Paradigm Shift

8th of May

Fri, 8 May 2026 13:00:00 +1000

Today we are talking about Living More With Less - a good philosophy and also the name of a project by married couple Jon and Emilie. They are documenting their family's attempts to live sustainably, generously and fulfillingly.

Songs played
Melissa Carper and Rebecca Patek - I can't lose what I don't have
Scott Cook and Pamela Mae - Enough
Fugazi - Merchandise
Carsie Blanton - I don't mind failing in this world
Hen Ogledd - Scales will fall

1st of May

Fri, 1 May 2026 13:00:00 +1000

Today, in the spirit of the original May Day activists, we are asking the question: should we be working less? I speak to Adrian McMahon about the case for the four day work week, and we hear a bit from the late David Graeber about the phenomenon of “bullshit jobs”.

Songs played
The Ramones - It's not my place (in the 9 to 5 world)
Culture Shock - Doesn't work for me
Jenny Pineapple - Rock against work
Ecowar - Work
Phil Monsour - Days roll on

24th of April

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +1000

Today on the Paradigm Shift we hear from the Goori Embassy which have pitched tents at Barrambin/Victoria Park in an attempt to protect that place from being cleared to make way for an Olympic stadium. We also speak to Jane Grigg from the Ibisa Organising Collective who have been creatively connecting people to Barrambin.

Songs played
MC Triks and bAbE Sun - We still right here
Ancestress - One by one
Ursula - Save Victoria Park Barrambin
Sportchestra! - The choice is yours
Green Ban'd Magandjin - Green bans forever Magandjin

17th of April

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +1000

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

10th of April

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +1000

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

3rd of April

Fri, 3 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +1000

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

27th of March

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +1000

The broadcast from the 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

20th of March

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +1000

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

13th of March

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +1000

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

6th of March

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +1000

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

27th of February

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +1000

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