Monday Breakfast with Jacob and Evan //
Acknowledgement of Country
7.15: Jordan Crook, a conservationist and arborist from the Victorian National Parks Association, spoke about the campaigns to preserve Victorian forests, and his hopes for maintaining animal habitats. //
7.30: Smash the Drag Show is a collective of POC and First Nations drag performers dismantling whiteness and cisgender norms in Naarm's queer nightlife. Jacob spoke with Stone Motherless Cold, Mora Money, St Eve, and Jenitals at their Midsumma show. //
7.45: Dr Kirill Nourzhanov, a Senior Lecturer in Central Asian studies at the Australian National University joined us to speak about the increased media spotlight on tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and if an invasion is imminent. //
8.00: Ross Crates, a Postdoctorate at the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society, spoke about the declining population of the Regent HoneyEater, and the challenges this species of bird faces in increasing its numbers. //
8.15: Anna Brown, the CEO of Equality Australia, shared her insights on the Religious Discrimination Bill and her hopes for trans and gender diverse people heading into the election. //
Songs:
Gold Energy by Electric Fields