The Paradigm Shift on 4ZZZ

Today we delve into the Paradigm Shift archive. Back to 2019, and a show about Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation - when companies take activists to court to stifle protest and repress p…

Today we are talking about the hard work of transitioning rural areas into a more sustainable economy. I speak to Amanda Cahill from Next Economy and Lu Allan from the Renewable Energy Alliance.

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Today we speak to music writer Liz Pelly about her recent book "Mood Machine" - a critique of algorithmic streaming monolith Spotify and what it is doing to the way we play and listen to music.

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Today we are talking about the possible future of work and wealth distribution - reduced working hours, universal basic income, job guarantees. Hear from economists John Quiggin and Steven Hail about…

Today we are celebrating the 50th birthday of Women's House - Queensland's first domestic violence shelter, which is still assisting women and advocating for social change half a century on. They are…

Today we get a report back from the Palestine convergence in Canberra. I speak to Remah Naji about the convergence; and to a couple of people who did direct actions there - Juliet Lamont locked herse…

Today we go back 40 years - to when Brisbane was in the grips of the SEQEB dispute after Joh Bjelke-Peterson's government sacked over 1000 electrical workers. I speak to lifelong unionist Bob Carnegi…

Today's show is a tribute to the Moorooka Social Space aka Fleurs St Social Exchange - an amazing by-donation cafe and op shop that council has recently told to shut down. The volunteers there want t…

Today we are talking zines! To get ready for the Paperbark Zine Fair, I speak to Bernie from the Australian Anarchist Zine Archive, plus 4ZZZ favourites Anna (Radio Reversal) and CJ (Locked In) about…

Today we get a taste of the People Against Poverty Summit in Brisbane. I speak to Maiy Azize about "the hidden harm of foodbanks" and the "NGO industrial complex", Mel Powersmith about social housing…

Today we talk about microplastics and PFAS (aka "forever chemicals"). I speak to environmental scientists Karen Raubenheimer and Ian Wright about these tiny particles, what they do to our health and …

Today we speak to Kurdish journalist and analyst Kamal Chomani. There have been some significant developments in the situation of Kurdish liberation politics in both Turkey and Syria - including the …

Today's show is all about the Kurilpa Anarchist Bookfair (which by the time you hear this podcast has unfortunately already happened). We speak to one of the organisers Tom Morrison; to Oliver Graham…

On today's show we hear four different interviews with local Brisbane people who have been working for change in our city - community eviction resistance; providing spaces for girls in Afghanistan to…

Today we chat to a few people from the Ethical Futures for People and Planet conference that is coming up in a few weeks in Brisbane. We hear from Michelle Maloney, Larelle Bossi and Hugh Breakey to …

This week we speak to Salwa Abughali. Salwa lives in Jenin in the West Bank of occupied Palestine. We speak to her about her family in Gaza, her experiences of the recent "ceasefire" and her hopes fo…

Today we hear from Save Victoria Park about taking on the Olympics to protect public green space; Growing Foward about their efforts to protect the Kurilpa Commons; and the Anti-Poverty Network about…

Today we speak to Gabriela Barraza about the Argentinian social movement Nuestro America. They do collective housing, popular education, health brigades and children's programs in the poorest regions…