Episodes
Friday May 19, 2017
2017 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - "Do Something"
Friday May 19, 2017
Friday May 19, 2017
Speakers: Karen O'Brien | Jon Dee | Erin Rhoads | Vanessa Morrish
Host: Sonya Feldhoff
Just because you can't do everything it doesn't mean you shouldn't do something. Do we view climate change as a problem for Governments, scientists, environmentalists and economists to sort out or is our role as individuals more important? Join Karen, Jon, Erin and Vanessa as they chat about their work focusing on the “I” in climate change, how people see themselves making changes and how we can empower everyone to “do something”.
Friday May 19, 2017
2017 WOMADelaide Planet Talks - Redefining Resources and the Right To Repair
Friday May 19, 2017
Friday May 19, 2017
Speakers: Kyle Wiens | Veena Sahajwalla | Nicholas Chileshe
Host: Robyn Williams
We’re running out of resources but according to this panel, we’re going to be ok. Can we compete with the convenience of the garbage dump and the latest iPhone? Are tech companies taking away our right to extend the life of products? Is a waste-free economy possible? iFixit founder Kyle Wiens, UNSW’s Scientia Professor of Materials Science, Veena Sahajwalla and UniSA’s reverse logistics expert Nicholas Chileshe know a thing or two about delaying entropy, so let’s ask them.
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 - Words, Pictures and Climate Change Pitches
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Speakers: Dee Madigan | Jane Caro | First Dog on the Moon
Host: Tory Shepherd
Can effectively communicating facts about climate change make any difference to how people vote in the next election? What is the PR pollution clouding carbon politics? Is it possible to make an issue this complex simple enough to get good decisions within our short-term electoral cycle? This panel of communications gurus and a canine political cartoon commentariat are masters of words and pictures, so what’s their world-saving climate change action pitch?
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 - A Green Growth Economy
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Speakers: Ross Garnaut | John Hewson
Host: Lenore Taylor
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 - Off the grid game changers
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Speakers: Simon Hackett | Dan Spencer | Felicia Whiting
Host: Robyn Williams
Three South Australian leaders of 'off the grid innovation and activism' look at what the near future could hold in powering homes, business, streets and cities. Will there be any place for coal fired power stations in that future?
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.