Uncommon Sense

For our feature interview this week we have assistant curator of the NGA Lara Nicholls and artist Elizabeth Gower discussing the NGA's travelling exhibition Abstraction: Celebrating Australian Women Abstract Artists. Now showing at Geelong Gallery.

This week's feature interview is with a musical guest - singer/songwriter Carus Thompson. Carus talks with Amy about his poignant new album Island, his stances on some social and political issues, and to top it all off performs some acoustic renditions of his music live in studio.

This week on Uncommon Sense our host Amy Mullins speaks to four guests about politics, arts, music and environmentalism. First up we had our regular politics segment with the wonderful Ben Eltham. Dr. Clare Wright chatted with us about the real Lola Montez - the most infamous woman of the Gold Rush era. We had a special intreview and musical performance by Carus Thompson live in studio, playing acoustic versions of songs on his new album. To finish the show we talked on the phone with Professor David Lindenmayer AO from ANU, about the proposed Great Forest National Park in Victoria and the dire consequences of logging in the Central Highlands.

This week's feature interview is with former US Republican Congressman Bob Inglis who is the founder of RepublicEN.org. He has an in depth discussion with Amy on his conversion to climate action and his advocacy for a carbon tax in the US.

This week on Uncommon Sense our presenter Amy Mullins conducts four interviews about politics, academia and history.

Ben Eltham starts the show with his regular segment on federal politics.

Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick comes in to discuss the centenary of the Russian revolution.

Former US Republican Congressman and the founder of RepublicEN.org Bob Inglis on his conversion to climate action and advocacy for a carbon tax in the US.

Social researcher and author Rebecca Huntley talks with Amy about her book Still Lucky: Why You Should Feel Optimistic About Australia and Its People.

This week's episode of Uncommon Sense sees our host Amy Mullins conduct four very interesting interviews on the subjects of arts, politics and academia. Ben Eltham comes in for his usual segment on federal politics. Author and academic Dr Cordelia Fine chats with Amy about her new book Testosterone Rex: Unmaking The Myths of Our Gendered Minds.

This week's feature interview is with Director John Pilger, who comes in to talk with Amy about his recent documentary The Coming War On China, now screening at Cinema Nova.

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.

This week's feature interview is with Barry Dickins, an Australian playwright and author. He joins Amy in the studio to chat with her about his new book - Last Words: The Hanging of Ronald Ryan - Unanswered Questions 50 Years On.

In this week's special interview Amy speaks with German film director Lars Kraume about his 2015 film The People vs. Fritz Bauer, the true story of the German Jewish attorney general behind the capture of Adolf Eichmann.