This week our host Amy Mullins as usual brings us four interesting interviews discussing politics, media and current issues on Uncommon Sense. Ben Eltham, our regular guest comes in to discuss Australian federal politics followed immediately by reporter from The Guardian US Amber Jamieson, as nowadays Australian and US politics are even more intrinsically linked. Social researcher and author Hugh Mackay AO talks with Amy about the importance of community, and his UNSW Gandhi Oration The State of The Nation Starts In Your Street. Barry Dickins, Australian playwright and author joins Amy in the studio to chat with Amy about his new book - Last Words: The Hanging of Ronald Ryan - Unanswered Questions 50 Years On.