CAPDA In Tanzania: Interview With Jan Baker

There’s an Adelaide-based organisation working in Tanzania called ‘Community Action for People With Disabilities in Africa’ or CAPDA.
CAPDA are a small group of professionals in health and education, and  child and disability care, who are passionate about helping disabled children and educating others on how to do the same.
Jennie Lenman spoke to Director of CAPDA, Jan Baker, to find out more.

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Producer: Jennie Lenman

Mental Health In SA: Geoff Harris – Executive Director Mental Health Coalition

Mental Health Week will be running from 9th to 15th October, and after the departure of Monsignor Cappo from the Mental Health Commission, and rumored plans of our future Premier, Jay Weatherill, to get rid of the Social Inclusion Unit, how will Mental Health fare in South Australia?
The Mental Health Coalition of SA are concerned that any future plans seem to be shrouded in serious doubt.
Jennie Lenman spoke to Executive Director of the Mental Health Coalition, and asked him about his concerns for the future.

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Producer: Ali Coad

Regular – Nunga Wangga: Frank Yamma

Acclaimed Indigenous singer and songwriter, Frank Yamma, is recognised as a musician of intensity – able to spin the raw emotion of life, and living it into his songs.
Frank Yamma will be joining a prominent line-up of Indigenous Performers at the inaugural WOMAD Earth Festival held in the Belair National Park in Adelaide from the 21st to the 23rd October.
Frank is a traditional Pitjantjajara man from Australia’s central desert, and speaks five languages.
Andrea Fraser, from Nunga Wangga, caught up with Frank Yamma and asked him about his latest album, “Country Men”, and his views on the Northern Territory Intervention.

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Producer: Andrea Fraser

Women On The Front Line: Melanie Oppenheimer

Earlier this week, the Government announced women will be allowed to serve in all frontline combat roles within the next five years.
As long as they meet the physical entry standards, women can now serve a range of military roles that were previously off-limits.
So why has it taken so long to get here? And will the plan be successful?
To answer these questions, Jennie Lenman spoke to Melanie Oppenheimer, Associate Professor from the University of New England, who’s research interests include ‘War and society’ and the ‘Role of Women in War’.

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Producer: Stephanie Overton

Festival of Ideas – Salvatore Pepe

Farmers markets seem to be popping up everywhere, and one man who’s happy about this is local chef Salvatore Pepe.

Salvatore created the Cibo restaurant chain, and will be speaking about sustainable cooking at the Festival of Ideas on the seventh of October.

He popped into the studio to teach Tim all about sustainable cooking, and brought in a few surprises.

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Comedian Pablo Francisco

Pablo Francisco is one of the internet’s most viral comics – his YouTube videos have hooked over 40 million views, he has over 55,000 fans on Facebook, and his enormous popularity has placed his MySpace Comedy page into the top three most visited on the site.
Weaving together his arsenal of characters and impersonations, spontaneous outbursts, and clever insights, Pablo points out the absurdity in an illogical, pop-culture obsessed world – making him a truly unique and talented act. This is lucky for us, because after touring America, he is finally back in Australia for the third time to perform – and is managing to fit in a trip to The Gov this Monday.
But we couldn’t wait so we had him on the line now. Or did we have Ahnold?

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Sex Worker Reforms in SA

Sex-worker reforms in South Australia have been attempted since the late seventies, with little results.

South Australia is the only state with no form of control over the sex industry, and a private members bill to decriminalise sex work is underway.

Under the bill streetwalking and small brothels in suburban areas would be legalised, and any conviction relating to prostitution would not be retained on their permanent record.

There would also be restrictions on sex business’s near schools, and no one under eighteen can be employed as a sex worker.

Ari Reid is the manager of the SA Sex Industry Network, and spoke to Tim about the current laws in the state.

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Talking With New Matilda

Tim talked to Ben Eltham from alternative news source New Matilda about Andrew Bolt, Australia deporting Afghan citizens, Wayne Swan, and protests on Wall Street.

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Since 1993, gay, lesbian and bisexual soldiers in the United States have been allowed to serve their country as long as they hid this major part of their identity from the army and their fellow soldiers.

The ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy was a step up from previous legislation, but military personnel could still be discharged if they were found to be homosexual.

This has now been repealed, and gay lesbian and bisexual soldiers can serve openly.

Zeke Stokes from the Servicemembers Legal Defence Network joined Tim  all the way the Washington DC to tell us the history of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.

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Die Schöne Jess in Deutschland

Our German correspondent Jess Wingard spoke to Tim about a boy found in a forest after five years, the Pope in Germany, the country’s triple A rating under threat, and the sad death of Heidi the cross-eyed opossum.

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