Radio Reversal is a show that subjects aspects of everyday life to historico-political, theoretical, cheeky, irreverent, high brow, low brow, eye brow, warm-hearted analysis. Our aim is to see the world more clearly, think about what we'd like it to become, and how we can make that happen. We think that discussing these sorts of ideas is one way to lessen the alienation that affects many of us trying to make sense of a world that so often makes no sense of us. We also play loads of awesome music (sometimes thematic!) with great enthusiasm for requests and an emphasis on supporting local artists. It's fun!
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This week on the show we are digging into the changes announced to the NDIS in this year’s federal budget, and how those major cuts to the NDIS have been explained and justified by the Labor party and in the media. Like many of you, we were horrified to see the announcement that NDIS funding would be dramatically reduced in this budget, amid an emerging moral panic about the idea that people are “rorting” the system.
We also wanted to share the final parts of Anna's interview with Belle from
Only Human on 4ZZZ Zed Digital, where we talked about Belle's experiences of psychiatric illness and disability, the life changing impact of accessing the NDIS, and the scary normalisation of carceral and punitive responses to psychosis. Today we want to use the final part of this beautiful chat with Belle in part to contextualise the announcements regarding NDIS funding that we have seen this year - to help emphasise the very real and dangerous impacts that reducing support for people with disabilities will have for their wellbeing.
We'll also be playing lots of new and local music, some twinkly folk for the sunshowers.
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4ZZZ, or catch up later on demand, via the 4ZZZ website. You can also catch us on the Community Radio Network and in a podcasting app near you! (that is, on your phone).