Best Emma Mclean Podcasts (2025)

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Emergency Episode: Gaza nurse Alaa Al-ghoul 31:53

1h ago31:53

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Deborah Frances-White in conversation with Gaza nurse Alaa Al-ghoul Recorded 24 May 2025. Released 28 May The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Support Alaa by visiting her Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/nurse_alaa_alghoul Thank you to our amazing Patreon supporters. To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.c…

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Climate News: Woodside attibute blame for Spain's power blackout on unreliable renewables 34:54

1d ago34:54

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The lights recently went out across Spain, and the Australian oil and gas giant, Woodside, was quick to seize on the consequences of the disruption to drive home the importance of ensuring reliable energy supplies: "Spain’s crippling blackout shows need for gas in a greener world: Woodside CEO"; "What we lose when weather balloons don’t fly"; "5 hu…

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437. Comedy and Freedom of Speech with Jen Brister 1:18:05

2d ago1:18:05

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The Guilty Feminist 437. Comedy and Freedom of Speech Deborah Frances-White in conversation with Jen Brister Recorded 5 April 2025 at Brighton Komedia. Released 26 May. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-s…

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Climate News: Australia's PM, Anthony Albanese, utters promises about climate change from both sides of his mouth 45:41

2d ago45:41

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Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, claims he cares about climate change, but then supports his Environment Minister, Murray Watt, in his moves to quickly advance a major gas project off the Western Australian coast: "Murray Watt knocks back objections to Woodside’s North West Shelf extension and clears way for final decision"; "‘Desolate’…

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EXCLUSIVE: Selling Sunset’s Amanza ‘I Was Suicidal at 27 - Now I’m Living My Dream Life.’ 46:21

2d ago46:21

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MY GUEST THIS WEEK: AMANZA SMITH This week, I’m joined by Amanza Smith—artist, interior designer, and star of Netflix’s Selling Sunset. You might know her for her bold fashion, razor-sharp wit, and interior know-how—but there’s so much more to Amanza’s story. In this episode, she opens up with extraordinary honesty about her childhood abuse, addict…

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Climate News: 'The Nationals are idiots,' he said. 'You can quote me on that' - a vetinarian from the NSW mid-north coast 1:09:21

4d ago1:09:21

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Australia's National Party was successful in recent Federal elections and subsequently has been beating its chest in celebratory joy, but not everyone feels the same way, according to this opinion piece in the Melbourne Age: "Denial is hard to grasp in the city. In flooded Taree, it’s bewildering". "The True Cost of Pretending Climate Change Doesn’…

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The Life of YOU: Vogue Williams on Mum Guilt and Being ‘Too Much’ 9:08

5d ago9:08

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Welcome to The Life of YOU — the bonus series where we tackle your dilemmas and share advice to navigate life’s messier moments. This week, I’m joined again by presenter, author and podcast queen Vogue Williams, whose latest book Big Mouth is a tribute to living unapologetically, surviving chaos, and saying the things others are too afraid to. Toge…

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Norma Barrett: Healthy Families Need Healthy Dads 39:27

7d ago39:27

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I dedicated my entire second season to Dads as they are a key part of the puzzle when it comes to gender equity. So when I came across some research on Dads that was entitled: “Passenger parenting, role conflict and guilt: the transition to parenthood from new and experienced fathers” - I got very excited. And that is where Norma Barrett enters - N…

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Climate News: Melbourne's CBD should be car-free according to Salvador Rueda 39:17

9d ago39:17

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Salvador Rueda (pictured) envisages a car-free CBD for Melbourne, arguing during an event ar the city's RMIT University that Melbourne’s grid design and tram network made it suited to superblocks, and land close to train stations could be their starting point because “you don’t need the car, practically”: "Car-free superblock pioneer’s vision for M…

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The Guilty Feminist Redux: Choose Your Own Adventure with Shaparak Khorsandi and Leila Navabi 1:11:55

9d ago1:11:55

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The Guilty Feminist Redux: Cancel Culture Choose Your Own Adventure Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Shaparak Khorsandi with special guest Leila Navabi Recorded 4 November 2023 at Soho Theatre. First released 13 November. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD h…

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What Vogue Williams Learned from Loss, Love and Letting Go 46:00

9d ago46:00

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MY GUEST THIS WEEK: VOGUE WILLIAMS This week, I’m joined by podcast royalty Vogue Williams—broadcaster, writer, and co-host of My Therapist Ghosted Me—whose hilarious new memoir Big Mouth is packed with outrageous stories, unflinching honesty, and the kind of emotional truth that sneaks up on you. We talk about growing up in 90s Ireland, why Irish …

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Climate News: Violet Coco is a chameleon-like climate protestor 12:25

11d ago12:25

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Violet Coco (pictured) has the innate ability to reach into people, touch their hearts, make them feel something, make them angry, and yet comfort them with the thought that someone is doing something about alerting the world to the terrors of climate change. Violet, a woman with the seeming innocence of a young girl, was taken to lunch by Angus De…

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The Life of YOU: Javeno McLean on Movement, Mindset & Living Without Limits 11:16

12d ago11:16

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Welcome to The Life of YOU! The bonus series where we tackle your dilemmas and share advice to navigate life’s trickier moments. This week, I’m joined by the incredible Javeno McLean—personal trainer, community champion, and author of You Are Not Your Limits. Known for his viral videos that show people with disabilities achieving extraordinary thin…

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Rachel Paris: Pivoting Your Career and Dual Career Couple Reflections 45:05

14d ago45:05

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This conversation is so good on so many levels. I knew that I had to invite Rachel Paris onto the podcast for several reasons. Firstly because she has recently published her debut novel “See How They Fall” and at its heart, it is a story on what it is to be a mother. On what you would do for your children. It is also a story of the strength of wome…

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Event: Sharon Brettkelly goes to the top of a wind turbine to better understand energy in New Zealand 25:15

15d ago25:15

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Sharon Brettkelly (pictured) will go to extreme lengths, in this case, heights, to get to the bottom of a good story. Sharon, who writes for The Newsroom in New Zealand, tells the story this time on The Detail: "Powering New Zealand from a Wellington wind farm". She writes: "When rain poured into our South Island hydro lakes last week, electricity …

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Webinar: 'It's an enornmous sense of relief, can you imagine if it had gone the other way, we'd be sittting here pondering how are we going to deal with this nonsensical policy mix' - Tim Flannery 1:01:34

15d ago1:01:34

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Professor Tim Flannery (pictured) was one of three speakers on a Climate Council webinar tonight (May 13), facilitated by the Council's CEO, Amanda McKenzie. The webinar, which attracted hundreds of people, was entitled "After the Vote: What Australia's new parliament means for climate - and how we can make the most of it". The webinar discussed: W…

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436. Cancel Culture with Josie Long 1:32:11

16d ago1:32:11

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The Guilty Feminist 436. Cancel Culture Deborah Frances-White in conversation with Josie Long Recorded 2 April 2025 at Glasgow Glee. Released 12 May. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have More …

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Climate News: Chinese electric car manufacturers build vehicles that are both nimble and fast 1:11:03

16d ago1:11:03

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Chinese electric car companies are building vehicles that are both nimble and fast, and denting the sales of traditional manufacturers: " This luxury car can use ‘leap mode’ for potholes – but it’s not a Ferrari"; "‘Getting barer by the day’: drought conditions in SA and Victoria worsen, leaving rural communities in the dust"; "Govt mulled, then sc…

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Do You Feel Excluded from the Gym? How Javeno McLean Is Redefining Fitness 43:04

16d ago43:04

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MY GUEST THIS WEEK: JAVENO MCLEAN This week, I’m joined by Javeno McLean—personaltrainer, gym owner, and one-man revolution in how we think about movement. Javeno went viral for helping people withdisabilities and terminal illness rediscover the joy of exercise. But behindthe social media clips is a story of care, community, and the radical power o…

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Climate News: Rebecca Huntley appears on Q&A questioning the future of Australia's National Party 20:05

19d ago20:05

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Rebecca Huntley (pictured) appeared on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television program Q&A, questioning the viability and value of Australia's National Party. "Even as emissions level off, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is growing faster than ever. Here’s why"; "These 3 climate misinformation campaigns are operating during the electi…

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The Life of YOU: Naga Munchetty on Coil Pain, Breaking Taboos & Speaking Up 9:33

19d ago9:33

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QUICK SURVEY – TELL US WHAT YOU'RE LOVING: We’re running a short survey to get to know you better—so we can keep making the kind of episodes you actually want to hear. Takes 2 mins, promise: https://ex-plorsurvey.com/survey/selfserve/550/g517/250305?list=3 Welcome to The Life of YOU! The bonus series where we tackle your dilemmas and share advice t…

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Webinar: 'Hazard reduction burning is so last century as a medieval fire practice , we need to looking at smarter ways of dealing with fires' - Prof David Lindenmayer 1:09:48

22d ago1:09:48

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Professor David Lindenmayer (pictured). from The Fenner School of Environment & Society at the Australian National University, was the guest on a May 1 webinar organised by the "Victorian Forest Alliance". Professor Lindenmayer discussed "Disturbance and flamability: how logging and burning makes forests more flammable". His understanding of Austra…

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435. Does History Have a Right Side with Jessica Fostekew 1:18:36

23d ago1:18:36

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The Guilty Feminist 435. Does History Have a Right Side? Deborah Frances-White in conversation with Jessica Fostekew Recorded 1 April 2025 at Leeds Old Woollen. Released 5 May. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversation…

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Naga Munchetty: Why Women’s Pain Is Ignored – and What We Can Do About It 44:29

23d ago44:29

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QUICK SURVEY – TELL US WHAT YOU'RE LOVING: We’re running a short survey to get to know you better—so we can keep making the kind of episodes you actually want to hear. Takes 2 mins, promise: https://ex-plorsurvey.com/survey/selfserve/550/g517/250305?list=3 MY GUEST THIS WEEK: NAGA MUNCHETTY This week, I’m joined by the brilliant Naga Munchetty—broa…

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Interview: Sue Inches says: 'Like you, I want to build a better world 27:44

24d ago27:44

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Sue B. Inches (pictured) wants to build a better world, so she is doing what she can in that she has written a book about "Environmental Advocacy", she teaches on that topic, and also has been giving sermons about hope in challenging times, and beyond, that she advocates for people, corporations and governments at all levels to take action on the m…

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Keynote address: Simon Molesworth wants to bring back the exhibitions of old as he sees them as a means to combat climate change 41:41

26d ago41:41

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Simon Molesworth (pictured far from the austerity of a courtroom, working on his far western New South Wales property) sees the exhibitions of old ("fun fares" as he describes them) as a means to bring an understanding of climate change to as many people as possible. The Melbourne-based barrister, who has long been involved with climate and environ…

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The Life of YOU: Running Bras, Blisters & Bingo Wings: Your Biggest Running Questions Answered 20:47

26d ago20:47

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QUICK SURVEY – TELL US WHAT YOU'RE LOVING: We’re running a short survey to get to know you better—so we can keep making the kind of episodes you actually want to hear. Takes 2 mins, promise: https://ex-plorsurvey.com/survey/selfserve/550/g517/250305?list=3 Welcome to The Life of YOU! The bonus series where we tackle your dilemmas and share advice t…

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Interview: Covid-19 gave us the 'Power-Droid' and now Equori is off and running 11:44

27d ago11:44

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A kitchen table discussion, during Victoria's 2020 Covid-19 lockdown, resulted in the design and construction of the first Frankenstein-like "Power-Droid" by former film and television stuntman, Purven Pather, aided by his business partner and wife, Jessica Gower. The arrival of the Power-Droid was followed by the creation of the company, Equoria, …

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434. Alison Bechdel in Conversation 44:26

29d ago44:26

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The Guilty Feminist 434. Alison Bechdel in Conversation Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guest Alison Bechdel Recorded 21 April 2025 via Riverside. Released 28 April. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-convers…

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Running (But Were Too Afraid to Ask!) – with Helen Thorne & Emma Campbell 48:15

1M ago48:15

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QUICK SURVEY – TELL US WHAT YOU'RE LOVING: We’re running a short survey to get to know you better—so we can keep making the kind of episodes you actually want to hear. Takes 2 mins, promise: https://ex-plorsurvey.com/survey/selfserve/550/g517/250305?list=3 MY GUESTS THIS WEEK: HELEN THORNE & EMMA CAMPBELL This week, I’m joined by two of my brillian…

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Climate News: Treating an 'emergency' as a real emegency; Coastal council dumps climate emergency; Covering climate activism 1:28:08

1M ago1:28:08

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The City of Greater Shepparton followed the earlier lead of other municipalities, declaring a "climate emergency" in 2020, passing the motion on the casting vote of the then mayor, Cr Seema Adullah. Shepparton climate activists are concerned that the new council, elected last year and whose climate credentials are unknown, will move to see that 202…

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433. The Road to Gilead with Dan Schreiber, Mara Clarke, Dr Felicia Yeung and Neil Datta 1:49:11

1M ago1:49:11

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433. The Road to Gilead with Dan Schreiber, Mara Clarke, Dr Felicia Yeung and Neil Datta The Guilty Feminist 433. The Road to Gilead Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special gusts Dan Schreiber, Mara Clarke, Dr Felicia Yeung and Neil Datta Recorded 9 April 2025 at The Bath Komedia. Released 21 April. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mar…

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Interview: 'The only thing we've got left now is one another, we can't rely on the government': Rob Bakes, from Vote Climate One 33:51

1M ago33:51

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Rob Bakes from Vote Climate One, which includes the Traffic Light Election Guide, says, "The only thing we've got left is one another; we can't rely on government." He also says, "When you look at the science, we are in real troubles, We're buggered". Rob, whose passion is as wide as it is deep, finds comfort in talking with Geelong's Mik Aidt, who…

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Interview: Daniel Lancefield explains the April 30 Victorian Cleantech Showcase 2025 at Port Melbourne's 'The Timber Yard' 15:37

1M ago15:37

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Daniel Lancefield (pictured), who manages the "Victorian Clean Tech Cluster", worked in community organisations and not-for-profits for more than 15 years in sport and the arts before joining the Victorian Cleantech Cluster as Manager in 2022. Since then, Daniel has developed a deep passion and appreciation for all things clean and green, and has a…

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The Life of YOU: Abigail Dean on Perfectionism, Motherhood & Creative Risk 11:47

1M ago11:47

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QUICK SURVEY – TELL US WHAT YOU'RE LOVING: We’re running a short survey to get to know you better—so we can keep making the kind of episodes you actually want to hear. Takes 2 mins, promise: https://ex-plorsurvey.com/survey/selfserve/550/g517/250305?list=3 Welcome to The Life of YOU! WELCOME TO THE LIFE OF YOU! The bonus series where we tackle your…

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ClimateNews: Have your say on nuclear power; disillusioned with Nicholls candidates; flood insurance issues in Shepparton 20:04

1M ago20:04

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Taking the nuclear conversation to the people: "Online Citizen Assembly"; "The Climate Council's Climate Risk Map of Australia"; "Weather tracker: north-west Italy braces for thunderstorms and snow"; "One brick higher"; "Victorian Liberal leader distances state party from Peter Dutton’s nuclear proposal: ‘Our focus is gas"; "Coalition scores just 1…

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432. Why We Can’t Have Conversations Any More with Susan Wokoma 1:16:36

1M ago1:16:36

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432. Why We Can’t Have Conversations Any More with Susan Wokoma The Guilty Feminist 432. Why We Can’t Have Conversations Any More Deborah Frances-White in conversation with Susan Wokoma Recorded 30 March 2025 at The Bath Komedia. Released 14 April. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code …

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Author Abigail Dean: ‘Fiction Lets Me Test How People Survive the Unthinkable’ 50:11

1M ago50:11

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QUICK SURVEY – TELL US WHAT YOU'RE LOVING: We’re running a short survey to get to know you better—so we can keep making the kind of episodes you actually want to hear. Takes 2 mins, promise: https://ex-plorsurvey.com/survey/selfserve/550/g517/250305?list=3 MY GUEST THIS WEEK: ABIGAIL DEAN This week, I’m joined by Abigail Dean—bestselling author of …

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Climate News: Democracy and the Online Citizen Assembly will play its part in resolving the climate crisis 45:15

2M ago45:15

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Democracy, that's democracy as envisaged by Emeritus Professor Joseph Camilleri and his Online Citizen Assembly he writes about in Pearls and Irritations. He argues, " Australia’s fading democracy calls for radical rethinking"; "Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change."; "The Australien Government has made an ad fo…

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The Life of YOU: How to Be There for a Friend with Cancer – With Ben James & Sarah Wieczorek 12:04

2M ago12:04

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QUICK SURVEY – TELL US WHAT YOU'RE LOVING: We’re running a short survey to get to know you better—so we can keep making the kind of episodes you actually want to hear. Takes 2 mins, promise: https://ex-plorsurvey.com/survey/selfserve/550/g517/250305?list=3 WELCOME TO THE LIFE OF YOU! The bonus series where we tackle your dilemmas and share advice f…

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Climate News: Cathy Oke at TEDx talks about climate's 'anti-heroes"; Bowen on Labor's new home battery scheme 1:04:23

2M ago1:04:23

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Dr Cathy OPke (pictured) was at TEDx Bendigo talking about our Cities: Our Climate Change Antiheroes’ and challenging us to reimagine cities as robust climate solutions rather than just sources of emissions. She explained that while national governments debate, cities are becoming command centers for climate action - a role so crucial that the Inte…

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Webinar: Maugean Skate, TX-Rex, salmon farming, Tasmania, going backwards with regard climate change endeavours: Australia Institute 'Climate Academy' 59:11

2M ago59:11

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Glenn Connley (pictured), moderator for the "Climate Academy" webinar organised by The Australia Institute. Industrial Atlantic salmon farming near Tasmania is a story that needs to be told and understood, and this "Climate Academy" webinar moderated by Glenn Connley and featuring Leanne Minshull and Eloise Carr is a wonderful opportunity for peopl…

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Interview: 'We need everything, everywhere, all at once' - climate scientist, Linden Ashcroft, who will be speaking in Tatura in September 26:37

2M ago26:37

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Linden Ashcroft (pictured) went from wanting to be a poet to climate science, although she still dabbles in poetry. Linden grew up in country Victoria, in Tatura near Shepparton, on the lands of the Yorta Yorta people, and is a lecturer, climate scientist and science communicator at the University of Melbourne. Her parents still live in Tatura, and…

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431. Six Conversations We're Scared to Have with Cariad Lloyd 1:35:37

2M ago1:35:37

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The Guilty Feminist 431. Six Conversations We’re Scared to Have Deborah Frances-White in conversation with Cariad Lloyd. Recorded 29 March 2025 at The Glee Club in Birmingham. Released 7 April. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products…

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‘She Lived Life Loudly, and We Want to Keep Doing That’: Remembering Dame Deborah James 45:24

2M ago45:24

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QUICK SURVEY – TELL US WHAT YOU'RE LOVING: We’re running a short survey to get to know you better—so we can keep making the kind of episodes you actually want to hear. Takes 2 mins, promise: https://ex-plorsurvey.com/survey/selfserve/550/g517/250305?list=3 MY GUESTS THIS WEEK: BEN JAMES & SARAH WIECZOREK April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, and I…

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Interview: Challenges on the home farm were the catalyst for the National Renewables in Agriculture Conference and Expo, this year in Bendigo 15:31

2M ago15:31

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Challenges on her home farm prompted Karin Stark (pictured) to pull together her first National Renewables in Agriculture Conference and Expo in 2019. Now, this year's event will be in Bendigo. In what is a first for Victoria, the conference and expo will be held at The Capital Theatre in View St, Bendigo, on Wednesday, July 23. The expo opens at 8…

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The Life of YOU: Calum Scott on Rejection, Self-Worth & Asking for Help 17:21

2M ago17:21

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QUICK SURVEY – TELL US WHAT YOU LIKE (PRETTY PLEASE): We’re running a short survey to get to know you better—so we can keep making the kind of episodes you actually want to hear. Takes 2 mins, promise: https://ex-plorsurvey.com/survey/selfserve/550/g517/250305?list=3 MY GUEST THIS WEEK: CALUM SCOTT Welcome to The Life of YOU! The bonus series where…

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Deborah Frances-White on The News Meeting 2:01

2M ago2:01

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One of the largest earthquakes in decades has wrecked parts of Myanmar, but how does a country still grappling with civil war and military rule handle a natural disaster of this scale? The Guardian investigates why senior Tory Lords and MPs are lobbying to thwart the renters’ reform bill. What does Prince Harry’s bullying allegations, brought forwa…

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430. Versions of Us with Fran Lusty, Rosie Hewlett and Dia Day 1:10:24

2M ago1:10:24

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The Guilty Feminist 430. Versions of Us – part two Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guests Fran Lusty, Rosie Hewlett and Dia Day. Recorded 19 March 2025 at The Old Queen’s Head in London. Released 31 March. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https:/…

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Calum Scott: “Therapy Saved My Life” 49:09

2M ago49:09

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QUICK SURVEY – TELL US WHAT YOU LIKE (PRETTY PLEASE): We’re running a short survey to get to know you better—so we can keep making the kind of episodes you actually want to hear. Takes 2 mins, promise: https://ex-plorsurvey.com/survey/selfserve/550/g517/250305?list=3 MY GUEST THIS WEEK: CALUM SCOTT This week, I’m joined by singer, songwriter and me…

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