Hope (and other coping strategies) https://hopeandcoping.podbean.com These are trying times, and there’s no shortage of research to show us how compromised the future might be; No lack of surveys showing how disheartened and pessimistic many people feel.

In classic stories a hero reluctantly takes up a cause that is bigger than themselves, faces challenges for the greater good, and sometimes falls, yet, despite the odds, they rise to fight again. It's one thing to be inspired that the hero got back up, it's another thing entirely to understand how, why, and at what cost? This podcast is an exploration of hope in a hopeless time, a celebration of tenacity, bravery, and stubbornness. There is light still in this growing darkness, let it give you strength.

]]> Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:29:35 +1000 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en au Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. Society & Culture:Personal Journals 1440 episodic Steven Gill Steven Gill No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22389138/Copy_of_HOPEb39sl.jpg Hope (and other coping strategies) https://hopeandcoping.podbean.com 144 144 Frank, Dianne, and the red-tipped banana farm Frank, Dianne, and the red-tipped banana farm https://hopeandcoping.podbean.com/e/frank-diane-and-the-red-tipped-banana-farm/ https://hopeandcoping.podbean.com/e/frank-diane-and-the-red-tipped-banana-farm/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:29:35 +1000 hopeandcoping.podbean.com/03028365-dc9c-34eb-b00b-3cbf1e3a3b3b It's no secret that globally, agriculture is in trouble. That being said, it's also not discussed anywhere near as much as it should be considering a) every human on Earth needs to eat, b) industrial agriculture contributes a significant percentage of greenhouse gas emissions, and c) there's more than one way to farm food.

 

Frank and Diane are the incredible powerhouse couple behind Australia's Red-tipped bananas. In this recording from an educational presentation they delivered, they talk about what makes their farming system different, how it came about, and why it matters so much. It's very easy to get the impression sometimes that we don't have many options left but these guys have already proven that that might not be the case!

]]> It's no secret that globally, agriculture is in trouble. That being said, it's also not discussed anywhere near as much as it should be considering a) every human on Earth needs to eat, b) industrial agriculture contributes a significant percentage of greenhouse gas emissions, and c) there's more than one way to farm food.

 

Frank and Diane are the incredible powerhouse couple behind Australia's Red-tipped bananas. In this recording from an educational presentation they delivered, they talk about what makes their farming system different, how it came about, and why it matters so much. It's very easy to get the impression sometimes that we don't have many options left but these guys have already proven that that might not be the case!

]]> Steven Gill false No 3970 4 full My mate Paul My mate Paul https://hopeandcoping.podbean.com/e/my-mate-paul/ https://hopeandcoping.podbean.com/e/my-mate-paul/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:01:32 +1000 hopeandcoping.podbean.com/696d7e93-ebb3-3a69-b259-72f5d5acf2b9 One of very few mentors I aspire to be like, my mate Paul is a phenomenally interesting human and he and I have worked together in multiple ways. This chat was a deeply personal and incredibly inspiring one for me.

]]> One of very few mentors I aspire to be like, my mate Paul is a phenomenally interesting human and he and I have worked together in multiple ways. This chat was a deeply personal and incredibly inspiring one for me.

]]> Steven Gill true No 3635 3 full Dr Abbi Scott Dr Abbi Scott https://hopeandcoping.podbean.com/e/dr-abbi-scott/ https://hopeandcoping.podbean.com/e/dr-abbi-scott/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:28:09 +1000 hopeandcoping.podbean.com/ac33414b-b3f2-3dc6-a830-11b12d980172 I have shared the stage with Abbi, been involved in the FNQ STEM hub with her, and performed at one of her Pint of Science events, but this was the first time I got to sit down and actually chat with her, and I only found out on the day of recording that she was pregnant, which came as a very pleasant surprise.

]]> I have shared the stage with Abbi, been involved in the FNQ STEM hub with her, and performed at one of her Pint of Science events, but this was the first time I got to sit down and actually chat with her, and I only found out on the day of recording that she was pregnant, which came as a very pleasant surprise.

]]> Steven Gill false No 1494 2 full Hope: a prologue Hope: a prologue https://hopeandcoping.podbean.com/e/hope-a-prologue/ https://hopeandcoping.podbean.com/e/hope-a-prologue/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:36:33 +1000 hopeandcoping.podbean.com/4d71fccc-4e2b-3796-85a6-67a95aa47866 Hope is a complex idea.

 

What does it mean, what does it offer, why is it important? Why would anybody make an interview-based podcast about it? All these questions and hardly any others will be answered in less than 10 minutes time if you press play now...

]]> Hope is a complex idea.

 

What does it mean, what does it offer, why is it important? Why would anybody make an interview-based podcast about it? All these questions and hardly any others will be answered in less than 10 minutes time if you press play now...

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