Uncommon Sense

Historian Dianne Hall on her new co-authored book (with Elizabeth Malcolm),A New History of the Irish in Australia.It transforms our understanding of the Irish migrant experience in Australia. PhotojournalistDarrian Traynor comes in to discuss his exhibition featuring photographs of refugees and displaced people in Gaza, Jordan and Lebanon. Its calledOccupation Displacementand is showing at Sun Studios, South Melbourne. Plus with a federal election about to be called, Ben Eltham comes in to discuss the federal budget and Labors budget reply.

Award-winning comedian and theatre-maker Zoë Coombs Marr joined Amy in the studio to discuss the encore season of her acclaimed show, Bossy Bottom, at theMelbourne International Comedy Festival. Zoë is also supporting Hannah Gadsby at the Arts Centre.

Emma Shortis from theRMIT's EU Studies Centrecomes in to talk about US politics, including what we know about the Robert Muellers findings on Trump, his staff and Russia's conduct during the presidential election campaign. Award-winning comedian and theatre-maker ZoCoombs Marr joined Amy in studio to discuss the encore season of her acclaimed show,Bossy Bottom,at theMelbourne International Comedy Festival. Zo is also supporting Hannah Gadsby at the Arts Centre. Plus Ben Eltham from New Matilda on the latest in federal politics and a preview of tonights Federal Budget.

Social researcher and writer Rebecca Huntley talks about a revival of social democracy in Australia and takes the political temperature of the nation in her newQuarterly Essay,'Australia Fair, Listening to the Nation.' Dr Andrew McGregor, lecturer in French Studies from The University of Melbourne explores the work of French New Wave auteur Claude Chabrol ahead of theMelbourne Cinmathque'supcoming season, 'The Unblinking Gaze of Claude Chabrol.' Chabrol has been largely overlooked for his better known colleagues, such as Jean-Luc Godard and Franois Truffaut. Plus Ben Eltham from New Matilda on the latest in federal politics.

Social researcher and writer Rebecca Huntley talks about a revival of social democracy in Australia and takes the political temperature of the nation in her newQuarterly Essay,'Australia Fair, Listening to the Nation.

Historian Carolyn Rasmussen discusses her joint biography of Melbourne's progressive power couple of the 20th century, Doris and Maurice Blackburn. Carolyn's book is called,The Blackburns: Private Lives, Public Ambitions.Andrew Walter, Professor of International Relations at Melbourne University, explores the most recent and dramatic developments in Brexit and the UK parliament. Professor Greg Barton, Chair of Global Islamic Politics at Deakin University, discusses the global rise of right-wing extremism, particularly in Europe, and Christchurch terror attack last week.

Historian Carolyn Rasmussen discusses her joint biography of Melbourne's progressive power couple of the 20th century, Doris and Maurice Blackburn. Carolyn's book is called,The Blackburns: Private Lives, Public Ambitions.

Renowned American historian of the Holocaust Emeritus Professor Christopher R. Browning, came in to talk about his life's work and his most seminal contribution, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland. Amy and Christopher discuss the ordinary men from the social democratic leaning city of Hamburg who were drafted into the Reserve Police Battalion 101, and how and why the majority of them participated in the mass killings of about 83,000 Jews in Eastern Europe during World War II.

New York-based journalist and scholar Leta Hong Fincher joined Amy in the studio to talk about rising gender inequality in China, the concept of 'Leftover Women', and her new book, Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China. Renowned American historian of the Holocaust Emeritus Professor Christopher R. Browning, came in to talk about his lifes work and his most seminal contribution, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland. Amy and Christopherdiscuss the ordinary men from the social democratic leaning city of Hamburg who were drafted into the Reserve Police Battalion 101, and how and why the majority of them participated in the mass killings of about 83,000 Jews in Eastern Europe during World War II. Plus Ben Eltham from New Matilda discussed the latest in federal politics.

Macquarie University historian Associate Professor Michelle Arrow joined Amy to talk about her book,The Seventies:The Personal, the Political and the Making of Modern Australia.She detailsthe great social transformations that took place in Australia during the 1970s - particularly the womens liberation movement, and the push for gay and lesbian rights.