. Created from the words of renown scientist Professor Chris Rapley (played by John Gaden) the production tackles the biggest […]
Sydney’s Chinatown with George Wing Kee
On Arts Wednesday 17 May 2017, Sylvia’s guest was George Wing Kee, member of the Haymarket Chamber of Commerce and local identity who conducts tours of Sydney’s Chinatown. He and Sylvia had a lively conversation about the district, its history and its particular customs. Listen to the conversation here: […]