In this episode, I discuss the latest on the Steelers with Darren Steele (@DJSBurgh). We discuss the big win over the Falcons, how Justin Fields did as a last minute starter, how good TJ Watt and the entire defense was, Chris Boswell's amazing day, if Russell Wilson will be ready for next week in Denver, and more!…

In this episode, I discuss the latest in fantasy football season with Chris Dell (@MaddJournalist, @BetPredators). We discuss trends we saw in drafts, tips on winning leagues, types of drafts, how Steelers players will do in fantasy, and more!Di joeybagovdonuts

What a gun - Rosie Heselev. At 30, she is the founder of Australia's first national prison newspaper, About Time. The paper is intended to be a narrative shift about prison and prisoners, with the hope of it eventually being completely produced by peers. It is off to a great start, having just released its second edition. Rosie got to learn quite a…

In this episode, I discuss the latest on the Steelers with Darren Steele (@DJSBurgh), Allison Koehler (@AKoehlerNFL) & LeeAnn Lowman (@HollywoodLowman). We discuss the news that Cam Heyward got a contract extension, if an extension for Pat Freiermuth or anyone else is coming, if they'll make any moves now that they won't get Brandon Aiyuk, we make …

The Greatest Good For The Greatest Number I Social Disintegration I Neither Left Nor Right I The Dysfunctional Left Fights The Dysfunctional Right I Gaza: The Carnage Continues I Public Housing Merry-Go-Round I "Agencies": The Midwives Of The Corporatisation Of Small Business I Pathetic Responses To Electrical Blackouts: Don't Blame It On The 300 A…

In this episode, I preview the fantasy football season with Shane P. Hallam (@ShanePHallam, Draft Sharks). We discuss strategies for winning your league, who to target, who to avoid, and more!Di joeybagovdonuts

What a delight to have the lovely Sonia Randhawa on the show this week. Sonia is the current producer-presenter of 3CR's Wednesday Breakfast, but she has been around community radio a lot longer, starting up a pirate station in Malaysia some years back when she lived there with her Punjabi father and English mother who met in Liverpool in the 60s. …

Eight Hours Work, Play, Sleep: Right To Disconnect 2024 I Pacific Island Forum Tonga I There Is No Middle Ground I State-Sponsored Environmental Terrorism I Northern Territory: Dondale Mark Two I CFMEU Today: Who Is Next Tomorrow? What Freedoms? I Gaza: The Carnage Continues I "Influencers": The Latest Kids On The U.S. Electoral Gravy Train I ABC C…

In this episode, I discuss the latest on the Steelers with Darren Steele (@DJSBurgh). We discuss if the offense looking better means they'll be good during the season, who won the 'quarterback competition', how the defensive front seven might dominate, what moves might be made this week, and more!Di joeybagovdonuts

Show us some respect -- what a joke.Public Interest Before Corporate Interest (PIBCI) -- Wattle Day PicnicCFMEU - life bans.Private child care fails AustraliansPrivatisation of water - what next?Three tier economy?Gaza: the carnage continues.Eureka Australia: medal nominations open.3rd December 2024 -- 170th Eureka AnniversaryParliamentary suspensi…

In this episode, I discuss the latest on the Steelers with Allison Koehler (@AKoehlerNFL, @TheSteelersWire, @HeavyNFL). We discuss how bad the offense looked in the loss to the Bills, what's wrong with Broderick Jones, if there is a quarterback controversy, if preseason games are getting worse, the national media being so negative about the team, a…

In this episode, I discuss the latest on the Steelers with Darren Steele (@DJSBurgh). We discuss the takeaways from the first preseason game, the mistakes made, if Justin Fields will play during the regular season, how the Arthur Smith offense looked, the latest on the Brandon Aiyuk trade, Connor Heyward's role in the offense, how Payton Wilson loo…

Virtual platforms: A.I. Who are the eventual benificiaries?We're all human aren't we?Parliamentary democracy: flawed, failed concept.Identity politics: The superhighway to irrelevance.Lost opportunity.Gaza: the carnage continues.Ridiculous!!Di Joseph Toscano (presenter)

Folks may know this week's guest, Justin DeLeeuw, via his gold toilets which have been spotted around Preston and most consistently on Google Maps at 'Modern Art - Not a Fan', a rather interesting parcel of grass on a median strip on St Georges Road. Justin and other assorted activists, including members of the Renters and Housing Union (RAHU), hav…

In this episode, I discuss the latest on the Steelers with LeeAnn Lowman (@HollywoodLowman). We discuss the latest rumors on the Steelers possibly acquiring Brandon Aiyuk, what's going on with the quarterbacks, if Van Jefferson has emerged as WR2, if they'll play the rookies on the offensive line, if Beanie Bishop will start as slot corner, and mor…

2% - 3.7%: Economic Jitters I Why Does The West Love War Criminals? Gaza - The Carnage Continues I 'Burn The Witch': Musil Leads The Pack. Dutton Hangs Onto His Coattails I Public Housing: 46 Lost Victorian Opportunities I Public Interests Before Corporate Interests: 1st September - Wattle Day I AI Bonus: Universal Basic Income I Bangladesh: Any Au…

In this episode, I discuss the latest on the Steelers with Darren Steele (@DJSBurgh). We discuss How Justin Fields has looked so far with Russell Wilson hurt, what we learned about the wide receivers, how the rookies have been looking, if Beanie Bishop will be the slot corner, and more!Di Joe Toscano

Why is it so difficult to conduct research on the West Papuan Noken? How does an item of Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO) relate to nationalism? Who exactly owns cultural heritage? These are the questions our guest this week is grappling with in his thesis at the University of Melbourne and his name is Louis Liedel. Louis is interested in cult…

The Trials And Tribulations Of Rupert And Gina: Script For A Soap Opera I What About The Real World? - Identity Politics' Cul-de-Sac I Gaza: The Carnage Continues - Dutton Genuflexes I Ideological Allergy I Public "Bad" / Private "Good" I The Olympics: Minnows And SharksDi Joseph Toscano

This week we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the West Papua Office in Docklands - the only office in the world housing members of the West Papuan transitional government. There you will find its Foreign Affairs minister, Jacob Rumbiak, who has been in the struggle for his land's liberation since he was a young boy and who spent 10 years in …

Failing The Next Generation I 'From Strength To Strength': All The Way With LBJ (Mark Two) I Stoking Fear In The Community: Dutton's Path To The Lodge I Gaza: The Carnage Continues - War Criminal Visits White House, Addresses US Senate And Congress I From 'Corruption To Bullying': CFMEU I West Papuan Melbourne Office: 10th Anniversary Celebrations …

In this episode, I discuss the latest on the Steelers with Darren Steele (@DJSBurgh) & Allison Koehler (@AKoehlerNFL, @TheSteelersWire, @HeavyNFL). We discuss the biggest questions going into training camp which starts next week - How will the quarterbacks look, who will be WR2, what will the Arthur Smith offense look like, will the rookies start r…

Mars on Earth. That's where this week's guest has been and she joins us to talk all about it. Sally ventured to Antartica this year, prompted by her deep concern for sea-level rise, having lived her whole life by the water. She got to see a lot of cold, blue water, icebergs, penguins and seals on her epic voyage across the Roaring Forties with 350 …

CFMEU: Pile On I It's Time For An Independent Foreign Policy I How Can God And The U.S. Supreme Court Be Wrong? I Gaza: The Carnage Continues - The World Continues To Avert Its Gaze I Parliamentary Democracy's Failures Fuel The Growth Of Authoritarianism I Tenacious D: The New Cancel Culture I Show Some Respect: Our King Is Coming…

In this episode, I discuss the latest on the Penguins with Hannah Kirkell (@h_kirk6). We discuss when Kyle Dubas changed his philosophy on the team, how the new additions will help, whether players who didn't do well last season will do better this season, the goaltending situation, and more!Di Joe Toscano

We sure wish Duff would write a book about his stay in an abandoned resort behind Cape Tribulation and his cosying-up with a cassowary. We might have to settle for his sci-fi, end of the earth epic about 4 blokes who return from the forest to find they are the last humans alive. In Warrnambool. Those old enough may know Duff as the fella who pie-fa…

Life In A 21st-Century Vaccuum I Every Human Being (Except Palestinians Living In Gaza) Should Be Treated With 'Respect And Dignity' I NAIDOC Week Sabotaged By Alice Springs Curfew I Melbourne Airport Train Link: Privatisation Nightmare I Laundering Money Into Australian Real Estate I West Papua Office 10th Anniversary Celebrations - Sunday 4th Aug…

Serial pest, Leon Zembekis, joins us on the show this week. He is our newly-appointed elder guest wrangler and we are so happy to welcome him to the Radical Australia team. Leon has always respected his elders and the wisdom they impart. He has worked for the Greens for a long time and grew up with a staunch Greek mum who knew how to keep the counc…

In this episode, I discuss the latest on the Penguins with Vince Comunale (@PGHVC). We discuss the change in philosophy to not win now, what the signing of Alex Nedeljkovic means for Tristan Jarry, the trading of Reilly Smith, why they chose to acquire many short term free agents, if they're looking to make any trades, if they'll acquire any other …

Why Is Public Housing Everybody's Business? I The Limits Of Identity Politics I Gaza: The Carnage Continues Despite The Lack Of Interest In The Western Media I 'Royal Prerogative' - Trump Triumphs I Urban Devastation: The Future Is The Past, The Past Is The Future I The Truth Is Not Only The Casualty Of Love And War: It's A 21st-Century Hookworm In…

What a treat to have Gus Nossal on the show this week. He joined us on the phone from his home at the last minute. What a trooper. For the uninitiated, Gus is an Australian legend who has been bestowed with many titles and was on the telly all the time back in the day as scientific public intellectual. Gus says that public communication is vital. H…

Unethical - Immoral: Liberal Party Politics I Freedom From The Marketplace I Gaza: Israeli Defence Forces Sideline Israeli Government? I Reality Television: Unjust - Immoral - Unethical I Kanak Independence: Militants Extradited to France I The Primary Role The Legacy Media Has In Setting The Political - Social - Cultural Agenda In Australia I Why …

Don Sun is a proud Sunshine boy from the 50s and has been around the community radio scene for decades. He penned the Admin Watch column in Farrago, University of Melbourne's student magazine, back in the day when he studied political philosophy and saw student unionism up close. He roadied for Lou Richards at Channel 7 and turned the quarter light…

The Digital Dehumanisation of the Individual I Smith Salutes Peter Norman I Shareholder Profits Soar - Workers and Customers Pay the Cost I "Rules-Based Order" - Why Does It Apply In Ukraine But Not In Gaza? I Israeli Defence Forces: A Whiff of Mutiny I Freedom From the State, Freedom From the Market I China Bogeyman Crops Up Over and Over Again I …

What are they like - these two muggins. These oafs. These silly sausages. Diggaling deep, shovelling the cash, doing what they can for their beloved 3CR. A hold-tight-to-your-seats thrill ride as these two oompalompas freestyle for your heartfelt pledge to keep the door open to anyone and everyone who has ever done anything good for the wider world…

While listeners to 3CR in Melbourne are emptying their pockets (old school), bank accounts (old school) and virtual digital devices of their hard-earned "cash" to keep 3CR on air for another year, the rest of Australia is listening to another "scintilating" Anarchist World This Week via the Community Radio Network.For those poor 3CR Radiothon "trag…

In this episode, I discuss the latest on the Steelers with Darren Steele (@DJSBurgh). We discuss the news that Mike Tomlin's contract has been extended, why it might not be a good thing, if signing Cam Sutton was a good idea considering his situation, when they'll extend Cam Heyward's contract, and more!…

Sue Bolton is almost peerless when it comes to having clear working memory and deep knowledge of Australian politics the last 40 years. She can tell you the details of so many leftist campaigns, what the issues were that were being caused by government and business, and key decisions that were made. Her knowledge is really quite astounding. We retu…

Droplets of Hope Begin To Fall On A Parched, Desolate, Australian Political-Social-Cultural Landscape I 'Rules-Based Order'? - Chris Bowen Lectures China I Prepping, Or Is That Grooming, The Australian People For War I Isreal Wrong-Footed By Biden Looking For A Winning Edge - Equal Before The Law? I Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - Bisphenol A BPA …

In this episode, I discuss the latest on the Steelers with LeeAnn Lowman (@HollywoodLowman). We discuss the latest deals wide receivers have made and if the Steelers should pursue a top wide receiver or go the bargain route, if they should play Troy Fautanu right away, and more!Di Joe Toscano

Rowland G Schultz entertains us muchly this week with his poetry and one of his flamenco guitar tracks. He called in on the phone from Sydney and entertained us with many poems. Rowland acquired a brain inury through a transport accident some years ago and this precipitated a very difficult period of his life. We talk about what it is like to lose …

They Prosper, You Pay - Palatable Inequality I Reconciliation Week - Mabo Day I Hobbled Australian Media: Palatable Suffering I Israeli Defence Forces: Hamas' Most Successful Recruiter I Restrict Banking Licenses Of Big 4 I Sandstone Universities' Privatised Research Facilities Cry Poor I Fear - Fear - Fear: Dutton's Calling Card I Virtual Platform…

In this episode, I discuss the latest on the Steelers with Darren Steele (@DJSBurgh). We discuss the latest on the quarterback situation, if Justin Fields will start this season, how long of a leash Russell Wilson has, how the team should handle the Cam Heyward situation, the craziness of the schedule, and more!…

These days, this week's guest, Ron Guy, is an artist activist for the cause of Western Sahara, the last colony of Africa. Earlier, he supported the cause of East Timor before it gained independence. Ron has been a union delegate for the AWU and was the OH&S officer at Dow Chemicals. He has had a long interest in the trade union movement, starting w…

In this episode, I review Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace with Pam Bruchwalski (@pamelaB1031) and Andrew Dzurko (@andrew_dzurko). We discuss the hysteria around the premiere, recap the movie, and more!Di Joe Toscano

Vale John Burne - Jane Brownrigg I Housing Crisis: Same Discussion, Same Discredited Solutions I Gaza Moral Equivalent: What Moral Equivalent? Systemic Impunity I Dutton's Fear-Based Agenda Gains Momentum I Housing Crisis: Sucking The Life Out Of The Economy I National Reconciliation Week - 27th May (Sorry Day) - 3rd June (Mabo Day) I Kanaky - Inve…

Arborist and life-long rock star. That's this week's guest, Andrew Matters, calling in from Adelaide. Andrew has been shaping, saving, planting and assessing trees for over 20 years. He loves planning and planting gardens and is currently crushing on the Crepe Myrtle tree. He spent his young adulthood in Sydney with a panel van and a band - Neptune…

Are You Willing To Sacrifice Your Children & Grandchildren For Mammon? I What's The Difference Between Terrorism Carried Out By Non-State Actors And State Terrorism? I Federal Budget Cements Power Of Parliamentary Puppet Masters I Harvesting The Illusory Benefits Of Five Decades Of Neo-Liberal Ideological Domination I The World Tut Tuts - USA Manuf…

Jeannie Erceg was one of 5 residents who resisted the demolition of their homes on the Barack Beacon public housing estate in Port Melbourne just a little while ago and says 'They can't make me disappear. I can say what I want'. Jeannie says the estate had a 'friendly feeling' and it was a 'wonderful community'. Like every resident on the estate, J…

Change Is Not Only Desirable, It's Possible I Who You Gonna Call? I Public Interests Before Corporate Interests: The Many Before The Few I Keep Your Enemies Close And Your Friends Closer I Critical Thinking: Virtual Filter I Housing Investor: Rent Trap I Public Before Corporate?Di Joseph Toscano