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The end of the Arizona baseball season means Wildcat athletics is officially out for summer. So, Arizona Daily Star men's basketball beat writer Bruce Pascoe joins us to preview the 2025-26 season, including the incoming high-school commits and international players. Plus, reaction to the end of the Arizona baseball's postseason run, thoughts on the men's basketball team's Big 12 schedule and new McKale Center court design - and what would we do if we were Arizona's athletic director for a day?
Josh Gilbert's new book, Australia's Agricultural Identity: An Aboriginal Yarn, challenges us to rethink not just how we farm, but how we understand the land, its history, and our place on it.
Host Michael Lev is joined by Arizona Daily Star colleague Bruce Pascoe to discuss the latest developments regarding Arizona men's basketball. How does Carter Bryant's expected departure impact the Wildcats for 2025-26? What can be expected of Motiejus Krivas? Is Arizona's schedule too ambitious or just right? Michael and Bruce break it all down.
This week, we’re revisiting one of our most powerful and thought-provoking yarns—with the legendary Uncle Bruce Pascoe. A proud Bunurong, Tasmanian, and Yuin man, Uncle Bruce is a celebrated author, historian, and farmer, best known for his groundbreaking book Dark Emu. In this episode, we dive deep into the truth-telling of our past, and the future we can create through Indigenous knowledge, self-determination, and sustainable land practices. Uncle Bruce shares stories of resilience, the revival of traditional Aboriginal agriculture, and the importance of defining ourselves—on our own terms. From revitalising native grains on his farm to pushing back against systemic racism and the myth of the ‘hunter-gatherer’, this conversation is as inspiring as it is urgent. Whether this is your first listen or a return to a favourite, this yarn reminds us why truth-telling and cultural knowledge must be at the heart of Australia’s journey forward. Recommendations throughout this episode: Books by Bruce Pascoe: Dark Emu – Black Seeds: Agriculture or Accident?https://www.magabala.com/products/dark-emu Young Dark Emu – A Truer Historyhttps://www.magabala.com/products/young-dark-emu Loving Country: A Guide to Sacred Australia (co-authored with Vicky Shukuroglou)https://www.hardiegrant.com/au/publishing/bookfinder/book/loving-country-by-bruce-pascoe/9781741176483 Agricultural & Cultural Projects: Black Duck Foods – Indigenous social enterprise reviving traditional food systemshttps://blackduckfoods.com.au Educational Resources: First Australians – SBS Documentary Serieshttps://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/first-australians Dark Emu Study Guide – Reading Australiahttps://readingaustralia.com.au/books/dark-emu/ AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Australiahttps://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia Website: www.blackmagicwoman.com.au Follow us on Instagram - @blackmagicwomanpodcast The Black Magic Woman Podcast is hosted by Mundanara Bayles and is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly Aboriginal guests and explores issues of importance to Aboriginal people and communities. Mundanara is guided by Aboriginal Terms of Reference and focusses more on who people are rather than on what they do. If you enjoyed this episode, please ‘Subscribe’ on Apple Podcasts or ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app and tell your friends and family about us! If you’d like to contact us, please email, info@blackmagicwoman.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BRUCE PASCOE IS GOING TO DIEBruce Pascoe is a writer and farmer with extensive knowledge of the Australian landscape that reframes the colonised whitewashing of centuries of First Nations innovation. He has published 36 books including Dark Emu, which won the NSW Premier's Award for Literature in 2016. Bruce is a deep thinker and so articulate about what it is to bear witness to the cycles of life and death in the natural world, and what he feels about his own legacy…and how much there's still left to achieve.Instagram (IG @Bitheega)Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die is a podcast made by Marieke Hardy (IG @marieke_hardy).You can follow at IG @GoingToDiePodMusic by Lord Fascinator (IG @lordfascinator)Produced by Darren Scarce (IG @Dazz26)Video edits by Andy Nedelkovski (IG @AndyNeds)Artwork by Lauren Egan (IG @heylaurenegan)Photography by Eamon Leggett (IG @anxietyoptions)With thanks to Amelia Chappelow (IG @ameliachappelow)Camilla McKewen (IG @CamillaLucyLucy)and Rhys Graham (IG @RhysJGraham)Drop an email to mariekehardyisgoingtodie@gmail.comWhilst acknowledging the privilege that comes with having the space to discuss death and mortality, we want to also recognise that discussing these topics can raise some wounds. Should you wish to seek extra support, please consider the following resources:https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/online-grief-support-groupshttps://www.grief.org.au/ga/ga/Support/Support_Groups.aspxhttps://www.headspace.com/meditation/griefhttps://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-guided-meditation-for-working-with-grief/https://griefline.org.au/get-help/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's the 250th episode of Wildcat Country, and we've got a big giveaway courtesy of Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino! Be sure to listen to the beginning of the show to learn how to enter. But stick around, because Arizona Daily Star men's basketball beat writer Bruce Pascoe joins us to discuss the Wildcats' chances in the Big 12 and NCAA Tournaments, as well as Tommy Lloyd's comments about McKale Center. Plus, we make our Big 12 Tournament predictions, talk a little women's hoops, and more!
The Arizona men's basketball is playing in its first Big 12 Tournament this week. The Star's Bruce Pascoe is on the scene in Kansas City, Mo., and he joins host Michael Lev to talk about the vibe in K.C. and what to expect from the Wildcats now that "McKale North" is no longer. The two also discuss KJ Lewis, Trey Townsend and Carter Bryant, plus whether Jaden Bradley was snubbed in the annual Big 12 postseason awards.
The Arizona men's basketball team ended a two-game skid with a big road victory at Baylor. The Star's Bruce Pascoe was on the scene, and he joined host Michael Lev to break down the game and what it means for the Wildcats moving forward. The pair discuss Arizona's lineup change, the emergence of Henri "Hank" Veesaar, the vibe in Waco, Bruce's trip to Buc-ee's and more.
A by-election bombshell spells more bad news for Anthony Albanese. Plus, shocking scenes from Hamas' latest hostage release, and Bruce Pascoe's son wins a major government grant after claiming to have Aboriginal heritage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Arizona men's basketball team is back in Tucson after sweeping Cincinnati and West Virginia on the road - and so is our "Winter Soldier," Bruce Pascoe, who joins Michael Lev to break down what's going right for the Wildcats. Bruce and Michael talk about lineup configurations, Caleb Love's enigmatic play, recruiting news and a whole lot more.
Michael Lev and Bruce Pascoe discuss all things Arizona men's basketball ahead of the Wildcats' matchup against UCLA in Phoenix on Saturday, Dec. 14. Topics include the season to date, roles and rotations, and Bruce's tales from the road.
Green Dreamer: Sustainability and Regeneration From Ideas to Life
How is the common portrayal of Australia's first peoples as hunter-gatherers who lived on empty, uncultivated land misguided, and wrong? What does the word “Country” mean in Aboriginal Australian thought? And what do we need to interrogate in terms of the subjectivity of how knowledge is produced or how stories are substantiated?In this episode, we are honored to speak with Bruce Pascoe, a Yuin, Bunurong and Tasmanian man best known for his book Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture.Join us in this warm, grounding conversation as we explore Aboriginal Australian agriculture, land practices of working with fire, maintaining respect for and falling in love with Mother Earth, and more.We invite you to…tune in and subscribe to Green Dreamer via any podcast app;subscribe to Kamea's newsletters at kamea.substack.com;and support our show through a one-time donation or through joining our paid memberships on Patreon or Substack.
The Arizona Wildcats football team is (mercifully) off this week -- and we have some more thoughts about the future of the program. But we also shift our focus to men's basketball with the help of Arizona Daily Star men's hoops beat writer Bruce Pascoe, who provides a season outlook and offers thoughts on how the rotation might shake out as the competition gets tougher. Plus, we make our picks for the weekend's marquee football matchups.
A very warm welcome to Helena McFadzean, who is joining the Disintegrator wrecking crew. This week's episode features one of our favorite artists, Tega Brain. In this episode, we talk through two of our favorite pieces, both of which are not just great exercises in conceptual design, but are actual practical engineering projects whose artistry consists in real solutioning. References from the pod: Sam Lavigne is an artist and engineer and educator whose collaborates frequently with Tega Brain. Both his creative technical work and his writing are highly recommended.The two pieces we talk about most are Cold Call, a collaboration with Sam Levine, and Solar Protocol, a collaboration with Alex Nathanson, and Benedetta Piantella, among others.Tega references the Critical Engineering group (Julian Oliver, Gordan Savičić, Danja Vasiliev), whose manifesto is very much worth reading, and 100rabbits, whose blog and methodological work are super super engaging.In climate-related discussions, we talk about Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe, Robin Wall Kimmerer's Breeding Sweetgrass, Holly Jean Buck's Ending Fossil Fuels, the concept of ‘feral computing' from Austin Wade Smith, and the data work by Crowther Lab on forest development.Marek briefly mentions Joshua Citarella's absolutely phenomenal ‘A Public Option for Social Media'.Thanks for your patience while both Roberto and Marek were in mega-travel mega-project mode. We will be releasing something very large in the next few weeks to make up for it. :)
It was 2014 when Bruce Pascoe went from being a prolific, yet relatively unknown writer, to public enemy #1 in Australia's culture wars. That was the year that Bruce published his now infamous book, Dark Emu, and its re-examination of accepted historical accounts of pre-invasion Australia. On this episode of Read This, he joins Michael for a discussion about his new novel Imperial Harvest and shares why he still believes we need the messiness of democracy.
Penny Wong falls for terrorist propaganda again, concerning comments from the ASIO Boss on the potential for Hamas sympathisers to be approved for visas. Plus, Bruce Pascoe given free rein to whinge on the ABC, and a breakdance divides the nation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Andrew Bolt blasts the Republican's seeming decision to not take Kamala Harris seriously, a minister peddles fake history from Bruce Pascoe. Plus, new revelations that Labor ignored tip-offs on CFMEU corruption. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Labor's involvement in the Brittany Higgins saga back in the spotlight, Bruce Pascoe's business is failing miserably, the veiled weakness behind Anthony Albanese's new envoy appointments. Plus, Sean Spicer on Joe Biden's future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It was 2014 when Bruce Pascoe went from being a prolific, yet relatively unknown writer, to public enemy #1 in Australia's culture wars. That was the year that Bruce published his now infamous book, Dark Emu, and its re-examination of accepted historical accounts of pre-invasion Australia. This week, he joins Michael for a discussion about his new novel Imperial Harvest and shares why he still believes we need the messiness of democracy.Reading list:Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe, 2014Imperial Harvest, Bruce Pascoe, 2024Time's Monster, Priya Satia, 2020The Ministry of Time, Kellyanne Bradley, 2024You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Bruce PascoeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It was 2014 when Bruce Pascoe went from being a prolific, yet relatively unknown writer, to public enemy #1 in Australia's culture wars. That was the year that Bruce published his now infamous book, Dark Emu, and its re-examination of accepted historical accounts of pre-invasion Australia. This week, he joins Michael for a discussion about his new novel Imperial Harvest and shares why he still believes we need the messiness of democracy. Reading list: Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe, 2014 Imperial Harvest, Bruce Pascoe, 2024 Time's Monster, Priya Satia, 2020 The Ministry of Time, Kellyanne Bradley, 2024 You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter Guest: Bruce Pascoe
The Star's Michael Lev and Bruce Pascoe break down all the comings and goings - and the we-don't-know-yets - for the Arizona men's basketball team with the NBA Draft declaration deadline on the horizon.
Arizona men's basketball has seen quite an exodus of student-athletes via the transfer portal. How many players might return -- and is it possible Caleb Love will be one of them? Bruce Pascoe, the Arizona men's basketball beat writer for the Arizona Daily Star, joins us to discuss how next season's roster might shake out. Plus, thoughts on the upcoming football transfer portal and the red-hot Wildcat baseball team.
Arizona basketball shot 18% from 3-point range and fell to Clemson in the Sweet 16. What's next for the Wildcats after a disappointing finish in the NCAA Tournament? The Star's Justin Spears, Michael Lev and UA basketball insider Bruce Pascoe reflect on the Wildcats' season and what's next for Tommy Lloyd's club.