Joe Toscano and Kelly Whitworth
Imagine pulling up a chair in a bar or a cafe and striking up a conversation with somebody you have never met before.That's the feeling of Radical Australia.
Listen in as host Joe Toscano yarns with a different guest each week about their experience in movements and campaigns for progressive social change. It's a weekly hour-long uninterrupted conversation with an activist who has made a difference. We hope that these conversations act as a catalyst for listeners to take up the baton to transform Australia into the society it can and should be.
Radical Australia will only achieve its full potential by harvesting the collective wisdom of 3CR's listeners, programmers and supporters, both past and present.
We look forward to hearing from you.
If there is somebody you would like to recommend as a guest for Radical Australia, please contact the producer at radicalaustralia3cr@gmail.com or call the station on 03) 9419 8377 during business hours.
These great little Tote bags are perfect for lugging your activists tools about, or getting the shopping home from the market. Just $27.50 (including postage) - jump online and order yours today. The bags themselves come from Zemer Bags. All funds raised go toward purchasing school books for a school in Tirana Albania (where some of the children of workers who made the bags go) and Floq (a small village affected by earthquakes in recent years).
Today we announce the release of an iconic podcast series - “20 Years on the Inside”. The series gives voice to the experience of First Nations incarceration in the Victorian prison system. “20 Years on the Inside” is a carefully curated series of conversations with Aboriginal people recorded across two decades of Beyond the Bars, 3CR’s live prison radio broadcasts. The podcast series is hosted by prominent Aboriginal activists Vickie Roach and Kutcha Edwards. “We believe the voices in this series have never been heard in podcasting before, and the themes of storytelling, politics, community and humanity make this series a must-listen for anyone living in so-called Australia.” The 6-part series is available across all podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple) and on the 3CR website and you can listen live each Monday at midday on 855AM, 3CR Digital or via live streaming.
3CR is thrilled to have Dardi Munwurro (Strong Spirit) as a new affiliate organisation and new program each Monday at 1pm. Dardi is an independent Aboriginal organisation which works in the area of family violence, to support Aboriginal men of all ages to break the cycle of inter-generational trauma, and to become leaders, role models and mentors within their communities. Neithan and Tony (pictured) say the weekly Strong Spirit radio show will take a holistic approach, sharing information about Dardi’s work with Aboriginal men and their communities. It will show the wider community what Kooris are doing to support each other and to make the community safer.
