The World Tomorrow (Episode 8: Cypherpunks – Part 1): chatty conversation about online surveillance, loss of privacy and reclaiming online freedoms
Julian Assange, “The World Tomorrow (Episode 8: Cypherpunks – Part 1)” (Russia Today, 5 June
Japanese Films | Middle Eastern Films
Fukushima Fallout: even-handed survey of situation in northeast Japan, one year after the earthquake / tsunami / nuclear meltdown disaster
Kathy Hearn, “Fukushima Fallout” (101 East / Al Jazeera, 8 March 2012) A year after
Hollywood between Paranoia and Science Fiction: lightweight look at American phobias and anxieties through science fiction films
Clara and Julia Kuperberg, “Hollywood between Paranoia and Science Fiction” (2011) An entertaining and lightweight
The Stark Truth: Interview with Joseph Fasciani – an informative and valuable hour with social credit / small-scale capitalism advocate
Robert Stark, “The Stark Truth: Interview with Joseph Fasciani” (Voice of Reason, 27 April 2012)
The World Tomorrow (Episode 7: Occupy Movement): a lively discussion which cuts out before the really interesting parts
Julian Assange, “The World Tomorrow (Episode 7: Occupy Movement)” (Russia Today, 29 May 2012) Unfortunately
The Birds (dir. Alfred Hitchcock): psychological study of sexual / cultural repression
Alfred Hitchcock, “The Birds” (1963) Based on a 1952 short story by English writer Daphne
The Stark Truth: Interview with Marc Armstrong – the case for public banks
Robert Stark, “The Stark Truth: Interview with Marc Armstrong” (Voice of Reason, 7 May 2012)
Australian and New Zealand Films
The Proposition: film essay and character study of British imperialism and colonialism, and the brutalisation that results
John Hillcoat, “The Proposition” (2005) A gritty and visually stunning film essay on the combined
Australian and New Zealand Films
Sharia Money (Episode 2: The Price of Paradise): easy-to-follow documentary on Islamic banking and finance
“Sharia Money (Episode 2: the Price of Paradise)” (2011) In the wake of the Global Financial
The Stark Truth: Interview with Anatoly Karlin – enjoyable if demanding interview with rising young intellectual
Robert Stark, “The Stark Truth: Interview with Anatoly Karlin” (Voice of Reason, 4 May 2012)