The ABC has been programming some very interesting, thought-provoking interviews on their streaming and listening channels. If you have not visited ABC for some time you may have missed these three interviews.
Compass airs on Sundays at 6.30pm and is available to watch on ABC iview and ABC TV. Soul Search can be found on ABC Radio National, ABC Listen
These ABC programs explore the Australian soul – our beliefs, our ethical dilemmas and our spirituality.
Stan Grant On Country with Indira Naidoo: ABC Compass
Stan Grant talks to Indira Naidoo on his deepening faith, Indigenous spirituality, his response to the Voice referendum, and the pivotal relationship with his father, a Wiradjuri elder.
The interview was filmed on Wiradjuri country in NSW.
Watch: Stan Grant On Country with Indira Naidoo | ABC iview | Compass
Friends During Wartime : ABC Compass
With the rise of race-based attacks over the war in Gaza, Australia’s Jewish and Muslim communities are traumatised and afraid.
ABC journalist, Benjamin Law discovers how some friendships have fractured, while others are strengthened.
Watch: Friends During Wartime | ABC iview | Compass
Finding connection and community: ABC Listen
ABC Radio National aired this interview with three guests who share their reflections on finding community in a busy — and sometimes isolating — world.
The questions asked are: What does community look like for you, and how does it shape your spiritual practice?
- Dr Mahsheed Ansari is Senior Lecturer in Islam and Contemporary Islamic Studies at Charles Sturt University.
- Michael McGirr is an author, critic, and Director of Mission at Caritas Australia
- Brooke Prentis is a Wakka Wakka woman, an Aboriginal Christian leader, as well as a friend and occasional guest host of Soul Search.
Listen: Finding connection community reflections from listeners| ABC Radio National-Soul Search