My Email To Fred Nile

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by in Christianity

My Email To Fred Nile

Fred Nile has been a very naughty boy. I sent him an email to rub it in.

No Illusions #14 – Riding 4 A Cause

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by in depression, Podcast

No Illusions #14 – Riding 4 A Cause

Today I chat with Rob James and Andrew Blanda – two guys who, with their mate Raz Chorev, are trying to do something to raise awareness of male depression.

What are they doing?

They will embark on their first major ride in September 2010, from Sydney to the Glen Helen Resort, NT, (joining Steve Andrews from the Black Dog Ride), in an Australia-wide initiative to educate the community about Male Depression.

Listen in as we chat about depression, something that one-in-five Australians suffers from at some point in their lives.

No Illusions #13 – AusVotes!

Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by in Podcast

No Illusions #13 – AusVotes!

I did a live show for the first time in ages tonight! Of course the topic of discussion was last weekend’s federal election. Thanks for everyone who tuned in live! Choose between the video or the audio version of the show below.

For future reference, you can catch the live show here on Monday nights about 8pm QLD time.

No Illusions #12 – Ewan Saunders, Socialist Alliance #AusVotes

Posted on 01. Aug, 2010 by in Australian politics, Podcast

No Illusions #12 – Ewan Saunders, Socialist Alliance #AusVotes

Ewan Saunders is the Socialist Alliance’s Brisbane candidate in the upcoming federal election. I caught up with him recently to talk about socialism, climate change, indigenous communities, and the Socialist Alliance’s policies on subjects like Iraq, Afghanistan and immigration.

As I mention during the show, if you’re interested in hearing more about “participatory democracy”, then listen to my 2008 interview with Richard Moore.

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