Monday Breakfast; As Geopolitical Tensions Mount, We Contemplate Alternative Ways of Being (Featuring Nick Rose, Justin McGee and Clinton Fernades)

Monday, 8 October 2018 - 7:00am to 8:30am

Monday the 8th of October 2018

with James, Jackson and Leyla

7:00am - Acknowledgement of Country

7:05am - Alternative News; A proliferation of vegans inside the Israeli Defence Force is proving to be the Israeli Governments' PR Dream. Corbyn's Liverpool address is inspiring hope at parliamentary reform.. and.. what exactly is the point of the Australian Labor Party?

7:20am - We speak to Nick Rose from The New Economy Network about their upcoming conference; 'Strengthening the New Economy for the Common Good'. Tickets are available through TryBooking. Expect workshops and lectures on a range of topics about rebuilding ourselves post-capitalism.

7:30am - Justin McGee, regional organiser of 'Burning Seed' festival talks us through the principles and ideals guiding the 'Burn' and how they relate to life after the apocolypse. We pose questions on privilege, escapism and the relationship between individual and community growth.

7.50am - Over The Wall:  Continued discussion about the erosion of our social safety net. Spotlight on centerlink's incessant bureaucratization.

8.00am - An absolutely mammoth interview with Clinton Fernades on his new book, Island off the Coast of Asia: Instruments of Statecraft in Australian Foreign Policy. His study reveals the central role of economic actors in defining and pursuing the ‘national interest’.

Follow the hosts on Twitter to get a heads up on future shows! Jackson: @JackM3cr(link is external), James: @JamesBrennan23