Podcast appearances and mentions of Kevin Healy

Analysis of over 70 spider venoms finds potency depends on a spider's diet Photo Credit: Andrew Downes, Xposure, A salmon pink tarantula Embargoed until 0001hrs Wednesday May 21, 2025: A new study by researchers at the University of Galway's School of Natural Sciences has revealed why some spiders possess venom that is far more potent than others. Why are some spiders are more venomous than others? By analysing the venoms of more than 70 different spider species, the team explored whether factors such as body size, prey type, and hunting method, including the use of webs, could explain the wide variation in venom strength. The research was published today in the journal Biology Letters. While spiders are infamous for the widespread arachnophobia they induce for a multitude of reasons, including erratic movements, eight spindly legs, sticky webs, and most notably, their venomous bites, the actual effects can vary dramatically depending on the species. For instance, a bite from the Brazilian wandering spider can result in serious medical complications, whereas the venom of a giant house spider typically poses no threat to humans, raising the question, what drives such differences in venom potency? The researchers discovered that diet is one of the most important drivers influencing the potency of spider venom. They found that spider venoms are what is called prey-specific, meaning if a spider primarily hunts insects, its venom is likely to be particularly effective at killing insects in general, such as crickets and flies, but far less effective against other non-insect prey, like small mammals. Lead author Dr Keith Lyons from University of Galway's School of Natural Sciences, said: "Our results show that spider venoms have evolved to be especially potent when tested on animals found in their diet in the wild. This may explain why species that are known to occasionally prey upon small mammals, such as the Brazilian wandering spider or Black widow, have venoms that can cause medically significant effects in us humans, whereas species that only prey on invertebrates, such as the Giant house spider, have evolved venoms that target invertebrate physiologies rather than our own, posing little threat to us." The researchers also tested whether the use of webs to capture prey was related to the potency or volume of a spider's venom. Dr Kevin Healy, Senior author and Head of the Macroecology lab at the University's School of Natural Sciences, said: "We predicted that web-hunting spiders might have less potent venoms because they may have evolved to rely more on their webs to immobilise prey. Surprisingly, we found no relationship between whether a spider used their web and the potency of their venom, suggesting that webs are likely important for restraining prey in web-hunters, regardless of how deadly their venom is. "This study helps us to understand the evolution of spider venoms and aids in our understanding of why some spiders, such as the Noble False widow become invasive species in some parts of the world, or how some venoms may be of particular interest for future drug discovery, or the development of pest species-specific, pollinator-friendly insecticides." Dr Michel Dugon, Head of the Venom Systems Lab, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, said: "By understanding the fundamental drivers of venom evolution we can better predict the types of biomolecules in spider venoms that have yet to be explored for drug discovery and why some species of spiders are more likely to become invasive species." About University of Galway Established in 1845, University of Galway is one of the top 2% of universities in the world. We are a bilingual university, comprised of four colleges, 18 schools and five research institutes, with more than 19,700 students, including around 3,000 international students. We have been accredited with an Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award, and 12 out of our 18 schools hold individual Athena SWAN Awards. We ...

As we enter our teenage years, many of us feel like life is just getting started. But for dogs, celebrating a ‘teen' birthday is a sign of old age, entering a phase when things start slowing down. Listener Susan was besotted with her beloved corgi Copper John and wants to know why our furry companions rarely live as long as us. We investigate what accounts for the huge differences in lifespans across animal species. From fish that live a few weeks, to sharks who can survive for 500 years, what are the factors that affect the ticking on our biological clocks? Central to this field is the idea of ‘live fast, die young', with some animals burning more quickly through their ‘life fuel'. But is this rate set in stone?Presenter Anand Jagatia find out how animals' growth, reproduction and anti-ageing methods contribute to the length of their survival. Dr Kevin Healy, a macroecologist at the University of Galway, discusses some of these theories, explaining how the dangers and luxuries faced by animals during their evolution shape their speed of life. One example of extreme slow living is the Greenland Shark. John Fleng Steffensen, Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Copenhagen, describes how he helped figure out how old they really are, and how their cold living quarters increase their lifespan. Alessandro Cellerino, physiologist at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, finds the key to the sharks' longevity in their DNA.Anand also goes on a hunt on the west coast of Ireland for a creature that lives fast but surprisingly, dies old. Noel Fahy, research student at the University of Galway, is his guide, while Dr Nicole Foley, Associate Research Scientist at Texas A&M University, reveals the life-extending secrets of this creature.And geneticist Trey Ideker, Professor at the University of California San Diego, busts the myth that one dog year is seven human years. But how much is this misconception off by?Presenter: Anand Jagatia Producer: Julia Ravey Content Editor: Cathy Edwards Studio Manager: Sarah Hockley Production Coordinator: Ishmael Soriano(Photo: Copper John the Welsh Pembrokeshire Corgi, by listener Susan)

On hearing the news of Lonesome George's death, the last Pinta Island tortoise, most people are likely to think it is sad and noteworthy news. But do we really care? As the world experiences what experts describe as the sixth mass extinction researchers have studied how people react to the news of animals, such as Lonesome George, disappearing from the planet for good. The team, led by University of Galway in collaboration with UCD and Maynooth University, turned to big data and the world of culturomics to measure how we react to the demise of animals and plants and whether we mourn their loss or if we are numb to the effects. The full study has been published in the journal Animal Conservation and is available here. Dr Kevin Healy, School of Natural Sciences and the Ryan Institute at University of Galway, said, "Culturomics is an approach where we gather large amounts of online data to understand cultural patterns. In our study we tracked changes in tweets, and Wikipedia page visits before and after the extinction of eight species ranging from Lonesome George, the last Pinta Island tortoise, to more obscure species such as the bean snail." The research team analysed data of more than two million Wikipedia page visits and more than 100,000 tweets and retweets on Twitter between 2007 and 2023, relating to eight species now extinction species including the Pinta Giant Tortoise; the Christmas Island Whiptail-skink; the Bramble Cay Mosaic-tailed Rat; the Alagoas Foliage-gleaner; Captain Cook's Bean Snail; the Oahu Treesnail; the Rabb's fringe-limbed treefrog and the West African black rhinoceros, to test if people increased engagement after the extinction and how global it was. By measuring interactions on both X and visits to Wikipedia, the researchers were able to gauge how people engage with the more immediate world of social media in comparison to the expected slower paced world of an online encyclopaedia. The study showed that while tweets, retweets and posts on X relating to a species increased after its extinction, this was only a short-lived phenomenon. In contrast, visits to Wikipedia pages relating to an extinction had longer lasting engagement. Dr Susan Canavan, School of Natural Sciences, University of Galway and lead author on the study, said, "Overall, we found that people mentioned a species on twitter more often directly after its extinction, however this increase was quite short lived. However, when we looked at Wikipedia page visits the increase in page visits after an extinction was sustained for far longer." The researchers also found that the most commonly used words are strongly associated with sadness and that for a brief moment even those relatively obscure species found in highly localised parts of the world are mourned across the globe. Dr Canavan added, "Overall, it does look like people care and are saddened by the news of extinction. We see words like 'RIP' and 'lost' commonly appear, and that the location of tweets expand from close to the species range, to across the globe after extinction." However, while people display a sense of caring on hearing news of extinction, where they hear it from, or how they hear it, was found to be an important driver in how they engage with it. The researchers found that a small cohort of "influencers" drive the majority of engagement on X. For example, engagement on X after the extinction of the West African black rhinoceros were heavily influenced by posts from the comedian Ricky Gervais. And while people respond to the news of extinction on mainstream media, there was no noticeable increase in engagement or page visits associated with official extinction announcements from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Dr Healy said, "From a conservation point of view, these results show that we can do better in communicating species extinction by more clearly linking in with media outlets and engaging with particular parts of social media. People's ...

Voices for Palestine Sydney Nov 3 here II - recorded by Vivien Langford  - Asala Sayara - the world watches as our babies burn here- Josh Lees - Bisalloy Steel here- Tamara Asmar - a Palestinian/ Australian perspective here- Taveet - a Jewish perspective hereSave Dissent here II As we hear that the People's Blockade of the World's Biggest Coal Port November 22-24th and the larger Protestival event November 19-28 will go ahead despite the NSW Police taking Rising Tide to the Supreme Court to extend their policing powers we hear from an earlier April rally held in Melbourne calling for the defense of Dissent.Festival of Critical Comedy here II Steven Gagen & Jeremy Dixon from Awkward Giraffe join us. Their Festival of Critical Comedy will be playing at the Unitarian Peace Church in East Melbourne Sat 16th & Sun 17th Oct from 2pm ticketsThis is the Week that Was here II What a week it has been. Kevin Healy interprets the full catastrophe using satire.Disaster Communism here II Nick Southall author of Disaster Communism published by Kembala Books, Wollongong talks with Jeff Sparrow at the Melbourne launch. full discussion

Voices for Palestine Sydney Nov 3 here II - recorded by Vivien Langford  - Asala Sayara - the world watches as our babies burn here- Josh Lees - Bisalloy Steel here- Tamara Asmar - a Palestinian/ Australian perspective here- Taveet - a Jewish perspective hereSave Dissent here II As we hear that the People's Blockade of the World's Biggest Coal Port November 22-24th and the larger Protestival event November 19-28 will go ahead despite the NSW Police taking Rising Tide to the Supreme Court to extend their policing powers we hear from an earlier April rally held in Melbourne calling for the defense of Dissent.Festival of Critical Comedy here II Steven Gagen & Jeremy Dixon from Awkward Giraffe join us. Their Festival of Critical Comedy will be playing at the Unitarian Peace Church in East Melbourne Sat 16th & Sun 17th Oct from 2pm ticketsThis is the Week that Was here II What a week it has been. Kevin Healy interprets the full catastrophe using satire.Disaster Communism here II Nick Southall author of Disaster Communism published by Kembala Books, Wollongong talks with Jeff Sparrow at the Melbourne launch. full discussion 

Voice 4 Palestine Sydney 22 Sept here II Nikolai Haddad is from the Arab Theatre studio and he is a lawyer from the Lebanese Maronite Christian community. He says that despite the carnage Israel's Zionist regime has perpetrated they have failed to achieve any of it's military targets.IPAN Conference here II Annette Brownlie is a founding member and Chairperson of the IPAN. The Independent and Peaceful Australia Netoekd is calling on the Australian Governnent "to impose sanctions and cut diplomatic ties with Israel". IPAN's upcoming conference will be held in Perth and online from Oct 4, targeting the nuclear sub that is already docked at the Stirling Naval Base info.Coburg Vigil for Lebanon here II The Lebanese community in Coburg held a vigil for lives lost in the terrorist attack on civilians by the Israeli IDF this week.Dilly Dallying of Death & Dying here II Performer Lee McClenaghan joins us to tell us about the new comedy from Fairly Lucid Productions, Dilly Dallying of Death which is a profound, thought-provoking and hilarious exploration into the biggest taboo - death.. In a sold out set of performances at the Fringe Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Common Rooms from Oct 2 - 6 you can jump online to see if there are some more performances of this hot item at Fringe.This is the Week here II so much for Kevin Healy to work with when it comes to satirizing the week.Capital Strike v Union Corruption? here II Don Sutherland has been on fire with his analysis of the CFMEU administration attack from the 'forces of evil' - the big end of town - as well as the out and out thug tactics of business which has said out loud that if the Federal Government doesn't curtail IR Laws then there will be a capital strike. But is everything all that it seems. Don joins us to tease it out. Go to Don's Solidarity Dynamics for more background.  The Dilly Dally of Death & DyingFestival Hub: Trades Hall

Kevin Healy and Karina Aedo-Aguilera host a 'Transport Week' May Day special, focusing on our Union History, and featuring Merri-bek Councillor and community activist Monica Harte. She discusses her previous work life as a bus driver and president of the Tramways Union (ATMOEA) during the Melbourne 1990 tram strike. Later, Jack Howard, social activist who has done history research for the Rail, Tram & Bus Union (RTBU) Victoria, joins the conversation with an abridged history of our transport unions from the early 1900s to present. To access all previous podcasts and any extra links in our podcast descriptions, visit 3cr.org.au/citylimits

The Footy Talk AFL summer series is a collection of mini versions of our favourite Howie Games podcast episodes. The Howie Games is Australia's no 1 sports podcast, It's where the biggest names in world sport go one-on-one with Mark Howard. In this episode, Howie sat down with legendary commentator, Bruce McAvaney back in 2017. Howie and Bruce chat about his original career in the public service, the pressure he feels and his favourite sporting moments. In the full episode of this podcast, Bruce talks about how he works with other commentators, his health journey and punting, you can listen to that HERE  Follow The Howie Games on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehowiegamespod/  ------- Thanks for listening to Footy Talk this year! We'll back in 2024, but stay tuned to this feed and our socials as we recap our best stuff of 2023! Subscribe on LiSTNR: https://www.listnr.com/podcasts/footy-talk-daily-australian-rules-podcast Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/FootyTalkApplePodcasts Subscribe on Spotify: https://link.chtbl.com/FootyTalkSpotify  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jenny Leong MP @ Sydney Rally for Palestine here II Jenny Leong MP gives a thrilling and chilling speech at the Sydney Rally for Palestine on the 10th of Dec.Refaat Alarmeet's poem from the grave here II Palestinians poet Refaat Alameet was killed by Israeli bombs over the last week - his last words to us.Melb Uni Student Pro Palestine Action @  Graduation here II Ahmed Barakat, from UniMelb for Palestine, talks to us about the student actions at graduation ceremonies to raise the Palestinian cause and the reaction to the campaign.RAFFWU:Boycott on Coles/ Woolies here II Dani Barley, President of the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU), calls on the community to help Coles and Woolies workers gain safer, more secure and better paid jobs by boycotting the 2 big gocerers this Christmas starting 18th Dec to the 24th  with strike action 22 Dec. This is the week here II Not to be missed reflection on the weeks doings by Kevin Healy.Environment & Investment here II Don Sutherland wraps up the year with a look at investment and the change to green technology in Australia. Check out Don's blog here. Check out Godfrey Moase article here

According to our unscientific office poll, the annual changing of the clocks has all the popularity of a root canal. With few exceptions, people described the shift to and from Daylight Saving Time as disorienting, arbitrary, and unwelcome.On a more existential level, winding the clocks back and forth reminds us that no matter how concrete minutes and hours may feel, the way we perceive time is fluid. Time flies when you're having fun. A watched pot never boils. So to celebrate (or perhaps protest) another year setting back the clocks, the Outside/In team has uncovered four mini-stories that will poke at, stretch, or even obliterate your perception of time. From “time expansion experiences,” to time-space synesthesia, to the slow-motion life of a fly, prepare for a totally different type of time warp.Featuring Steve Taylor, Rhitu Chatterjee, Kevin Healy, Katherine Akey, and Patricia Lynne Duffy.

Just some interviews with people from the camps coming up to the finals this weekend, Words from Tom Burke , Eddie Conroy , Evan Cawley , Aaron Murphy, Colm Cafferkey , Dec Caulfield and Kevin Healy.

AOC//  Headlines//  Annie McLoughlinof 3CR's Solidarity Breakfast speaks with Sanne de Swart, FOE Anti-Nuclear Collective co-ordinator, discussing teachers' fears of the normalization of nuclear & militarization in schools through STEM competitions financed by weapons companies supported by the Ministry of Defence. (This was originally broadcast on 9 September 2023)   Patrick speaks with Senior Lecturer in Climate Science at the University of Melbourne, Andrew King, discussing the major impacts of flooding in parts of Greece and Libya. In Australia, the fire season has already started with a major bushfire heading towards the community of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory and El Niño looking likely by the models.  We revisit a conversation with Pilar Aguilera, our 3CR Chairperson and long-time Chilean activist, commemorating 50 years since the coup in Chile in 1973, and what this anniversary means to the Chilean Community. This whole week is to commemorate the Chilean community, and 50 years of solidarity, resistance and struggle. Tomorrow, 3CR is holding a special 6-hour broadcast from 6pm to 12am, with interviews from Chile, testimonies in English, Spanish, Spanglish and much more. Chile EventSaturday (September 16th), there will be a cultural open stage and candlelight event with collective healing discussions, music and poetry.Time: 4pm Venue: Catalyst Social Centre, 146 Sydney Rd. Coburg  We revisit a conversation by Kevin Healy from City Limits, also the head of 3CR's Urban Planning and Social Justice Program, speaking with John McPherson, long time transport commentator and analyst, discussing buses, accessibility and the impact of transport policy. (This was originally broadcast on 3 May 2023)   Kelly Whitworth and Joe Toscano spoke to Arthur Bolkas, about his 8-year stint in the netherworld of Pentridge Prison and other goals for armed robbery when he was a young, confused man. Arthur has dedicated much of his life to helping prisoners transition from gaol into the community and serves as a mentor to many. Arthur's story is a tale of redemption. You can listen back to the full 2-hour interview about Arthur's story on Radical Australia.  Songs: 1. I'm a Believer by Neil Diamond 2. Bagi-la-Bargan by Birdz 3. Seed Allara by Brent Walkins    

Former iOS developer Kevin Healy first found fame when he released a video on YouTube called “What is Ethereum?” Published in 2016, in the video, Kevin shows developers how to build on the Ethereum blockchain. Despite thousands of views and some revenue he received from the video, Kevin removed it from his YouTube channel as he was worried about some of the dodgy ads that appeared alongside it. It is now back on the channel, clearly labelled as out of date and “posted for historical purposes”.   Kevin is now part of the education team at the Bitcoin Association, a non-profit organization that aims to advocate and support the adoption of BSV blockchain technology worldwide. As he tells Charles Miller on this week's episode of CoinGeek Conversations, his more general concerns about Ethereum grew after the spat between Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin and Dr. Craig Wright broke out in 2018 at the Deconomy Conference. In the midst of the controversy, Kevin felt the need  to “pick a side”. Then he release another successful video. Again, it received thousands of views. But this time, Kevin explains why he believes Dr Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto. Despite anticipating some negative responses, Kevin went on to defend the man he believes to be the inventor of Bitcoin.    At the start of his developer career, Kevin created apps for Apple's App Store. His exposure to investments and technology while growing up led him to a career in technology: “My dad is a wealth advisor - a portfolio manager - and so I've always been comfortable trading stocks. Part of the reason I was obsessed with Apple is because we bought a lot of Apple stock when I was young,” he says. Kevin remembers owning his very first iPhone in high school and thinking “how do I learn to program this thing?” This thought process eventually led him to focus his studies on computer science. Kevin says that his early obsession to Silicon Valley success stories drove him to use the same business model as Facebook and Snapchat while building apps. Looking back, he says “it was a silly thing to do.”As the app industry evolved, Kevin realized the chances of making millions as a single developer became slim to none. As he explains, “in those early days there were people that were making millions as a single developer but as the app platform matured, then it was more companies and you needed venture capital, and the labor for building apps became really expensive.”At present, Kevin speaks of the advantages of Bitcoin technology based on what is written in the Bitcoin White Paper. At the recent London Blockchain Conference, Kevin focused on how to solve problems using Bitcoin. As he points out, the ability of Bitcoin to do micropayments solves many issues we encounter on the Internet today: “If you want to do small casual payments, then you can't do that with a trusted third party because they have to be able to reverse the transactions and they have fees. It's just too expensive to do it that way. If we want to do micropayments, then we need to get rid of it [third-party involvement] or we need a model without them.”  Kevin refers to a valuable takeaway he got from one of Dr Wright's interviews where the nChain Chief Scientist spoke about mercantilism. After watching the interview several times, Kevin says he realized that “money comes second, it's the goods and services that really is the wealth of society.” He relates this form of economic policy to the Bitcoin economy saying “money gets people's attention and the fact that the other tokens have gotten so much money, they've gotten so much attention and there's something sad about that, but at the same time too, it's also been a great filtering mechanism because now everybody inte

Annie and Anila do Solidarity Breakfast Radiothon Show featuring:Animal Farm here II James Jackson about Animal Farm by Bloomshed a bloshy take on George Orwell's response to the Russian Revolution for our times.RAHU here II Sean Budd from RAHU, joins us from outside the Vic Labor Conference raising the issues of Renters and Housing Rights.Kevin Healy & This is the Week that Was here II Kevin joins us live and still has time for a weekly review in satire!Don Sutherland here II Solidarity Breakfast regular Don Sutherland wishes us happy donating for Radiothon.Anti AUKUS Forum here II Shirley Winton from the Anti-AUKUS Coalition joins us from outside the Vic Labor Conference to alert everyone about the up-coming Anti-AUKUS forum on June 23rd at VTHC.

Forest Defenders against VicForests here II Earlier this month the Supreme Court gave the all clear for VicForests to clear fell Llama logging coupe - a habitate site of endangered Greater Gliders. We talk to Mark who locked on in protest at the coupe about what happened and why ordinary people need to take radical action to defend nature. Seismic Testing Otway Basin here II Judith Peppard from Earth Matters shares with us her research into the extraordinarily environmentally invasive plan to do seismic testing of the Otway Basin for gas deposits. Judith's full report can be heard on Oct 2 Earth Matters 11am.This is the Week here II The deluge of Queen death material has not stopped Kevin Healy finding some of the other important news of the week.Regenerative Songlines here II The Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) has been running a month of webinair's for Earth Laws Month. Here we play Mary Graham talking at Sustainability Regeneration and Caring for Country event.Protest Environmental Contamination in the West here II Liz Walsh from the Victorian Socialist talks about the upcoming public rally to highlight the toxic waste problems in the West Suburbs of Melbourne. The event is being held Sunday 25 Oct 1pm at Sushine Plaza, Hampshire Road, Sunshine info.

Brought to you (unofficially) by Mountain Dew's Baja Blast! Bill and Kris are back in the garage and re-living their lessons from PGA Professional Kevin Healy.They talk about their individual swing flaws, what Kevin told the guys to do to fix them, and how difficult it is to implement what should be easy swing changes.You can watch my lesson and fitting here: https://youtu.be/RFlqLB40pLwThanks for listening and don't forget to Subscribe and Leave a Rating for us!

  His week that was – Kevin Healy, Travel back to Mullumbimby for a report on flood recovery, permaculture project in the Maldives and future permaculture ventures in the northern rivers area of New South Wales – Permaculturist Wayne 'Wadzy' Wadsworth, Q&A, ABC programme, what it addresses what it misses and peace vs war – Professor Emeritus Stuart Rees, More repression of Palestinians during Ramadan – scientist and activist Fahad Ali, Results of Presidential elections in Timor Leste – Peter Murphy

Evolution has a funny way of equipping creatures that are small in size with attributes that make them deadly to deal with - the poison frog, blue-ringed octopus, or some species of jellyfish for instance. But is this also true of scorpions? Is it really a case of "the bigger the better"? Well, that is exactly the question that Dr. Kevin Healy, Lecturer of Zoology at NUI Galway wanted to answer. He joined Jonathan to discuss. Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

  His week that was – Kevin Healy, ANZAC Day: what it should mean, reclaim remembrance and remember don't repeat – Dr Sue Wareham, National President of the Medical Association For The Prevention Of War (MAPW), What the results of the first round of voting in the French elections mean for the Pacific colonies – journalist and researcher Nic Maclellan, Part 2 of the recent history of Colombia – PHD candidate and activist Sasha Gillies-Lekakis, The crisis in Sri Lanka and the role of the Rajapaska dynasty – long-time political activist now exiled to Australia Lionel Bopage.

 His week that was – Kevin Healy, Just Stop It!  New campaign by Extinction Rebellion against new coal, gas and oil – Mark Conroy, Lynas corp, new name but same dirty polluter in Malaysia and Australia – Lee Tan, AID/WATCH, The Federal government's plan for nuclear waste dumps on Barngarla country, Kimba SA – Dr Jim Green, national anti-nuclear campaigner for FOE. Israeli weapons manufacturer forced out of our Future Fund, now get them out of Federal and Victorian governments! – Rawan Arraf, Executive Director of the Australian Centre for International Justice, Human rights and trade union rights activist Peter Murphy back from observing Timor Leste elections, 

 His week that was – Kevin Healy, Part 3 in a series of book reviews focusing on Palestine and Palestinians – Mark Furlong from Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN). His review of A Life of Edward Said by Professor Timothy Brennan, Year review of GeneEthics Network – Bob Phelps, Executive Director,  Part 3 in a series of book reviews focusing on Palestine and Palestinians – Hugh Simpson from Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN). His review of Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History by Nur Masalha, Solomon Islands and the Pacific in 2021 – Nic Maclellan, journalist, researcher and author.

 His week that was – Kevin Healy, Election results in Venezuela – Fred Fuentes, journalist, author and activist, Human genetic engineering – Bob Phelps, director of GeneEthics Network, Part 2 of the launch for the appeal for Palestinian women farmers devastated by blockade and bombing, Food Sovereignty in Palestine webinar – Nick Rose (Executive Director of SUSTAIN), Andrew Laidlaw (president of Global Gardens of Peace), Amy Tracy and Savannah Subski (founders, Just Food Collective), Rasha Tayeh (Nutritionist & Beit e'shai founder), Laurel Thomas (Free Palestine Melbourne), Nasser Mashni (APAN Vice-President and 3CR presenter)New worldwide push for deep-sea mining – Natalie Lowrey from the Deep Sea Mining Campaign,Further issues of concern for the people of the Philippines – human rights advocate Peter Murphy.

His week that was – Kevin Healy, Part 1 of Edward Said Memorial Lecture in Adelaide with Professor Noam Chomsky, Look back on the Glasgow COP26 talk fest – Journalist and researcher Nic Maclellan, More memories of the deeds and disasters brought about by Colin Powell – Peace and anti-war activist Kathy Kelly, The second in a series of book reviews focusing on Palestine and Palestinians – Claudia Hyles from Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN). Her review of The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah.

Sports-gate investigated  here II People say the pork barreling out of the Federal Government, exemplarfied by the Sports rorts affair, is just par for the course in politics. Professor Anne Twomey explains why this is far from the point. On-Shore Gas Exploration Vic here II Cam Walker, from Friends of the Earth, outlines what the end of the ban on on-shore gas exploration in Victoria means.This is the Week That Was here II We had trouble bringing it to you over the air but podcast rules. Kevin Healy's round up of the weekAdani Update here II Andy Paine from Frontline Against Coal talks from the Adani site in Queensland.A voice from Hawaii here II Professor Haunani-Kay Trask, a first nations activist from Hawaii, recently died. But this statement made in 1990 on a talk show resounds throught the years to the present day. Magnificant.

 His week that was – Kevin Healy Nakba Webinar, featuring:Dr Tony BirchDr Sary ZananariNasser MaschniDr Jordy Silverstein Australia's war machine purchases – Dr Alison BroinovskiAustralian war memorial expansion – Dr Sue Wareham

This week on the CoinGeek Weekly Livestream - Kurt is joined by Kevin Healy, who went viral on YouTube last week for his video on why he is moving to the BSV Blockchain from Ethereum and why he believes Dr. Craig S. Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto.

We open the show with a chat I had with Cam from Yeah Nah Pasaran on 3cr about this Freedom Day protest and I follow this with a discussion put on recently by MALS - Melbourne Activist Legal Support which is one of their webinars bringing the law to the Public during Victorian Law Week 2020. The theme Protest, Repression, and the Law.Peter Davis is back with Over the Wall,Kevin Healy wraps up the weekThen a piece from Vivien Langford from our Zero Emmissions Community program on Mondays at 5.30 who is speaking to Dan Morgan from up near Bega about cultural burning.

His week that was – Kevin Healy beginning with an update on murders in the Philippines.Walking For Palestine – John SalisburyTribute to Paddy Garrity – Kevin BrackenBob Phelps from GeneEthics Network focusing on pandemic, viruses and ethics of vivisection.Keffyeh face masks and other fair trade products from Palestine – Barbara Block

Today we talk to Liz  Ross about her new book Stuff the Accord Pay Up published by independent publisher Interventions.Over the Wall looking is back today talking about how non-residents are facing the crises during pandemic Australia.Also back is Kevin Healy thank goodness. Kevin is well enough to put the boot in as he covers the week.We are going to go out with exerpts from an chat between United Nations Chief Economist and Assistant Secretary-General of Economic Development Elliott Harris in conversation with Richie Merzian from the Australia Institute.

Today we will hear some of Bernard Colleary's words from the Liberty Victoria's Voltaire Awards,Humphrey McQueen who was a featured speaker at the recent launch of the LIFE Campaign Living Incomes for Everyone,Kevin Healy sums up the week Alison Pennington senior economist at the Centre for Future Work suggests the opportunities for a unionized workforce coming out of covid in opposition to the lame business lead recovery on offer from the Federal Government whipped on by the self whorshipping business class.  

Hope Mathumbu who is a nurse working on the front line of covid testing. We will hear from her first.We follow up with an exert from a recent webinar from the Australia Institute about Treaty & Sovereignty to celebrate National NAIDOC week.We follow up with a chat with Kath Larkin, a Victorian Socialist member, about her upcoming push to be Lord Mayor of Melbourne.Kevin Healy gives a run down of the week andWe end with a chat with Andrew Fowler about his updated book The most dangerous man in the world: Julian Assange and Wilileaks' Fight for Freedom. printed by Melbourne University Press.

- Flemington Flats residents speak out about the  hard lock down without notice placed on their homes and themselves. block who spoke up on zoom arranged by the Victorian Socialist this week.-Today we hear a message from people in the Northern Territory on the 13 anniversary of the Northern Territory intervention.- 7th despatch from East Gippsland.- Jacob Grech from 3cr's A Friday Rave has a word outside the American Consulate here in Melbourne on Julian Assange's 49th birthday lest we forget.- Kevin Healy rounds up the week with This is the Week- we finish up with a sobering word from Clinton Fernandez who was part of the Spirit of Eureka webinaire investigating Australian dependence on America especially with the increase in sabre rattling in relation to China.  

His week that was – Mr Kevin Healy.Martial law in all but name in the Philippines – Peter Murphy Chairperson International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines.Report back from Black Lives Matters rally and protest in Melbourne – Jacob Grech. New report highlighting likely impacts of deep sea mining – Dr Helen Rosenbaum Deep Sea Mining Campaign.Part 2 – impact of cyclone and Covid-19 virus on Pacific Nations – Nic Maclellan journalist and researcher.

His week that was – Mr Kevin Healy.Abuses over decades at Porgera mine in PNG – Catherine Coumans from Mining Watch Canada. Last part of interview with Sasha Gillies-Lekakis about three months living and studying in Cuba. Genetically modified issues and viruses – Bob Phelps Gene Ethics Network. Cyclone in the Pacific – Journalist and researcher Nic Maclellan. Breaking of blockade of Venezuela – Dr Tim Anderson. 

His week that was – Mr Kevin Healy.Green bans – activist and artist Joan Coxsedge.Logging in destroyed forests – Chris Schuringa.Planet of the Humans – Mark Diesendorf. Reply to disinformation in videos re corona virus – retired biochemist Coral Wynter.Part 2 of Sasha Gillies Lekakis' 3 months in Cuba.Commemoration of murders in the Mediterranean of flotilla members by Israelis soldiers – James Godfrey.Keeping track of police with too many powers re virus – Sophie L’Estrange FLS.

Mr Kevin Healy with His Week That Was.Rawan Arraf Director of the Australian Centre For International Justice, speaking about the decision of the ICC’s Prosecutor to open a formal investigation into the 'Situation in Palestine'.Union activist Dave Kerin and the life and work of Jack Mundey.Peace activist Kathy Kelly with the life and work of fellow peace activist Father Steve Kelly.Part 1 of interview with Sasha Gillies-Lekakis who won a scholarship to study at the University of Havana, Cuba.

City Limits this week pays tribute to and explores the legacy of Union leader Jack Mundey, who died on Sunday 10th May 2020, aged 90.Mundey was the state secretary of the NSW Builders and Labourers Federation in the 1970s, during which time the union implemented 40 green bans - a type of strike where members would not work on projects it viewed as socially or environmentally destructive.City Limits hosts Kevin Healy and Meg Kimber are joined by guest Dave Sweeney from the Australian Conservation Foundation to dive deeply into the ways workers struggles have, and still do, intersect with environmental action and other issues of community, equality and empowerment. Kevin Healey, who knew Mundey personally, said “Jack played a key role, not just in that environmental consideration, but also, the union itself under Jack broadened out incredibly - it became a supporter of gay rights, it became a supporter of women’s rights, it fought to get women into the industry”Dave Sweeney noted that Mundey was a former vice-president of the Australian Conservation Foundation and “a very long-term and very active NSW counsellor because he saw that as an important next step to the industrial activity and action that he and the BLF took under his leadership to protect, and make, living cities.”

Mr Kevin Healy with 'The Week That Was'. Al Nakba consequences for Palestinians both at home and in exile with Noura Mansour. The dark side of the cruise ship industry with Freya Higgins-Desboilles from University of South Australia. Malaysian politics and Lynas Corp - Lee Tan. History and present of Lebanon with Dr Tim Anderson. Campaign against proposed Frieda mine in PNG with Dr Luke Fletcher of Jubilee Australia.

Mr Kevin Healy – "His Week That Was". Coral Wynter – retired bio chemist on the Corona Virus then and now.How the Eco Centre in St Kilda is changing to reflect social distancing with Neil Blake. How a GP practice deals with the virus and general peace issues – Dr Margie Beavis. Brazil under Jair Bolsonaro. Campaign to cancel debt of low income countries with Dr Luke Fletcher – Jubilee Australia.

Mr Kevin Healy with His Week That Was.  Dr Megan Davidson CEO of Wildlife Victoria with an analysis of the impact on wildlife of the recent fires, what should have been done and hopefully what will be done in the future.  West Papuan activist Ronnie Kareni and the impact of the COVID-19 virus in West Papua.  How two events in the 20th century, 9/11 and the COVID-19 virus which have impacted, and continue to impact on our civil liberties.   Update on attempts to increase GM products into Australia and lessen controls with Bob Phelps from the GeneEthics Network. 

This week's Tuesday Homtime brings you:The week that was - Kevin Healy.Peter Murphy chairperson of International Coalition for human rights in the Philippines looking at reactions to virus in Philippines, Zimbabwe and Timor Leste.Dr Tim Anderson - how Cuba is coping with virus at home and supporting people in many other countries.Cate Lewis from Australia Western Sahara Association with concerns about prisoners and others in occupied Western Sahara and dealing with virus in the desert camps in Algeria.Journalist and researcher Nic Maclellan describes the impact of cyclone damage in Pacific and efforts to contain virus.  

Solidarity Breakfast 28-03-2020- The crisis at Centrelink we speak with Ollie from Australian Unemployed Workers Union on why MyGov was always going to crash as unemployment is tipped at 15% as a result of mass sackings with Covid-19.- Explosive new information about the helium bonanaza in the Timor Sea that is feeding the pockets of Multi Nationals. Another part of the fraught negoiations saga between Australia and Timor Leste in the exploitation of the petroluem resources on the continental shelf. Bernard Collaery talks about his new book Oil Under Troubled Water.- Kevin Healy wraps up and exposes the week.- Federal Government report card in the first week of Covid-19 lock down from a Communist lens. We speak to Don Sutherland.

1) His week that was- Kevin Healy 2) Grandfather expelled from Palestine in 1948, Grandson returns in 2020- Chaler Khazaal 3) Concerns over oil and virus in Timor Leste- Peter Murphy 4) State of play in Vemezuela- Charge D'Affair Daniel Gaspari 5) Kurdistan, past and present and possibilities- Fiona Skiotos, Australians for Kurdistan

1) His week that was- Kevin Healy 2) Extradition hearing in London for Julian Assange- Jacob Grech 3) Extension of Tindal R.A.A.F. Base- Stephen Darley 4) Coup in Malaysia- Lee Tan 5) News from Western Sahara- Cate Lewis 6) Life of an activist- Ed Kinnane

1) His week that was- Kevin Healy 2) Role of Pine Gap in U.S.  drone warfare- Stephen Daley, I.P.A.N. 3) Two of the speakers at the Canberra rally in support of Julian Assange 4) Monthly report from Bob Phelps and the Gene Ethics network 5) 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam Moratorium March- Joan Coxsedge 6) Vice Chancellor of Bethlehem University Br Peter Bray

1) His week that was- Kevin Healy 2) 2 stories focusing on the time Brendan Nelson spent as director of the Australian War Memorial which included his promotion of arms manufacturers as sponsors, and his leaving to take up a senior position with Boeing, one of the sponsors. 3) David Stephens- editor with Honest History 4) Dr Sue Wareham- President of the Medical Association for the Prevention of War 5) What is the Coronavirus and is it being used to promote racism- Coral Wynter, retired researcher in Biochemistry 6) Neil Blake- Port Phillip Bay Keeper with updates on Campaigns 7)The courage of the whistle-blower Brandon Bryant- as told by Stephen Daley from I.P.A.N.

1) His week that was- Kevin Healy 2) Julian Assange meeting at the State Library 3) Gene Ethics- Bob Phelps 4) Wrap-up of the year- Nic MacLellan 5) Anti-nuclear activism in Turkey and plans by the government to build nuclear power plants0 Pinar Demircan 6) Part 3 of the history of Haiti- Sasha Gilles-Lekakis

1) His week that was- Kevin Healy 2) Speeches from the CIDC (Campaign for International Cooperation and Disarmament) 60th anniversary celebrations at the Melbourne Unitarian Church on 10th November- featuring John Lloyd, Marian Harper, Bruce McPhee, Joan Coxsedge, Joe Camilleri 3) Coup in Bolivia- Fred Fuentes- journalist, author and activist 4) Commentary from social activist Joan Coxsedge

1) His week that was-  Kevin Healy 2) Jacob Grech takes on Canberra 3) Results of Sri Lankan election - Dr Brian Senewiratne 4) Spirit of Eureke celebrations coming up on 28 November- Shirley Winton 5) Part 2 of interview with Philippines/Australian activist Mat Kotsakis 6) Bouganville referendum voting begins this weekend- Nic MacLellan

Kevin Healy is a consultant psychiatrist in psychotherapy and Lead Clinician of the Cassel Hospital in Richmond in London. He has worked for many years with individuals suffering the impact of personality disorder on themselves and on their families. He is particularly interested in working therapeutically with young people and their families. He is a former Chair of the Association of Therapeutic Communities, is presently on the executive of the Psychotherapy Faculty and is a member of the Public Education Committee of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Here, Dr Healy talks to Director of Communications & Policy, Deborah Hart, about his experience of visiting a London school where 10 months previously, they had experienced the suicide of a pupil.