Brad Chilcott is a highly-principled pragmatist. A progressive pastor, political activist and founder of super-cool outfit Welcome To Australia, I've come to know Brad over the last couple of years and find him to be an extremely inspiring dude.
Here we have a big fat yarn about how his faith has informed his life and his activism, what he's learnt from his son Harrison's battles with ill health, the luxury of dismissing things as "politics", his criticisms of the progressive left and the story of and idea behind WTA.
The World Keeps Happening is in Adelaide now, coming to Brisbane, Melbourne & Sydney
Boundless Plains To Share at MICF 2016
My tour blog for TheMusic.com.au
Me and my fellow hosts covering the 2016 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras for SBS
Article: I Donated A Kidney To My Son - Don't Tell Me Not To Make It Political
Article on Brad and boat turnbacks at the Labor conference
Cause of the Week: Food 4 Education (food4education.org)
You probably know Corinne Grant best from her comedic work on Rove, skitHOUSE or The Glass House. She’s been passionate about social justice and politics all her life but has recently made the decision to get her law degree and get her hands dirty for what she believes in.
Here we discuss Sophie Mirabella, unions, how she tried (and failed) to marry her comedy with her politics, the Glass House and ABC bias, the disappointments of Labor, writing speeches for Julia Gillard, Australians and their apathy and refugee rights. We also reflected on a difference of opinion we had a few years ago surrounding gay male comedians and misogyny.
The World Keeps Happening is in Adelaide now, coming to Brisbane, Melbourne & Sydney
Boundless Plains To Share at MICF 2016
Minus 18's 2016 Same Sex Formal & Gender Diverse Formal
Mums4Refugees sing "Age Of Reason" to say #LetThemStay
Article: Let Them Stay Thousands Turn Up To Rallies But Millions Turn Their Backs
I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-Up Comedy's Golden Era
Corinne's piece on gay male comedians and misogyny; my response
Cause of the Week: The Fitzroy Legal Service (fitzroy-legal.org.au), on Facebook here
Episode 50 you guys!
Senator Scott Ludlam is a Greens Senator for Western Australia. He’s co-deputy leader for the party and its spokesperson for issues such as communications, housing, mining and nuclear power.
Whilst in Perth I chatted with Scott about everything from DJing to his viral hit speech to the cult of personality to his journey into politics to why he’s a “Senate nerd”. Plus the issues that drive his passions: nuclear disarmament, digital rights, Julian Assange, our shitty foreign policies, the TPP, the NBN and the possibility of a Greens government.
The World Keeps Happening coming to Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne AND NOW SYDNEY!
Boundless Plains To Share at MICF 2016
Gimme Shelter: a fundraiser for Road to Refuge
#LetThemStay
No Shame: Why Most Australians Feel Okay About Tormenting Asylum Seekers
Scott’s blog: fieldnotes.org.au
Julian Assange found to be unlawfully detained by UN
Article: Foreign policy that blindly follows the US isn’t in our national interest
CAUSE OF THE WEEK: Save Beeliar Wetlands (savebeeliarwetlands.com), Rethink The Link (rethinkthelink.com.au)