Rockumentary on Midnight Oil in Wollongong, 1979

Midnight Oil Short Feature

Since the fall of notorious black market website, The Silk Road, in 2013, the number of Australians buying drugs on the dark web has risen. Some studies putting forward a figure of 1 in 10 Aussies having used the internet to buy drugs.

Buying Drugs on the Dark Web

Fashion and expression of identity are intrinsically linked.  But some aesthetic fashion choices are more permanent than others.  Tattoo artist Paul Stillen will lead us through the world of plant tattoos and our geographic links to identity.

Root Of The Problem Episode 2 - Plant Tattoos & Identity

The Gadigal people have been coming to the site of the Royal Botanic Gardens, for over 60 thousand years, and it remains an important space for Aboriginal Australians past, present and future.  I met with Aboriginal Education Officer, Jess, at the Gardens to learn about Aboriginal Plant use, get our plant geek on!

Root Of The Problem Episode 3 -  Aboriginal Plant Use

Plants are living things that react to their environment; to temperature, humidity, light and touch.  We’ll be discovering artists who have tapped into these reactions and have been able to create sound using digital technology.

Featuring the sounds of Scenocosme and Thomas V Christie.

Root Of The Problem Episode 4 - Plant Music

Plants can’t move, so this means they have come up with some pretty innovative ways to share food and information with other species.  Biologist Jennifer Frazer is going to tell us all about one of those processes, mycorrhiza, and it’s pretty amazing!

Root Of The Problem Episode 5 - The Secret Life Of Plants

For as long as we’ve have been walking the earth, we’ve used plants to cure and heal us.  Plants have kept us healthy and sane, both physically and mentally.  Let’s look at the history and uses of plants and health and see how much they’ve influenced our existence and how they’re still impacting our lives today.

Root Of The Problem Episode 6 - Plants & Health

Now you’re probably sitting there thinking “what the bloody galah do birds have to do with plants?”  Well, a bloody galah of a lot.  

Birds in Backyards is a side operation of Birdlife - an organisation dedicated to the research and education of Australian birds.  And a big part of their mission is you and your “backyard” (any space big or small that you call your own), and the plants that are in it.

Root Of The Problem Episode 7 - Birds In Backyards

Plants have their own language through which they communicate with each other and other species.  Hobart-based artist, Nadege Philippe-Janon invites into plant world through a series of ecosexts.  Please leave the human world at the door on your way in.

Root Of The Problem Episode 8 - Ecosexts

Eating isn’t just about putting fuel into your body.  It can be used as a powerful tool for conversation and to build relationships.  We explore the history of Herbs and Spices and how they have facilitated conversations for thousands of years with spice master Ian “Herbie” Hemphill.

Root of the Problem is produced with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

Root Of The Problem Episode 9 - Plants As Food

We’re pretty lucky in Australia to have a fair bit of protected bush and rainforest, and there are lots of dedicated individuals and organisations doing their darndest to keep our green spaces going.  In this episode, we’ll meet a few of them, and hear about ways that you can help plants in your own backyard.

Root Of The Problem Episode 10 - Conservation

~for your listening pleasure~

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Liza Harvey Showreel 2017

Album released in October 2012, recorded in various locations whilst living in Brisbane, Queensland, the Deep North

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