The Sustainable Hour

Mist walls, electric homes and the work ahead 29.09.2026 1:06:41 ↓

The Sustainable Hour no. 610 with refrigeration engineer Jesper Pedersen and Geelong Sustainability Programs Manager Lucy Allinson

FINDING COMMON GROUND – the parents who refuse to look away 22.09.2026 58:46 ↓

Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 609 is coral ecologist Marie Carvolth, cofounder of Parents for Climate.

Denmark has moved on from ‘whether’ to ‘how’ 15.09.2026 52:59 ↓

Our guest is in The Sustainable Hour no. 608 is Danish journalist and podcaster Bjørn Olsen, creator and host of Green Voices from Aarhus.

ON THE GROUND – practising what comes next 09.09.2026 53:31 ↓

In the 607th Sustainable Hour, our guest is environmentalist, musician, writer, and long-time climate activist Tim Hollo.

Zero waste in an age of hungry machines 03.09.2026 53:12 ↓

Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 606 is Kirsty Bishop-Fox from Zero Waste Festival.

Walking in two worlds 26.08.2026 53:50 ↓

Our guest is Dion Devow, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entrepreneur, speaker and consultant.

Tinyer homes – bigger possibilities 18.08.2026 56:26 ↓

The Sustainable Hour no. 604 visits a newly completed tiny house - and searches for better food for our dogs.

Lives we overlook 11.08.2026 53:13 ↓

Environmental journalist and author Anthea Batsakis joins The Sustainable Hour to explore Australia’s extraordinary world of overlooked wildlife.

GENTLE AS A MAN – when power learns to serve life 04.08.2026 51:02 ↓

Our 'guest' in The Sustainable Hour no. 602 is co-host Mik Aidt, who is publishing his book 'Man of Earth' today.

KEEP TURNING UP – as the climate bill arrives 29.07.2026 52:20 ↓

Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 601 is Rhys Forsyth, managing director of Code Nation.

CATCH THE BALL: The 600th episode of hard truths 21.07.2026 54:20 ↓

Our guest on The Sustainable Hour no. 600 is climate activist Johann Hoschtialek from Grenada.

COUNTRY REMEMBERS what greed forgets 14.07.2026 53:44 ↓

Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 599 is First Nations Leader Polly Cutmore.

BLUE ECONOMY: The sea is the limit 07.07.2026 54:23 ↓

Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 598 is Nadia Scheffer, a blue economy entrepreneur.

Ancient wisdom for a nation still growing up 30.06.2026 54:22 ↓

Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 597 is professor Mark Rose AM.

Learning to share the atmosphere 23.06.2026 53:25 ↓

Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 596 is futurist and researcher Jose Ramos.

FROM THE GROUND UP: The connecting link between medicine and farming 16.06.2026 1:00:13 ↓

Our guests in The Sustainable Hour on 17 June 2026 are veterinarian Gundula Rhoades and organic farmer Jesper Andersen.

Treaty to take us beyond fossil fuels 09.06.2026 53:52 ↓

Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 594 is Michael Poland, Campaign Director of the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative

Justice on Country 02.06.2026 53:46 ↓

Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 593 is Bruce Lindsay from Environmental Justice Australia.

FOOTY FOREVER – climate action meets Australia’s game 26.05.2026 53:20 ↓

In this 592nd episode of The Sustainable Hour, we speak with Lex Lynch, CEO of Footy for Climate.

The world doesn’t have to be this way 19.05.2026 1:00:28 ↓

Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 591 are David Mould from Geelong Duck Rescue and Hayley Sestokas from Environment Victoria.

Democracy, diesel and the true cost of fossil fuels 13.05.2026 53:07 ↓

Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 590 is ex-enviro radio host Joe Cicero.

DEMOCRACY AT A CROSSROADS – can we reconnect and respond? 05.05.2026 59:21 ↓

Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 589 are Professor Joseph Camilleri and Jane Morton.

RESHAPE OUR WORLD – from positivity to regenerative communities 29.04.2026 53:04 ↓

Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 588 is Sam Smith, sustainability manager of advisory services for Development Victoria.

EARTH DAY 2026 – voices from ocean to earthmark 21.04.2026 55:36 ↓

The Sustainable Hour on 22 April 2026 marks Earth Day with an open microphone event and special guests.

BE COLLECTIVE – power, climate and the necessity of cooperation 14.04.2026 52:36 ↓

Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 586 is union leader and writer Godfrey Moase.