<![CDATA[Paradigm Shift]]> Every Friday at noon, we challenge the assumptions of our current society, to resist oppression and investigate alternative ways of living for a world based on justice, solidarity and sustainability.

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]]> en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:18:51 +1000 https://4zzz.org.au/programs/paradigm-shift/ <![CDATA[Paradigm Shift]]> https://amrap-pages-image.s3.amazonaws.com/profile/145.jpg?cacbeb=75018405 4ZZZ info@4zzz.org.au Every Friday at noon, we challenge the assumptions of our current society, to resist oppression and investigate alternative ways of living for a world based on justice, solidarity and sustainability.

Follow the Paradigm Shift on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PShiftonZed/

]]> https://4zzz.org.au/programs/paradigm-shift/ https://undead.4zzz.fm/4zzz/2026-04-17-12-00.mp3 <![CDATA[17th of April]]> Today it's part two of our series on Queensland's new Palestine censorship laws. I speak to Remah Naji from Justice For Palestine Magandjin about what these prohibited chants are actually about and how they plan to resist the laws, and to the father-son combo who have both challenged them already - Jim Dowling who was arrested for holding a sign, and Franz Dowling who had his house raided and electronic devices seized for putting up a banner.

  • Songs played
  • Shadi Zaqtan - All their names
  • Fatuma - Freedom
  • Franz James - Masters of war
  • John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John - Two strong hearts
]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +1000 http://4zzz.org.au/program/paradigm-shift/2026-04-17 12:00:00/ https://undead.4zzz.fm/4zzz/2026-04-10-12-00.mp3 <![CDATA[10th of April]]> Today we look at Queensland's new "hate speech" laws regarding Palestinian protest chants. I speak to Michael Cope from the Queensland Council of Civil Liberties about the restriction of freedom of speech; to Jewish activist Robin Taubenfeld about how and if the laws relate to anti-semitism, and to Liam Parry - the first person arrested and charged under the laws.

  • Songs played
  • Kellee Green - River to sea
  • Molotof x Kamel - Men al bahr ela al nahr
  • Omar Alabdallat - من النهر إلى البحر
  • John Farnham - Two strong hearts
]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +1000 http://4zzz.org.au/program/paradigm-shift/2026-04-10 12:00:00/ https://undead.4zzz.fm/4zzz/2026-04-03-12-00.mp3 <![CDATA[3rd of April]]> On today's Good Friday special we talk about the relevance of spiritual stories and practices to making a better world. Today I speak to Christian priest Peter Catt about Palm Sunday peace rallies and the Easter story, and to Muslim activist Omar Ashour about the relevance of Islam and Ramadan to the struggle for social justice.

  • Songs played
  • Phil Ochs - Ballad of the carpenter
  • Gillian Welch - By the mark
  • The Herd - Comrade Jesus Christ
  • Tinariwen - Asstaghfero Allah
  • Woody Guthrie - Jesus Christ
]]> Fri, 3 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +1000 http://4zzz.org.au/program/paradigm-shift/2026-04-03 12:00:00/ https://undead.4zzz.fm/4zzz/2026-03-27-12-00.mp3 <![CDATA[27th of March]]>
  • Songs played
  • Refaat Allareer - If I must die
  • Rafeef Ziadah - Cultivate hope
  • Lionel Fogarty - When I die
  • Oodgeroo Noonuccal - Municipal gum
  • Huda The Goddess - Poem
  • Rivermouth - Burnt toast
    • ]]>     Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +1000 http://4zzz.org.au/program/paradigm-shift/2026-03-27 12:00:00/     https://undead.4zzz.fm/4zzz/2026-03-20-12-00.mp3 <![CDATA[20th of March]]> Today we speak to Salih Hudayar about the repression of Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities in the Western Chinese province of Xinjiang - otherwise known as East Turkistan.

    • Songs played
    • Hüsenjan Yasin - Besh pede
    • Uigga - Yüksek Yalqun
    • Floralis - There Are Concentration Camps in Xinjiang
    • SMZB - Scream for life
    ]]>     Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +1000 http://4zzz.org.au/program/paradigm-shift/2026-03-20 12:00:00/     https://undead.4zzz.fm/4zzz/2026-03-13-12-00.mp3 <![CDATA[13th of March]]> In this classic episode from 2024, 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!

    • Songs played
    • Macromantics - Future
    • David Rovics - My techno fascist god
    • Evan Greer - Surveillance capitalism
    • Radio Row - Machine is
    ]]>     Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +1000 http://4zzz.org.au/program/paradigm-shift/2026-03-13 12:00:00/     https://undead.4zzz.fm/4zzz/2026-03-06-12-00.mp3 <![CDATA[6th of March]]> Today we play a set of songs of hope and perseverance - to keep our spirits up in the long and sometimes difficult journey to a better world.

    • Songs played
    • Spindles - Dream human
    • Ryan Harvey - What we can
    • Iris Dement - Workin' on a world
    • Grace Petrie - The losing side
    • Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a dangerous time
    • Carsie Blanton - Little flame
    • Sam Cooke - A change is gonna come
    • Ollie MC - The love that you bring
    • Cable Ties - Hope
    • Arrested Development - Revolution
    • Jenny Fitzgibbon - One voice in the crowd
    • Kev Carmody - Cannot buy my soul
    ]]>     Fri, 6 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +1000 http://4zzz.org.au/program/paradigm-shift/2026-03-06 12:00:00/     https://undead.4zzz.fm/4zzz/2026-02-27-12-00.mp3 <![CDATA[27th of February]]> Today we speak to Elliot Dolan- Evans about his book "Making the World Safe for Capitalism" - a critical look at the economic policies dictated during conflict in Ukraine by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

    • Songs played
    • Death Pill - Die for Vietnam
    • Insurge - I.M.F.
    • John Seed - The World Bank song
    • LSK - Money masters
    • Billy Bragg - Marching song of the covert battalions
    ]]>     Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +1000 http://4zzz.org.au/program/paradigm-shift/2026-02-27 12:00:00/     https://undead.4zzz.fm/4zzz/2026-02-20-12-00.mp3 <![CDATA[20th of February]]> Today on the show we speak with author and social theorist Paul James. We speak about the multitude of crises humanity is facing, and whether they are all underpinned by a crisis in the human condition - one led by the processes of abstraction and reconstitution and exacerbated by adancing technoscience.

    • Songs played
    • Lucinda Williams feat. Mavis Staples - So much trouble in the world
    • Grace Petrie - Occupy your mind
    • Willy Mason - Oxygen
    • Primal Scream - Come together
    ]]>     Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +1000 http://4zzz.org.au/program/paradigm-shift/2026-02-20 12:00:00/     https://undead.4zzz.fm/4zzz/2026-02-13-12-00.mp3 <![CDATA[13th of February]]> Today we talk about the current conflict in Sudan - its effects, causes, Australia's role in it, and what local people are doing about it. We hear from community organiser Huda Fadlelmawla and Greens defence spokesperson David Shoebridge.

    • Songs played
    • Ajak Kwai - We need love not war
    • Gordon Koang - Tiel e Nei Nywal Ke Ran (We Don't Have a Problem With Anyone)
    • Ducks In The Mud - Song for Darfur
    ]]>     Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +1000 http://4zzz.org.au/program/paradigm-shift/2026-02-13 12:00:00/     https://undead.4zzz.fm/4zzz/2026-02-06-12-00.mp3 <![CDATA[6th of February]]> On today’s classic episode, we hear about the low tech, peasant farming, intentional community in the north of New Zealand where Andy is currently staying. I talk to a few different members of the community about what they do and why.

    • Songs played
    • Seize The Day - Mother Earth
    • Tim Finn feat. Herbs - Parehaka
    • Donovan - Brother sun, sister moon
    • Bronwen Lewis - Bread and roses
    ]]>     Fri, 6 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +1000 http://4zzz.org.au/program/paradigm-shift/2026-02-06 12:00:00/