Uncommon Sense

Geelong Football Club Vice-President Bob Gartland and Geelong Gallery Director Jason Smith came in to talk about the Geelong Gallery's exhibition, 'The Greatest Team of All—Treasures From the Bob Gartland Collection.' It celebrates 160 years of the Geelong Football Club – the second oldest continuing professional sportsclub in the world. Dr Delia Lin from the University of Melbourne's Asia Institute discusses the 70 year anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the history of modern China, and the Xi Jinping presidency. Plus The Saturday Paper's Editor Maddison Connaughton discussed the latest in federal politics.

Amy talks with conservationist and former Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown about climate change, the fight to stop the Adani Carmichael coalmine, and conservation issues in Victoria and Tasmania. The Guardian’s Gabrielle Jackson came in to discuss her new book Pain and Prejudice. Amy and Gabrielle explore systemic sexism in medicine and the historic and current downplaying of women’s pain and health issues. Plus Professor Jane R. Goodall came in to talk about her new book which explores how politics can and should work for the common good.

Amy talks with conservationist and former Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown about climate change, the fight to stop the Adani Carmichael coalmine, and conservation issues in Victoria and Tasmania.

The Guardian’s Gabrielle Jackson came in to discuss her new book Pain and Prejudice.

Dr Emma Shortis, from the EU Studies Centre at RMIT came in to give us an update on US and UK politics. Infectious Diseases physician Dr Matt McCarthy joined Amy to discuss his new book, Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic. Matt is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell and a staff physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He is also editor-in-chief of Current Fungal Infection Reports and the author of The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly and Odd Man Out. Plus Warwick Smith, Senior Economist at Per Capita discusses the history of unemployment and welfare policy in Australia and how things have changed.

Infectious Diseases physician Dr Matt McCarthy joined Amy to discuss his new book, Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic. Matt is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell and a staff physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He is also editor-in-chief of Current Fungal Infection Reports and the author of The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly and Odd Man Out.

American historian Professor Deborah E. Lipstadt joined Amy in the studio. They discussed Holocaust denial - past and present, Deborah's experience defending historical truth, as well as the threat of antisemitism today. Deborah's new book is, Antisemitism: Here and Now.

American historian Professor Deborah E. Lipstadt joined Amy in the studio. They discussed Holocaust denial - past and present, Deborah's experience defending historical truth, as well as the threat of antisemitism today. Deborah's new book is, Antisemitism: Here and Now. Plus we discover the power of the portrait with freelance art historian Dr Julie Cotter in her new book, Portraits Destroyed: Power, Ego and History's Vandals. And Guardian Australia journalist Luke Henriques-Gomes reports from the frontline of Australia's social security system, including Robodebt, Newstart and the people left behind. 

Investigative journalist Jess Hill discusses her new book, See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse, and the radical rethink we need to confront domestic abuse. Jess and Amy explore the history of approaches to domestic violence and how they have negatively shaped and impacted the way victims are treated and perceived, as well as the current approaches the federal and state governments are taking. And importantly Jess shares with us the solutions that do work. Ensemble members from Red Stitch Actors' Theatre, Sarah Sutherland and Brett Cousins came in to chat about their dark satirical production, Ulster American (written by David Ireland), which captures show business post- #MeToo and the confusion of ‘woke’ men trying to mansplain their positions of power and privilege. Plus Dr Aaron Martin, senior lecturer in political science from Melbourne University on federal politics and the latest news on Brexit. 

Investigative journalist Jess Hill discusses her new book, See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse, and the radical rethink we need to confront domestic abuse. Jess and Amy explore the history of approaches to domestic violence and how they have negatively shaped and impacted the way victims are treated and perceived, as well as the current approaches the federal and state governments are taking. And importantly Jess shares with us the solutions that do work.