WOMADelaide - The Planet Talks
The Planet Talks is WOMADelaide’s three-day ecological and conversational forum presented in Frome Park Pavilion, featuring some of the world’s foremost thinkers, activists, scientists and leaders in engaging and thought-provoking discussions about issues and solutions that affect our lives on the blue planet.
Episodes
No One Left Behind - WOMADelaide 2026
How can Australia navigate its way to a low-carbon future in a way that builds a more inclusive economy and just society? The challenge is ensuring fairness so that workers, communities and everyday lives are supported through change, not sacrificed to it. Sharan Burrow, Karrina Nolan and Rebecca Huntley join Tory Shepherd to explore what a just transition really means and how we can sei
Wayfinding Climate Justice - WOMADelaide 2026
Pacific communities have long led the global climate fight with courage, wisdom and moral clarity through advocacy, innovation and deep cultural knowledge. Although Australia’s hopes in hosting COP31 have been dashed, what opportunities remain to stand alongside the Pacific in genuine partnership? In what is bound to be a powerful and energetic conversation Moemoana Schwenke, Salā Dr. George
Brave New Futures - WOMADelaide 2026
In a world tilting toward ecological collapse and digital saturation, how do we hold fast to hope, justice, and our connection to the living world? Brave New Futures brings together Grace Vegesana, Richard King, and Claire Marshall for a dynamic conversation led by Lee Constable on envisioning positive futures and imagining them into being. From radical storytelling to ecological activis
Information Wars - WOMADelaide 2026
At a time when global crises demand collective action, public trust in traditional media and public institutions is eroding. In this timely panel, journalist Marian Wilkinson, author Don Watson and political scientist Christian Downie explore how disinformation, corporate influence, and identity politics are deepening polarisation. What does it take to rebuild trust, reclaim facts, and foster
Oceans Calling - WOMADelaide 2026
The Southern Ocean is calling, and its voice carries stories of change, resilience, and reckoning. In this evocative session, we explore the cultural memory, ecological shifts, and climate urgency shaping one of Earth’s most powerful oceans. From historical narratives to devastating modern algal blooms, and from polar expeditions to the futures of our coasts, this conversation invites us
River Listening - WOMADelaide 2026
Water is alive; with memory, voice, and rights. In this powerful session, Dan Hikuroa, Leah Barclay, and Grant Rigney explore how we can and must transform our relationship with rivers. From Indigenous law to ecological soundscapes to frontline water justice, they share stories, sounds and strategies for protecting waterways through more-than-human perspectives and First Nations leadership. M
Back from the Brink - Presented with the Environment Institute - WOMADelaide 2025
Speakers: Andry Sculthorpe, Cissy Gore-Birch, Katherine Moseby
Facilitator: Andrew Lowe
The earth is experiencing its sixth mass extinction event, with approximately one million species of plants and animals at risk of extinction globally. How can we stop this, and find a path towards a wilder world where nature returns? This session will explore rewilding, and what it could mean in Australia. Lea
Tackling Greenwashing - Presented with The Environmental Defenders Office - WOMADelaide 2025
Saturday 8 March
Speakers: Belinda Noble, Simon Holmes à Court, Ebony Bennett
Facilitator: David Morris
Greenwashing is on the rise, undermining our efforts to tackle big issues like climate change and biodiversity loss. How do we know that the positive stories we are told by companies and governments are genuine and not just a smokescreen for inaction, or worse? This session will explore what gre
Storytelling For Change - Presented with The Environmental Defenders Office - WOMADelaide 2025
Saturday 8 March
Speakers: Rachel Perkins, Tim Winton
Facilitator: Natasha Mitchell
What is the role of stories and storytellers in tackling the big issues? Two of Australia’s best storytellers will explore how stories can be told in new ways to help Australia reckon with its past actions and attitudes towards the environment and First Nations people. How can storytellers help us imagine possible
Local Futures - Presented with The Guardian - WOMADelaide 2025
Monday 10 March
Speakers: Helena Norberg-Hodge, Peter Martin, Warwick Smith
Facilitator: Tory Shepherd
Has globalisation made us healthier and happier? Has the global era of capitalism finally reached its end point and, if so, what comes next? This session will explore localisation movements around the world and how economic systems can be reshaped to be better for people and planet. This session
Ending Fossil Fuels - Presented with The Guardian - WOMADelaide 2025
Monday 10 March
Speakers: Dr. Kumi Naidoo, Professor Naomi Oreskes
Facilitator: Sarah Martin
Despite governments around the world making commitments to climate action and investments in renewable energy, investments in fossil fuels are still at a record high. How can we chart a future that breaks from fossil fuels, and with the urgency that is needed? This session will explore the ways in which t
Adapt or Collapse? - Presented with the Environment Institute - WOMADelaide 2025
Sunday 9 March
Speakers: Bhiamie Williamson, Elizabeth Mossop, Emma Bacon
Facilitator: Julia Lester
Extreme floods, storms, heatwaves and bushfires are on the rise in extent, intensity and frequency. How can Australian communities be better equipped to deal with a future of extremes as climate change gains momentum? Can our cities and towns be radically redesigned and retrofitted to cope? What is
Wild Cities - Presented by The Environment Institute - WOMADelaide 2024
SPEAKERS
Darryl Jones, Sheryn Pitman, Sarah Bekessy
FACILITATOR
Chris Daniels
Imagine a world where cities are homes to thriving ecosystems of plants, animals and other life, and not just concrete metropolises. Australian cities have the potential to transform into nature wonderlands, but how can nature be better integrated within our towns and cities? What role do individuals, neighbourhoods and
Oceans of Change - Presented in Partnership with The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre - WOMADelaide 2024
SPEAKERS
Abby Barrows, Vanessa Pirotta, Bronwyn Gillanders.
HOST
Clare Peddie
Our oceans are in deep trouble, and facing threats and stressors on multiple fronts. From alarming rises in temperature to the tonnes of microplastics, the health and ongoing integrity of our marine environments are under severe threat. In addition noise pollution from seismic exploration and shipping disrupts the abilit
Islands Rising - Presented by The Australian Institute - WOMADelaide 2024
SPEAKERS
Anote Tong, Yessie Mosby, Tishiko King
Facilitator
Tiahni Adamson
Can Australia shift its global reputation from climate laggard to climate leader, and fulfill its hopes of co-hosting the 2026 UN Climate Change Conference with the Pacific? Although Australia has committed to net zero by 2050, it continues to approve new coal, oil and gas mines. It is now under increasing pressure from wit
The Future of Activism - Presented by The Australia Institute - WOMADelaide 2024
SPEAKERS
Bob Brown, Elaine Johnson, Roj Amedi
Facilitator
Noah Schultz-Byard
With protest laws tightening, misinformation campaigns on the rise, and the media landscape changing, what is the future of social and environmental activism? A discussion to explore the myriad ways there are to fight for change, whether it’s in the courtroom, at shareholder AGMs, in online communities or through targeted
Deep Listening To Nature - WOMADelaide 2024
SPEAKERS
Andrew Skeoch, Simone Slattery, Anthony Albrecht.
HOST
Shannon Evenden
The soundscape of the natural world is rich with the voices of birds, insects and animals. What might these species have to say to us? Can listening to them help us learn not only how to care for them, but how to create a ‘culture of care’ for nature? Can listening help create stronger emotional connections between hu
The Big Nature Fix - Presented by The Environment Institute - WOMADelaide 2024
SPEAKERS
Joe Morrison, Kate Andrews, Ariadne Gorring, Martine Maron
HOST
Andrew Lowe
How can our nation transform from being a global leader in species extinction to a global leader in nature regeneration? The term Nature Positive has snuck into the conversation and sounds like a good thing, but what does it really mean? Could it be a game-changer or is it just another buzzword, or worse, yet anot
Can Seaweed Save The World - supported by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre - The Planet Talks - WOMADelaide 2023
SPEAKERS
Alice Jones, Steve Meller and Catriona Mcleod
HOST
Nikolai Beilharz
With thousands of kilometres of coastline, a tradition of seaweed use going back thousands of years, increasing demand for sustainable foods and products, and the capacity to contribute to regenerating ecosystems, is Australia ready to take advantage of this opportunity? In the Blue Economy, something as simple as seawee
Race To Net Zero - supported by Dr Bronner’s - WOMADelaide 2023
SPEAKERS
Eytan Lenko, Polly Hemming and Brynn O'Brien
HOST
Maree Lowes
Reaching net zero by 2050 is now law of the land for Australia. But how are we going to get there? With policy slowly or totally failing to make change fast enough, some businesses, industries and financial institutions have started to set the path for themselves, or face pressure from stakeholders to do so. So when it comes
The Party Room Podcast LIVE - WOMADelaide 2023
Planet Talk favourites Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas give you the political analysis that matters and explain what it means for you with a live recording of the best political podcast in Australia.
SPEAKERS
Fran Kelly, Patricia Karvelas, Penny Wong and Tory Shepherd.
Proudly presented by The Australia Institute
Natural Rights - WOMADelaide 2023
People assign themselves rights over nature all the time. The right to extract, or the right to protect. But what happens when you give nature its own rights? What happens when we extend human rights to the earth?
When policy fails, can the legal system step in? What if rivers had human rights? Join Community leader, advocate and scholar Anne Poelina, legal scholars Erinn O’Donnell and P
Crimes Against Nature - WOMADelaide 2023
Stealing water, illegal logging, smuggling animals and plants – there are some pretty terrible things that humans do. But who is there to hold them to account? And who makes the rules? Join water economist Sarah Wheeler, ecologist Phill Cassey and environmental lawyer Emma Carmody with host, Ruby Jones as they delve into how we can fight crimes against nature.
SPEAKERS
Phill Cassey, Sarah Whe
Future Forward: Meet the changemakers - WOMADelaide 2022
SPEAKERS
Alex Bruhn, Amber Brock-Fable, Pantju Nam, Amelia Chaplin, Tiahni Adamson
HOST
Keira Jenkins
What might a renewed relationship to the planet look like? What do we need to regenerate? Form anew? Bring again into existence? We’re joined by six young, engaged and passionate advocates for change who will share their stories about what we should be paying more attention to.
Climate Fighting Farming - WOMADelaide 2022
SPEAKERS
Anika Molesworth, Bruce Pascoe, Charles Massy
HOST
Anthony James
How might regenerative agriculture change the way our food production system works, so that it’s better for the soils, uses water more efficiently, captures carbon, emits less CO2 and is still profitable for farmers?
Bug Life: How insects rule our world - WOMADelaide 2022
SPEAKERS
Katja Hogendoorn, Rocio Ponce Reyes, Richard Glatz
HOST
Michael Harvey
We might overlook them, but they outnumber us around 20 million to one. It’s an insects’ world and we’re just living in it. Join our panel of experts to examine how much we rely on insects and how resilient they are in the face of catastrophic change.
The Minefield: Should Children Get the Vote? - WOMADelaide 2022
SPEAKERS
Waleed Aly, Scott Stephens, Lisa Hill
ABC Radio National Podcast - Recorded live at WOMADelaide
If our current politics is failing our children, should they get a say in changing it? After all 16 and 17 years olds already pay taxes, work, drive, volunteer for political parties. Not that any of these are a pre-requisite for voting in Australia, so why exclude young people? Especially when
Electric Future Now - WOMADelaide 2022
SPEAKERS
Richard Denniss, Renate Egan, Andrew Blakers
HOST
Nick Feik
Reducing our emissions by making everything electric won’t just benefit the climate, it’s going to be great for everyone. In the long run, electrifying everything is cheaper and more efficient. We can get to 80 per cent emissions reductions by 2035 and we don't need any new technology at all. So what are we waiting for?
The Wilderness Myth: How humans can nurture nature - WOMADelaide 2022
SPEAKERS
Michael-Shawn Fletcher, Martin Breed, Luke Price
HOST
Lee Constable
Human interactions with the environment aren’t always a disaster. There are thousands of years of history of people working and shaping the Australian environment, and more efforts than ever today to restore ecosystems both marine and terrestrial. But a healthy ecosystem doesn’t have to mean untouched by humans. And healt
Jane Goodall’s Survival Guide for Troubled Times - WOMADelaide 2022
SPEAKERS
Dr Jane Goodall
HOST
Hosted by Natasha Mitchell
A pre-recorded conversation with one of the world’s most influential conservationists.
Jane Goodall made discoveries that radically changed and enriched the field of primatology, and has worked for decades advocating to protect habitats and promote environmental education. From a lifetime dedicated to nature, she shares her insights into how
Christiana Figueres: Outrage and Optimism - WOMADelaide 2020
SPEAKERS: Christiana Figueres
HOST: Sabra Lane
Former UN Secretary for Climate, Christiana Figures, and Tom Rivett-Carnac, her UN political strategist, are the architects and driving force behind the landmark 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement when 194 countries, including the EU and China, signed up to collectively tackle the climate emergency.
Their mission however didn’t stop in Paris. It con
International Women’s Day Address - WOMADelaide 2020
SPEAKER: Jan Fran
HOST: Tory Shepherd
Walkley Award-winning journalist and TV presenter Jan Fran is an ambassador for Plan International Australia, anorganization that works alongside children, young people, supporters and partners to tackle root causes of the injustices facing girls and the most marginalised children.
She’s best known for her work as host of SBS TV’s The Feed and Medicine or Myt
The Party Room Podcast LIVE - WOMADelaide 2020
HOSTS: Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas
GUESTS: Rebekha Sharkie and Sarah Hanson-Young
Australia’s best politics podcast – The Party Room – has been described as biting and brilliant and Planet Talks 2019 showed it’s even better live. If you missed it, don’t worry because Fran and PK are bringing their super sharp political minds and even sharper wit back in 2020 for a special International Women
We Can Still Fix This - WOMADelaide 2020
SPEAKERS: Damon Gameau, Will Steffen, Michelle Lim and Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor
HOST: Bernie Hobbs
The planet is suffering because humans have failed to listen and act. We have failed to act responsibly as individuals and governments have failed to listen to the scientific consensus and act fast.
Despite being faced with unprecedented biodiversity loss, mass species extinctions and the dire con
I’m so tired of waking up tired - WOMADelaide 2020
Are we in the midst of a sleep loss epidemic?
SPEAKERS: Greg Roach, Jill Dorrian and Danny Eckert
HOST: Deb Tribe
A good diet and exercise have dominated our media and social feeds as the answer to a long and healthy life. But is a silent sleep loss epidemic the greatest health challenge of the new 24/7 society we live in? Some have suggested, ‘the shorter your sleep, the shorter your life’ - but
Big Tech, data ethics and bias in the age of algorithms - WOMADelaide 2020
SPEAKERS: Robert Elliott Smith, Julia Powles, and Peter Lewis
HOST: Marc Fennell
Our personal data has become the most valuable commodity the world has ever seen, yet most of us happily give it away for free to the likes of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon (Big Tech).
These companies have in turn used this data to accumulate extraordinary wealth, power and influence through mostly unseen and lar
Being Seen and Heard - WOMADelaide 2020
The power and passion in the student climate strike movement.
SPEAKERS: Doha Khan, Harriet O’Shea Carre, Milou Albrecht
HOST: Tory Shepherd
They can’t vote but they’re angry, fearful for the future and demanding to be heard by governments around the world. Passionate, smart and informed, these students have helped to create a thunderous collective voice for change that is hard to ignore.
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The Fight for the Bight Against Big Oil - WOMADelaide 2019
SPEAKERS: Peter Owen, Bunna Lawrie and Jodie Rummer
HOST: Clare Press
Peter Owen (The Wilderness Society), Bunna Lawrie (Mirning Elder and Coloured Stone frontman) and Jodie Rummer (marine scientist, James Cook University) represent a large and growing movement of concerned people, councils, businesses, industries, environmental and scientific organisations opposing the proposed drilling by Norweg
Adani, Coal Wars, and the National Interest - WOMADelaide 2019
SPEAKERS: Quentin Beresford and David Ritter
HOST: Deb Tribe
Our Prime Minister recently declared the need for “fair dinkum power" when the wind isn't blowing and the sun isn't shining. But can this “fair dinkum power” be good for the planet, leaving the 90 per cent of the nation’s coal reserves in the ground estimated for Australia to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement?
Join Prof Quent
Less Meat, Less Heat: Is the elephant in the room a cow? - WOMADelaide 2019
SPEAKERS: Angie Plummer, Cecile Godde, Matthew Evans and Andy Lowe
HOST: Deb Tribe
Can we really tackle climate change without addressing our relationship with meat consumption and the livestock industry? Ditching the snag on the BBQ and shifting to a more plant based diet is a demand-side solution but only half the consumption / production equation. What needs to be done to change a livestock ind
The Magic of Mushrooms: A mycelial path to saving the planet - WOMADelaide 2019
SPEAKERS: Gavin McIntyre, Brian Pickles, Alison Pouliot and Mike Hornblow
HOST: Robyn Williams
Fungi preceded trees and animals on the Earth by hundreds of millions of years, and they’ll be cleaning humanity’s mess long after we’re gone. But can the humble ‘shroom help us save the planet right now? Bioneer Gavin McIntyre from ground breaking New York biofabrication company Ecovative Design, mycolo
The Party Room podcast: Live! - WOMADelaide 2019
SPEAKERS: Fran Kelly, Patricia Karvelas, Senator Penny Wong and Minister Simon Birmingham.
Radio National’s brilliant politics podcast The Party Room comes out of the studio and into the Park for the first time. Join two of Australia’s most respected journalist broadcasters, Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas, plus special guests Senator Wong and Minister Birmingham as they analyse and interpret the
Can Trees Talk, Think and Heal? - WOMADelaide 2019
SPEAKERS: Brian Pickles, Monica Gagliano and Alex Gaut
HOST: Robyn Williams
Join pioneering scientists Brian Pickles and Monica Gagliano alongside Nature Connection guide, Alex Gaut as they discuss the fascinating world of tree communication, plant cognition and the healing powers of forest bathing. Gagliano’s bio acoustics research in plant cognition and Pickles’ work revealing a mycelium communi
Tim Flannery Keynote with Robyn Williams - WOMADelaide 2018
Internationally celebrated environmentalist, scientist, explorer, writer and 2007 Australian of the Year, Professor Tim Flannery will open the Planet Talks with a keynote address and conversation about our sustainable relationship with the planet joined by the father of Australian science broadcasting, the legendary Robyn Williams.
Currently Professorial Fellow at the Melbourne Sustainable Society
Climate Justice & the Human Face of Climate Change - WOMADelaide 2018
Speakers: Kathy Jetnil Kijiner, Ursula Rakova, Julian Burnside, and Tim Costello
Host: Ben Doherty
While the world’s richest countries talk about climate change, many of the poorest nations are experiencing its devastating effects right now. Climate justice activists, Ursula Rakova (Carteret Islands) and Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner (Marshall Islands) are the human face of climate change. Their homelands
Techtopia LIVE - WOMADelaide 2018
Speakers: Genevieve Bell, Kristin Alford and Toby Walsh
Host: Bernie Hobbs
Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Machines represent the most significant social and organizational challenges since human civilisation emerged 5000 years ago. How humanity engages with these technologies today is the key to ensuring that the future development of these tools benefit both society and the environment.
Is Plastic Pollution as Great a Threat to Humanity as Climate Change? - WOMADelaide 2018
Speakers: Vaughan Levitzke, Vivian Sim, and Anne Sharp
Host: Deb Tribe
An estimated five trillion plastic items - mostly less than five millimetres in size - are currently circulating the surface of the world's oceans and scientists cite microplastics (particles less than 5mm) entering our food chain as a potential toxic ticking time bomb. Let that sink in for a minute... ('scuse the pun).
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The Wonder of Birds - WOMADelaide 2018
Our Most Vital Connection to Nature & What They Tell Us About the Planet & Ourselves
Speakers: Jim Robbins and Sonia Kleindorfer
Host: Robyn Williams
Our human relationship to birds is like no other creature on earth. These wondrous and miraculous animals captivate, inform and enrich all life on the planet in extraordinary ways.
New York Times writer and author of "The Wonder of Birds" Ji
Wardrobe Crisis LIVE - WOMADelaide 2018
Speakers: Clare Press, Gab Murphy and Megan O’Malley
Vogue Australia's Sustainability Editor-at-Large, respected fashion journalist and author Clare Press brings her popular "slow fashion" podcast Wardrobe Crisis to a live recording at the Planet Talks! The WARDRODE CRISIS Podcast decodes the fashion system and digs deep to explore fashion’s effects on people and planet. Sitting down with Clare ar
Peter Greste in Conversation with Ben Doherty - WOMADelaide 2018
Speaker: Peter Greste
Host: Ben Doherty
Peter Greste is an award winning foreign correspondent who worked for Reuters, the BBC and Al Jazeera around the world, including London, Belgrade, Africa, South America and Afghanistan. Most recently however, he has become best known for his campaign for press freedom after enduring 400 days in a Cairo prison on charges of terrorism and producing fake news
Oumou Sangare - Artist In Conversation - WOMADelaide 2017
Sit in on a one-on-one chat with some of the festival's biggest names with our popular Artists In Conversation series and get a unique insight into the fascinating minds, music and worlds of visiting WOMADelaide artists!
L-Fresh The Lion - Artist In Conversation - WOMADelaide 2017
Sit in on a one-on-one chat with some of the festival's biggest names with our popular Artists In Conversation series and get a unique insight into the fascinating minds, music and worlds of visiting WOMADelaide artists!
Inna Modja - Artist In Conversation - WOMADelaide 2017
Sit in on a one-on-one chat with some of the festival's biggest names with our popular Artists In Conversation series and get a unique insight into the fascinating minds, music and worlds of visiting WOMADelaide artists!
Hanoi Masters - Artist In Conversation - WOMADelaide 2017
Sit in on a one-on-one chat with some of the festival's biggest names with our popular Artists In Conversation series and get a unique insight into the fascinating minds, music and worlds of visiting WOMADelaide artists!
Bebel Gilberto - Artist In Conversation - WOMADelaide 2017
Sit in on a one-on-one chat with some of the festival's biggest names with our popular Artists In Conversation series and get a unique insight into the fascinating minds, music and worlds of visiting WOMADelaide artists!
Aziza Brahim - Artist In Conversation - WOMADelaide 2017
Sit in on a one-on-one chat with some of the festival's biggest names with our popular Artists In Conversation series and get a unique insight into the fascinating minds, music and worlds of visiting WOMADelaide artists!
Archie Roach and Uncle Jack Charles - Artist In Conversation - WOMADelaide 2017
Sit in on a one-on-one chat with some of the festival's biggest names with our popular Artists In Conversation series and get a unique insight into the fascinating minds, music and worlds of visiting WOMADelaide artists!
What's god got to do with it? - WOMADelaide 2017
Speakers: Prof Mohamad Abdalla | Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black | Philippa Rowland
Host: Father Bob Maguire
The Pope’s game changing encyclical—Laudato Si – stressed environmental stewardship and climate change action is consistent with Christian spiritual life. But the Green Faith movement is not just a Christian thing. It’s a central pillar of all major religions.
This interfaith panel led by Austr
Valuing Indigenous Knowledge and Language - WOMADelaide 2017
Speakers: Lewis Yerloburka O'Brien | Veronica Perrurle Dobson | Fiona Walsh | Zaachariaha Fielding
Host: Miriam Corowa
40,000 years of Indigenous Australians have maintained a sustainable relationship with every corner of Australia’s diverse environment via a deep listening tradition that preserves language, heritage and culture. In this panel respected Indigenous Elders, an Ethno-Ecologist and a
"Do Something" - WOMADelaide 2017
Speakers: Karen O'Brien | Jon Dee | Erin Rhoads | Vanessa Morrish
Host: Sonya Feldhoff
Just because you can't do everything it doesn't mean you shouldn't do something. Do we view climate change as a problem for Governments, scientists, environmentalists and economists to sort out or is our role as individuals more important? Join Karen, Jon, Erin and Vanessa as they chat about their work focusing
Redefining Resources and the Right To Repair - WOMADelaide 2017
Speakers: Kyle Wiens | Veena Sahajwalla | Nicholas Chileshe
Host: Robyn Williams
We’re running out of resources but according to this panel, we’re going to be ok. Can we compete with the convenience of the garbage dump and the latest iPhone? Are tech companies taking away our right to extend the life of products? Is a waste-free economy possible? iFixit founder Kyle Wiens, UNSW’s Scientia Profess
Human Life on Mars - WOMADelaide 2017
Speakers: Carmel Johnston | Josh Richards
Host: Robyn Williams
Is colonising Mars the next giant leap for humanity or is it a waste of time and money? Do humans need to be a multi planet species to avoid extinction as argued by Elon Musk? What have humans and the blue planet got to gain in the short term by practising and preparing to inhabit the Red Planet? Who better to ask than two of our favo
Richard Fidler in conversation w/ Sir Tim Smit - WOMADelaide 2017
Guest: Sir Tim Smit (UK)
Host: Richard Fidler
Former Archaeologist, music composer and producer, Sir Tim Smit is best known for his achievements in Cornwall in restoring the Lost Gardens of Heligan and co-creating the multi Award-winning Eden Project - a cradle of life containing world-class horticulture and startling architecture. Eden has become one of the world’s most popular man-made eco-touri
Words, Pictures and Climate Change Pitches - WOMADelaide 2016
Speakers: Dee Madigan | Jane Caro | First Dog on the Moon
Host: Tory Shepherd
Can effectively communicating facts about climate change make any difference to how people vote in the next election? What is the PR pollution clouding carbon politics? Is it possible to make an issue this complex simple enough to get good decisions within our short-term electoral cycle? This panel of communications gur
Should We Trust Scientists? - WOMADelaide 2016
Speakers: Naomi Oreskes | Tanya Monro | Karl Kruszelnicki
Host: Paul Willis
Is economic growth possible if we truly address climate change or will a transition require serious economic pain before any gain? Is coal about to disappear as fast as Kodak did and, if so, can new energy technologies deliver a ‘win-win’ for the environment and the economy? This panel features some of our foremost econom
A Green Growth Economy - WOMADelaide 2016
Speakers: Ross Garnaut | John Hewson
Host: Lenore Taylor
Is economic growth possible if we truly address climate change or will a transition require serious economic pain before any gain? Is coal about to disappear as fast as Kodak did and, if so, can new energy technologies deliver a ‘win-win’ for the environment and the economy? This panel features some of our foremost economic and political mi
Off the grid game changers - WOMADelaide 2016
Speakers: Simon Hackett | Dan Spencer | Felicia Whiting
Host: Robyn Williams
Three South Australian leaders of 'off the grid innovation and activism' look at what the near future could hold in powering homes, business, streets and cities. Will there be any place for coal fired power stations in that future?
What's Love Got To Do With It - WOMADelaide 2016
Speakers: David Suzuki | Indira Naidoo | Amelia Telford
Host: Robyn Williams
Is winning the battle for our hearts more important than the economy, politics and carbon numbers? As we increasingly live in cities is our society losing its connection with nature? If so, how might we change this? Our panel looks at cultivating love for the environment and how this helps bring about positive change at
David Suzuki - Keynote - WOMADelaide 2016
Speaker: David Suzuki
MC: Robyn Williams
For four decades Canadian David Suzuki has been one of the most prominent, articulate, passionate and effective advocates for our planet and its environment. At 79 he shows no sign of slowing down. Spend an hour with one of the greatest eco-warriors of our time.
Creating Hope - WOMADelaide 2015
Simran Sethi in conversation with Sylvia Earle
Host: Bernie Hobbs
Simran Sethi and Sylvia Earle are two of the world’s most inspiring environmental messengers. Their mission is both clear and hopeful - to inspire us all to take responsibility for, and play a role in creating a better future for the earth for all generations to come. Listen to two of the world’s foremost eco-heroes discuss their
Repairing the Blue Heart of our Planet - WOMADelaide 2015
Speakers: Sylvia Earle, Charlie Veron, Bronwyn Gillanders
Host: Bernie Hobbs
Marine experts have warned that we are in the middle of an unprecedented high-risk period of marine species extinction. On our watch the world’s oceans and natural wonders like The Great Barrier Reef have borne the brunt of a potent combination of over-fishing, pollution, unparalleled mining and farming run-offs, the ac
Can Human Beings Be Well When The Planet Is Sick? - WOMADelaide 2015
Speakers: Paul Willis, Emily Johnston, Ingo Weber
Host: Bernie Hobbs
Is health the forgotten latecomer to climate change? The change in global temperatures is already causing significant stresses on human populations and we'll need to adapt to a hotter climate regardless of successful emissions reductions. What is the impact likely to be and how might we mitigate it? Our panel of health and scie
I'm Not A Climate Scientist But... - WOMADelaide 2015
Speakers: Andrew Denton, Rod Quantock, Hannah Gadsby
Host: Robyn Williams
Climate change is no laughing matter … or is it? Science or satire - how do we best communicate climate science and the urgency to act on the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced? Do more people turn to Will Ferrell’s climate change YouTube clips or Al Gore pie charts and PowerPoints for the truth? Are people more lik
Valuing Our Planet - WOMADelaide 2015
Speakers: Vandana Shiva, Paul Sutton, Tim Jarvis
Host: Robyn Williams
A famous native American proverb says 'Only when the last tree has died, and the last river been poisoned, and the last fish been caught, will we realise we cannot eat money.' The panel's three leaders challenge this pessimistic prediction by discussing values - financial and what we love and care about - that we place on our
The Silver Lining in the Cloud of Climate Change - WOMADelaide 2015
Speakers: Cecilia Woolford, Peter Langridge, Bob Brown
Host: Robyn Williams
Are our climate-altering activities hurtling us towards a bleak fate or is this the catalyst for a new era of environmentally sustainable ideas and innovation? Are we witnessing the dawning of an unstoppable wave of action and leadership? According to our panelists we do have the ideas, innovation, motivation and people
Three Great Threats to Biodiversity: Climate Change, People and Habitat Loss - WOMADelaide 2014
Speakers: Peter Ward, Chris Daniels, Peter Owen
Hosted by: Robyn Williams
Life on this planet is under extreme duress. The three pressures, whilst being interlinked and ultimately originating with humans all affect ecosystems in different ways. A warming earth affects the water cycle which ultimately determines the susceptibility of terrestrial landscapes to support life. Cities across the wor
When Polly Met Peter And Tim - WOMADelaide 2014
Speakers: Polly Higgins | Peter Garrett | Tim Flannery
Hosted by: Bernie Hobbs
Find out what happens when one of the world’s most visionary thinkers in the area of law and environmental action - Polly Higgins - meets Australia's leading environmental thinker, writer and activist Tim Flannery and former government minister, ACF president and Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett for a frank convers
Transforming Society - WOMADelaide 2014
Speakers: Paul Gilding | Simon Holmes à Court | Richard Slaughter
Hosted by: Robyn Williams
With a change of government and climate change action policy, where to now for “the greatest moral, economic and social challenge of our time”?
Our panel discuss some of the social, corporate and political structures that we still have at our disposal to deal with a planet wide emergency now and into the
Gen Z and Distractions vs. Action - WOMADelaide 2014
Speakers: Tim Hollo | Simon Sheikh | Ane Brun
Hosted by: Bernie Hobbs
Generation Z are the most globally exposed and connected generation in the history of the planet. They will inherit any mess made by their parents and grandparents but are they more concerned about celebrity culture and low carb diets than climate change and low carbon economies? With the oldest Generation Z turning 19 this y
Climate Change and 100 Million Person Cities - WOMADelaide 2014
Speakers: Tom Wigley | Steffen Lehmann | Amie Albrecht
Hosted by: Bernie Hobbs
Thanks to the latest research from a host of the world’s most respected climate scientists like Tom Wigley, the weight of evidence pointing to the human role in changing our weather is now beyond compelling. Consequently, if their forecasts of climate change increases do occur, life in our most densely populated areas
