Everything You Want To Know About Street Gardening; Musician Nick Mulvey On Exploring The Planetary Through The Personal; Nick Feik On The Ongoing Fallout From Morrison's Multiple Ministries
Emma Cutting, founder of The Heart Gardening Project discusses all things street gardening and how you can get involved. She also chats about their big community-led project, the Melbourne Pollinator Corridor – an 8km wildlife corridor linking the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne to Westgate Park. The gardens have been designed for native pollinating insects and the plans being the result of input from over 20 specialists and scientists! British musician and environmental activist Nick Mulvey joins Amy for a special in-depth conversation about his latest album, New Mythology. Nick explains how he's "always trying to explore the planetary through the personal" with his music. From his early years as a founding member of Portico Quartet to his solo career, Nick shares the many spiritual, cultural, musical, and environmental influences on his new work, including ancient Celtic cultures, American buddhist Joanna Macy, and the revered late Vietnamese buddhist monk Thích Nhất Hạnh. Mulvey shares his song-writing process and some of the fascinating stories behind the tracks on his album including, Shores of Mona, Causes, The Gift, Star Nation, and Begin Again. Nick Feik, former Editor of The Monthly, delves into the latest in federal politics with an incisive analysis of all the developments and questions arising from former Prime Minister Scott Morrison's ministerial power grab, including the complicity of those who knew, the role of the Governor-General, and much more.
To listen to the Nick Mulvey interview with music from his album New Mythology included, listen to the OnDemand stream here.
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