Barely Gettin' By

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Trained historians Chloe Ward and Emma Shortis discuss, analyse and critique the big issues of our time. To figure out the events shaping our world, they apply critical thinking with history-charged commentary. The pair didn’t predict Brexit, Trump or the Australian election. So, they’re slowing down to unpack and review: this is your explainer on what’s really going on. Barely Gettin' By is sponsored by RMIT.

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Radical Hope - Join us at Melbourne Conversations

Jun 13 2022
Join a live recording of the podcast Barely Gettin' By as host Emma Shortis and special guests Jeff Sparrow and Mittul Vahanvati discuss the necessity of imagining different futures, local activism, action-based research and governments' roles.

Radical Hope - Join us at Melbourne Knowledge Week

May 05 2022
Be part of the audience for a live recording of the podcast Barely Gettin' By, hosted by Emma Shortis and featuring special guests: James Blackwell, Mittul Vahanvati and Jeff Sparrow. Forming part of Barely Getting By's fourth season, "Up in Flames", this event will examine climate policy as a global modern imperative. Tue 10 May - 6pm - 7pm The Capitol - RMIT 113 Swanston Street M

COP26 Special: Our Exceptional Friend

Oct 28 2021 36 mins  
Barely Gettin' By might be on a lockdown hiatus, but the climate news keeps coming. In the lead up to the all-important COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, this special episode examines the historic relationship between Australia and the United States when it comes to climate change. Emma reads an extract from her book, Our Exceptional Friend: Australia's Fatal Alliance with the Unite

Lockdown Hiatus

Jul 22 2021 4 mins  
With Melbourne in the midst of Lockdown 5.0, we will be taking a short break until we can get back in to the studio again.

Up In Flames

Jul 08 2021 18 mins  
Episode 1: Up in Flames Chloe and Emma reunite (in person! In a real studio!) to talk about what's happened over the past three months, and what big moves by world powers mean for global climate politics and Australia. They also talk about why, despite *everything*, we need to find hope as we imagine the future under climate change. Reading France24, "Crushing climate impacts to hi

Inauguration Special - This is America

Jan 19 2021 39 mins  
After a long 2020 (and a very long January 2021) Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States on the morning Thursday, 21 January (Australian time). What does a Presidential Inauguration look like when it's overshadowed by a pandemic and threat of insurrectionist violence? Chloe and Emma talk about what what we can expect on Thursday, how Australia's rel

More democracy, and an attempted coup

Nov 12 2020 36 mins  
In the last episode of the season, Emma and Chloe reflect on Joe Biden's victory and Trump's refusal to concede. They look at how institutions and people are responding to Trump, and whether Fox News has finally seen the light. They ask if Trump is in fact attempting a coup, whether it will be successful, and whether fascism has to be successful in order to be called "fascism". The

Post-election wrap

Nov 05 2020 29 mins  
A very tired Emma and Chloe regroup, two days after polls closed to discuss the election. Were the polls wrong? What does Georgia say about American democracy? What next for the Democratic Party? A lot of things are still uncertain-and will remain so for the coming days and weeks-but one thing is clear: Donald Trump's vote isn't going away, even if he leaves the White House. Articl

Four More Years? - Bonus episode with Matt Bevan

Oct 29 2020 50 mins  
In this bonus, pre-election episode, Chloe and Emma speak to Matt Bevan, ABC Radio journalist and host of the America, If You're Listening Podcast, about the past four years of the Trump Presidency, the relationship between journalism and history, and whether it's possible-or desirable-to predict an outcome in the 2020 Presidential Election. Chloe and Emma then pick up their conver

All That Matters

Oct 28 2020 55 mins  
In this episode, Chloe and Emma welcome a very special guest - Dr Elizabeth Ingelson, Henry Chauncey Jr. '57 Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University. Joining them from New Haven, Connecticut, Lizzie discusses what it is like to live in Trump's America. They cover how the United States is responding to pandemic, Lizzie's experience in rural Pennsylvania, and the volatile state of