The RegenNarration 141. On Fire! With Greg Mullins AO, Oral McGuire & Professor Lesley Head
Well known ABC radio presenter Natasha Mitchell called this an “unbelievably powerful session ‘On Fire!’” Ballardong Noongar leader and regenerative landholder, Oral McGuire, was alongside Greg Mullins, the former NSW Fire Commissioner who became a major national figure in the Black Summer bushfires, and Professor Lesley Head, co-author of the latest book in the incredible First Knowledges series (the first book in that series, Songlines, was featured in episodes 92 and 93, and they’re still among the top 5 most played episodes on this podcast).
The event billing read: It’s a fundamental tool, but also one of our greatest fears. Join former NSW Fire Commissioner Greg Mullins, Indigenous fire expert Oral McGuire, and cultural geographer Lesley Head, as they talk with Anthony James about our relationship with fire as the planet warms.
This conversation was recorded live at the Quantum Words Festival in the WA State Library in Boorloo / Perth on 17 September 2022.
Title slide image: Anthony, Greg, Lesley and Oral in conversation (pic: from the Twitter post by Natasha Mitchell).
Music:
Regeneration, composed by Amelia Barden, from the soundtrack of the new film Regenerating Australia, available for community screenings now.
Find more:
Read a transcript of our conversation on the episode web page.
Greg’s book ‘Firestorm’.
Lesley’s book ‘Hope & Grief in the Anthropocene’
And Lesley’s latest co-authored book ‘Plants: Past, Present & Future’, part of the First Knowledges series.
To hear more from Oral (and Heidi Mippy), tune into ep 122, Regenerating Australia Live in Leederville.
Quantum Words Festival, Perth.
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