Why Tim Winton thinks crisis is a catalyst for change

Beloved Australian literary voice and environmentalist Tim Winton is in conversation with Kim about how to keep going in a burning world. Watch the video version of this episode on the RNZ website on YouTube or TVNZ+. Season 2 Episode 7 Songs from the Firefront is published by Penguin. (00:00) The voice of Australia (03:36) The power of common good (06:33) Juice - a dystopian reflection (10:11) Tim’s cyclonic experience (14:30) Protecting marine ecosystems (21:24) Environmental Advocacy and common good coming from a crisis (35:17) Don’t live alone in Australia! (42:15) Nihilism vs. action (44:30) Ayn Rand's Influence and the strongman ideology (52:28) Fiction in activism (58:52) Mortality and legacy Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details