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Drive
Drive time is the soundtrack to your journey home. On air every day 4-6 pm, your five Drive presenters bring you an eclectic mix of music and great interviews. You will get breaking news as well the latest from activists, politicians, academics, social commentators and musicians. You'll hear about the great events happening around Sydney and most of all some great music from contemporary Americana and African music to electronic and Jazz.
Episodes
DriveLux Eterna’s Upcoming Exhibition “Our Non-Human Psyche”
Our Non-Human Psyche Sydney artist Lux Eterna creates a series of highly detailed and intricate hand-drawn and hand-foiled works of flora and geological…
DriveThe Need For A Plant Database
At Food Plant Solutions you can find all the information you need about nutritional food, why we need it and how to grow and use it. The NGO’s…
DriveSydney – Teeming With Wildlife
Waverley Cemetery’s 16 hectares of green space are undisturbed by vehicles or development. The area has become a haven for small birds, reptiles and…
DriveBalloon’s Hidden Dangers
Scientist Jennifer Lavers urges us to ditch balloons and find more environmentally-friendly alternatives for party decorations. In her personal crusade against…
DriveNSW Koala Strategy – One More National Park To Save Koalas?
Is the new Guula Ngurra National Park, which means “koala country” to the Gundangara traditional owners, enough to save our endangered koalas? The…
DriveWe Can’t Afford The Rich
According to a new study, affluence is killing the planet. In our society, overconsumption is encouraged – but do we consume ourselves to extinction? A…
DriveThe Crash of Rhinos
David Barr talks to Ray Dearlove about his new book on the plight of rhinos. Ray is passionate about protecting them for the predations of poachers.
DriveIs Our Environment Protection Act Fit For Purpose?
Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) doesn’t do what it says. We are now a world leader in deforestation and…
DriveChanges in the Middle East
David Barr talks to Eyal Mayroz, lecturer in peace and conflict studies at Sydney University, about the agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates…
DriveThe Swallows Of Kabul
We speak with Zabou Breitman, French actress and director of the animation/drama “The Swallows Of Kabul”. The movie depicts a young couple’s…
DriveThe Indigenous Concept of Deep Time
Learn about the Aboriginal concept of Deep Time and how it can help us with understanding today’s environmental challenges.
DriveThe Challenges And Rewards Of Working For Doctors Without Borders
Caitlin Ryan shares with us her experience working for the international humanitarian medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders…
DriveMainstreaming Electric Cars – The Good Car Company on Monday Drive
Are affordable electric cars too good to be true? So far for many of us, the answer is yes. But the guys from the Good Car Company are changing this –…
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Weekly Poem by Tug Dumbly – Monday Drive 17 August 20202
You are in for a treat – two poems in one day. Enjoy!
DrivePaul Irish “Hidden In Plain View” – The Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney
Australian author and historian Paul Irish speaks about his book “Hidden In Plain View”. The book tells the fascinating history of Sydney’s…
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Weekly Poem by Tug Dumbly – Monday Drive 10 August 20202
Two poems this week and a bit of a discussion – enjoy
DriveOzHarvest Opens Second Pay-If-You-Can Supermarket
The City of Sydney recently donated one million dollars to OzHarvest for its new supermarket in Waterloo. David Barr talks to Richard Watson, New South Wales…
DriveGive Them a Break – Floating Roost Sites a Lifeline for Migratory Birds
Every year, millions of migratory birds fly between Australia and the Arctic Circle. For 4800 shorebirds, their 15.000 km journey ends in the Hunter Valley in…
DriveBluesfest 2021
David Barr talks to Peter Noble festival director of Bluesfest about what’s happening in relation to the festival in 2021.
DriveBirds on decline
Sean Dooley from Bird Live Australia talks to David Barr about how birds are coping with climate change and habitat destruction.
DriveMeet Badiucao – China’s most prolific and well-known political cartoonists
Badiucao is a Chinese political cartoonist, artist and rights activist based in Australia. Known as China’s Banksy, his work has become a symbol of…
DriveKoalas on the brink
Koalas may be on the brink of extinction. Drive Tuesday talks to Sue Arnold about their precarious situation. Sue is a passionate campaigner to protect our…
DriveIs Corona Virus caused by 5G?!
Dr. Michael Jensen from the University of Canberra talks to David Barr from Drive Tuesday about conspiracy theories.
DriveThe Powerhouse shambles
Judith White author of Culture Heist talks to David Barr about powerhouse museum and the struggle of arts during the pandemic.
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Weekly Poem by Tug Dumbly – Monday Drive 20 July 20202
Poet and satirist Tug Dumbly performs his poem “The Legend of Lasseter’s Reefer” live on Monday Drive
DriveThe legal outrage of the prosecution of witness K and his lawyer Bernard Collaery
Spencer Zifcak Professor of law at the Australian Catholic University talks to David Barr about the legal outrage of the prosecution of witness K and his…
DriveWhat needs to change after Corona virus?
Former Liberal Party leader and professor at the ANU John Hewson talks to Drive Tuesday about what needs to change after Corona virus.
DriveA Powerful Australian Innovation: Wafer-thin & Lightweight Solar Panels
Organic printed solar technology heralds a new era of energy-production. The solar panels are lightweight, portable and can be attached to any surface. Ruth…
DriveThe Case for a Federal ICAC
Financial journalist Michael West talks to Drive Tuesday about the need for a federal ICAC. michaelwest.com.au
DriveDo millennials have an economic future?
David Barr talks to Emma Dawson the executive director of Per Capita a progressive think tank. https://percapita.org.au
DriveAvoiding a Recession by Shifting to Zero Carbon Emissions
An interview with Heidi Lee, Lead Project Officer at Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE). Heidi outlines BZE’s Million Jobs Plan. She explains how we can avoid a…
DriveHope on the Horizon for Plastic Pollution – on Monday Drive
The Boomerang Alliance gives an update on the Monday Drive Show with Ruth Hessey
DriveThe Boogaloo Bois
What’s in the name? David Barr from Drive Tuesday talks to Associate Prof Brendon O’Connor from the US Studies Centre about the far right group who…
DriveThe Danger of Microplastics in our Water
Ruth Hessey speaks with James Hitchcock about the threat microplastics pose to our health and aquatic life. James is an aquatic ecologist and post-doctoral…
DriveRio Tinto’s destruction of ancient Aboriginal site
Interview with Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University about Rio Tinto’s…
DriveTo Boil or Not to Boil?
Drive Tuesday talks to David Lyons from the Australian Tea Cultural Society about the pleasures of tea drinking.  
DriveTen Existential Threats to Humanity
Ruth Hessey speaks with Professor Mark Howden, Director of the Climate Change Institute at the Australian National University, about the ten existential…
DriveUpdate on Julian Assange – Interview with Mary Kostakidis
Mary Kostakidis has visited Julian Assange several times. She talks to David Barr about her most recent visit at Belmarsh prison.  
DriveNational Covid-19 Coordination Commission and The Climate Change Bill
Zali Steggall, the federal MP for Warringah, talks to David Barr about the recently created National Covid-19 Coordination Commission. Most of the members have…
DriveUnsustainable trajectory of population and economic growth
Michael Bayliss from Sustainable Population Australia talks with David Barr from Drive Tuesday about the unsustainable trajectory of population and economic…
DriveChina policy, US politics and Cariageworks interview with Bob Carr
Bob Carr talks to David Barr from Drive Tuesday about our China policy, US politics and Carriageworks.  
DriveFor The Duration | Episode 16: Dr Andrew Dimitri Medécins Sans Frontières
Dr Andrew Dimitri works with Medécins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and is at the frontline of addressing COVID-19 in Australia and overseas, in…
DriveDomestic violence during the lockdown
David Barr From Drive Tuesday talks to Renata Field from Domestic Violence New South Wales about domestic violence during the lockdown.
DriveInterview with Jenny Hocking
Whitlam biographer Jenny Hocking has been trying to access letters between Sir John Kerr and the Palace held in the National Archives. She has been blocked on…
DriveInterview with Microbiologist Margaret Jennings
David Barr from Drive Tuesday talks to microbiologist Margaret Jennings about safety protocol in the era of Coronavirus.
DriveInterview with Professor John Dwyer, AO
Drive Tuesday talks to professor John Dwyer, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of New South Wales about the Coronavirus. He places strong…
DriveInterview with John Kaldor – COVID-19
Back in Feb 25th, David Barr from Drive Tuesday interviewed professor John Kaldor about Corona Virus. Fast forward one month, it is interesting to compare how…
DriveIronmen Launch Pilot Indigenous Mental Health Program with Matraville Sports High School
Content Warning: Contains discussion of mental health and suicide. Six Time Ironman Champion, Ali Day, has launched a pilot program aimed at tackling the…
DriveInterview with Steve Hogan – Van The Man
David Barr interviews Steve Hogan from Van The Man. The band has its roots in the highly successful Sydney wine bar circuit of the 1970s. Since the ’90s…
DriveInterview with Rob Hirst – The Lost and The Found, The Oils and Backsliders
Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst has teamed up with his daughter Jay O’Shea to make a new album – ‘The Lost and the Found’. Rob talks to…
DriveSurry Hills Picnic with Mike Galvin
Mike Galvin from Surry Hills Creative Precinct caught up with Luke Dobrovic on Wednesday Drive and talks with us about the picnic happening this Sunday at Ward…
DriveAustralian Premiere of Looped
The Guild Theatre opens their dynamic 2020 Season with the Australian Premiere of ‘Looped’ by Matthew Lombardo. For The Guild Theatre’s Australian Premiere…
DriveInner West Bushfire Appeal
Last week Holly from Friday Drive sat down with the organisers of the Inner West Bushfire Appeal Gabby and Laura to discuss the event and how it came about…
DriveRandwick’s Inaugural Puppet Festival
Thanks to Randwick City Council, the inaugural Puppet Festival, 2020 is celebrarting the niche world of the handcrafted with a picnic in the park and a series…
Drive40 years institutionalised without a mental illness – the story of Stuart X
Local Eastern Suburbs film maker, Thibault Upton, released his multi award winning documentary, Stuart X, on International Day of People of People with a…