The Paradigm Shift on 4ZZZ

Today's show is a report back from the People's Blockade of the World's Biggest Coal Port - which happened over the last few weeks in Newcastle and Canberra. Hear from organisers and people who took direct action against the fossil fuel industry! Originally broadcast 06/12/24

Today we chat to Vesna Cerroni about her time in Otpor - the group of Serbian students who at the turn of this century were able to build a movement that could non-violently overthrow dictator Slobodan Milosevic. Originally broadcast 22/11/24

Today we chat with Holly Hammond from the Commons Library about activist strategy - how to think strategically and plan to change the world for the better! Originally broadcast 08/11/24

Today on the Paradigm Shift it's an anti-royalty special! I speak to Aboriginal activist Wayne Wharton about his thwarted attempts this week to serve the king with legal papers, and to Esther Anatolitis from the Australian Republican Movement. Originally broadcast 25/10/24

Today we are looking back at a year of war in Palestine with activist and psychologist Ahmad Abu Monshar. Ahmad is based in Jenin in the West Bank, and has plenty to say about the effects of the last year on Palestinian people, but also about how they continue to find hope.

Today we are reflecting on the last year of local Brisbane solidarity with Palestine. It has been an incredible array of diverse acts of solidarity, and I discuss them with Remah Naji from Justice For Palestine Magan-djin. Originally broadcast 11/10/24

Today we are talking about an alternative defence strategy for Australia. I speak with two people who have plenty of experience of Australia's current defence strategy and ideas about how a radically different course could serve our people much better - former Director of War Studies in the Australian army Al Palazzo, and ex-army Major Cameron Leckie. Originally broadcast 04/10/24

Today we are checking in on the West Papua independence struggle. We speak to Papuan activist Ronny Kareni to get an update, and Crystal Coleman to talk about the local Strike for West Papua and about solidarity across the whole island of Papua. Originally broadcast 30/08/24

Today we respond to Peter Dutton's proposal to build nuclear reactors across the continent. We hear from environmental organisers Jim Green and Ben Pennings about how we can oppose this plan and build real alternatives to the climate crisis. Originally broadcast 21/06/24

Today we are talking about "disaster communism". Can we glimpse a radically different society in the moments of communal care following a disaster? I speak to Nick Southall who has written a book on the subject, and to Andrew George from Lismore about the community responses that have popped up there since the 2022 floods. Originally broadcast 09/08/24

Today we talk to longtime Aboriginal activist Wayne "Koko" Wharton to get a report back from the recent First Nations delegation to the militarised colonial zone of Kanaky (New Caledonia). Originally broadcast 23/08/24

Today we talk to Coedie McAvoy aka Gurridyula. The third anniversary of the Waddananggu culutural ceremony on Adani's mine lease is coming up soon - an incredible effort. We get an update from there, also hear about what happened last week down in Canberra where he has been trying to meet with the Environment Minister for a yarn. And we chat about exciting events coming up in Brisbane to celebrate...

This week's show is a zine special! We speak to Asger, Bianca and Emily about their personal experiences of zine making and the importance of this simple medium for the anarchist, queer and travelling streetkid cultures. Originally broadcast 12/07/24

Today we are talking about "lawfare" by the state against activists - tying people up in endless court cases to restrict their political activities. I speak to Margie Pestorius, Hannah Doole and Dave Sprigg about their own experiences with police and courts.

On today's show we are talking public transport! To celebrate 50c fares beginning in Brisbane this week, I talk to Roman Gaffa from Translink, Peter Allen from the RBTU Union, Michael Berkman from the Greens, and academic Kelly Bertolaccini about the meaning of this dramatic change, and the value of public transport. Originally broadcast 02/08/24

Today we hear about the recent Blockade Australia mobilisation - two weeks of disrupting the operations of the world's biggest coal port. I talk to a group of participants about their experiences and the strategy behind it all. Originally broadcast 19/07/24

Today we discuss a question many people have been asking recently - what is the correct Aboriginal name for the Brisbane CBD area? We talk to local elders Gaja Kerry Charlton and Aunty Deb Sandy about why they say it is Magan-djin. Originally broadcast 05/07/24

Today on the Paradigm Shift we are talking about going to prison to protect the planet - part two! This week we speak to Ali Alishah who has just got out after three months in a Tasmanian prison for locking on to protect old growth forest there. We hear some reflections on prison, strategy, and how to confront anti protest legislation. Originally broadcast 14/06/24

Today's show is about going to prison to protect the planet! In part one I speak to Brad Homewood and Violet Coco who just got out after three months in prison for climate action. Originally broadcast 07/06/24

Today we chat with novelist and tech critic Cory Doctorow. Cory has done a lot of work analysing and describing tech capitalism, and we talk about some of his concepts like "enshittification" and "chokepoint capitalism" as well as AI, the hopes for a better internet, and plenty more! Originally broadcast 31/05/24

Today we are talking about the extraordinary life of Kawanji Don Brady - trailblazing Aboriginal activist, religious leader, culture man. I talk to historian Thom Blake who has just written a biography of him, and Don's son Graham Brady. Originally broadcast 15/03/24

Today we speak to author and journalist Jess Hill about the epidemic of domestic violence in Australia - what causes it, and what can we do about it? Originally broadcast 10/05/24

Today we talk about the extraordinary sentencing of David McBride to over 5 years in prison for the act of telling the truth about what our military gets up to. I speak to legal academic Binoy Kampmark about the trial. We also get an update from the other trial of an Australian for telling the truth - we hear from John Shipton about his son Julian Assange's win in court this week allowing him to a...

A Good Friday special! I speak with a couple of theologians - Bidjara woman and "red ochre theologian" Anne Pattel-Gray and "christi-anarchist" Dave Andrews about what the marking of Easter means to them. Originally broadcast 29/03/24

Today we are speaking to Katherine Gibson - one half of the anti-capitalist author J.K. Gibson-Graham. We speak about their theory of "diverse economies" - how we can imagine alternatives to capitalism by giving more attention to all the activity towards our survival and flourishing that happens outside of the market economy. Originally broadcast 08/03/24