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Post-Growth Australia PodcastBeyond the Petri Dish with George TsakraklidesIn this latest episode we speak with scientist, researcher and author George Tsakraklides about the deeper roots of humanity’s many crises. Drawing on his rich scientific background and corporate insight, George explores how our evolutionary wiring, societal structures and cultural narratives hinder meaningful change. We unpack the psychological forces driving self-destruction, the limitations of rational thought and the need to reconnect with a deeper sense of being. From the inherited challenges of activism in a world of algorithms to the quiet strength of grounded action and grief, this conversation offers a powerful lens on navigating despair and cultivating me...2025-05-0847 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastProtecting Australian forests against the endless growth paradigm with Susie RussellSusie Russell is a long-time activist and campaigner for protecting Australia’s forests who holds committee positions in The North East Forest Alliance, the North Coast Environment Council, 4Nature and The Rainforest Information Centre. Susie was awarded the Miles Dunphy Award in 2024 and soon after was arrested as part of the Save Bulga Forest movement for obstructing logging in endangered glider habitat.
In this episode we explore several critical issues including the persistent effects of growth-driven capitalism on the natural environment as well as the urgent need for deep, systemic change to avert impending ecological co...2025-04-0454 min
Transforming PerceptionsIn Conversation with Michael Bayliss, Sustainable Populations’ Australia (SPA) - Trump Administration Funding Cuts - Impact on Women's Rights and Global Support Agencies & Family Planning Services.International Women's Day 2025 - 'Accelerate Action'.On International Women’s Day 2025 Áine chats with Michael Bayliss, Communications Manager and Spokesperson for Sustainable Populations’ Australia (SPA) about the recent massive funding cuts to by the Trump administration to international aid agencies and how this will affect women's progress and their access to family planning and other support services globally. How can women be supported to 'accelerate action' and achieve equality in the current global climate. We also discuss the current global political situation, climate change and population sustainability. 2025-03-1135 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastPGAP Presents: UNSW Centre of Ideas –DegrowthIn 2024, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) held a panel discussion on Degrowth as part of their Centre for Ideas series. The panellists were Tommy Wiedmann (Professor of Sustainability Research), Bronwen Morgan (Professor of Law and member of NENA), and Sabrina Chakori (CSIRO researcher). The discussion was hosted by former Deputy Lord Mayor and author of Glimpses of Utopia, Jess Scully. The panel explored sustainability and the urgent challenge of ensuring human needs are met without compromising a sustainable and inclusive future. With the kind permission of UNSW Centre for Ideas, the recording of this panel discussion is...2025-02-271h 13
Beyond23 Cricket PodcastSri Lanka's "DREADFUL" catching | Sutherland a future captain | England men & women's team THRASHINGThe future of men and women’s cricket in Australia is in SAFE hands. Sri Lanka’s dreadful catching needs to be fixed, Marnus needs to relax his mind, is Kuhnemann a more fitting replacement when Nathan Lyon retires? Annabel Sutherland could be a future captain for Australia and the England men’s team were better under Trevor Bayliss. 2025-02-0429 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastIsaac Kabongo: Degrowth, COP talks and Family Planning in UgandaIsaac Kabongo is the CEO of the Uganda-based Ecological Christian Organisation (ECO), a faith-driven initiative dedicated to fostering environmental stewardship at the grassroots level. ECO works to integrate sustainability with community-led action, including raising awareness about family planning and contraception. By reframing the relationship between Christianity, family planning, and discussions around population, the organisation provides an important bridge between faith and sustainability.
In addition to his leadership at ECO, Isaac has represented Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) at each international COP talk since 2012, playing a key role in shaping discussions on how the Global South and...2025-02-021h 06
Post-Growth Australia PodcastPGAP Welcomes Back Anne Poelina New Patron of SPAIn late 2024, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) proudly welcomed Professor Anne Poelina as its newest Patron. This mini-episode features the audio recording from a video interview that co-host Michael Bayliss conducted with Anne as part of SPA's Meet the Patrons series.
An abridged version of this interview is available on YouTube.
As a Nyikina Warrwa Traditional Owner from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, Professor Poelina brings a profound commitment to integrating Indigenous First Australian wisdom into discussions on degrowth, population, and immigration policies. At PGAP, we strongly believe that First Nations perspectives are...2025-01-1626 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastPGAP Welcomes Back Anne Poelina New Patron of SPAIn late 2024, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) proudly welcomed Professor Anne Poelina as its newest Patron. This mini-episode features the audio recording from a video interview that co-host Michael Bayliss conducted with Anne as part of SPA's Meet the Patrons series.
An abridged version of this interview is available on YouTube.
As a Nyikina Warrwa Traditional Owner from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, Professor Poelina brings a profound commitment to integrating Indigenous First Australian wisdom into discussions on degrowth, population, and immigration policies. At PGAP, we strongly believe that First Nations perspectives are...2025-01-1526 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastIn Memoriam: Dr John CoulterIn this episode of Post-Growth Australia Podcast (PGAP), we pay tribute to Dr. John Coulter, who sadly passed away in September 2024. John Richard Coulter (3 December 1930 – 6 September 2024) was a trailblazer in the conservation movement, most notably serving as Leader of the Australian Democrats in the early 1990s. In 1971, he organised an open letter published in The Australian newspaper, addressed "to those who shape Australia’s destiny," urging them to recognise the limits to growth.
(This episode is in memory of Dr John Coulter)
John remained an executive member of Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) until the end...2024-12-121h 03
Post-Growth Australia PodcastPost US Election Blues: Where Do We Take Our Activism from Here?
The aftermath of the US election has left many of us in a state of shock. Voters were faced with a stark choice between more growth-based neoliberalism or alt right extremism, choosing the latter. It was a great day for billionaires either way. As Australia looks to face a very similar choice in mid-2025, it is clear that activists must take stock, recalibrate and work together effectively to advocate for a third alternative that celebrates people and planet. PGAP co-hosts Mark Allen and Michael Bayliss discuss their responses to the election and their recent engagements toward a...2024-11-2847 min
The Sustainiacs by OPT USA, Inc. - Meet the Innovators and Disruptors of SustainabilityCircular Supply Chains through TRUE collaboration and Intelligance sharingCrystal Bayliss of The U.S. Plastics Pact usplasticspact.orgTalks about the 5 points for circularity in supply chains. ReduceRe-designReclaimRe-introduceRe-useThey all must work in unison or the balance destrys the circle. Sustainiacs: https://sustainiacs.com/Sustainiacs is the number one leading podcast for sustainability news and education about industry, public, and NGO efforts in developing sustainability technology, projects, efforts, actions, and legislation. From Industry Leaders, CEO, CSO, and Presidents to Entrepreneurs, Inventors, and Actionists we educate and investigate the latest tren...2024-11-1754 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastPGAP presents Rethinking Sustainability Radio DocumentaryWelcome back to a brand-new Season Seven of Post Growth Australia Podcast!
As our world teeters on the edge of an increasingly perilous environmental future—extending beyond climate change—we must ask: what does true sustainability entail? How far are we from it, what are the root causes of our current trajectory, and what paths could lead us there?
Rod Taylor (author, columnist, radio host) asks these very questions to eleven esteemed Australian scientists and thinkers in a brand-new radio documentary. PGAP is proud to be the first platform to share this thought-provoking documentary, which expl...2024-11-1757 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastSeason Six Finale with Degrowth Network AustraliaFor the season six finale, PGAP welcomes three core members of Degrowth Network Australia: Sandy Gonzalez de la Vega Gonzalez, Tonié Field and Jess Prescott.
According to the Degrowth blog: "As degrowth becomes a more familiar term worldwide, a loose informal network of Australian degrowth activists, scholars and advocates has emerged into the formal Degrowth Network Australia (DNA)."
Although a new collective, DNA has already made their mark through workshops, Degrowth themed festivals, and at the New Economy Network Australia 2023 conference, through theatrical degrowth scenario skits. It was through this interactive workshop at the 'Life A...2024-08-2537 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastA Post Growth Approach to Urban Planning with Michael BuxtonThe way we design and plan our cities and towns significantly influences our daily lives, which, in turn, affects our carbon emissions and ecological footprints. Australia's continually expanding cities are a striking example of this, illustrating the consequences of an unrelenting pursuit of growth.
Fortunately, there are a few urban planners who recognise that transitioning to a degrowth, steady-state system is imperative for the future of urban planning. Our special guest, Emeritus Professor Michael Buxton (OAM) is one such expert.
Michael Buxton is one of the most well known and most quoted planning professors in...2024-08-1448 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastMini Episode: Shane Simonsen on Farming, Podcasts, Books and PopulationIn this mini episode, Post-Growth Australia Podcast reunites with Dr. Shane Simonson.
Last time we spoke with Shane in PGAP season 3, he gave us a tour of his 'Zero Input Agriculture' farm in Queensland.
We caught up with Shane to get an update of the farm - including the addition of some new four legged residents - only to discover that Shane has branched out accross many projects including:
Cohosting the Going To Seed Podcast.. This podcast is of special interest to anyone wanting to explore deeply into alternative and revolutionary crop breeders...2024-07-2615 min
The Valley TodayHungry for History Food EventOur conversation for Tourism Tuesday - Winchester/Frederick County edition - included Renee Bayliss from the Winchester/Frederick County Convention & Visitor Bureau to discuss the Hungry for History food event happening August 24, 2024 - September 2, 2024. Renee explains that the event features local historical sites where attendees can sample foods and learn about history. The event spans Winchester, Frederick, and Clarke County and is educational. New participants and a kickoff event have been added this year, increasing its appeal. Hannah McDonald from the Patsy Cline Historic House joins the discussion, explaining the house’s mission to honor Pat...2024-07-2323 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastWorld Population Day 2024 SpecialWelcome to PGAP’s “World Population Day 2024” special, where your co-hosts Mark Allen and Michael Bayliss share their recent musings on sustainable population. World Population Day is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues.
Our ‘manifesto’ on the population debate can be read on the PGAP blog: “To populate or not to populate? How we can come together around the eternal debate of everyone’s favourite vexed issue.”
Mark’s article “A Holistic Activism Approach to the Population Issue” was published in MEDIUM and the Sustainable Population...2024-07-1042 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastMini Episode: Larry Blight, Noongar Menang Friend of Yakamia Forest BoodjaThis mini episode of PGAP is the 'soundtrack' to a recent seven-minute video that was made by Michael Bayliss on behalf of the Friends of Yakamia Boodja action group, "Meet Larry Blight, Menang Noongar Educator and Friend of Yakamia Forest Boodja"
It touches on some of the main themes that were discussed during a more in-depth conversation that we had with Larry for the full-length episode of Season Five, "Conversation with Noongar Menang Educator and Storyteller Larry Blight."
You may also be interested in another five minute video, "Meet Some of the Friends of Yakamia...2024-07-0210 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastPost Growth Guide with Marcus FeldthusOur special guest for the first full length episode of this season is Marcus Feldthus from Post Growth Guide.
Post Growth Guide is a company that is based in Denmark, where Marcus Feldthus and Oscar Haumann work within the business community to assist other organisations in transitioning to post-growth ways of operating. This is crystalised in the handbook "Setting Limits To Growth: How to make better business decisions in the 21st century" which also serves as a document of their own journey, still in progress, towards becoming a post-growth business.
PGAP...2024-06-231h 07
Post-Growth Australia PodcastMini Episode: Alex Baumann on Public Housing and DegrowthPost-Growth Australia Podcast welcomes back Dr. Alex Baumann for a mini episode on housing and Degrowth.
Alex was one of our star guests a couple of years ago, whose epsiode, "A Public Housing Revolution for Degrowth with Dr Alex Baumann" remains one of PGAP's highest performing episodes.
Alex returns to update us on the following:
The launch of the De Gruyter Degrowth Handbook and most specifically, the chapter, cowritten by Alex and Samuel Alexander: "Land Commodification: A Structural Barrier to Degrowth Transition."
An article in The Conversation: "Huge housing costs make us slaves to...2024-06-0621 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastSeason Finale: Going deep into Deep Ecology with John SeedFor the final episode of season 5, PGAP welcomes special guest John Seed (OAM). John is founder and director of Australia’s Rainforest Information Centre and is an Australian figurehead for the Deep Ecology Movement. A long time hero of both co-hosts Mark and Michael, John combines decades of successful environmental activism with an emphasis toward re-establishing a deep emotional connection with the natural world. It is the disconnection from nature which has resulted in the endless growth paradigm which is tearing apart our societies and our planet. John shares his thoughts on why system change is not enough and wh...2024-04-0159 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastBONUS EPISODE: Sustainable Population Australia says NO to a Big AustraliaFor this short bonus episode of PGAP, we welcome back Martin Tye, Social Media and Promotions Coordinator of Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Martin shares with us the details of SPA's new campaign 'Say NO to a Big Australia!' He also gives us a heads up on SPA's public forum, being held in Adelaide on April 20th, "From housing crisis to eco-crisis: Why Australia's Population Growth is Unsustainable," including keynote speakers Leith van Onselen and Dr Jane O'Sullivan.
Please consider signing SPA's position statement, calling for a sustainable population. Find out more about the campaign...2024-03-2111 min
The Influencer Empires Podcast With Walt BaylissDaniel Giordano: The Pivotal Moments That Make Our Lives AmazingEmbark on an extraordinary exploration of entrepreneurial spirit and profound personal transformation with Daniel Giordano, the dynamic CEO of 561 Media and a master of mergers and acquisitions. As you journey with us, you'll uncover the pivotal moments that redefine success, the embrace of mentorship, and the relentless pursuit of impact. Daniel's narrative, beginning as an accountant and blossoming into an entrepreneurial trailblazer, is punctuated by his first child's birth—a catalyst for a monumental career pivot. His transition into the digital realm, with early ventures in eBay and Amazon leading to a lucrative dance with affiliate marketing, serves as a...2024-03-2150 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastFinding The Money with Maren PoitrasAs this episode goes to air, a brand-new documentary on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is touring Australia and PGAP has been given the incredible opportunity to speak to USA based director of "Finding the Money", Maren Poitras. Maren has just embarked on a screening tour of South East Australia alongside Stephanie Kelton, who is a leading proponent of the MMT movement and author of ‘The Deficit Myth’.
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During this revealing interview, Maren discusses the importance of MMT and the journey that making a feature length documentary on this important topic has taken her...2024-02-2949 min
Work Hard Tri HarderMichael Adeniran - The Urban ChallengerSend us a Text Message.Michael is a triathlon and obstacle race enthusiast. After picking up running with his neighbour in 2015 there isn't many events he hasn't turned his hand to. He even entered triathlons when not really knowing how to swim. Michael is otherwise known as 'The Urban Challenger' and balances a full time job, family (inlcuding two young children) and all the training and mad challenges he gets up. Throughout the conversation Michael gives great insight into the balance of his training and talks about how being an ambassador has helped...2024-02-2045 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastDebunking Green Growth with Timothée ParriqueFor this episode of Post-Growth Australia Podcast, we go international by welcoming our esteemed guest Timothée Parrique, who is based in France and Sweden. Timothée is an economist at the School of Economics and Management of Lund University (Sweden). He has built a steady reputation as a colourful writer and speaker on the fallacies of our growth-based economy and is a loud and proud advocate of Degrowth, Post-Growth and Steady State based solutions.
Topics discussed with Timothée in this episode include:
Reflections on the Degrowth movement within Europe, with particular foc...2024-02-0858 min
The Valley TodayAfrican American Heritage Trolley Tours, Restaurant Week(s) & SU Conservatory EventsOur conversation for Tourism Tuesday with Justin Kerns & Renee Bayliss from Winchester/Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau includes details for various events and activities happening in Winchester and Frederick County. The pair gives information for the African American Heritage Trolley tours, FredCo Eats Restaurant Week AND Winchester Restaurant Week, Chocolate Escape in Old Town Winchester, as well as performances at Shenandoah University. Justin excitedly speaks about their new Beer & Cider Trail and reminds listeners of the importance of supporting local businesses and attractions particularly this time of year. See the complete calendar of...2024-01-3022 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastConversation with Noongar Menang Educator and Storyteller Larry BlightHappy new 2024! For this very special episode of Post-Growth Australia Podcast, we interview Menang Noongar educator Larry Blight on site at the Yakamia forest, one of the few remnant pieces of bushland in Albany, which is currently under threat from overdevelopment (of course!) Larry discusses the environmental and cultural significance of the Yakamia forest. We then delve into a broader conversation across many issues such as overdevelopment, colonisation, the perils of neoliberalism and population policy. Larry incorporates his local knowledge and his connection to Boodja (Land) in what is a very deep and insightful conversation.
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Post-Growth Australia PodcastPGAP live at the NENA conference: Life After CapitalismPGAP recently had the pleasure of travelling to Canberra to record live at the 2023 New Economy Network Australia (NENA) conference: ‘Life after Capitalism’. We recorded a collage of presentions and interviews with conferences attendees into order to showcase nearly two hours of Post-Growth goodness. This episode includes well-known names such as Tom Ballard, Donnie MacLurcan, Anitra Nelson and Gareth Hughes.
(graphic courtesy of NENA)
PGAP acknowledges the Ngunnawal, First Custodians of the country where the recordings of this conference took place. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that colonisation cont...2023-12-141h 55
Post-Growth Australia PodcastJon Doust on education, The Voice, the art of losing and much moreOn this episode of Post-Growth Australia Podcast, we are joined by Jon Doust - professional writer, speaker, comedian, performer, activist and trouble maker. Not only does Jon live in the same town as your PGAP hosts (Albany), he went to the same school as Michael. In this episode, we exchange notes on our formative years, which for Jon are documented in his trilogy of books ‘Boy on a Wire’, ‘Return Ticket’ and ‘To the Highlands.’ This provides a springboard for an in-depth discussion around the role that formative education plays in creating the psychologies of modern society and how addressing m...2023-11-091h 14
Climate ConversationsInterview: Michael Bayliss helps us understand why population can be a fraught and challenging issue to deal withMichael Bayliss (pictured) is the media manager with "Sustainable Population Australia" and helps us understand what a challenging and fraught issue this can be when it becomes the focus of a conversation.
Working with his friend, Mark Allen, Michael shares with listeners a remarkable array of information and stories arising from the holy grail of growth on their podcast "Post-Growth Australia".
Also, being active in the population conversation, Michael just recently wrote a story for the Population Media Centre headed, "Population Growth and Wealth Inequality Are More Entwined Than We Thought: Here’s Why."
...2023-10-1637 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastMark Diesendorf and the Path to a Sustainable CivilisationWe are certainly living in precarious times. We have transgressed six out of nine planetary boundaries (with more to come). The gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ is beginning to look less like a gap and more like a chasm. The threat of wide-scale war looms large. How do we get ourselves out of this mess before Mad Max becomes a documentary? Luckily for us, Mark Diesendorf and Rod Taylor have co-authored a new book “The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation: Technological, Socioeconomic and Political Change.” Not only does this book unpack several of the main existential challenges facing human...2023-10-031h 16
The Valley TodayNorth South Skirmish Association Fall National CompetitionOur conversation today for Tourism Tuesday - Winchester/Frederick County edition - with Renee Bayliss from Winchester/Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau also included Dave Cole, Deputy National Commander of the North-South Skirmish Association. Dave told us about the organization and explained the shooting competitions they host. There are national competitions twice a year in addition to regional skirmishes and recruitment skirmishes. The 148th National Skirmish happens October 6-8, 2023, with various competitions throughout the weekend. Spectators are welcome and admission is free. Gainesboro Ruritan will be on site providing food. The competition takes place at Fort Shenandoah...2023-09-2625 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastPlanning for a Just Collapse with Kate BoothIt is not every day that urban planning and societal collapse are discussed in the same conversation. But for Kate Booth – activist academic and Associate Professor at the University of Tasmania, both are critical and interlinked issues. In this very educational episode, Kate talks us through the Insurgent Planning movement as well as the Just Collapse movement. At a time when Australia’s Federal Government is scrambling to build 1.2 million new homes while the recent climate data suggests that an ecological collapse is imminent, these are difficult but necessary conversations that we need to be having.
Kate Boot...2023-09-0155 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastLet’s Get Crazy with Rob Dietz from Crazy Town PodcastWelcome to the season five premiere of Post-Growth Australia Podcast. What better way to launch our new season than with Rob Dietz, co-host of Crazy Town Podcast, perhaps the standard bearer of degrowth themed podcasts.
(Rob Dietz).
Rob is the Programs Director of Post Carbon Institute (PCI). A brilliant public speaker and story teller, Rob talks us through the journey of Crazy Town Podcast, which he co-hosts with colleagues Asher Miller and Jason Bradford. He also discusses the other initiatives and campaigns run by PCI, in addition to his unique vision of a Post-Growth...2023-08-151h 05
The Valley TodayHungry for History Food EventOur conversation for Tourism Tuesday - Winchester/Frederick County edition - with Renee Bayliss from Winchester/Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau also included Kristen Laise from Belle Grove Plantation and Rick Kriebel from Newtown History Center. The group gave details for Hungry for History - a food event showcasing fifteen historical sites in the City of Winchester, Clarke & Frederick Counties that will highlight food's role in history. The event will kick off on Saturday, August 26 and run through Monday, September 4, 2023. Museums and historic sites in our community will offer a variety of programs and special events such...2023-07-2524 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastCelebrating the 25th Anniversary of Population Media Center with Bill RyersonIn 1998 Population Media Center (PMC) was formed to ‘make the stories that remake our world’. 25 years later, radio and TV shows, supported by PMC, have been heard throughout the world, including Ethiopia, Senegal and Papua New Guinea. Produced in collaboration with local communities and local scriptwriters, these shows share a common thread in that the audience are invited to consider positive family planning decisions through the role modelling of engaging and identifiable characters. PGAP was very fortunate to be joined by special guest Bill Ryerson, President and Founder of PMC. He talks us through the ‘stories behind the stories’ of PMC's...2023-06-081h 02
Post-Growth Australia PodcastHousing Crisis?? What Housing Crisis!!Fun Fact! When your co-hosts Michael Bayliss and Mark Allen aren’t making brand new episodes of PGAP, they are involved in many other worthy enterprises. Michael has just co-written a brand new report “Population and the Housing Crisis”. Mark performed his debut show at the Adelaide Fringe, “The Boomer and The Doomer.” Like most things we do, this all flew under the blip of the mainstream media radar, so we took the opportunity this episode to interview each other on our respective endeavours.
It is not a secret to anyone now that Australia is going thro...2023-05-261h 00
Post-Growth Australia PodcastMMT for Activism with Gabrielle BondAt PGAP, we are huge fans of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). However, the question is often asked, how can an understanding of MMT, or a broader understanding of economics, help the cause when it comes to degrowth advocacy or environmental activism? For this episode, we warmly welcome Gabrielle Bond, CEO of Adelaide based Modern Money Lab and member of Extinction Rebellion, to tell us more about how MMT can inform our activism toward a better, more equitable, post-growth world.
For further reading, Gabrielle recommends the short article from Jason Hickel: “DEGROWTH AND MMT: A THOUGHT EX...2023-05-0152 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastA Tribute to Community Groups fighting Big Overdevelopment in WA.In the world of degrowth, the focus is often centred on the need for broad scale system change. However, it is often at the grassroots community level that real resistance against overdevelopment is truly and tangibly observed. For this very special episode of PGAP, we interview Annabel Paulley (Friends of Yakamia), Chris Poulton (Rethink Eastlink) and Andrew St John (Safe and Scenic Toodyay Roads) to highlight the good work been done by community groups in South-Western Australia to fight the relentless tide of overdevelopment.
Our first guest Annabel Paulley (interviewed 00:08:19 to 00:37:09) is a coordinator and key member...2023-04-111h 34
Post-Growth Australia PodcastEarthCare Permaculture GhanaFor this episode of PGAP, we travel (virtually) to equatorial western Africa to speak with Innocent Kelvin Coffie, youth leader and founder of EarthCare Permaculture Ghana. Kelvin takes us on a verbal tour of the property, the successes the property has had in up skilling new generations in food self-sufficiency, and some recent challenges that the property has endured through. Kelvin also gives some insight into how the permaculture movement is taking root in Ghana, some of the unique environmental and social challenges experienced in his country and how permaculture is one solution to solving these problems.
2023-03-2839 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastSolving climate change through ethical investment - with James Regulinski from Carbon CollectiveIn this episode of Post-Growth Australia, we interview James Regulinski, co-founder of Carbon Collective, a company providing low-fee, diversified investment portfolios built for solving climate change. Inspired by the work of Project Drawdown, James and his business partner Zach Stein tackle climate change by encouraging investors to support environmentally friendly enterprises.
For a podcast on Degrowth with a bias toward the anti-capitalist end of the spectrum, James is a very different kind of guest on PGAP and one who inspired much pithy discussion. For most of us in the post-growth movement, there can often be...2023-01-3153 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastWomen for Conservation with Isabella Cortes LaraOn November 15 2022 the global population hit 8 billion. Despite the fact that half of all the world’s pregnancies are unplanned, any talk of global approach to family planning and reproductive health care in the global south remains controversial. So often, this is debated across the global north without including stakeholders who live in the global south and work with the issues first hand. PGAP aims to make amends for this oversight by inviting Isabella Cortes Lara to the podcast, Vice President of ‘Women for Conservation’, who work alongside rural communities in Colombia and Nepal. An incredible artist and storyteller, Isabel...2023-01-221h 03The Valley TodayDecorating (And Undecorating) for the HolidaysThere was no radio show today, instead I've pulled together a compilation of conversations from guests the past few weeks. I asked many of them when they begin decorating for the holidays and when they take all their decorations done. Many of them shared a few traditions with me as well. Today's podcast features: Alex Flanigan - Main Street Program Manager for Old Town Winchester; Dr. Jeffrey Feit (my personal Dr. Fauci) Community & Population Health Officer for Valley Health; Elaine Specht, class coordinator for the 2023 Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Program; MaryJane Korrigan, county coordinator for Shenandoah...2022-12-3013 minThe Valley TodayWinchester Tourism Highlights from 2022 - Looking Ahead to 2023We had a fun conversation for today's Tourism Tuesday - Winchester/Frederick County edition. Justin Kerns, Renee Bayliss, and MiKayla Hatfield joined me to look back at tourism-related events & projects from 2022. We talked about their newcomer events, holiday lights trolley tours, and the group shared their favorite things from the past year. We also looked ahead to 2023 and learned about upcoming projects that include improvements to the Visitors Center, Native American historical markers, a local Beer & Cider Trail, and even a virtual reality spin on various locations around the area. We talked about the "Uncommon to the...2022-12-2730 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastFuzzy Logic on a Fragile Planet with Rod TaylorRod Taylor is a multi-talented broadcaster, videographer based in Canberra. In addition to hosting the "Fuzzy Logic Science show", he is author of the 2020 book “10 Journeys on A Fragile Planet”. This extraordinary book details the personal journeys of extraordinary environmentalists and game changers.
This episode is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Haydn Washington. Haydn was a prolific and passionate writer and speaker on sustainability, degrowth, the need for population stabilisation and denialism against both climate and population realities. He wrote or edited many books. He was active in CASSE and the Ecological Economics community. The...2022-12-1859 min
Solve For Nature8 Billion Day w/ Michael BaylissToday I'm following up with Michael Bayliss, host of the Post-Growth Australia Podcast (PGAP), activist for within the environmental and post-growth movements, Communications Manager and former Victoria/Tasmanian President at Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Last time we spoke, he decided to taken on a personal challenge, but the challenge ended up taking a life of it's own and evolved into a project that he's now dedicated to! Also, we discuss the upcoming 8 billion day: the day when the population of earth hits 8 billion. Definitely check out his podcast, where Michael talks to experts to unpack the notion of...2022-12-0143 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastOrganic, Regenerative & Carbon Negative: Oranje Tractor Winery with Murray GommFor season 4 of Post-Growth Australia Podcast (PGAP), we will be highlighting some extraordinary work being done by extraordinary Western Australians, who are bucking the dominant narrative of exploitation on scale on an ecologically unique yet fragile part of the world. In this episode, we speak to Murray Gomm from Oranje Tractor, award winning organic, regenerative and carbon negative winery/small farm holding near Albany.
Oranje Tractor certainly punches above its weight. It was the winner of the Gourmet Traveller Wine, Australia's Best Cellar Door Awards 2019. Oranje Tractor Farm was the winner of ACCI's Great Southern...2022-12-011h 08
Post-Growth Australia PodcastWelcome to Asbestosville! Season 4 Premiere with Michael Bayliss and Mark AllenWe can’t believe that PGAP is into its fourth season already! So, to shake things up, Michael is joined by Mark Allen from Town Planning Rebellion and Holistic Activism as the co-host for this season. You may remember Mark from his two previous guest appearances on PGAP here and here.
This first episode of the season is the culmination of a personal journey for them both. For Michael it is an opportunity to share his lived experiences in the West Australia rental market (in what has been labelled as the asbestos capital of the wo...2022-11-061h 12
Post-Growth Australia PodcastSeason 3 Finale with Charlie Mgee from Formidable VegetableFrom the very beginning, PGAP has delighted in playing music from Formidable Vegetable on our permaculture themed episodes. So, for the final episode of Season 3, host Michael Bayliss is especially thrilled to meet with Formidable Vegetable mastermind Charlie Mgee at his new eco village home at Living Waters, Denmark WA. An engaging storyteller as well as musician and performer, Charlie shares the incredible history of forming the permaculture themed band and their mission statement from the get go. We also explore the role that music place in activism and societal change and we cap it off with Charlie’s vi...2022-09-031h 06
Post-Growth Australia PodcastGreenprints with Dr Michelle MaloneyIn this episode of Post-Growth Australia, we welcome back Dr Michelle Maloney, National Convenor of Australia Earth Law Alliance (AELA), to discuss the exciting new Greenprints initiative.
Quoting from the AELA Website, Greenprints “provides a practical, step-by-step approach to help people understand both the big picture and the small details, of how to transform our societies and thrive within our ecological limit”. Greenprints “offers a process to help us find and use the very best sustainability & regenerative approaches, so we can redesign societies to thrive within our local, regional & global ecological limits.”
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Post-Growth Australia PodcastEarth Overshoot Day 2022 with CASSE's Brian CzechFor the 2022 Earth Overshoot Day special of PGAP, we observe the occasion by welcoming Brian Czech, founder of the Centre for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE). As a figurehead of the Degrowth movement, Brian makes a perfect voice of reason for this year’s Earth Overshoot Day, which falls on July 28th. In this episode, Brian reflects on the formation and history of CASSE with host Michael Bayliss and how the Steady State and Degrowth movements intersect. He shares his decades of experience and fascinating anecdotes to draw the point home that a steady state revolution is...2022-07-261h 01The Valley TodayOld Town Winchester Guided Walking ToursOur conversation today with Renee Bayliss, Creative Design & Visitor Services Manager for the Winchester/Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau was all about the guided walking tours of Old Town Winchester. Joining us for the chat was Mike Robinson, local author, historian and tour guide. Renee gave us a quick history of how long the tours have been happening and told us of a few others hosted by local organizations across the city and county. Mike walked us through (pun intended) how the tours work, the route they take and how much he enjoys the interactions...2022-07-1822 min
Post-Growth Australia Podcast3 Women 2 Countries 1 Message: World Population Day 2022World Population Day is approaching on July 11. According to the United Nations Population Fund, ‘8 billion people means 8 billion opportunities’, however many population sustainability advocates are not quite so optimistic. For this episode, PGAP welcome back Karen Shragg, American and Degrowth activist, along with two new guests, Madeline Weld and Valorie Allen from Canada. In this special four way discussion, we explore the similarities and contrasts of the population movement in across our respective countries and unite to shred the myths and misconceptions around population sustainability.
Karen Shragg is a lifelong environmentalist, naturalist, educator, poet, author and...2022-07-041h 17
Post-Growth Australia PodcastPGAP goes Earthbound with Dan and Johanna McTiernanAt PGAP, we have explored many different ideas and facets within the broad realm of Post Growth. Permaculture is a frequent topic on this podcast, so too is behaviour change and nature based spirituality. But what happens if you combine the best of both worlds? For example, the practicality of permaculture principles in conjunction with transpersonal psychology, energy meditation and nature connection facilitation? You get Dan and Johanna McTiernan, co-founders of Earthbound who live and manage a 6 acre homestead on Finland. Johanna and Dan are the guests of this episode of PGAP as we find out more about Earthbound.2022-06-191h 12
Post-Growth Australia PodcastA Theological Perspective on Population with Dr Paul CollinsIn this episode of PGAP, we talk to Dr Paul Collins, former head of the religion and ethics department in the ABC. He is well known as a commentator on Catholicism and the papacy and also has a strong interest in ethics, environmental and population issues. Paul Collins is also patron of Sustainable Population Australia. Although Christianity is not often renowned in the broader community for its position on reproductive health care or environmental concerns, Paul challenges this presupposition. He is unique in his ability to weave theology into a discourse on environmental centred ethics. PGAP interviewed Paul on...2022-05-2853 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastEcological Economies and MMT with Steve Williams“Sustainability and the New Economics: Synthesising Ecological Economics and Modern Monetary Theory” is a new book fresh off the print and on the shelves. It is an impressive volume containing chapters from a host of Australian game-changers including Michael Kirby, Ian Dunlop, Will Steffen and last episode’s guest Ian Lowe. The book details sobering realities regarding business as usual economics, while offering many realistic and applicable solutions based around ecological economics and modern monetary theory.
PGAP spoke with lead editor Stephen Williams to find out more about this impressive book, and why economics is front and foremo...2022-05-1248 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastPopulation and Climate Change with Ian Lowe and Jane O'SullivanDid you know that climate mitigation models show that the only scenarios that avoid dangerous climate change are those which assume global population peaks in the next decade and then declines? Why is no-one talking about this? Luckily for us and the future of the planet, PGAP’s two guests for this episode, Professor Ian Lowe and Doctor Jane O’Sullivan, have written a new discussion paper ‘Population and Climate Change.’ Co-written with Doctor Peter Cook and commissioned by Sustainable Population Australia, this new report uses clear concise language with thorough scientific research to make a very strong case for the...2022-04-151h 03
Post-Growth Australia PodcastZero Input Agriculture with Shane SimonsenWith the twin horsemen of climate change and diminishing fossil fuels impacting food security (did you know that 10 calories of fossil fuel are required per calorie of food?) it is evident that the future of industrial agriculture looks more than a little grim. Given that food is critical for survival, PGAP continues to explore the essential answers to the question: how do we radically change our approach to growing food in the years to come?
Dr. Shane Simonsen operates a ‘Zero Input Agriculture’ farm in the highlands of South-East Queensland. What does zero input mean and does it w...2022-03-201h 02
Post-Growth Australia PodcastCharles Massy: Making Agriculture Sustainable at the 2022 Fenner ConferenceOn March the 17th, a conference will be converging in Canberra called ‘Making Agriculture Sustainable’. As we all know, Australian agriculture today is largely unsustainable. Soils are degrading and are in need of regeneration and broad acre farming is delivering food in quantity but not always in quality. So this conference will include an exceptional group of speakers to address the question: Can we feed ourselves and not destroy the Earth?
One of the keynote speakers, Charles Massy, has become a household name in regenerative farming. He has a bestselling book ‘Call of the Reed Warble...2022-03-0243 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastBetter Housing for a Better Planet with Simone SchenkelIt is true that new houses require a lot a resources and emissions to build. So, it is critical that when we must build, that we do it right. Otherwise we waste so much in heating, air conditioning, repairs, demolition and all the other emission trappings with running a house.
For this episode of PGAP, we chat with Simone Schenkel, award winning certified passive house designer and director of Victorian based Gruen Eco Design. Simone explains to host Michael Bayliss the fundamentals of passive housing design, how to make eco housing more affordable and why eco building...2022-02-2151 min
Post-Growth Australia PodcastA Public Housing Revolution for Degrowth with Dr Alex BaumannHousing is an essential human need, but as the average median house price in Australian capital cities now exceed $1 million, this requires some very significant dropping into the marketplace in order to afford a roof over our heads. According to the research of PGAP’s esteemed guest Dr. Alex Baumann, the act of owning a property of one’s own can place one in that dreaded 1% richest people in the world.
Alex discusses why the privatisation of land forces us all into lifestyles that are antithetical to the degrowth movement and why housing needs to be at the...2022-01-311h 05
Post-Growth Australia PodcastThe Politics of Permaculture with Terry LeahyPermaculture is a popular topic on PGAP. Many who practice permaculture tend to also resonate with post-growth ideas. But for those in the post-growth movement who don’t like to garden, are there still things we can learn from permaculture? Can permaculture principles be applied to the wider economic, political and social change movements, or should permaculture keep itself to the garden bed? A new book, ‘The Politics of Permaculture’ endeavours to unpack the theory and practice of this popular and broad social movement. Author Terry Leahy collated many interviews and points of view from permaculture practitioners across the world...2022-01-171h 01