Uncommon Sense

Our feature interview for this week is with Warwick Smith, Research Economist at Per Capita. He discussed with Amy the history of unemployment in Australia, based on his new report.

This week's feature interview on Uncommon Sense was with renowned political journalist and author Laura Tingle. She joined Amy to discuss her new book, 'In Search of Good Government', and talks about Malcolm Turnbull in power.

Amy Mullins explores the minds of another four interview guests this week on Uncommon Sense.

New Matilda's National Affairs Correspondent Ben Eltham dropped by to analyse the federal budget.

Renowned political journalist and author Laura Tingle joined Amy to discuss her new book, 'In Search of Good Government', and talks Turnbull in power.

Author Fiona Wright spoke about her essay in the Griffith Review 'Measuring imperfection: the limits of the quantified self'.

Naomi Cass, Director of the Centre for Contemporary Photography and artist Clare Rae came in to discuss the CCP's 2017 fundraising exhibition, 'The Witching Hour.'

This week's special interview on Uncommon Sense is with British conservationist and former Director-General of the National Trust Dame Fiona Reynolds. She speaks with Amy about her new book The Fight For Beauty: Our Path To A Better Future.

Our regular guest Ben Eltham, National Affairs Correspondent for New Matilda on federal politics and the upcoming federal budget. British conservationist and former Director-General of the National Trust Dame Fiona Reynolds spoke about her new book The Fight For Beauty: Our Path To A Better Future

University of Melbourne political scientist Dr Maryse Helbert discussed the French presidential election results and what's next for Emmanuel Macron.

Malthouse Theatre's Artistic Director Matthew Lutton and actor Naomi Rukavina chat about their production of the Australian classicAway.

This week's feature interview on Uncommon Sense is the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy's Adjunct Professor Allan Gyngell AO, discussing his new book detailing the history of Australia's foreign policy, Fear of Abandonment: Australia in the World Since 1942.

This week on Uncommon Sense we have four interviews covering politics, history and law, hosted by the magnificent Amy Mullins. Ben Eltham from New Matilda joins us for his regular segment on the latest in federal politics.

From New York, Amber Jamieson took us through President Trump's first 100 days in office.

The ANU Crawford School of Public Policy's Adjunct Professor Allan Gyngell AO discussed his book Fear of Abandonment: Australia in the World Since 1942, which details the history of Australia's foreign policy.

Erin O'Donnell, Senior Fellow at the Melbourne Law School shared the evolving legal status of nature across the world.

We have a great selection of interviews this week on this special Anzac Day edition of Uncommon Sense, hosted by Amy Mullins. Independent historian Vicken Babkenian and the University of Melbourne's Professor Joy Damousi joined Amy to discuss their contributions to The Honest History Book the intersection of the Gallipoli landing and the beginning of the Armenian genocide, as well as Australian women in leadership during the Great War. Bell Shakespeare actors Meredith Penman and James Evans came in to talk about their critically acclaimed show at the Arts Centre Richard 3. Tim Wright, Asia-Pacific Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons was in New York recently at the UN Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons and shared just exactly what happened. And of course we are joined by Ben Eltham as always, National Affairs Correspondent for New Matilda with the latest in federal politics.

Our feature interview this week is with archaeologist and curator Dr. Andrew Jamieson, speaking about his latest exhibition atThe Ian Potter Museum of Art, Syria: Ancient History Modern Conflict.

This week's episode of Uncommon Sense, hosted by Amy Mullins. Ben Eltham, National Affairs Correspondent for New Matilda on the latest in federal politics as always. British philosopher and author A.C. Grayling on the origins and future of humanism, the age of genius and his new book, War: An Enquiry. Photographer Harry Borden joins us to look back at 10 years of photographs and interviews he conducted to create Survivor: A Portrait of the Survivors of the Holocaust. Associate Professor Monica Gagliano from the University of Western Australia tells us about her cutting edge research into the behaviour of plants and their ability to 'listen to' and identify real sources of water.