I was reflecting on some of the excellent podcasts from the Adelaide Festival of Ideas earlier this year. (I was planning to use some segments in a re-mix of pitchfest video, but I see that they are locked up under copyright – what a shame!)
adelaidefestivalofideas.com.au/podcasts.html - search for ‘water’ on that page
Three of my favourites are:
Holy Water
Janelle Allison
Peter Cullen
Jay Griffiths
John Levi
Listen to MP3 (MP3 30.1 MB)
Janelle Allison
Peter Cullen
Jay Griffiths
John Levi
Listen to MP3 (MP3 30.1 MB)
Life Beyond Earth
Miriam Baltuck
Listen to MP3 (MP3 15.2 MB)
[has a wonderful reference to the fundamental importance of water to life]
After the binge… the apocalypse?
Miriam Baltuck
Peter Cullen
James Lovelock
Marion Nestle
Phillip Adams (CHAIR)
Listen to MP3 (MP3 34.2 MB)
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