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.
1470 Available Episodes (1470 Total)Average duration: 00:51:14
Apr 18, 2024
Trees as an alternative crop — the future of forestry in Australia?
00:53:32
Forestry is a hotly disputed industry in Australia. Environmentalists want to preserve more valuable habitat to protect endangered species. Developers want to lock away forests as off-sets for their projects and at the same time want to clear forests to make space for said projects. Corporations want to buy rights to carbon sequestration. And then there are the landholders trying to make a living from timber. How do we navigate all these competing factors? How valuable are trees as an alternative crop? And what's the role of agroforestry in the future of sustainable farming?
Apr 17, 2024
The shark net controversy — hear the debate at Bondi's Ocean Lovers Festival
00:54:58
They use of shark nets to protect us from sharks is highly controversial. Do they work, what do they do to marine life, are there alternatives, and why are sharks so political? Join Natasha Mitchell and guests at the 2024 Ocean Lovers Festival for a robust interrogation of of an issue that ignites passions.
Apr 16, 2024
Life on Mars – and beyond
00:53:38
It's a question that has focused the minds of astronauts, scientists, space entrepreneurs and enthusiasts alike – is there, could there be, life on Mars? The race is on to find out, with NASA hoping to land astronauts there by the late 2030s.
Apr 15, 2024
A heart-to-heart with Eric Bogle — his songs and his life
00:54:05
Folk legend Eric Bogle is opening up and talks about his life, his thoughts about death, friendship and love and why having a deeper message for writing songs is so much more important than money and fame. It's a rare opportunity to share a conversation with one of the best and most prolific songwriters of the last several decades. His songs have become Australian classics – like The Band Played Waltzing Matilda or No Man's Land. And as a very special treat – you'll hear the world premiere of his latest song … finished on the way to this event.
Apr 11, 2024
The war in Gaza, Palestinians, and Israelis – what can we learn from the past about the future?
00:53:31
What is the future of Israelis and Palestinians in the Gaza strip and surrounding region? Can the past help us understand the tumultuous, horrifying present? And is a two-state solution a realistic response to the war in Gaza or not? Walkley Award-winning Australian journalist John Lyons, Israeli historian and political scientist Ilan Pappé, American essayist and author Nathan Thrall, and American political advisor Bruce Wolpe share their perspectives.
Apr 10, 2024
A mummified mystery! Sealed shut for decades then scientists opened this coffin lid
00:57:30
A wooden sarcophogas is sold in a Cairo market in the late 1800s, transported to Australia, and held in a University of Sydney collection. It remains closed for over a century. And then scientists opened its lid. What happened next? Two leading Australian Egyptologists join Natasha Mitchell to consider the ethics, history, and science of a quest to understand life and death in Ancient Egypt and get a glimpse into one woman's world over 2500 years ago. But is it really Mer-Neith-It_Es?
Apr 09, 2024
Mary Beard — Empress of Rome
00:54:05
For decades, Mary Beard has forged her own path through the male dominated field of academia, from the ruins of Rome to the trenches of Twitter, to become "the world's most famous classicist".
Apr 08, 2024
Michael Gawenda on Jewishness, the Australian Left, and the State of Israel
00:53:23
The best of talks, forums, debates, and festivals held in Australia and around the world.
Apr 04, 2024
Cheng Lei, Sean Turnell and Kylie Moore-Gilbert on the ruthless practice of hostage diplomacy
00:53:14
What is the best response to hostage diplomacy? Pay the ransom? Sanction the responsible country, or individuals? Go public, or pursue quiet diplomacy? Can countries preserve bilateral relations, while at the same time advocating for the rights of their unlawfully detained citizens?
Apr 03, 2024
Ripples, resilience, and rivers – the politics of water
00:54:06
Water is life. Rivers give life. But water and the rivers it flows down are also heavily politicised, and at the heart of battles over who gets access to water, what's killing our rivers, and what happens when they kill us during catastrophic floods. Join Natasha Mitchell and guests at this Adelaide Writers Week event with Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Barrister and author Richard Beasley, grazier and activist Kate McBride, and environmental historian Dr Margaret Cook.
Apr 18 | 00:53:32
Trees as an alternative crop — the future of forestry in Australia?
Apr 17 | 00:54:58
The shark net controversy — hear the debate at Bondi's Ocean Lovers Festival
Apr 16 | 00:53:38
Life on Mars – and beyond
Apr 15 | 00:54:05
A heart-to-heart with Eric Bogle — his songs and his life
Apr 11 | 00:53:31
The war in Gaza, Palestinians, and Israelis – what can we learn from the past about the future?
Apr 10 | 00:57:30
A mummified mystery! Sealed shut for decades then scientists opened this coffin lid
Apr 09 | 00:54:05
Mary Beard — Empress of Rome
Apr 08 | 00:53:23
Michael Gawenda on Jewishness, the Australian Left, and the State of Israel
Apr 04 | 00:53:14
Cheng Lei, Sean Turnell and Kylie Moore-Gilbert on the ruthless practice of hostage diplomacy
Apr 03 | 00:54:06
Ripples, resilience, and rivers – the politics of water
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