Amy Mullinshosts the first ever episode of Uncommon Sense,

A weekly conversation about politics and current events, international affairs, history, art, books, and the natural world, to illuminate the issues faced by society and explore them in new ways. This week we have four feature interviews to share with you Ben Eltham, national affairs correspondent for New Matilda joins us tohave a chatabout this week in federal politics.

Amber Jamieson, reporter for The Guardian US, calls in to speak about the upcoming Trump inauguration and the state of US politics.

Author and conservationistPeter Wohllebencalls in from his hometown in Germany to discuss his new bookThe Hidden Life of Trees.

Finally we haveElaine Pearson, the executive director of Human Rights Watch, Australia, who has a conversation with Amy about refugees in Australia and globally.