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Podcasts

Featured below are some of our favourite podcasts. Sit back, turn the sound up and prepare to be enlightened!

The Legacy - David Suzuki's Last Lecture

The Legacy - David Suzuki's Last Lecture

David Suzuki

An inspirational lecture at the Opera House that will question the way you live and may even perhaps change your life!

Ocean Acidification in a Nutshell

Ocean Acidification in a Nutshell

Greenpeace

Our emissions of carbon dioxide threaten to alter the very chemistry of sea water and change life in our oceans within the span of a single human lifetime.

Genetic engineering: The world's greatest scam

Genetic engineering: The world's greatest scam

Greenpeace

Genetic engineering is a threat to food security, especially in a changing climate. The introduction of genetically manipulated organisms by choice or by accident grossly undermines sustainable agriculture and severely limits the choice of food we eat.

Climate 101

Climate 101

The Climate Reality Project

Simple and cleverly produced video explaining Climate change in a very approachable way.

DOUBT

DOUBT

The Climate Reality Project

The tobacco industries misleading tactic to keep smokers smoking is revealed in this very well done video.

The Story of Stuff

The Story of Stuff

Anne Leonard

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. http://storyofstuff.org

The Story of Cosmetics

The Story of Cosmetics

Annie Leonard

The Story of Cosmetics examines the pervasive use of toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products, from lipstick to baby shampoo. http://storyofstuff.org/cosmetics/

The Story of Bottled Water

The Story of Bottled Water

Annie Leonard

The Story of Bottled Water - The film explores the bottled water industrys attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces. http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/

The Story of Electronics

The Story of Electronics

Annie Leonard

The Story of Electronics explores the high-tech revolution's collateral damage

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Director-Chris Paine

Documentary about GM killing of the electric car. It has been here since '96 but they killed it off.

What can you do

What can you do

Nourish Life- Anna Lappe

There are many ways you can take part in creating a better food system. But where do you start? Healthy food advocate Anna Lappé provides a few simple tips that will lead to big changes.

Fair Trade

Fair Trade

Nourish Life

Author Anna Lappe and chef Bryant Terry discuss the importance of choosing Fair Trade products to support farmers around the world.

Food Chain

Food Chain

Michael Pollan

Understanding the story of our food means tracing its path from seed to table. Author Michael Pollan explains the biology and ecology of industrial and sustainable food chains.

Supermarket Secrets

Supermarket Secrets

Michael Pollan

How do you make healthy choices at the supermarket? Food journalist Michael Pollan helps us navigate the grocery store to find fresh, whole foods.

Try something new

Try something new

Jamie Oliver

Have you ever tasted a purple potato or a golden beet? Chef Jamie Oliver, star of TV's Food Revolution, invites us to explore a world of new tastes.

Cleaning Australia

Cleaning Australia

Cleaning up Australia rnOne of our Australia's heroes Ian Kiernan explains how Clean Up Australia Day began and why it's important for the world's future.rnrnhttp://www.cleanup.org.au/au/

How does carbon pricing work?

How does carbon pricing work?

Clean Energy Future

How does carbon pricing work? http://www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au

The Impacts of Climate Change

The Impacts of Climate Change

Clean Energy Future

The major impacts and risks of climate change are those that are directly related to temperature: heatwaves and bushfires are two examples. Professor Will Steffen discusses temperature increase and more climate change issues.

300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds

300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds

Post Carbon Institute

Fossil fuels have powered human growth and ingenuity for centuries. Now that we're reaching the end of cheap and abundant oil and coal supplies, we're in for an exciting ride.

Do The Green Thing

Do The Green Thing

dothegreenthing

Seven things you can do to a lead a greener life