Podcasts about 3cr

‘A thirsting fish, I thrash inside my bowl'from My Dearest Darling Everything by Paris Rosemont. In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 17th September  2026, you will hear Paris Rosemont talk about quitting the day job, being an extra on a studio backlot, and dedicating herself to the craft of writing poetry. There is a content warning on this episode for explicit language and adult themes. Paris Rosemont is a Thai Australian poet and author of Banana Girl, Barefoot Poetess, and >>glitch

Acknowledgement of country// News headlines: Yemen displacementGaza building collapseWest bank raids by Israeli settlers and militaryAnti-death penalty activists face trial in SingaporeDesignated area declared at Northland Shopping centre today (Thursday), providing for extra police powers//  CW: This episode contains mention of colonial violence including genocide, ecoside and the names of First Nations people who have died. If you need support, you can call mob only helplines 13 YARN on 13 92 76 and Yarning Safe'n'Strong on 1800 959 563, or Lifeline on 13 11 14 which is open to anyone. We listened back to a new regular segment from 3CR's Kill Your Lawn and Kick Your Fence called Suburban Hellscapes that examines how cities have been organised by drawing on Henri Lefebvre's Right to The City and anti-colonial critique. In the second part of this series Amy Ciara brings you a case study on the issues facing the Armstrong Creek Urban Development Zone in Greater Geelong. You can hear part one by going to 3cr.org.au/killyourlawn, or tune in to future episodes live on 3CR - fortnightly at 9am on Fridays.// Mhamad Babai, documentary producer and activist from Jaffa, Palestine, joined us to speak about the Australian premiere of the film Human Animals, produced by David Wachsmann. Juxtaposing catastrophic scenes from Gaza with denial, normalisation and enthusiasm for the genocide expressed by Israelis only a few kilometres away, this documentary exposes the history and ideology underpinning the systemic dehumanisation of Palestinians. The film premieres at Kino Cinemas tonight, accompanied by a Q&A with Mhamad Babai and Jewish Council of Australia Community Engagement Director, Ohad Kozminsky. Get your tickets here.//  In August we were joined by Bendigo renter and housing advocate, Kristie Hoskins, to talk to us about a petition she launched in the Victorian Parliament to ban continuous video surveillance throughout routine rental inspections. This week, we were fortunate to have Kristie on the show again to learn more about a federal petition she put forward to make it easier for renters to obtain their first home loan, and hear about a recent win she had in her campaign.// We were joined by Jorgen Doyle, an activist who was involved in blockading the access road to the Pine Gap military intelligence facility on October 9, 2025, in protest of Australia's signals intelligence complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza, whose case in the Alice Springs Magistrates Court ultimately concluded with the judge deciding not to record a conviction. We were also joined by criminal defence lawyer Nicholas Hanna, who represented the defendants - Jorgen Doyle and Yul Scarf - in this case. We heard about evidence presented to the court that confirmed Israel's conduct in Gaza constitutes a genocide, and that Pine Gap is sending intelligence to the Israeli military enabling this genocide.//

Kevin takes us on a whirlwind tour through the pages of the financial press, which somehow keeps returning to the "big four" consulting companies (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC ).We replay an interview first aired 10 September on 3CR's Thursday Breakfast, with Dr Gina Bekker from the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law. In partnership with Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) their submissions, have successfully resulted in an official United Nations (UN) communication with the Australian Government regarding concerns about the human rights impacts of the public housing tower redevelopment plan. 

Shae looks into the research about whether recycling and other small household environmental actions mean that people are diverted from larger political actions.We hear from presenters around 3CR about the latest climate news - the tragedy in Nepal, the expansion of gas mining and datacentres in the Northern Territory, and a chat with climate researcher David Spratt.

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:UN calls for pause on Naarm public housing demolitionsAmnesty International report: Tehran strikes may amount to war crimesRefugee children facing severe poverty in first year in countryAnak Krakatau volcano ashfall sparks health fears across Indonesia We listened back to a segment from Earth Matters' 6th of September program, where host Mia interviewed Dr Kylie Soanes, a research fellow based at the University of Melbourne, about her work finding innovative ways to encourage urban biodiversity. Dr Kylie Soanes is a conservation biologist with her sights set on saving species in cities and towns. Tune in to Earth Matters every Sunday from 11-11:30AM on 3CR 855AM.// August 23rd of this year marked the 60-year Anniversary of the beginning of the Gurindji walk-off in Kalkarindji, also known as 'Wave Hill Station', a move which began the journey to Land Rights in Australia. 60 years on, the story of the Wave Hill walk-off continues to be carried by the families, elders, and young people who gather each year to remember it.At this year's Freedom Day celebrations in Kalkarindji on Sunday the 23rd of August, CAAMA Radio's Orlando Rubuntja sat down with his grandfather George Edwards, a Gurindji elder and chairperson of the Gurindji Corporation, who was just a child when his family joined the walk-off. Later in the piece, we heard reporting from CAAMA's Brenton Woods, and community voices from the Freedom Day Celebrations in Kalkarindji.This is a piece from the weekly wrap up of national stories, from the newsroom of the National Indigenous Radio Service's newsroom, which you can hear on 3CR every Tuesday at 9.30PM or Thursday at 3PM, or online at nirs.org.au.// Dr Gina Bekker, Clinical Supervisor at Monash University's Castan Centre Human Rights Clinic, spoke with us about the advocacy work that the Castan Centre conducted in partnership with Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) on behalf of thousands of Melbourne's public housing tower tenants regarding human rights concerns associated with the Victorian government's plans to demolish and redevelop all 44 high-rise public housing towers in Melbourne. The report they produced successfully resulted in an official United Nations communication with the Australian Government regarding concerns about the human rights impacts of the public housing tower redevelopment plan. Dr Bekker and students at the Castan Centre worked together to create the report.// Earlier this week, Environment Centre Northern Territory campaigner Sarah Wilson joined 3CRs Tuesday breakfast to unpack the logistics of fracking and its environmental impacts. Today we kept the spotlight on fracking by speaking with fellow ECNT campaigner Dan Broun about the economic myths and legends that underpin NT fracking plans and the link with the Country Liberal Party's dubious AI data centre scheme. Since 2018, state and federal governments have subsidised NT gas companies over 400 million in tax payer dollars but financial analysis indicates that the gas industry in the NT is not commercially viable.// AI Safety Symposiums crew members Jules and Opal joined us for a conversation about the importance of developing mass critical literacy about artificial intelligence in an era of toxic tech industry boosterism and regulatory ambivalence. Read 'A Booklet About Artificial Intelligence' here.//  Songs//Koori Rose - Roger Knox//

 * Presenter:  Radical Philosophy, 3CR

Headlines:Nepal's rescue teams, aided by Chinese and Indian experts, are racing to save more than 900 workers believed to be trapped underground at hydropower projects hit by devastating flash floodsThe Northern Territory Government has seemingly rejected a Commonwealth offer to split the cost of acquiring Darwin's largest homeless shelterMore than 450 University of Sydney (USyd) alumni and current staff have signed a letter calling for a mass meeting to discuss the university's ties to Israel amid concerns of a crackdown on free speech.New analysis from the Australia Institute has revealed that two million Australians delay or skip specialist appointments each year. 7:15: // Jana Favero is Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and joins us this morning to reflect on 25 years since the Tampa Affair, which permanently reshaped Australian politics and immigration law by launching offshore detention and hardline border protection policies that continue to this day. Go to https://asrc.org.au/ for more information about the organisation.  7:30: // D'Arcy Rouillard is an Australian-Mauritian Artist, whose practice revolves primarily around textiles and sculpture, though she is constantly expanding is practice to include more mediums. Her art investigates a variety of themes including; the materiality of metal, feminism, craft as art and the relationship between metal and textiles. D'Arcy joins us on the show this morning to talk about the Woods Street Youth Art Prize, which is a biennial exhibition presented by Hobsons Bay City Council. It celebrates the diverse perspectives, creative practices and artistic ambitions of young people across Melbourne's west. You can find out more about the exhibition by visiting the Hobson Bay City Council website. You can find D'Arcy on Instagram at @darcy_beaux_arts 7:45: //  In last week's episode of Tuesday Hometime, Jan spoke to Australian/Palestinian writer and filmmaker, Ala'a Al Qaisi about her latest play The Return. They spoke about her move to from Jordan to Australia, her studies in the arts, and her creative practice. This interview first aired on 3CR on Tuesday 25 August 2026. The Return will play in theatres across Melbourne and regional Victoria from September 15. It is the first time the play will be performed in the state following a successful Sydney run in 2025. The dates are:September 15, 16, 17 and 20: Brunswick Mechanics InstituteSeptember 18: Ballarat Performing Arts CentreSeptember 19: Chandler Community Centre, KeysboroughSeptember 22: The Phee Broadway Theatre, Castlemaine 8:00: // Nat Kopas and Mish Crilly, from the Victorian Wildlife Alliance, who are advocating for a more wildlife friendly government in this year's state election. Mish has a long history of rescue for both wildlife and hard to rehome animals and has decades of experience advocacy for wildlife, farmed animals and feminism. Nat also has a long history of animal advocacy, including the campaign to end duck shooting, and is coordinator with Advocacy for a kinder World. Nat and Mish join us today following a landmark campaign over the weekend to humanely euthanise birds infected with H5N1. You can find out more @victorianwildlifealliance. 8:15: // Jo Samuel-King is the co-founder of the Dingo Conservancy. Hannah interviewed Jo for Earth Matters, on 23 August 2026. In this interview, Jo shares the important role that dingoes play in our environment and the need to protect them. Hannah and Jo discuss the difficulties of protecting dingoes, common misconceptions and the beneficial role they play in ecosystems. For more information go to dingoes.net.

Lost in Science is made at the studios of 3CR in Melbourne who turn 50 this year. We uncovered archival material of the station covering an eclipse of the sun in 1976 from the Grampians in Victoria. Kate Bongiovanni tells us about some amazing volcano history, including some inventions that are not immediately obvious connected to eruptions. 

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:Critically ill Iranian refugee forcibly returned to Iran from Papua New GuineaNew report exposes extensive movement from government into industry lobbyingFormer Navy officer faces court-martial over defence contract allegationsUnit rents now exceed half of workers' take-home pay As a follow-on from our AI Breakfast Special last week, we listen to the second half of Part 1 of a six-part project being developed by two of our very own 3CR hosts based upon Radical Literature's 'A Booklet about Artificial Intelligence', written by the AI Safety Symposium. Last week the first half of Part 1 took a deep dive into the question, 'What is AI?' This week's segment explores how humans train AI, and, in some instances, how they don't.// On Tuesday 18 August, Voice of West Papua host Joe Wally spoke to Indonesian independent journalist and PhD researcher Grace Tan-Johannes about a range of topics including her doctoral research into narratives of multi-species mourning in Indonesian journalism on the deforestation wrought by the PSM Merauke food estate in South Papua, and mainstream media coverage of West Papua. In this segment, Grace responded to a question from Joe about challenging monocultural and myopic media engagement with West Papua, speaking about the Australian mainstream media's lack of attention to mass deforestation in Merauke, media monopolies and interests, and the role of investigative journalism conducted with integrity in delving into issues of ecological and colonial injustice.Listen back to the full interview here, and don't forget to tune in to 3CR every Tuesday at 6.30PM to hear news and music from West Papua.// This week, Inez caught up with VALID CEO Fionn Skiotis and self advocates Greg and Taj to discuss the impacts of the NDIS Bill on people with intellectual disability and their families. Their conversations also touched on the work VALID is doing, the importance of looking out for each other, and why the NDIS has been such a lifeline for people with intellectual disability. VALID is running a webinar online today from 12-1PM on 'Building Inclusive Boards and Committees'. It's free to attend and you can register here.VALID's next 'Having a Say Conference' will be held from the 15th to the 17th of February 2027 at Deakin University Waterfront, Geelong. Expressions of interest to present close on the 12th September 2026. VALID can support people to participate, and welcome sponsorship proposals to help more people attend.You can contact VALID by phone at (03) 9416 4003, via email at info@valid.org.au, or by visiting Level 1, 144 Langridge Street, Collingwood 3066.// Leila caught up this week with Socialist Alliance national co-convenor and active member of Stop AUKUS WA Sam Wainwright to discuss Protest Land Forces 2026. The widely criticised weapons convention celebrates the military industrial complexes fueling genocide, and acts to secure Australia's economic collusion in the abuse of human rights globally. Successful anti-war protests in Meanjin-Brisbane and Naarm-Melbourne rejecting the convention have driven the Australian Government to again move the event across states in an attempt to avoid backlash, landing this biennial iteration of Land Forces in Boorloo-Perth, Western Australia. For listeners based in Boorloo-Perth, show your solidarity with Sudan, Palestine, Iran and all of us affected by war industries by joining Sam Wainwright and the rest of the community at Yagan Square on Tuesday October 6th, 5pm to protest Land Forces.// André Vartan-Boghossian is an architect and emerging political economist whose work sits at the intersection of institutional design, governance, and political economy. He is currently completing a Master of Public Policy at the University of Melbourne, and his forthcoming peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Australian Political Economy (JAPE) called 'The Privileged Position of Qantas', investigates the political and institutional networks surrounding Qantas's Chairman's Lounge. Today, André spoke with us about his piece, and why he believes Qantas is ‘a reckless nepo-baby gouging its customers and crushing its workers,' and the trajectory of its relationship with the Labor government. André's work can be found on his Substack ‘Captured'.//

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines:NDIS Bill passes Senate despite mass push-back from disability communityTargeted Compliance Framework set to recommenceWest Bank and Gaza updates As part of our AI Breakfast Special this week, we play the first of a six-part audio project being developed by two of our very own 3CR hosts and based upon Radical Literature's 'A Booklet about Artificial Intelligence', written by the AI Safety Symposium. The piece provides a deep-dive into the question, 'What is AI?'// Multi-award winning gender equality advocate, writer and facilitator Gina Martin joined us for a critical conversation about the privacy and gendered implications of a rise in wearable surveillance technology, including via Kmart's new Anko-brand camera glasses. Gina recently launched a petition demanding that Kmart group managing director Aleksandra Spaseska take immediate action to remove these glasses from store shelves. The petition has now reached over 54,000 signatures, signalling a strong public desire to get rid of the glasses for good due to privacy concerns, after they sold out almost immediately upon launching last month.// Ben McLeod, Senior Advisor at the Climate Council, joined us to unpack the need to shield households from data centre bills and pollution. The data centre boom has raised concerns about the impact of these centres on households sharing the same local energy grid, suggesting the need for centres to be powered by renewable energy so that they do not lead to an increase in local energy bills.// As part of our AI Breakfast Special this week, we spoke with Associate Professor of Social Work at ACU, Jessica Russ-Smith, a sovereign Wiradyuri Wambuul woman, from the Smith and McGuinness Wiradyuri matriarchy. Her work focuses on the embodiment of First Nations sovereignty and critical anti-colonial practice. Jess co-authored the groundbreaking 2024 book "The AI (R)evolution: Valuing Country, Culture and Community in a World of Algorithms", which challenges dominant narratives about artificial intelligence by centring First Nations sovereignty. Today, Jess discussed the current harms of the AI transformation on Country, climate and social justice, the issue of data sovereignty, and ways in which we can reconceptualise AI using First Nations Peoples' ways of knowing and being with technology. Further discussion of “The AI (R)evolution: Valuing Country, Culture and Community in a World of Algorithms” by Jess and co-author, Professor Michelle D. Lazarus can be found here.// Songs//Bawuypawuy - Drifting Clouds//

 Rukukuye Mastaky was a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who arrived in Australia from the Tanzania refugee camp.He is now an Australian citizen, and is active in the Congolese community. *Special thanks to 3CR's Madison Moffat for this show's audio capture.

On Sunday 23 August, Dr Kim Reid from the University of Melbourne spoke to 3CR's Out of the Blue presenter Sabrina about El Niño, which is a climate pattern happening now. Dr. Reid explained to listeners what El Niño means and how it affects weather patterns over the globe, not just Australia. She described this phenomenon in detail and shed some light on popular headlines. Jed Pica is a Filipino non-binary lesbian and General Secretary of Migrante Australia, an alliance of grassroots migrants organisations of Filipinos and their families in so-called Australia. Jed joined us to speak about the newly launched campaign Laban Migrante, fighting against the exploitation of migrant workers and advocating for their rights and welfare. They also announced an upcoming fundraising event held on Friday 28 August at Misfits Bar in Footscray.  Dr Sophie Rudolph is a Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne. She has been on the NTEU University of Melbourne branch committee at the University of Melbourne for approximately 8 years and has been actively involved in two rounds of Enterprise Bargaining negotiations. Sophie spoke to us about the NTEU University of Melbourne strike action on Thursday 27 August as part of the enterprise bargaining that first commenced last November. There will be a rally at 12 pm at the John Medley Building as well as BBQ and live music at South Lawn.  Mel Fisher, spokesperson from the Anti-Poverty Network South Australia, joined the show to discuss the threat of the standards of energy efficiency levels in homes being reduced for those with lower incomes, raising the cost of living particularly within a changing climate. A report from the CSIRO has revealed that Australian homes are some of the most expensive to heat or cool and households who live in 1.7 star homes pay more than 6 times in energy bills than those living in energy efficient homes. The report has found this affects those with lower incomes and renters higher. On Wednesday 12 August, at the rally to oppose the 'No Air in Prison' Bill, Karen Fletcher (Executive Officer of Flat Out Inc) spoke out against the mass incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as the mistreatment of people with disabilities and are victim-survivors of domestic violence in prison. In her speech, she emphasised the importance of understanding the root causes of issues impacting communities and fighting against this and other harmful bills. She was introduced by Rally MC Maggie Munn,  First Nations Justice Director at the Human Rights Law Centre.CW: Please note that in the following excerpt, Karen names several First Nations women who have died in custody. First Nations listeners can contact 13 YARN (13 92 76), Yarning Safe'n'Strong 1800 959 563. Please take care when listening.  Songs:Immigrant's Tale - NemahsisLullaby - Emily Wurramara

Izzy from Fight the Crisis joined Green Left Radio on August 14 to discuss the Victorian Labor government's "insulting" pay offer. You can listen to the whole episode at 3CR. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Headlines:- Bird flu has spread to Westernport Bay- Supreme Court of Russia cancels pro-peace party Yabloko's registration- Racist and violent comments following alleged attack of two Aboriginal children in Mildura have caused grief and despair in Aboriginal communities in Victoria- Report underpinning social media ban found to non-existent academic article, according to Guardian analysis 7:15AM // Tilde Joy is one of the presenters and producers of 3CR's Slacker Radio, a show about radical unionism, local street movements, complaints about waged labour and strategies to slack off at work and still get paid. Recently Phuong listened to an episode of Slacker Radio during which TIlde and Jordan were talking about some news from the world of AI, from an AI doomsday cult recruiting influencers to a school district in the US introducing AI humanoid robots to the classroom. You can catch Tilde and Jordan on Slacker Radio every Friday 5:30pm to 6:30pm or head to 3cr.org.au/slackerradio 7:30AM // Lilia Anderson is Policy and Strategic Research Lead at MEAA. She recently spoke at the event - Artificial Intelligence and Work in a Remade World, organised by Arena, NIBS (New International Bookshop) and Search Foundation on Wednesday 12 August. Lilia speaks about the impact that AI has and will have on journalism, how it is used by media companies to replace underpaid roles such as sub-editors and how the technological disruption has resulted in the casualisation of the workforce and increase of workload.  7:45AM // Alia Parker an experimental textile and fashion designer and researcher. Alia investigates the nexus of biology and design to provoke more sustainable and ethical ways of engaging with materiality.  8:00AM // Dr Caitlin McGrane is a feminist activist, researcher and academic, whose research explores gender, identity, technology and everyday life. She is particularly interested in how gender-based digital harms are experiened and resisted in quotidian ways. Caitlin is a Research Fellow in the School of Media & Communication at RMIT University, and is currently working on the Museum Digital Social Futures project that investigates digital-social co-creation between museums and their audiences as well as the Ageing in and through Data project—a Discovery study that investigates how older adults are incorporating technology into their ageing-in-place practices. Caitlin also sits on the board of the charity Digital Rights Watch. Caitlin joined us to discuss gender bias within AI and the role it plays in contributing to technology-facilitated gender-based violence. 8:15 AM // Melinda Tankard Reist is the Movement Director of Collective Shout and an author and advocate for young people. Collective Shout is a grassroots campaign against the sexual objectification of women and girls in media, advertising and popular culture. Last week, Collective Shout released a report investigating the cyber attacks targeted at its staff last year. Melinda is here to discuss the attacks which took place last year, the findings of this new report, and what reforms are needed to protect women from digital and AI harassment. Songs: - Emily Wurramara “Lullaby"

Interviewed by Priya Kunjan, Dr Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka, founder of youth-centred environmental organization Finafinau, joins us from Pago Pago to discuss recent progress in the United States government's moves to advance offshore mineral extraction in the waters off American Samoa in the face of significant resistanceSabrina spoke with us about the cultural and environmental impacts that deep sea mining for critical minerals will cause, and the ongoing fight to prevent this from happening in the waters off the islands of American Samoa. Interviewed by Priya Kunjan, Louise Byrne of the West Papua Women's Office discusses the connections between Sugar Research Australia, the Indonesian sugar industry, and alleged rights abuses and illegal deforestation in Merauke, West Papua. In December 2025, Greenpeace published the report 'Sweet Promises, Bitter Reality: Inside the Merauke Sugarcane Project' detailing serious concerns about the role of the Indonesian state and agribusiness in land theft and mass deforestation in Merauke. More recently, Royce Kurmelovs of Deepcut News has written about the connections between the Australian government-funded body Sugar Research Australia and land clearing in Merauke. Louise has been working for West Papua's freedom and self-determination since 1999, and helped found the West Papua Office in Docklands in 2014. Utube Video Pesta Babi: Kolonialisme di Zaman Kita (Pig Feast: Colonialism in Our Time), an investigative documentary examining contemporary colonialism, militarisation, and large‑scale development projects in West Papua YouTube . For more information, you can visit the West Papua Women's Office at 211/838 Collins Street, Docklands 3008 (VIC), and contact them at frwpwomensoffice@gmail.com(link sends e-mail) or via SMS at 0424 745 155. I would like to acknowledge the Kulin Nation – true owners, caretakers and custodians of the land from which we broadcast. 3CR pays respect to Elders, past and present of the Kulin Nation. We recognise their unceded sovereignty.Earth Matters #1570 was produced on Widjibul Weiable lands in the Budjalumg Nation by Bec Horridge   

Peter Gartside from the Borderlands Cooperative spoke to Green Left Radio on August 7 about the protest against Western Sydney data centres expansion. You can listen to the whole episode on 3CR. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

His week that was - Kevin HealyPassing of one of the founders of 3CR, Bevan RamsdenArchive interview with Bevan Ramsden in Columbia attending a peace conference in 2024.Professor Richard Broinowski looking at situations in Gaza, Iran and Cuba.Environmentalist and peace activist Dr Colin Hughes with his month that was.From the archives: Pro independence activist for Bougainville Marilyn Havini

Today Hayden and Lottie discussed the ins and outs of caring for a rescued, indoor, vegan cat. This episode is in honour of our beautiful cat Ceci!  We outlined reasons to try switching your cat to a vegan diet and discussed ways to do that safely. More info can be found below:  Sustainable Pet Food: https://sustainablepetfood.info (especially 'FAQs' and 'Vegetarian Feline Diets'.) Their 'Sustainability' page also shows that feeding your cat or dog a diet of animal flesh has a large environmental impact: "About 25-30% of the environmental impact of livestock production within the US are attributable to dog and cat diets"! r/veganpets subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/veganpets Both the Sustainable Pet Food website and r/veganpets link to studies about a vegan diet being healthy for cats Previous Freedom of Species episodes: "Vegan Dogs & Cats / Human Population" (from 25:30) "VegePets"  Vegan pet food brands: https://veganpet.com.au/product-category/vegan-cat-food/ https://www.benevo.com/ https://www.amipetfood.com/en In Australia Vegan Pet can be bought from the website above, and Benevo and Ami can be bought here: https://www.vpets.com.au/product-category/vegan-cat/vegan-cat-food/  How to brush your cat's teeth: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3dBySVcgIYI  We discussed the benefits of keeping your cat indoors and options for safe outdoor access.  Reasons to keep cats indoors: https://www.catster.com/lifestyle/reasons-to-keep-cats-indoors/ How to keep an indoor car happy: https://www.catster.com/cat-health-care/how-to-keep-an-indoor-cat-happy/  We urged people to adopt cats from shelters instead of from breeders. 260 healthy cats and dogs without homes are killed everyday in Australia. Breeders of all sizes and types have welfare concerns: https://www.animaljusticeparty.org/companion_animals  While we recommend keeping your cat indoors, we don't agree with killing outdoor cats, and are sceptical of the benefits of mandatory containment laws. Trap Neuter Return (TNR) is a humane and effective approach to control outdoor cat populations. Learn more below: https://loverescuecollaborate.org/2026/05/23/trapping-culling-the-negatives/ https://completecatguide.com/trap-neuter-return-programs-animal-welfare-guide/ Previous Freedom of Species episodes: "War on wild cats in Australia" "Managing urban/periurban cat populations humanely"  Thank you to our amazing supporters who helped us surpass our Radiothon target, raising $1,764! 3CR has raised $250,000 but is not at their $300,000 target. Make a one-time donation at www.3cr.org.au/donate or become an annual supporter at www.3cr.org.au/subscribe or by calling 3CR at 9419 8377 during business hours. We would be grateful if you selected Freedom of Species as your programme of choice!  Music played: Sea of Love - Cat Power Ev'rybody Wants to be a Cat (From "The Aristocats" Soundtrack) - Scatman Crothers Prologue: Jellice Songs for Jellicle Cats - Andrew Lloyd Webber (from the musical Cats)  Send us feedback at FOSradio@proton.me

Maccas joined Green Left Radio on July 31 to discuss the weekend's rallies to protect the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Maccas is with Protect our NDIS Naarm spoke about why we need to oppose the government's attacks on the NDIS. You can listen to the whole episode at 3CR. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Sue Bull joined Green Left Radio on July 31 to discuss the turmoil and right wing shift in the Victorian ALP. Listen to the whole episode at 3CR and more from Green Left Radio here.

In this episode of Stick Together, Amy chats with fellow 3CR presenter about their experience of piece-rate conditions. 

Tom Sulston from Digital Rights Watch joined Green Left Radio on July 24 to discuss the recent moves by the Albanese government on regulating AI. Is the government doing enough? Listen to the whole episode at 3CR. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Lottie and Trev talked about antinatalism, pronatalism and reproductive justice, and overlaps with veganism and environmentalism.  We argued that reproductive choice is paramount, through access to birth control and abortion, education and careers for girls and women and other measures to improve quality of life globally.  We questioned the impact of depopulation as a solution to environmental crises and reducing human harm on other species. In any case, this is no replacement for fighting for changes here and now, like moving towards a global vegan food system. Content warning: brief mention of suicide from 28:30-29:30. If you or someone you know is struggling contact Lifeline at 131114 or lifeline.org.au  Media mentioned: - 'After the Spike : Population, Progress, and the Case for People' by Dean Spears and Michael Geruso https://afterthespike.com/ - 'Veganarchism: Against all oppression, everywhere, all the time' by Nathan Poirier https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1851 - 'If you're on the fence about having kids, don't do it' by Zoya Patel https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/if-you-re-on-the-fence-about-having-kids-don-t-do-it-20251201-p5njx5.html - Global human population is expected to peak at 10.4 billion in the 2080s: https://ourworldindata.org/population-growth - A vegan food system could cut global land use by three quarters: https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets - Depopulation is too small and too slow to meaningfully mitigate climate catastrophe: https://hannahritchie.substack.com/p/population-growth-decline-climate  Previous FoS episodes on this topic: - 'Human Dogs & Cats / Human Population' - 'Veganarchism: Against All Oppression, Everywhere, All the Time with Nathan Poirier' - 'More veganarchism - part 2 with Nathan Poirier'  Music: - Sally's Pigeons by Cyndi Lauper - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Marvin Gaye - King by Florence and the Machine You can still donate until the end of July to help keep our show and 3CR going: https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/FreedomofSpecies  Send us feedback at FOSradio@proton.me

Jye Batam from Knox for Palestine joined Green Left Radio on July 17 to discuss local campaigns against Australian weapons supply to Israel's genocide. In particular, they talked about the July 18 protest outside Rosebank Engineering timed to coincide with a national mobilisation to Pine Gap. You can listen to the whole episode on 3CR. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Green Left journalist Bed Radford joined Green Left Radio on July 17 to talk about the Colombian elections where the left wing candidate was narrowly defeated. You can listen to the whole episode on 3CR. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

    The Dying Trade is the debut documentary film by animal rights activist and YouTuber Jack Hancock-Fairs. It explores the meat industry through the deeply personal lens of the filmmaker's relationship with his father, who is a slaughterhouse worker.   The documentary has earned high praise and award nominations for its balanced take on a highly polarising topic. Instead of relying on typical "preachy" activist tropes, the film centres on understanding and bridging the gap between individuals holding completely different ethical views. (Source: Plant Based News).    We chat about the focus of the film and how it represents the existence of slaughterhouses and the people who work in them, and consider this through an abolitionist lens. The quote from "To Kill a Mockingbird"  by Nelle Harper Lee in which Atticus tells Scout: “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”       Links:https://www.youtube.com/@HumaneHancockhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qb-9Q0YhVA https://plantbasednews.org/culture/film/new-film-human-cost-meat-industry   Music we played:- The first song, is in the film: Imogen and the Knife - 'Red (is my colour)' https://open.spotify.com/album/1eSnR8nBIvmcz4Hn3AukWu- The second song, is in the film: Aimee Mann - 'Save Me' https://open.spotify.com/album/6jbjx0LGKl11H6UtrgS2nV- The final song, is not in the film but samples the quote used in the film: Circle of Dust - 'Dissolved' https://circleofdust.bandcamp.com/album/circle-of-dust-25th-anniversary-edition Up to July 31st, donations can be made to 3CR's Radiothon 2026 fundraiser campaign by donating here at our GiveNow https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies or via 3CR at 3cr.org.au and follow the prompts to donate and nominate Freedom of Species as your selected show.  Thanks to everyone for your support of FoS and 3CR! Your support keeps independent radio on the airwaves. Please send any feedback to us at FOSradio@proton.me  

Deepak Joshi joined Green Left Radio on July 17 to talk about the protests against far right Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's visit to Australia. Joshi is a member of Hindus for Human Rights. You can listen to the whole episode at 3CR. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

 In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 16th July 2026, you will a recording of a live broadcast featuring Es Foong talking about the Sonic Poetry Festival. You'll also hear Es and host, Indrani Perera, swapping poems in a poetic conversation or a poetry exchange of words and ideas.Sonic Poetry Collective, a coalition of poets concerned with building community sustainably, will host Sonic Poetry Festival on 24 October 2026. This all-day festival wil lbe hosted at Balam Balam Place and festival attendees can anticipate poetry wortshops, third place interactions, play, communal curiousity, and opportunities to serve as artist, audience, and both at once. EVENT DETAILSSonic Poetry FestivalSaturday 24th August 2026Ballam Ballam Place, Brunswick, Victoriawww.sonicpoetryfestival.com Poems read in this episode:Dear Letter P by Miriam HechtmanAt the Council Meeting by Kevin BrophyThe Change Room by Andy JacksonBless Grace Jones by Warsan ShireKaleidoscope by Ali Cobby EckermannAt the Lip of the Well by Lakshmi R KanchiTo Be Kissed by Quinn EadesListen by Jazz Money A Map of Mothers by Nadia NiazThe Other Side of History by Jeanine LeaneI wonder about that time in history by Linh Tran CreditsProduced by Brendan Bonsack.Thank you to Es Foong for joining us and to you for listening!  NoteSpoken word and poetry come from the heart and touch on all the topics peculiar to the human condition. As such there may be content in this show that could cause distress. Please practice self-care when listening and seek help if you need it.

Beyond the Bars was a co-production between Race Matters, All The Best and 3CR, and we extend our thank you to all those involved for letting us share on the fbi airwaves. This episode features excerpts from the interviews conducted at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre for Beyond the Bars on 3CR in greater Victoria. This broadcast was hosted by Shiralee Hood, Tash Norris and Nayuka Hood. And an extra special thanks to the labour and love of Juliet Fox, Michaela Stubbs and the 3CR team, Samantha Haran and Shareeka Helaluddin from the Race Matters team for their hard work and planning. You can find out about Beyond the Bars here: https://www.3cr.org.au/beyondthebars. For the full experience listen to the full broadcast: https://www.fbi.radio/programs/beyond-the-bars--race-matters--all-the-best/episodes/beyond-the-bars-race-matters-and-all-the-best-12th-july-2026 Race Matters X All The Best Credits Hosted by Gabriella Accaria and Leya Kim Produced by Kwame Slusher, Prinita Thevarajah and Samantha Haran. Graphics by Malaak ACAB Betty and Piggy Patrol by Rubyrose Bancroft @rubyrosebancroft See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Progressive singer/songwriter Steel City Sue from Muloobinba/Newcastle joined Green Left Radio on July 10 to talk about her coming tour. You can hear more from Green Left Radio on 3CR. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

On Sunday 12 July, Chloe Foster and John Arnott, celebrated 50 years of 3CR, and 49 of the Gardening Show, with a Gardening Show retrospective of special guests made up of long standing panellists; Gwen and Rodger Elliot, AB Bishop, Stephen Ryan, Pam Vardy, Penny Woodward, Virginia Heywood, Evan Gaulke and Emma Herd!Listeners joined us live to tell us their favourite Gardening Show memories and how long they've been listening to the show!Listen in via 855 on the AM dial, 3CR Digital or stream at 3cr.org.au

Adam, Hayden, Lottie and Nick discuss whether the show Pluribus (Apple TV) promotes a pro-animal rights message, including highlighting the “straw man” arguments against veganism in the show and in fan reactions to it. We also cover what we'd each do in the Pluribus scenario, not necessarily advocating for cannibalism, and the Pluribus as an analogy for communism while the main character Carol represents capitalism/rugged individualism.  Radiothon: Thanks again to everyone who has donated to our Radiothon campaign! With donations for our show via Givenow and the 3CR site combined, we have now reached over 90% of our $1,700 target. If you'd like to help keep our show and 3CR going, you can get us over the line here: https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/FreedomofSpecies We appreciate any support!  More Pluribus Analysis: Prestige TV Podcast – ‘Pluribus' Episode 3: Negative Nancy at the Ice Hotel: https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/the-prestige-tv-podcast/2025/11/14/pluribus-episode-3-negative-nancy-at-the-ice-hotel The Rich Eisen Show – Vince Gilligan on the Underlying A.I. Themes in Apple TV's ‘Pluribus': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05DXxA5ddDU Bias Sinha – Rhea Seehorn compares her ‘Pluribus' character to Walter White as she questions hate she received: https://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/tv/rhea-seehorn-compares-her-pluribus-character-to-walter-white-as-she-questions-hate-she-received/ar-AA25erLJ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=6a28c527a97b45e2b637391cec4aa0be&ei=26  Music: Pluribus theme by Dave Porter. Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera. What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Paranoid by The Beaches. Dead by Mia June.

Sarah Baarini joined Green Left Radio on July 3 to discus the political situation in Lebanon and Israel's continued aggression against the country. Baarini is a member of the Lebanese community and organiser of the Free Palestine Sunday rallies in Naarm/Melbourne. You can listen to the whole episode at 3CR. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Indian community member, Narendar, joined Green Left Radio on July 3 to discuss Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Australia. The Hindutva movement represented by the BJP and Modi must be opposed and there will be a protest planned for July 9. You can listen to the whole episode at 3CR. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Izzy, a school teacher, joined Green Left Radio on June 26 to discuss Labor's recent enterprise agreement offer to school teachers and education support staff and why members overwhelmingly voted to reject the offer. Izzy is also an AEU member and part of Fight the Crisis. You can listen to the whole episode at 3CR. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Socialist Alliance candidate for Broadmeadow, Sue Bolton, joined Green Left Radio on June 26. Bolton, who is also a Merri-bek councillor, discussed the rising support for One Nation and how we can fight back. Additionally, she spoke about the upcoming anti-racism rally being planned in Broadmeadows on Saturday July 25. You can listen to the entire show on 3CR. We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

 * Community radio - 3CR 50th Anniversary* Housing nervous nellies* Europe - reality bites* "Headlock" - Primary School 101* "Australians are poorer." - Liberal Party gospel* Victorian liquidation sale?

His week that was – Kevin HealyDr Sue Warham and recent developments at the Australian War Memorial.Dr Binoy Kampmark digests Pauline Hanson.Mike Kisham, vice chairperson of AFOPA in Adelaide with his journey for Palestine and Censorship of support for Palestine.As its 50th anniversary week for 3CR two interviews from the early days of the genocide in Gaza with Emeritus Professor Stuart Rees and the former manager with Australian Palestine Advocacy Group Jessica Morrison.

On this show, we talk to a lot of experts. People who use big words, people who have written some book or spoken at some conference. And we also talk to local groups, people who are doing activisms, people who are heavily invested in this space, people who already know a lot. But that's not really most of Australia. I think for a lot of people, climate change is this kind of vague, bad future thing that is kind of in the back of their minds. I really wanted to get the perspective of normal people. People who are as invested in climate change as the experts and the activists, because climate change is gonna affect us all in the future. And whose opinions are just as important because feeling kind of bad, not knowing what to do, is a climate action. And it's probably the most popular climate action that everyone in the world is doing right now. The whole point of 3CR is that we present viewpoints that are underrepresented in other media, that we talk to people that don't usually have a voice, that we present opinions that other media places won't. Children are one of the groups in societies that have the least power, and their words are taken least seriously. And maybe that's true, maybe kids just have bad opinions, but something that really struck me while I was talking to these people was just how their ideas were really similar to adults' ideas - it's just that adults use bigger words. So I interview some normal children about their ideas about climate change.  ALSO What happens when your workplace burns down and then you don't have a job anymore? What happens when you are in a flood, and then your legs dissolve off, and then you have to go on the disability pension? What happens if you're already doing it tough, and then the whole world around you starts getting even tougher one degree at a time? What if escalating natural disasters starts costing the government a lot of money and then they don't increase jobseeker for another 1000 years? What if you're poor but the only real solution to climate change being offered is the individual consumption of electric cars and solar panels and you just don't have $50,000 lying around? What happens if you're an unemployed, divorced, depressed middle-aged men and everyone assumes that you and people like you are going to vote for one nation, but actually, you're really cool? I don't know the answers to these question, but Jennifer from the unemployed workers union does!

In this episode Lottie and Nick talked about diversity of tactics, innovation of tactics and radical flank effects in social movements, and what animal (or any other!) activists can learn from these phenomena. We argue for unity in fighting for our common goal of ANIMAL LIBERATION. But we discuss how diverse tactics, both radical and moderate, can be positive for social movements.  Resources we drew from: "Rebels With a Cause: Public Attitudes on Radical Protest Actions A Review of Empirical Evidence of Radical Flank Effects" by Chamberlain & Madsen (2025): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42087-025-00485-y#ref-CR18 "Waves of Contention: Relations among Radical, Moderate, and Conservative Movement Organizations" by Robnett, Glasser and Trammell (2015): https://www.emerald.com/books/edited-volume/12925/chapter-abstract/83298261/Waves-of-Contention-Relations-among-Radical "Choosing Tactics: Evidence from Social Movement Theory" by Max Carpendalehttps://www.animalask.org/post/choosing-tactics-evidence-from-social-movement-theory  This episode covers similar themes to our May 31st 2026 episode, "Vegan stereotypes: In defence of the preachy vegan!" https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/vegan-stereotypes-defence-preachy-vegan  Music:  Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday  A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke  Mississippi Goddam - Nina Simone Donate before the end of July to keep Freedom of Species and 3CR on the air. Help us reach our target! https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies

Radiothon 2026 Aboriginal Deaths In Custody Interview with Flotilla Activist  Content Warning  This week's Episode of Dointime contains audio descriptions of Aboriginal and Torrestrait Islander people who have died, graphic discussion of deaths incustody, and the name and audio image of a First Nations Person who has passed away.  Sexual assault and torture are also discussed. Please take care of yourself and reach out to community resources if you feel stressed or overwhelmed. Marisa promoted Radiothon on the show. There is still 171 dollars remaining of the 1000 dollar target for the dointime show.  Please donate to dointime, and all shows at 3Cr.  Marisa played an interview from the Archives from the 199's with Uncle Ray Jackson Wiradjuri Warrior who dedicated his lifeto fighting for justiceand  the human rights of aboriginal people. The interview was from an older doin show presented by Sasha, and it was around the time of the watch Committee which was founded by Ray. Uncle passed away on 2015 and Permission was given by the family to air this very special segment. Finally, Marisa interviewed Violet, a Flotilla Activist about being on the flotilla, trying to deliver life saving aid tostarving Civilians in Gaza.  Violet spoke indetail about her texperiences at the hands of the guards and authorities.  It was a powerful interview focusingon the importance of exposing genocide of Gaza.Violations of human rights were discussed in detail.      

On this episode of Queering the Air, we spoke with Thea Riley about their musical methods, the use of song titles to drive a songs theme, regulating a song's tempo and syncopation to affect the listener and the difficulty in maintaining focus on this with so much distraction from ‘the biz'. PLEASE DONATE for Radiothon! It would seem that a great proportion of Queering the Air listeners are podcast listeners. To stay on the air, both Queering the Air and 3CR heavily rely on the generosity of all our listeners. As such, I hope that you can show your solidarity by donating to our Radiothon. The crowdraiser page, that will stay open until the end of July, is givenow.com.au/cr/queeringtheair. If you donate via that specific page, you will be making clear to 3CR program management of your support for our show.

Headlines here II Drop Site reports- Iranian delegate took advice from psychologists knowledgeable in dementia to have successful negotiations with US over US/Iran peace treaty. APAN reports- In Palestine, Israel continues it's relentless violation of the so-called ceasefire agreement, killing over 1,000 Palestinians since it took effect.- In the West Bank, settler violence and settlement expansion continues to escalate. This week saw an intensification in Israel's pattern of targeting Palestinian religious sites.- The Australian Government has this week committed to undertaking an independent investigation into Israel's assaults, sexual assaults and torture of the flotilla activists after a meeting with the victims. Email your MP to support the flotilla activist's calls. Nick Hanna Civil Liberties Defence Centre reports:- 18th of June the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) put out a joint statement with the so-called Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in which it declared that it has adopted the highly controversial IHRA definition of antisemitism.There are real concerns that the end result of this will be a significant increase in the number of doctors and nurses having their registration suspended or cancelled for speaking out against Israel.- The Climate Action Show on Monday at 5pm has a small speech by the inspirational President of Colombia Gistavo Petro - go to their podcast for their coverage of the Santa Marta Conference in Colombia, the first international conference on HOW to phase out fossil fuels. AEU Vic rank and file members refused the offer put to them by the Union from Government which was below the needs of workers and offered better outcomes for some sectors of the work force leaving particularly education support workers behind. The 28% pay offer over 4 years was below the 35% being fought for and does not address issues of conditions including work loads and class composition. The vote from the 60,000 strong member  57.7 per cent against to 42.3 per cent  for.P.S.- The Australia Institute ReportAs scandal-prone consulting firm KPMG fronts a parliamentary inquiry today, The Australia Institute has calculated that the Federal Government's $653 million in contracts with KPMG could instead employ 2,200 public servants for two years. KPMG today faces the powerful Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services- Queensland Government has now passed legislation to allow property developers to donate to political parties overturning a recommendation from earlier corruption inquiries.Voices4Palestine here II intro by Vivien Langford speakers Juliet Lamont and Annie Mercator both giving witness to their experience as members of the Global Sumud flotilla. A warning relating of traumatic experiences of rape. Recorded by Vivien Langford Hyde Park, Sydney 7 June.Rowan Cahill - Cold War Kid here II Historian Rowan Cahill talks to us about his new book Cold War Kid - Resisting the Vietnam War. NIBS Melbourne launch Sat 20 Balaam Balaam in Brunswick 3-5pm.This is the week here II Kevin Healy cuts through the week with satire and what a week it has been!3cr 50 Years Special - S11 here II PART OF 12 audio pieces (played across all 3CR breakfast shows this week and next as part of 3CRs 30th anniversary on-air celebration).We are looking back 26 years to a pivotal protest against the World Economic Forum held in Melbourne in the year 2000, which brought disparate organising groups together into a broad coalition against globalisation, multinational domination, widespread neoliberal policy, and many other issues. Caravan Park Closure to Homelessness here II Murray from Five Ways Caravan Park is being evicted and facing homelessness as are all the long term residents at the park as the land is being sold. Spike from the Homeless Persons Union talks with Murray as the wild fire of homelessness spreads across Australia.International Refugee Day here II David Glanz, from Refugee Action Collective (RAC) talks to us about a rally for refugees being held at the Victoria State Library at 2pm today (Sat 20th June) and why it still continues to be important to push back on Australia's cruel laws affecting refugees to our shores.

Left to fend for himself, Michael sat in the studio all alone (wrapped in the enthusiasm of the 3CR family), spoke much too much, pleaded for donations to the radio station and played clips from Alcoholics Anonymous guests who had come in to the studio over the past 12 months.Thanks to the donations from our loyal listeners & supporters, we are sooooo close to reaching our 2026 Radiothon budget. As at 25th June,2026 we are a couple of hundred dollars short. Please donate and get us over the line.We look forward to bringing you more recovery stories over the next year. 

We took a break talking about serious things and had a fun time chatting about climate change, our own stories of climate activism, the history and future of the show, and just being silly billies!NEW Climate Action Show stickers available to subscribers or by gold coin donation! Head to the 3CR front desk to pick one up, or contact us on climateaction3cr@gmail.com to arrange postage.

On Sunday June 14th 2026, the Freedom of Species team had yet another nail-biting animal trivia show to raise donations for 3CR's Radiothon 2026! This year is special as it is 3CR's 50th birthday!! Listen along to our trivia show - Can you guess the answers before the listeners? CORRECTION: The animal sound played in the show was in fact a quail, not a bandicoot!! Trev apologises sincerely. Luckily no one guessed quail although we did lead listeners astray by saying the animal was not a bird... Donate to the 3CR Radiothon: We finished the show $200 under our Radiothon target! Thanks to all our amazing listeners!! Please support 3CR Community Radio so we can keep operating as a genuinely independent and non-commercial broadcast service. Donations are the best way to keep animal advocacy and other radical radio on the airwaves. You can donate via the GiveNow page: https://givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies. Or call 3CR during business hours (+61 3 9419 8377) or donate via the 3CR website (https://www.3cr.org.au/donate) and nominate Freedom of Species. Help us reach our target by the end of July! Music: Animal Liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ MY VEGAN LIFE by IFEEL: https://ifeel.bandcamp.com/track/my-vegan-life butterfly!! by RAMdragon: https://ramdragon.bandcamp.com/track/butterfly Ditch the Party by Codefendants: https://soundcloud.com/codefendants-music/ditch-the-party Please send us any feedback via FOSradio@proton.me

For 3CR's 2026 Radiothon and in honour of the station's 50th anniversary, Yousef looks back on Palestine Remembered's 22-year history and why the show, as well as 3CR, is still so important today. Thank you to everyone who kindly donated during the radiothon show, and thank you to everyone who tunes in week after week to Palestine Remembered. It's thanks to you that we can stay on air and ensure the station's future, and keep the show running for another 22 years. If you missed out on donating during the show, you can still donate online at 3cr.org.au/donate or call the station on 9419 8377. Every bit counts towards our goal!Thank you!! Artwork by Charlotte Allingham

This week, in lieu of a twenty minute podcast of us reading out the 3CR phone number and imploring you to give us money, we've recorded a bonus chat with sociologist Aaron Winter about the pogroms in the UK. But if you would like to donate to help us keep producing content like this, we would appreciate it! You can do so via here or at 3CR.org.au/donate.

     On today's show we chat about songs with animal liberation themes that we have been listening to. Unfortunately due to copyright restrictions, we cannot include the songs in the podcast and have listed them below so you can check them out.      Songs we played on the show:Good Boy by Paris Paloma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NfyIpE4zawThe Beast Within by EcotageMaking Do by Lake Street Drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a60qqxm-BrQDominion by Vegan Queen V https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LlOz3tBC9gUs & Pigs by Sophia Isella https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciAsJ6TEpK4Cruelty to Animals by Frenzal Rhomb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpsB63888D4No Cars Go by Arcade Fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T703EHtdPwoEyes Wide Open by Goyte https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyVJsg0XIIkAmazonia by Gojira  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4CcX720DW4       Here are a couple of previous Freedom of Species shows on animal liberation music:       https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202009131300/animal-liberation-and-vegan-songs-part-1       https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202011221300/animal-liberation-and-vegan-songs-part-2-heavy      June is Radiothon month at 3CR Community Radio and this year is really special as 3CR, community owned and funded has been on-air since 1976 thanks to decades of community support and fundraising. The 3CR Radiothon is the main fundraising event for the year for the station. The 2026 target is $300,000 and the target for Freedom of Species is $1700.      3CR is a knowledge resource for all kinds of under-represented people and causes. Support the station that supports diversity and inclusion.    If you would like to donate to 3CR and to the FoS campaign, please donate via https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies     Please tune in next week, Sunday June 14th between 1.00-2.00pm AEST for our Animal Trivia Radiothon show and text in your answers live on 0488 809 855 (save this number!).       Please share any feedback with the FoS team via email at FOSradio@proton.me      Thanks for listening and being part of the 3CR family.   

Karen and Irma chat about structuring a novel, in particular the use of prologues and epilogues.Then in the first of an occasional series with debut authors, Irma talks to Dominic Amerena and Lisa Moule about the challenging process of writing their first novels, how to trust your writing instincts, their very different paths to finding agents and publishers, the brutal reality of rejection (how it stopped Dominic writing novels for a decade and why one rejection made Lisa cry like a teenage girl), how to best approach agents, how writing short form pieces helped lay the ground for their novels, why Lisa Moule decided not to voice her own audiobook (even though she is a voice actor), and Lisa's Teams mishap with a psychedelic filter during her first important publishing meeting.About Lisa and DominicLisa Moule is the author of The Mother of All Calamaties, released in March this year by Allen & Unwin. She is also an actor, voice artist, and presenter of 3CR's ‘Published or Not' program. She is based in Naarm/Melbourne.Dominic Amerena is the author of I Want Everything, which was the first novel published by Summit Books, the new literary imprint of Simon & Schuster, just over a year ago. It has since won or been shortlisted for a number of awards. He lives in Greece, and is coming to us from Athens today.Find out more about Irma and KarenVisit Irma Gold's website, or follow her on Instagram and FacebookVisit Karen Viggers' website, or follow her on Instagram and FacebookFollow Secrets From the Green Room on Instagram and Facebook