The Sustainable Hour

The Sustainable Hour

Sharing solutions that make the climate safer and our communities more liveable

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Growing climate communities with soil, soul, Indigenous wisdom – and banks

May 6, 2025 • 60 mins
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 547 are regenerative advocates Marama-Grace Brownsdon and Wayne Wadsworth.
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You, me & democracy: a vote for bullying or for kindness

April 29, 2025 • 60 mins
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no 546 are Sue Barrett and Peter Vadiveloo - standing strong against rising political intimidation and misinformation.
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Play your part and vote the difference

April 22, 2025 • 60 mins
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 545 are Eddie Kowalski from Online Citizens’ Assembly, and John De Lorenzo, independent candidate for Corio.
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Earth Day reflections from the heart

April 16, 2025 • 60 mins
Broadcast from Geelong’s Eastern Park, Margie Abbott and Peter Martin offer powerful reflections on our connection with nature and planet Earth.
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Rhythms of reconnection and nuclear resistance

April 9, 2025 • 60 mins
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 543 are degrowth tourism researcher Yannic Kuna and nuclear expert Dr Jim Green.
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Charged up for climate – and the ballot box

April 1, 2025 • 60 mins
Our 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
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Juggernaut on the rise: Demystifying the bioeconomy 

March 25, 2025 • 60 mins
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 541 are Elizabeth Corbett from AE global, and Brendan Condon from Australian Ecosystems and Regen Nurseries.
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Reenergising democracy: Make your vote count

March 18, 2025 • 60 mins
Our 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.
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Democracy is not a spectator sport

March 11, 2025 • 60 mins
Guests of The Sustainable Hour no. 539 are David Glanz from the Defend Dissent Coalition, and Jaimie Jeffrey and Sarah Hathway from IPAN Geelong.
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When in doubt, vote the man out

March 4, 2025 • 60 mins
The Sustainable Hour no. 538 is an International Women's Day tribute with Kate Lockhart and Aleta Moriarty hosting the episode.
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Climate refugees – where will they all go?

February 25, 2025 • 60 mins
Guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 537 is Chris Schmidt, a human rights and refugee advocate from Adelaide, Australia.
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Playing the long game – vote climate

February 19, 2025 • 60 mins
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 536 are Jane Morton from Vote Climate and Ben Pederick, creator of TAG, The Adaptation Game.
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Curiosity first: ask, challenge, change

February 11, 2025 • 60 mins
Guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 535 are Kirsty Bishop-Fox from Waste Free Victoria and Mark Carter from Flight Free Australia.
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Sustainability or collision in the AI-powered flood of disinformation

February 4, 2025 • 60 mins
Our guest of The Sustainable Hour is Luke Taylor, director of the National Sustainability Festival.
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Reboot of the entire human operating system

January 27, 2025 • 60 mins
Our society has been corrupted by greed, disinformation and abuse of power. What can we do about it? Sue Barrett has an idea.
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Growing the green redirection

December 17, 2024 • 60 mins
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 533, our last of 2024, are Kirsty Bishop-Fox and Costa Georgiadis.
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The path to a green economy

December 14, 2024 • 60 mins
Transforming the economic system to protect both nature and ourselves. Podcast episode with Dr Mark Diesendorf, Dr Geoff Davies, Dr Marilyn Waring and Dr Steven Hail.
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Songs for the climate revolution of 2025

December 6, 2024 • 60 mins
A selection of songs we have aired in The Sustainable Hour during 2024, and our annual Anthem for the Climate Revolution
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Destilling the problems down

December 3, 2024 • 60 mins
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 531 on 4 December 2024 is Jeff Allen, founder of Blue Moon Destillers.
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Be present amongst each other

November 26, 2024 • 60 mins
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 530 are architect Kevin Kennon in New York and climate activist Joe Zammit in Newcastle.
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