Bruce Shapiro's USA, Chernobyl's wildlife thriving and the great convict escape on the Catalpa
About this episode
The episode discusses Trump's political challenges, the thriving wildlife in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone, and a daring convict escape in Australian history.
Trump contemplates his next move on Iran as the ceasefire deadline looms, while at home his administration is dealing with yet more scandal, this time in the FBI. 40 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the Exclusion Zone has become a thriving wildlife refuge. Plus the story of Australians most daring convict escape on the whaling ship Catalpa, which sailed from America to pick up six Irish convicts in Fremantle. Guests: Bruce Shapiro, contributing editor with The Nation magazine and Director of the Global Center for Journalism and Trauma. Germán Orizaola, Associate Professor in Zoology, Department of Biology of Organisms and Systems, University of Oviedo. Tony Moore, Professor of Media and Communications, Monash University, and author of ‘Death or liberty: rebels and radicals transported to Australia 1788 – 1868'.
People in this episode
Guests: Bruce Shapiro, Germán Orizaola, Tony Moore
Topics covered
- politics
- wildlife
- history
- scandal
- journalism
Keywords
- Trump
- Chernobyl
- wildlife
- convict escape
- journalism
- Iran
- FBI scandal
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Nation, University of Oviedo, Monash University
Places: Chernobyl, Fremantle, America, Iran
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