Introduction
Tiny Sparks and Turning Points is a podcast that presents a selection of protests, strikes and significant dates concerning social change in Australian history. A new episode is produced for each month of the year by The Commons Social Change Library. Episodes go to air on the community radio programs listed below. They can also be listened to via the player below.
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Listen on Community Radio
Tiny Sparks and Turning Points is broadcast on the following Australian community radio programs (local times):
Monday Breakfast – Mondays 7 am to 8.30am on 3CR in Melbourne. The segment is broadcast on the first Monday of every month at 8am.
Indymedia – Mondays 11am to 12pm on 6RTR in Perth.
Workers Power – Tuesdays 10am to 12pm on 4ZZZ in Brisbane.
Eco Futures – Wednesdays 11am to 12pm on BayFm in Byron Bay.
Community Matters – Thursdays 10am to 12pm on RiverFM in Lismore.
Rights, Rorts and Rants – Fridays 4pm to 6pm on Radio Blue Mountains.
If you wish to add Tiny Sparks and Turning Points as a regular segment to your program please contact us.
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- From Little Things Big Things Grow: Events That Changed Australia
- Commons Conversations Podcast: Insights into Activism
- People’s History of Australia Podcast
- The Social Change Agency Podcast
- People’s History of Australia Podcast
- The Paradigm Shift Podcast
- Treesits, lock-ons and barricades: Podcasts about environmental blockading in the 1980s
- Listening to the Artivists: Podcasts about Activism and the Arts
- Stick Together Podcast: Union News, Workers’ Stories and Social Justice Issues
- Activism and Campaign History: Start Here

