Episodes
Friday May 19, 2017
2017 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Human Life on Mars
Friday May 19, 2017
Friday May 19, 2017
Speakers: Carmel Johnston | Josh Richards
Host: Robyn Williams
Is colonising Mars the next giant leap for humanity or is it a waste of time and money? Do humans need to be a multi planet species to avoid extinction as argued by Elon Musk? What have humans and the blue planet got to gain in the short term by practising and preparing to inhabit the Red Planet? Who better to ask than two of our favourite Martians, Australian Mars One candidate, Josh Richards and Carmel Johnston – Crew Commander of a year-long Mars Simulation mission.
Friday May 19, 2017
Friday May 19, 2017
Guest: Sir Tim Smit (UK)
Host: Richard Fidler
Former Archaeologist, music composer and producer, Sir Tim Smit is best known for his achievements in Cornwall in restoring the Lost Gardens of Heligan and co-creating the multi Award-winning Eden Project - a cradle of life containing world-class horticulture and startling architecture. Eden has become one of the world’s most popular man-made eco-tourism destinations with more than 16 million people visiting it since 2000. And that’s only part of the Tim Smit story…
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
2016 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Should We Trust Scientists?
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Speakers: Naomi Oreskes | Tanya Monro | Karl Kruszelnicki
Host: Paul Willis
Is economic growth possible if we truly address climate change or will a transition require serious economic pain before any gain? Is coal about to disappear as fast as Kodak did and, if so, can new energy technologies deliver a ‘win-win’ for the environment and the economy? This panel features some of our foremost economic and political minds discussing the possibility of a new economy and clean growth.
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
2016 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - What's Love Got To Do With It
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Speakers: David Suzuki | Indira Naidoo | Amelia Telford
Host: Robyn Williams
Is winning the battle for our hearts more important than the economy, politics and carbon numbers? As we increasingly live in cities is our society losing its connection with nature? If so, how might we change this? Our panel looks at cultivating love for the environment and how this helps bring about positive change at the human rather than political level.
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
2016 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - David Suzuki Keynote
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Speaker: David Suzuki
MC: Robyn Williams
For four decades Canadian David Suzuki has been one of the most prominent, articulate, passionate and effective advocates for our planet and its environment. At 79 he shows no sign of slowing down. Spend an hour with one of the greatest eco-warriors of our time.
Monday May 11, 2015
2015 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Creating Hope
Monday May 11, 2015
Monday May 11, 2015
Simran Sethi in conversation with Sylvia Earle
Host: Bernie Hobbs
Simran Sethi and Sylvia Earle are two of the world’s most inspiring environmental messengers. Their mission is both clear and hopeful - to inspire us all to take responsibility for, and play a role in creating a better future for the earth for all generations to come. Listen to two of the world’s foremost eco-heroes discuss their hopes and dreams for the planet.
Monday May 11, 2015
2015 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Repairing the Blue Heart of our Planet
Monday May 11, 2015
Monday May 11, 2015
Speakers: Sylvia Earle, Charlie Veron, Bronwyn Gillanders
Host: Bernie Hobbs
Marine experts have warned that we are in the middle of an unprecedented high-risk period of marine species extinction. On our watch the world’s oceans and natural wonders like The Great Barrier Reef have borne the brunt of a potent combination of over-fishing, pollution, unparalleled mining and farming run-offs, the acidification of the seas caused by increasing carbon dioxide emissions and the disruptive results of rising water temperatures. Our panel, three highly regarded marine scientists, discuss the vast challenge ahead to reverse these dire predictions for our blue heart. As Sylvia Earle herself said - “life depends on the ocean, and to save it we must love it.”
Monday May 04, 2015
Monday May 04, 2015
Speakers: Paul Willis, Emily Johnston, Ingo Weber
Host: Bernie Hobbs
Is health the forgotten latecomer to climate change? The change in global temperatures is already causing significant stresses on human populations and we'll need to adapt to a hotter climate regardless of successful emissions reductions. What is the impact likely to be and how might we mitigate it? Our panel of health and science experts discuss what climate change means to our health and well-being.
Monday Apr 27, 2015
2015 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Valuing Our Planet
Monday Apr 27, 2015
Monday Apr 27, 2015
Speakers: Vandana Shiva, Paul Sutton, Tim Jarvis
Host: Robyn Williams
A famous native American proverb says 'Only when the last tree has died, and the last river been poisoned, and the last fish been caught, will we realise we cannot eat money.' The panel's three leaders challenge this pessimistic prediction by discussing values - financial and what we love and care about - that we place on our land, food and water. They will range across themes including seed democracy, urbanisation and land management and what this means for the health of the planet and ourselves.
Wednesday Dec 10, 2014
Wednesday Dec 10, 2014
Speakers: Peter Ward, Chris Daniels, Peter Owen
Hosted by: Robyn Williams
Life on this planet is under extreme duress. The three pressures, whilst being interlinked and ultimately originating with humans all affect ecosystems in different ways. A warming earth affects the water cycle which ultimately determines the susceptibility of terrestrial landscapes to support life. Cities across the world are growing dramatically over the best land, and habitat clearance to support human needs eliminates biodiversity. What will the term biodiversity mean in 2100?
Peter, Chris and Peter talk about how great these three threats are, and how the earth can survive.