Down To Earth

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Down To Earth

Every fortnight Associate Professor Kurt Iveson of the University of Sydney joins FBi Mornings host, Eddy Diamond, to discuss urban environmental issues and the different ways we can make our cities fairer and more sustainable places. Mornings was hosted by Alex Pye until July 2018.

  1. 10/01/2020

    Smart Homes w Sophia Maalsen

    Our fortnightly segment Down to Earth with Kurt Iverson from the University of Sydney, where we discuss geography in Sydney and different urban issues. Today we dove into the future of home technology and the growing use of digital home assistants and smart appliances that are turning our homes into networked and surveilled spaces in all sorts of new and scary ways. With guest host Sophia Maalsen - Lecturer in Urbanism.

  2. 04/09/2020

    COVID 19: Police Discretion & Public Space

    This week we talked about public space and new policing laws - what happens when this is all over? Will our lives and the places we inhabit look the same? A really important and interesting chat that touches on democracy and justice in this new unprecedented era.

  3. 03/25/2020

    COVID 19: Rental Freeze & 'Social' Distancing

    This week we discuss what a rental strike might look like due to COVID 19, and terminology surrounding social distancing.

  4. 03/11/2020

    12.03.20 - COVID 19: Casual Workforce

    This week we talked about COVID 19 , but more specifically discussing the ramifications of corona virus on our economy through our societies dependency on casual labor and ask the question - will some be affected more than others?

  5. 08/08/2019

    08.08.19 - Planes, Trains and Automobiles

    This week, Professor Kurt Iverson came in to the studio to "de-railed" us by talking about trains, buses and planes and their differing environmental impacts. In particular he spoke about the lack of infrastructure and transport in Australia and how this needed to change to create accessible and efficient ways to travel around the country.

  6. 07/12/2019

    11.07.19 - Interview With A Bus Driver

    We've talked a lot about public transport on Down To Earth, but we've never talked directly to anyone who has worked in the public transport sector, until now! Professor Kurt Iverson brought in special guest David Babineau, who is the Division Secretary of the Bus Division of the Rail Tram and Bus Union, to get the ins and outs of what it's like to be a bus driver in Sydney and what we can do to help improve the public transport industry.

  7. 06/27/2019

    27.06.19 - "Climate Emergency"

    The City of Sydney just passed a mandate to declare a "Climate Emergency", but what does that actually mean? Professor Kurt Iverson joins Ondine in the studio to talk all about the complexities of climate language.

  8. 05/30/2019

    30.05.19 - Bees In The City

    It may seem like bees wouldn't be that important in cities, but this is a HUGE misconception! Prof. Kurt Iverson chats to Eddy Diamond all about why bees are so crutial to urban environments, and what we can do to contribute to the preservation of bee biodiversity.

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Every fortnight Associate Professor Kurt Iveson of the University of Sydney joins FBi Mornings host, Eddy Diamond, to discuss urban environmental issues and the different ways we can make our cities fairer and more sustainable places. Mornings was hosted by Alex Pye until July 2018.

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  • Creator
    FBi Radio
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2020
  • Episodes
    51
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    ℗ & © Down To Earth

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