Shows
The Sustainable HourWhen the emergency becomes our new realityOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 579 is Nicole Shortis, Controller of VICSES Bellarine.
2026-02-1753 minThe Sustainable HourInner work as catalyst for outer changeThe fourth episode of the Force of Life series features social innovator and systems thinker Andrew Gaines
2026-02-1654 minThe Sustainable HourBeing a little batty – about responsibility and belongingThe Sustainable Hour no. 578 focuses on the opening of the art exhibition 'Bats & Belonging' in Geelong.
2026-02-1155 minThe Sustainable HourBe ready for the climate resetOur guest in the first Sustainable Hour in 2026 is Luke Taylor, the National Sustainability Festival's director.
2026-02-0454 minThe Sustainable HourPaid misinformation, global inequality and permaculture progress in AfricaOur guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 576 are permaculture teacher Jessica Perini and refugee leaders Eric Hakizimana in Uganda and Ruth Akinyi in Kenya.
2025-12-171h 00The Sustainable HourA YEAR IN SONG: The soundtrack of The Sustainable Hour 2025In The Sustainable Hour no. 575 we mark the launch of 50 of our songs on Spotify, Apple and Amazon music: 'The Force of Life Collective'.
2025-12-101h 02The Sustainable HourCONSEQUENCE TIMES: Communities taking back their powerOur guest is environmentalist and poet Georgina Woods, Head of Research and Investigations at Lock the Gate Alliance.
2025-11-2553 minThe Sustainable HourFORCE OF LIFE: From collapse to connection – organising the peripheryThird episode of the Force of Life podcast series features the Danish architect and systems thinker Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov,
2025-11-1956 minThe Sustainable HourIn kindness, respect, understanding and trustOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 573 is community builder Kate Shelton, founder of Peacemeals.
2025-11-1956 minThe Sustainable HourFORCE OF LIFE: The art of enlivenmentIn this second episode of The Force of Life podcast series, writer, philosopher, and sociologist Barbara Lepani explains what she calls 'enlivenment'.
2025-11-1257 minThe Sustainable HourTreaty and protestival – listening for changeOur guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 572 are Rory Bush-Belton from Rising Tide and Cam Walker from Friends of the Earth Naarm/Melbourne.
2025-11-1253 minThe Sustainable HourFighting Australia’s carbon bomb – choosing courage over cowardiceOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 571 is environmental lawyer Adam Beeson from the Australian Conservation Foundation
2025-11-0553 minThe Sustainable HourBE BRUTALLY HONEST. The climate reality we must faceOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 570 is former fossil fuel executive turned climate truth-teller, Ian Dunlop.
2025-10-2954 minThe Sustainable HourAustralia’s transformative, green and ground-up energy revolutionOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 569 is Dr Philippa England, a clean-energy trailblazer from Queensland.
2025-10-2253 minThe Sustainable HourGET LOUD – Women at the heart of the green transitionOur guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 568 are Lauren Dillon and Jodie Hill.
2025-10-1454 minThe Sustainable HourPREPARE FOR IMPACT – Australia’s climate risk reality checkOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 567 is Neil Plummer, who discusses Australia’s new national climate risk assessment
2025-10-0851 minThe Sustainable HourFORCE OF LIFE: Reinventing our world with a senior uprise, peace of mind, pride, and aweInterview with Danish author Tor Nørretranders - exploring what it means to act in service to life on Earth.
2025-09-301h 07The Sustainable HourNew relations: Language, love and the roots of our climate crisisOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 566 is Ramandeep Sibia from Punjabis for Climate and Warm Data Lab.
2025-09-241h 01The Sustainable HourGet involved with the Climate Rescue AccordThe Climate Rescue Accord is a common policy framework to set a course to restore a safe climate.
2025-09-2251 minThe Sustainable HourDays of sun, sustainability and solutionsOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 565 is Ruth Blackhirst from Geelong Sustainability, organiser of Sustainable House Day
2025-09-1754 minThe Sustainable HourTiny homes, huge hearts – resilience and joy in community livingGuests in The Sustainable Hour no. 564 are Rochelle Ryan from Australian Tiny House Association and Andy Greig from Swift Tiny Homes.
2025-09-1053 minThe Sustainable HourThe Sustainable Climate Song Contest Hour 2025What happens when climate activists turn into songwriters – and then ask their audience to vote?
2025-09-0300 minThe Sustainable HourGreen transition, trust and togetherness in DenmarkThe Sustainable Hour no. 562 takes us to Denmark where Mik Aidt is reporting back on what the green transition looks and feels like on the ground.
2025-08-2700 minThe Sustainable HourBold steps, tiny homes and zero waste futuresWith Cat Macleod, Friday Vigils for Climate, Phae Barrett, Geelong Tiny Home Expo, and Kirsty Bishop-Fox, Zero Waste Festival.
2025-08-1900 minThe Sustainable HourTHE CLIMATE REVOLUTION: Revolutionary politics rooted in service to life on EarthThe tenth episode of The Climate Revolution podcast series features the British sustainability strategist Joseph Gelfer.
2025-08-1358 minThe Sustainable HourWorking with nature – not against itThe Sustainable Hour no. 560: Peter Andrews and Martin Royds deliver a masterclass in landscape function and soil biology.
2025-08-0100 minThe Sustainable HourLegal revolution for the planet – and a call from the butt huntersOur guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 599 are corporate laywer Robert Hinkley and Shannon Mead, founder of No More Butts.
2025-07-3000 minThe Sustainable HourWake up and fightOur guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 558 are Alana Mountain who fights for the forests, and Unty Rose who fights against cancer. We also listen to a speech by climate crime fighter Sheldon Whitehouse.
2025-07-231h 00The Sustainable HourHOW MANY MORE MUST DIE? Healing the land with plants and waterOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 557 is landscape restorer and 'plant whisperer' Peter Andrews.
2025-07-1600 minThe Sustainable HourRICHER THAN BEFORE: Building renewable economiesOur guests in The Sustainable Hour are Wayne Wadsworth (Wadzy), and Marama Grace Brownsdon (Mims).
2025-07-0900 minThe Sustainable HourFirst Nations voices rise for treaty, truth and climate healingOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 555 is Yaraan Couzens Bundle, a whale-dreaming custodian and founder of SOPEC.
2025-07-0200 minThe Sustainable HourBecause local mattersOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 554 is Rob Eisenberg, founder of Local Matters, a new platform for building political accountability.
2025-06-2500 minThe Sustainable HourCinematic call to reconnect with natureOur guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 553 are Jan Cossar, president of the Port Phillip EcoCentre, and Deborah Sykes, co-founder of Electrify Southside.
2025-06-1800 minThe Sustainable HourThe key of empathy: climate action with kindness and courageOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 552 is Belinda Baggs, co-founder of Surfers for Climate.
2025-06-1100 minThe Sustainable HourGas expansion versus people-powered changeOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 551 is Colin Long, Just Transition Officer at Trades Hall Council in Melbourne.
2025-06-0400 minThe Sustainable HourBe the demand and the shift will followThe Sustainable Hour no. 550 is a call to action – not with banners, but with choices.
2025-05-2800 minThe Sustainable HourFrom collapse to coherence: In preparation for what is comingOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 549 is Michael Haupt, systems thinker and founder of Evolutionary Agents
2025-05-2100 minThe Sustainable HourThe universal language of our transformation: artOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 548 is Deborah Hart, chair and co-founder of Climarte.
2025-05-1400 minThe Sustainable HourGrowing climate communities with soil, soul, Indigenous wisdom – and banksOur guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 547 are regenerative advocates Marama-Grace Brownsdon and Wayne Wadsworth.
2025-05-0700 minThe Sustainable HourYou, me & democracy: a vote for bullying or for kindnessOur guests in The Sustainable Hour no 546 are Sue Barrett and Peter Vadiveloo - standing strong against rising political intimidation and misinformation.
2025-04-3000 minThe Sustainable HourPlay your part and vote the differenceOur guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 545 are Eddie Kowalski from Online Citizens’ Assembly, and John De Lorenzo, independent candidate for Corio.
2025-04-2300 minThe Sustainable HourEarth Day reflections from the heartBroadcast from Geelong’s Eastern Park, Margie Abbott and Peter Martin offer powerful reflections on our connection with nature and planet Earth.
2025-04-1600 minThe Sustainable HourRhythms of reconnection and nuclear resistanceOur guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 543 are degrowth tourism researcher Yannic Kuna and nuclear expert Dr Jim Green.
2025-04-0900 minThe Sustainable HourCharged up for climate – and the ballot boxOur guests in the 542th episode of The Sustainable Hour are Jacqui Dunn and Lauren Ball from Parents for Climate, and Mitch Pope, who runs as a Greens candidate
2025-04-0200 minThe Sustainable HourJuggernaut on the rise: Demystifying the bioeconomyOur guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 541 are Elizabeth Corbett from AE global, and Brendan Condon from Australian Ecosystems and Regen Nurseries.
2025-03-2600 minThe Sustainable HourReenergising democracy: Make your vote countOur guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 540 is Kate Lockhart, who recently announced her candidacy as the Community Independent for Corangamite in the upcoming federal election.
2025-03-1900 minThe Sustainable HourDemocracy is not a spectator sportGuests of The Sustainable Hour no. 539 are David Glanz from the Defend Dissent Coalition, and Jaimie Jeffrey and Sarah Hathway from IPAN Geelong.
2025-03-1200 minThe Sustainable HourWhen in doubt, vote the man outThe Sustainable Hour no. 538 is an International Women's Day tribute with Kate Lockhart and Aleta Moriarty hosting the episode.
2025-03-0500 minThe Sustainable HourClimate refugees – where will they all go?Guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 537 is Chris Schmidt, a human rights and refugee advocate from Adelaide, Australia.
2025-02-2600 minThe Sustainable HourPlaying the long game – vote climateOur guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 536 are Jane Morton from Vote Climate and Ben Pederick, creator of TAG, The Adaptation Game.
2025-02-1900 minThe Sustainable HourCuriosity first: ask, challenge, changeGuests in The Sustainable Hour no. 535 are Kirsty Bishop-Fox from Waste Free Victoria and Mark Carter from Flight Free Australia.
2025-02-1200 minThe Sustainable HourSustainability or collision in the AI-powered flood of disinformationOur guest of The Sustainable Hour is Luke Taylor, director of the National Sustainability Festival.
2025-02-0500 min
Climate ConversationsTaking the “Path to a Sustainable Civilisation” with Mark DiesendorfGrab a copy of this book and, most importantly, read it! I mentioned aphasia, you can learn more about it here - https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/aphasia/symptoms-causes/syc-20369518. Also, Feeling’s Mik Aidt recently interviewed Mark and you can hear that here - https://climatesafety.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/TheClimateRevolution005.mp3
2023-08-2306 min
ClimacticThe Sustainable Hour | Geelong gas hub moral and economic madnessGet more episodes here.Guest in The Tunnel on 6 April is Robert Patterson from Geelong Renewables Not Gas. We hear excerpt of speeches from UN Chief Antonio Guterres, Labor leader Anthony Albanese and Geelong climate activist Lauren Dillon.Read the full notes, full of tweets, videos and more info at https://climatesafety.info/thesustainablehour406/. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2022-04-081h 01ClimacticThe Sustainable Hour | Geelong gas hub moral and economic madnessGet more episodes here.Guest in The Tunnel on 6 April is Robert Patterson from Geelong Renewables Not Gas. We hear excerpt of speeches from UN Chief Antonio Guterres, Labor leader Anthony Albanese and Geelong climate activist Lauren Dillon.Read the full notes, full of tweets, videos and more info at https://climatesafety.info/thesustainablehour406/. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2022-04-081h 01
Coping Kit For Everyday LifeCovid ContinuesIn this episode Rechelle and Genevieve talk how they both coped with covid professionally and personally. They talk about what they have learned from the experiences of the past year.
Reflection/Journal Exercises:
Create a list of what you have control over and what you don’t have control over with your experience since covid
Resources:
Resources from ACLP In Action - Genevieve
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=aclp+covid-19+call+to+action
How to support your child and self during pandemic
https://www.naspo...
2022-02-1130 min
Climate Action ShowPlane Stupid- Aviation EmissionsDid you know a return flight to Europe emits 10 tonnes of CO2 per person?Did you know only 10% of Australian flights are for business?Do you know why aviation is not included in the Paris Agreement though its emissions are the fastest growing cause of climate disruption?Unless you think innovation or offsets will save us, listen to this moving and well researched broadcast.Plane Stupid was one of the most profound community discussions at SLF. Most of us do not want to know the climate impact of our collective flying.Guided by the gentle Maja Rosen , skyped in from Swe...
2019-03-2500 min