Podcast appearances and mentions of ruth hessey

In this Episode of Monday Drive, Ruth Hessey talks to the founder and director of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival, Anita Kolni. They not only talk about the formation of the festival but also about everything that is happening at the festival from 15 to 19 March at Bondi Beach. From talks about the Ocean, [...]Read More... from Anita Kolni about the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival on Monday Drive

In this Episode of Monday Drive, Ruth Hessey talks to the founder and director of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival, Anita Kolni. They not only talk about the formation of the festival but also about everything that is happening at the festival from 15 to 19 March at Bondi Beach. From talks about the Ocean, […]

Linguist Dr Maïa Ponsonnet talks with Ruth Hessey about the fascinating way indigenous languages express emotions through body parts.

Linguist Dr Maïa Ponsonnet talks with Ruth Hessey about the fascinating way indigenous languages express emotions through body parts. [...]Read More... from My Belly Is Angry, My Throat Is In Love

Welcome to part two of Monday Drive's fascinating interview trilogy exploring the Wonderful World of Trees with Ruth Hessey and Dr Sebastian Pfautsch.  Let yourself be enchanted, educated and enlivened by Dr Pfautsch, a passionate arboreal expert, who reveals the mysteries of plant cooling capacities, what happens in heat-stressed trees and the methods of their migration.     [...]Read More... from The Wonderful World of Trees – Part Two

Welcome to part one of Monday Drive's fascinating interview trilogy exploring the Wonderful World of Trees with Ruth Hessey and Dr Sebastian Pfautsch.  Let yourself be enchanted, educated and enlivened by Dr Pfautsch, a passionate arboreal expert, who reveals the mysteries of plant cooling capacities in response to urban heat, how trees breathe and why we need them more than [...]Read More... from The Wonderful World of Trees – Part one

Ruth Hessey speaks with Caitlin McGee, research director in housing futures at the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the University of Technology Sydney about the growing movement of collaborative housing. Collaborative housing enables residents to share costs and pool resources. But its residents also benefit from living in a connected, supported community, while allowing […]

Ruth Hessey speaks with Caitlin McGee, research director in housing futures at the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the University of Technology Sydney about the growing movement of collaborative housing. Collaborative housing enables residents to share costs and pool resources. But its residents also benefit from living in a connected, supported community, while allowing [...]Read More... from Collaborative Housing – Revolutionising How Australian’s Live – On Monday Drive

The Weather Diaries – A Movie About Parenting In An Environmental Crisis Kathy Drayton, director of  “The Weather Diaries” speaks with Ruth Hessey about the environmental destruction that propelled her to start her documentary. The Weather Diaries is a feature documentary made by a mother concerned about the future for her daughter; a musician emerging [...]Read More... from The Weather Diaries – On Monday Drive

The Weather Diaries – A Movie About Parenting In An Environmental Crisis Kathy Drayton, director of  “The Weather Diaries” speaks with Ruth Hessey about the environmental destruction that propelled her to start her documentary. The Weather Diaries is a feature documentary made by a mother concerned about the future for her daughter; a musician emerging […]

Ruth Hessey speaks to Andrew Skeoch about Listening Earth, which offers a vast range of natural soundscapes, transporting you to wild places and reminding you of nature’s more gentle pace of life. Andrew is an educator, naturalist, environmental thinker, and one of Australia’s best-known nature sound recordists. Together with his partner, nature photographer Sarah Koschak, [...]Read More... from ‘Listening Earth’ Whisks You Away To Wild Places – On Monday Drive

Ruth Hessey speaks to Andrew Skeoch about Listening Earth, which offers a vast range of natural soundscapes, transporting you to wild places and reminding you of nature’s more gentle pace of life. Andrew is an educator, naturalist, environmental thinker, and one of Australia’s best-known nature sound recordists. Together with his partner, nature photographer Sarah Koschak, […]

Organic printed solar technology heralds a new era of energy-production. The solar panels are lightweight, portable and can be attached to any surface. Ruth Hessey speaks with Professor Paul Dastoor from the University of Newcastle about his innovation. [...]Read More... from A Powerful Australian Innovation: Wafer-thin & Lightweight Solar Panels

Organic printed solar technology heralds a new era of energy-production. The solar panels are lightweight, portable and can be attached to any surface. Ruth Hessey speaks with Professor Paul Dastoor from the University of Newcastle about his innovation.

The Boomerang Alliance gives an update on the Monday Drive Show with Ruth Hessey [...]Read More... from Hope on the Horizon for Plastic Pollution – on Monday Drive

The Boomerang Alliance gives an update on the Monday Drive Show with Ruth Hessey

Ruth Hessey speaks with James Hitchcock about the threat microplastics pose to our health and aquatic life. James is an aquatic ecologist and post-doctoral research fellow at the Centre for Applied Water Science, Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra.

Ruth Hessey speaks with James Hitchcock about the threat microplastics pose to our health and aquatic life. James is an aquatic ecologist and post-doctoral research fellow at the Centre for Applied Water Science, Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra. [...]Read More... from The Danger of Microplastics in our Water

Ruth Hessey speaks with Professor Mark Howden, Director of the Climate Change Institute at the Australian National University, about the ten existential threats to humanity

Ruth Hessey speaks with Professor Mark Howden, Director of the Climate Change Institute at the Australian National University, about the ten existential threats to humanity [...]Read More... from Ten Existential Threats to Humanity

Ruth Hessey invited Jayce Flaxman, a graduate student at AFTRS, who also dabbles in charity work for Makatak (Many A Kangaroo and Tribesman Assist Kids) onto the Monday Drive show this week to talk about his love of and aspirations for a career in radio. With so much technology at everyone’s fingerprints these days find [...]Read More... from AFTRS Student Jayce Flaxman on Monday Drive

Ruth Hessey invited Jayce Flaxman, a graduate student at AFTRS, who also dabbles in charity work for Makatak (Many A Kangaroo and Tribesman Assist Kids) onto the Monday Drive show this week to talk about his love of and aspirations for a career in radio. With so much technology at everyone’s fingerprints these days find […]

Founded in 2008, the Next Door app has been bringing people closer together. Jennie Sager comes in to talk to Ruth Hessey about whats next for Next Door and to answer some questions. [...]Read More... from Jennie Sager chats Next Door App – Monday Drive

Founded in 2008, the Next Door app has been bringing people closer together. Jennie Sager comes in to talk to Ruth Hessey about whats next for Next Door and to answer some questions.

We’re saving the planet one magic trick at a time. Adam Axford comes in for some live-on-air magic tricks, and teaches us a thing or two about doing our bit for the environment. Find his current Rulebreaker touring dates and where to buy tickets here: https://www.adamaxford.com.au/

Professor Matthew England from the Climate Change Research Centre, comes into the studio to talk about the climate crisis, and the terrors at the bottom of the ocean. Is it too late for us to make a change? And whose responsibility is it anyway? Ruth Hessey and Matthew England get to the bottom of whether […]

David Barr from Drive Tuesday recently caught up with Bondi Feast Co-Director, Rachel Chant about this ‘feast’ of entertainment that is about to descend on Bondi.  Also there were Mikala Westall and Adriane Daff from one of the theatrical events – The Lady Of The Tiger. Bondi Feast promises to be a wonderful 10 days […]

On Thursday 20 June 2019 classical trained soprano Sara Macliver joined Gemma on Thursday Drive to chat about her current performance; a song recital with Ian Munro on the piano titled Songs My Mother Taught Me – a selection of well-known and not-so-well-known songs to champion women, their stories and their music. A homage to […]

Sebastian Job from the Australian Psychedelic Society chats to Ruth Hessey on Monday Drive about psychedelic plants in a commercial world.

Matt Rose, the Economy and Democracy Program Manager at the Australian Conservation Foundation chats with Ruth Hessey about the impact of climate change on our economy.

Screenwriter and actor, Shawn Spina, and Screenability programmer, Sofya Golan, chat to Ruth Hessey about Sydney Film Festival and working with disability in the public creative sphere. Shawn chats about his debut short film, ‘Prone to the Drone’, premiering at Sydney Film Festival this year. Watch the trailer for ‘Prone to the Drone’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GKpg2_heZY  

Dr. Jodi Rowley from the Australian Museum chats to Ruth Hessey about the decline of our Green Tree Frog and what you can do at home to help out. Learn how to ID frogs in your own backyard on Monday Drive. Check out the FrogID app for iOS and Android here: https://www.frogid.net.au/

Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra is presenting twoDestinations and Adventures concerts at St Columba Uniting Church later this month.Drive Tuesday spoke to flautist and orchestra leader Martin Cohen about the orchestra and the concerts on 22 and 23 June. Guest conductor is John Buckley who has appeared with the orchestra once before in 2017. The orchestra comprises […]

Director George Gittoes and his Producer Helen Rose chat about their new film White Light premiering at Sydney Film Festival on 7-8th June. They chat about an underreported war zone and Chicago’s biggest ‘gang’, the police. Book tickets to the premiere here: https://www.sff.org.au/program/browse/white-light Check out George Gittoes other work here: http://gittoes.com/

Musician Adam Blacksmith comes into the studio to chat about the music program at Long Bay Correctional Centre, Ballads Behind Bars, and their new album Songbirds. You can buy a copy of the album here: https://songbirds.bandcamp.com/releases Follow Adam Blacksmith on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/adamblacksmithmusic/) and download his personal tracks here: https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/adam-blacksmith

Jeff Angel, director of the Total Environment Centre, chats to Ruth Hessey on Monday drive about the recent labour election loss, and what that means for environmental activism in Australia for the next three years.

Busking duo Dennis Aubrey and Pete Parton dropped by the studio to chat with Drive Tuesday and sing a couple of songs. They have been together since 2008 and perform at some of Sydney’s best known community events, including Paddington market, the Rocks and Eveleigh markets. They are available to play at social events. Dennis […]

Alexandra Hely and her mother, Sonia, chat to Ruth Hessey on Monday Drive about living with Tourettes, disability stigma, and Fencing with the Australian team at just 17 years old. Check out their app, Tac’tics, helping raise awareness for Tourette syndrome in schools, https://tourette.org.au/2019/03/tactics/    

Boogie blues band Canned Heat are returning to Australia this month. They will be playing at the Bridge Hotel on 25 May and at Blues on Broad Beach. The band have been playing since 1965. Drive Tuesday talks to drummer and band leader Fito de la Parra about the life and times of the band. […]

David Ritter, CEO of Greenpeace, chats the upcoming election, Australia’s environmental rating, and why you should care. Monday Drive with Ruth Hessey on 29th April 2019.

Guest Paul Harman started out as a film maker, but transitioned to photography  when he discovered it was another passion for him. His newest exhibition ‘Watermarks’ features drone  photographs of Barkandji, Ngemba, Euahlayi and Wayilwan land in NSW along the Murray-Darling Basin. In this week’s episode of Drive Monday he chats to Ruth Hessey about the beauty of landscape, […]

Nicolas Wrathal is a film producer and best known for his films the United States of Amnesia and Gore Vidal. He was interviewed by Ruth Hessey on her Monday Drive show recently where he talked amongst other about his new film Undermined – Tales from the Kimberley.

Cat Hading had always been annoyed by the electronic waste, so she decided to do the best with the resources that are available and start a business company in order to save the environment. Cat Harding dropped into Monday Drive to talk with Ruth Hessey about how to deal with E-Waste.

Dr Sven Teske is a Research Director at Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney and has 20 years’ experience in technical analysis of renewable energy systems and market integration concept. He visited Ruth Hessey’s Monday Drive in order to discuss the future of the Renewable Energy Industry at great length. To find out more […]

Chris Noon was on Ruth Hessey’s Monday Drive Show last Monday. He is a member of the Still Creek Landcare Group. He and Ruth discussed the water quality, talked about the foundation of his group and their work. Check out more information here.

Bronwyn Delaney is part of a resident action group that protested for the conservation of trees on last sunday. In Ruth Hessey Drive Monday show she talked about what’s going on in our neighbourhood. In addition she told us about her new project to plant more trees in order to help the enviroment.

This week Ruth Hessey on Monday Drive reviews Tim Flannery’s new book with professor David Garrioch from Monash University. Tim Flannery is a paleontologist, explorer and conservationist. He is a leading writer on climate change and the 2007 Australian of the Year. His books include the award-winning international bestseller The Weather Makers, The Future Eaters, Here on […]

Miriam sat down with Ruth Hessey to discuss her new book “Woman in the wilderness”. The book tells the story of her own life and how to survive in the wilderness. For more informations: https://miriamlancewood.wordpress.com/

Live Interview with Juan Carmona talking about his coming up shows at the Sydney Opera House. Authentic Flamenco tradition meets the Symphony Orchestra for an experience like no other! Juan Carmona and his troupe of fellow artists: guitars, bass guitar, flute, percussion, singer and dancer. The Juan Carmona Septet will begin the concert with a […]

Monday Drive’s regular reviewer Riley Lavelle Long changes medium this week to talk about the novel ‘The Accursed’, by Joyce Carol Oates. ‘The Accursed’, is set in and around Princeton, New Jersey in the early twentieth century, and explores a variety of supernatural themes, tracing their effect upon members of several families who reside in the area. The […]

Live Interview with Jade de Silva writer and performer of the Show: “Stories And Songs Of The Big Mummas!” The Big Mumma’s is a soulful journey from the women who started it all. Often going without any acknowledgement, their music was loud, raunchy and big. Many of their songs made famous by men. ‘You Ain’t Nothing […]

Jeff Angel, Executive Director of The Total Environment Centre and Boomerang Alliance, talks with Monday Drive’s Ruth Hessey about the National Energy Guarantee and the related goings-on in Canberra.

Camille Reed, founder of The Australian Circular Fashion Conference, talks with Monday Drive’s Ruth Hessey about sustainable fashion.   For more information: https://www.australiancircularfashion.com.au/

Monday Drive’s Ruth Hessey talks with Riley Lavelle Long about two movies. Riley’s first movie is ‘Brad’s Status’, a 2017 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike White and starring Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Michael Sheen, Jenna Fischer, and Luke Wilson. In it, Brad Sloan (Ben Stiller) runs his own non-profit organisation, and lives […]

Monday Drive’s Ruth Hessey talk with Dr Nick Murray, a research fellow in the Centre for Ecosystem Science at the University of New South Wales. Nick is involved with a new map app that ecologists are using to help them determine vulnerable ecosystems. For more information see here: https://remap-app.org/

Monday Drive’s Ruth Hessey talks to actor Elaine Hudson about her role in the new Australian play at the Depot Theatre, ‘Mum, Me and the IED’. More information can be found here: http://thedepottheatre.com/mum-me-the-ied.

Monday Drive’s Ruth Hessey interviews Uncle Bill Shepherd about his upcoming workshop on bush medicine at Lake Parramatta Reserve on 18 August. This is part of Sydney Science Week which runs from 7-19 August 2018.

Monday Drive’s Ruth Hessey interviews Stuart Billing, General Manager of Paving from Downer Group, about Plastiphalt. Plastic from around 176,000 plastic bags and packaging and glass from around 55,000 bottles has been diverted from landfill to build New South Wales’ first road made from Plastiphalt, a product made from soft plastics and glass.  

Monday Drive’s Ruth Hessey is joined by Riley Lavelle Long who reviews the film “A Woman Under the Influence”, a classic 1974 film written and directed by John Cassavetes.

Monday Drive’s Ruth Hessey talks with Indian-born Sydney-based artist Kirtika Kain who examines how oppressive social hierarchies and power structures have been enforced upon and embodied by generations before her, from the perspective of an outsider. Excerpted from Indian historical archives, Kain incorporates the first English transcription of the implicit codes and regulations that have […]

Ruth Hessey is joined by Riley Lavelle Long who reviews the film Mary Shelley, a romantic period-drama film directed by Haifaa al-Mansour and starring Elle Fanning.  

Ruth Hessey is joined by Mark Byrne, the Energy Market Advocate at the Total Environment Centre, to talk about The Green Electricity Guide. Mark is a former urban planner who also has a Masters in International Law and a PhD in the humanities. He is the author of two books, six booklets, a dozen papers […]

Ruth Hessey interviews Professor Rebecca Johnson from the Research Institute at the Australian Museum about conservation genetics, especially in relation to koalas.

Ruth Hessey interviews Mia Wright about NAIDOC week.

Jane Gillings is a sculptor who is far from typical; Jane uses discarded plastic to create assemblage art! She came by the show to discuss with Ruth Hessey her wonderful and unique work using discarded plastic as a main ingredient in her art work and, how it is creating awareness to our global waste problems. […]

TerraCycle’s mission is to Eliminate the Idea of Waste TerraCycle is a recycling company that converts ‘non-recyclable’ waste, like coffee capsules, empty cosmetics and office supplies, into sustainable raw materials and new products, including playgrounds and garden beds. TerraCycle operates free recycling programs that enable Australians to collect and send their ‘non-recyclable’ waste to TerraCycle […]

Terri Winter is a wife, mother, designer and Australian entrepreneur who is fueled by a passion to unearth the best designs on the planet and share them with a wider audience. Terri believes that creative design is everywhere and works tirelessly to bring top3 fans an edited selection of the very best. A concept born in […]

Co-founder and Director of Sustainable Salons, Paul Frasca’s goal is to help hair salons around Australia reduce their waste while also helping their customers still feel confident with a great new do! From helping feed those are hungry, from creating a stylish wig, Sustainable Salons creates opportunities for customers to make a difference and not […]

In the lead up to the November 1975 dismissal of the Whitlam government by the Governor General, letters were exchanged between the Queen’s Private Secretary Sir Martin Charteris and Sir John Kerr. These letters are held in the National Archives. Through an action in the Federal Court, Prof. Jenny Hocking sought to have these released. […]

From the Department of Biology Science from the University of Western Sydney, Ian Wright joins Ruth Hessey in the studio to discuss how our water supply is changing, evolving and how it will effect humans and animals. For more interviews like this one, tune into Monday Drive 4 pm – 6 pm with Ruth Hessey […]