Uncommon Sense

This week onUncommon Sense,Tim Wright, Asia-Pacific Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons spoke tohost Amy Mullinsabout their Nobel Peace Prize win; Author George Megalogeniscame in to speak on the history and current state of play of Australian politics and how the parties have shifted ideologically in different ways over time, as well as his participation in the The Festival of Questions at the The Wheeler Centre;and Amy spoke toNaomi Cass and Pippa Milne, co-curators of 'An Orthodox Flow of Images', an exhibitionat theCentre for Contemporary Photography, part of theMelbourne Festival. PlusCrikey's deputy editorSally Whyteon the latest in federal politics.

On this special Uncommon Sense podcast,David Vine, Associate Professor in Anthropology at American University, Washington D.C., spoke to host Amy Mullins about his bookBase Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World. He was in Melbourne for the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network's National Conference.

This week on Uncommon Sense David Vine, Associate Professor in Anthropology at American University, Washington D.C., spoke to host Amy Mullins about his bookBase Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World. He was in Melbourne for the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network's National Conference. Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of Politics at La Trobe University, discussed her new book,The Enigmatic Mr Deakin, which details the curious life and charismatic character of Australia's second Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin. Plus, New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent, Ben Eltham came in to talk federal politics.

In this special Uncommon Sense podcast, Professor Tom Griffiths from the ANU came in to talk about the craft of history in the age of fake news and his Ernest Scott Prize winning bookThe Art of Time Travel: Historians and Their Craft with hostAmy Mullins.

For this special Uncommon Sensepodcast, host Amy Mullins spoke with Dutch historian and author Rutger Bregman about his new book,Utopia for Realists.

This week on Uncommon Sense withAmy Mullins,forest lawyer Danya Jacobs fromEnvironmental Justice Australiacame in to discuss native forest logging in Victoria and the concerns for threatened species in the logging areas, as well as the upcoming National Threatened Species Day. Amy also spoke with Dutch historian and author Rutger Bregman about his new book,Utopia for Realists.Professor Tom Griffiths from the ANU came in to talk about the craft of history in the age of fake news and his Ernest Scott Prize winning bookThe Art of Time Travel: Historians and Their Craft. Plus New Matildas political correspondent, Ben Eltham on the latest in federal politics.

This week on Uncommon Sense,American science writerJennifer Ackermanjoined Amy Mullins in the studio to talk about her new bookThe Genius of Birds;Dr Richard Denniss,Chief Economist atThe Australia Institute spoke about his essay in The Monthly,Canberra Needs A Watchdog;Deputy Editor-in-Chief ofDer SpiegelDirk Kurbjuweit chatted aboutthe upcoming Bundestag elections in Germany; andNew Matildas political correspondentBen Eltham, discussed the week in federal politics.

In this special podcast of Uncommon Sense with Amy Mullins, American science writerJennifer Ackermanjoined Amy in the studio to talk about her new bookThe Genius of Birds.

This week on Uncommon Sense with Amy Mullins, New Matilda politics correspondent Ben Eltham came in to talk federal politics, and Dr Ben White from The University of Glasgow discussed the history of humanitarian evacuations and the lessons for us now. Dr Jordy Silverstein and Dr Mary Tomsic from The University of Melbourne were on the program to discuss their latest article in Overland,Marriage Stinks,which explores the history of marriage and the potentially harmful effects of the debates on both sides regarding the marriage-equality postal survey. Curator Rebecca Najdowski and US-based artist Eric William Caroll chatted about their exhibitionA Field Guide to The Starsat the Ballarat International Foto Biennale.

This week on Uncommon Sense with Amy Mullins, film director Jennifer Peedom spoke about her breathtaking documentary, Mountain screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Australian writer and philosopher Professor Raimond Gaita joined Amy in the studio to talk about the lecture series he's hosting at The University of Melbourne, The Intelligentsia in The Age of Trump. NGV Assistant Director, Dr Isobel Crombie chatted about Brave New World, an exhibition she co-curated exploring the modernist artistic styles and themes explored in Australia during the 1930s. Plus New Matilda's Ben Eltham on the latest in federal politics.