Wednesday Breakfast

Sonia, Marty, Nita, Jesse

Current affairs, media analysis, alternative media.

  1. 24 FEB

    Carbon Capture and Storage - fossil fuel scam | National Commission for First Nations Children | New 'Integrated Assessment Tool' for aged care assessments | March 5th: DID awareness day special broadcast

    On today's show we had:7.15am // Leigh Naunton from the Beyond Gas Network spoke with us about the Carbon Capture Scam and yesterday's action at a forum on CCS held with Extinction Rebellion and Rising Tide. To find a local climate action group, visit https://www.cana.net.au/ourmembers.7.30am // Content Warning: discussion of First Nations' Deaths in CustodyA conversation from this week's Doin' Time, where Marisa interviewed Katie Kiss, proud Kaanju and Birri/Widi woman who grew up in Central Queensland. Katie is the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, with the AU human rights commission. They discuss the establishment of a National Commission for First Peoples children, which is welcomed by top human rights advocates.Doin' Time is broadcast on 3CR every Monday at 4-5pm.7.45am // Tom Sulston Head of Policy at Digital Rights Watch chatted with us about the dangers of the Integrated Assessment Tool for aged care assessments, and how it is mirroring the concerns raised with Robodebt. 8am // Content Warning: discussion of First Nations' Deaths in CustodyWe played the second part of Marisa's interview with Katie Kiss, first broadcast this Monday 23rd Feb.8.15am // Amy from Kill Your Lawn and Kick Your Fence talked about Dissociative Identity Disorder awareness day and promoted 3CR's awareness day broadcast at 2pm on Thursday 5 March. This year's focus is on navigating medical systems.You can listen to last year's 3CR DIDAD broadcast here.SongsFitzroy Xpress - Home Sweet HomeGillian Welch - Strange as a BalladJack Howard's Epic Brass - Eternally Yours

  2. 05/08/2025

    Claire Weekes, Les Thomas, Medical Association for the Prevention of War, Homelessness Cup, Fight Against Fascism

    7.15am David Johnson spoke with Jessie about the work of Australian GP Claire Weeks on her patient-focused work on anxiety. The second part of this interview will be broadcast next week. 7.30am Les Thomas spoke about his new single The Firing Line which deals with the subject of genocide in Gaza, and the backfire against attempted censorship by Northcote venue the Wesley Anne, which has since issued an apology for cancelling the single launch. The single will now be launched at The Curtin, at 3pm on Sunday 31 August, after the weekly solidarity March for Palestine. 7.45am Margaret Beavis from Medical Association for the Prevention of War spoke on the 80th anniversary of the horrific nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, spoke about events happening across Naarm and urged listeners to sign a petition for the Australian government to join the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty (link below).https://icanw.org.au/ 8am Andy Bottriell from Cohealth spoke about the growing homelessness crisis, and the Homelessness Cup happening today from 11.30am at JJ Holland Park, corner of Kensington Road & Childers St in Kensington. 8.15am Alison Thorne from Freedom Socialist Party about the first Australian publication from the party, The Fight against Fascism and the Far Right: Voices from the front line. The book is available from 113 Spring St, Reservoir, or email freedom.socialist.party.australia@gmail.com, or visit socialism.com.

  3. 29/07/2025

    US Nuclear Bombing of Nagasaki Anniversary, SA Algae Bloom, Radio Rata Indigenous Liberation Updates, Save Public Housing Updates

    7.15am Eugene Doyle spoke on the upcoming anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki, in the context of the genocide in Gaza, and the pressure put on Japan in response to the 'snub' to Israel in 2024. The 80th anniversary of the Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony, to be held on August 9th commemorates the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by United States Military in 1945, which killed an estimated 74,000 people and is meant to honor the victims, express a wish for lasting world peace, and advocate for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Eugene publishes regularly at solidarity.co.nz 7.30am Dr Scott Bennett senior lecturer in marine ecology at University of Tasmania spoke on the algal blooms off the coast of South Australia, their ongoing impact and prospects for the futureMore information at https://greatsouthernreef.com/ 7.50am Roscoe Lee Brown from Radio Rata gave an update both on the 'independence' referendum in Kanaky, and on the proceedings at the International Seabed Authority meeting, which finished on 25 July.https://www.instagram.com/rata_so_called_syd 8.10am Harry Darner gave a quick update on the pickets against tower demolition and latest developments.https://www.savepublichousing.com/ 8.20 am Discussion in light of the recent twelve day war between Israel and Iran with two Iranian Activists Axel, a freelance geopolitics analyst and an anonymous Iranian activist. In this final part of a 4 part series, we discuss the potential of negotiations between Iran and the other world powers and what would need to happen to try to stop something like this happening again

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