This week on Uncommon Sense our host Amy Mullins speaks to four guests about politics, arts, music and environmentalism. First up we had our regular politics segment with the wonderful Ben Eltham. Dr. Clare Wright chatted with us about the real Lola Montez - the most infamous woman of the Gold Rush era. We had a special intreview and musical performance by Carus Thompson live in studio, playing acoustic versions of songs on his new album. To finish the show we talked on the phone with Professor David Lindenmayer AO from ANU, about the proposed Great Forest National Park in Victoria and the dire consequences of logging in the Central Highlands.