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Anna, Natalie, Han, Lamisse, Marissa & Jonathan

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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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17.09.26

NOlympicsBNE - Nationalism, militarism, and sporting megaevents

Good morning Zedheads! Are you ready for another meeting of the NOlympicsBNE Committee? On today's agenda: how the Olympics reflects, reproduces, advances, and launders nationalism and militarism.
Anna and Nat are joined LIVE in the 4ZZZ studio by Dr Samid Suliman - Samid is Director, International (Arts, Education and Law) and Senior Lecturer, Migration and Security (School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science) at Griffith University. He is interested in migration studies, security, climate change, and political theory, and is currently working on projects exploring art, democracy and free speech, nuclear colonialism and militarism, borders and security, and more.
Samid is going to help us understand what nationalism and militarism are, particularly in the context of the present alt-right and fascistic resurgence, how these dynamics are expressed through international mega-events like the Olympics, and how the feel-good-marketing (propaganda) of the Olympics can launder and normalise dangerous politics and practices.
Tune in from 9-10am on 4ZZZ for all this, along with new and local music. To catch up on other shows in our NOlympics series, head to the 4ZZZ website to listen back on demand, and while you're there, SUBSCRIBE to support local radio, local media, local music, and local analysis. AND AND AND find the Radio Reversal Podcast on your podcasting app of choice, for a longer-lasting archive of our NOlympics series (and plenty more!).
Images from Suzanne Plunkett 2012, Andrew Medichini 2012, Martin Bernetti 2024, and Wikimedia Commons
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