This week, we get outside and get our hands dirty as we take a closer look at the world around us, whether that involves rethinking the uses of the land or trying to protect it. This week’s stories don’t just call on us to look at and preserve the environment around us. It’s also a cautionary tale of what can happen when we don’t.
The Weedy One
Are weeds just misunderstood? Society has been conditioned to think about what’s good and bad in our gardens. But the what of those surprise guests in our flowerbeds is useful. In our first story, Diego encourages us to strip away our preconceptions and look at weeds differently. Produced by Catarina Fraga Matos.
The conservation and community of Merri Creek
In our second story, we head to Melbourne’s northern suburbs. Maxine Forde follows the Friends of the Merry Creek, who worked hard to rehabilitate spaces around the waterway. Produced by Maxine Ford alongside Supervising Producer Persephone Waxman. A special thanks to Dan Semo and Louisa Lim.
Martha
Our final story is from a Read to Me event in March of this year. It is an elegy to the last passenger pigeon, Martha, who died in the United States in 1914. You can find out more about Read to Me here. Performed by Zoe Sadokierski and Recorded from a live performance by Zacha Rosen
All The Best Credits
- Host Kwame Slusher
- Executive Producer: Phoebe Adler-Ryan
- Editorial Producer: Melanie Bakewell
- Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie
- Artwork: Ray Vo
- Mixed and Compiled by Ramon Briant
- Theme Music composed by Shining Bird