Food For Thought
Episode: 2012-09-16 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2012
Episode: 2012-09-16 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2012
Episode: 2013-03-03 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2013
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Episode: 2013-06-16 | Airdate: Jun 16, 2013
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Episode: 2013-07-07 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2013
Episode: 2013-07-14 | Airdate: Jul 14, 2013
Episode: 2013-07-21 | Airdate: Jul 21, 2013
Episode: 2013-07-28 | Airdate: Jul 28, 2013
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Episode: 2013-10-06 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2013
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Episode: 2014-03-09 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2014
Episode: 2014-03-16 | Airdate: Mar 16, 2014
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Episode: 2014-04-27 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2014
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Episode: 2015-10-18 | Airdate: Oct 18, 2015
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Episode: 2016-04-17 | Airdate: Apr 17, 2016
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Episode: 2016-04-03 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2016
Episode: 2016-03-27 | Airdate: Mar 27, 2016
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Episode: 2016-04-16 | Airdate: Apr 16, 2016
Episode: 2016-05-22 | Airdate: May 22, 2016
Chaplain Suzie Johnson is an Evangelical Christian with a big heart who works at the Dillwynia Correctional Centre. Zoe and Lesley are inmates who have been profoundly affected by Suzie's support.
Episode: 2016-05-29 | Airdate: May 29, 2016
Chaplain Kim Miller visits James who will soon be released from Lithgow Correctional Centre. To help James adjust to life on the outside Kim offers him a place at Friendship House. But will James turn up?
Episode: 2016-06-05 | Airdate: Jun 5, 2016
Sir Bob Geldof talks to Irish broadcasting legend Gay Byrne about the people, events, ideas, values and beliefs that give his life meaning.
Episode: 2016-06-12 | Airdate: Jun 12, 2016 (25 min)
When Amna Karra-Hassan played her first game of Aussie Rules football she was hooked. She convinced friends to start training with her & form a women's team. Five years later the Auburn Giants are top of the ladder.
Episode: 2016-06-19 | Airdate: Jun 19, 2016 (25 min)
In this Compass special, Geraldine Doogue explores the indigenous spiritual elements underpinning the groundbreaking ABC drama Cleverman with the cast and crew involved in the creation of the series.
Episode: 2016-06-26 | Airdate: Jun 26, 2016 (55 min)
In a one hour election special, Geraldine Doogue explores the core values & beliefs that underpin the decision making of five politicians: Josh Frydenberg, Fiona Nash, Andrew Leigh, Jacqui Lambie & Scott Ludlam.
Episode: 2016-07-03 | Airdate: Jul 3, 2016
This NAIDOC Week Special puts Bidgigal elder & singer Vic Simms in the spotlight. Discovered by Col Joye when he first performed as an 11 year old, Vic went on to be the first indigenous performer on Bandstand.
Episode: 2016-07-10 | Airdate: Jul 10, 2016
To divorce under Jewish law a couple must have a 'Gett' - a document presented by the husband & accepted by the wife. If a devout Catholic wants to divorce & then remarry within the church they must get an annulment.
Episode: 2016-07-17 | Airdate: Jul 17, 2016
Compass investigates the history of both the Jewish and Catholic processes to get a divorce, the recent changes that have changed the way they function and how this affects people of faith seeking a divorce.
Episode: 2016-07-24 | Airdate: Jul 24, 2016
A massive influx of devout Lutheran refugees from Africa to a church in country Victoria has increased the congregation from 20 to 200 causing chaos, but also bringing much fun, friendship and love.
Episode: 2016-07-31 | Airdate: Jul 31, 2016
In this entertaining and often divisive panel show Geraldine Doogue taps into the zeitgeist to explore religion, faith and ethics with a panel of well informed guests.
Episode: 2016-08-07 | Airdate: Aug 7, 2016
Episode: 2016-08-14 | Airdate: Aug 14, 2016
Episode: 2016-08-21 | Airdate: Aug 21, 2016
Episode: 2016-08-28 | Airdate: Aug 28, 2016
Episode: 2016-09-04 | Airdate: Sep 4, 2016
Episode: 2016-09-11 | Airdate: Sep 11, 2016
Eddie McGuire opens up to Geraldine Doogue about his life and work and the development of Collingwood Football Club's social welfare program Magpie Nest.
Episode: 2016-09-18 | Airdate: Sep 18, 2016
A dedicated group of Australian Jesuits have been working in India for close to 60 years. As these remarkable men contemplate the end of their working lives, their legacy continues to enrich the local people.
Episode: 2016-09-25 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2016
A journey across the suburbs of Western Sydney to ask: "What do you believe?" People from ten different faiths wrestle with some big questions inside their homes, prayer houses and sometimes, from the back seat of a taxi.
Episode: 2017-04-29 | Airdate: Apr 29, 2017
Geraldine Doogue interviews Indonesia's first female stand-up comedian Sakdiyah Ma'ruf. Having learnt to speak English by watching TV, she enjoys combining religion & humour with the freedom that only comedy allows.
Episode: 2017-05-06 | Airdate: May 6, 2017
An inspiring story of conservation, education and community featuring Alexandra Seddon who has dedicated her life to making a home for displaced people and animals in rural NSW.
Episode: 2017-05-13 | Airdate: May 13, 2017
The shocking story of how an amateur historian's sleuthing uncovered the deaths of up to 800 hundred children at a Catholic care home in Ireland.
Episode: 2017-05-20 | Airdate: May 20, 2017
Hana Assafiri runs regular Speed Dating sessions where people come and ask Muslim women questions about Islam. Determined to offer Muslim women a safe space to work Hana started her Moroccan Soup Bar 18 years ago.
Episode: 2017-05-27 | Airdate: May 27, 2017
Harry Haxton's combined book launch and wake was his way of telling the world he'd had enough of end stage kidney disease. He'd ticked off most of the items on his bucket list, ready to live his last week to the full.
Episode: 2017-06-03 | Airdate: Jun 3, 2017
It's estimated more than 50,000 Australian kids don't go to school, not because they are playing truant, but because their parents have chosen to home school them. Who are these families & why have they chosen to home-school?
Episode: 2017-06-10 | Airdate: Jun 10, 2017
An inter-generational story about how the turban is making a comeback in Australia's Sikh community. Hip hop artist L-Fresh the Lion, activist Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa & cricketer Gurinder Sandhu are all embracing their culture.
Episode: 2017-06-17 | Airdate: Jun 17, 2017
Anglican priest Rod Bower is well known for the controversial signs he puts up outside the Gosford Church. But there's a lot more to this compassionate man, whose commitment to social justice has made him a major target.
Episode: 2017-06-24 | Airdate: Jun 24, 2017
An Australian family try to redefine the way they live, making ethical choices about how they travel & what they eat. Natasha Mitchell joins the Easthorpes as they grapple with the decisions & challenges of ethical living.
Episode: 2018-03-10 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2018
Episode: 2018-07-07 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2018
Episode: 2018-07-14 | Airdate: Jul 14, 2018
Episode: 2019-08-11 | Airdate: Aug 11, 2019
Episode: 2019-08-25 | Airdate: Aug 25, 2019
Episode: 2020-04-26 | Airdate: Apr 26, 2020
Hindu's regard Varanasi as the spiritual capital of India and believe that if they die here they will reach Nirvana. 'Death Hotels' and a whole industry of death revolves around the disposal of bodies in the holy city.
Episode: 2020-05-03 | Airdate: May 3, 2020
The Red Cross, St Vincent de Paul and The Salvation Army are collaborating on a project called Moving the Needle. Hoping to change behaviour in every part of the fashion circle by involving government, industry and consumers.
Episode: 2020-05-10 | Airdate: May 10, 2020
Rob Galea is a priest whose conversion to Catholicism followed a tumultuous adolescence in Malta. Now an accomplished singer working from a parish in Bendigo he works to engage young people through song.
Episode: 2020-05-17 | Airdate: May 17, 2020
As coronavirus threatens delivery of services to the disadvantaged, Compass follows Bill Crews, his staff and volunteers as they fight to keep the Exodus Foundation's doors open for their guests in-the-midst of the pandemic.
Episode: 2020-05-24 | Airdate: May 24, 2020
This story follows Jo Inkpin, Australia's only openly transgender priest, and Rhett Pearson a transgender man, as they embark on their own individual quests to reconcile their true identities and their faith.
Episode: 2020-05-31 | Airdate: May 31, 2020
Once upon a time, every Australian town had a branch of the 'Cranky Women's Association'. Today there are fewer halls but the mission remains the same 'to improve life for women and children living in rural and remote areas'.
Episode: 2020-06-14 | Airdate: Jun 14, 2020
An Indigenous women's organisation in Nowra challenges the landscape of continued colonisation through straight talking cultural workshops that confront white privilege head-on and leave participants deeply changed.
Episode: 2024-03-03 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2024
Wilderness queen Gina Chick, winner of Alone, takes us into the world of rewilding. We meet people discovering ways to reconnect to nature, finding their wild hearts and nourishing their souls. They call it "sacred activism".
Episode: 2024-03-10 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2024
Patrick Abboud takes us inside a hidden world, where being queer is still a crime and coming out comes with consequences. Confronting his past living a double life in western Sydney, he lands deep inside the complex lives of queer identifying Australian Arabs creating their own rules to survive.
Episode: 2024-03-17 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2024
Homegrown Imam is the real-life House of Gods! Sheikh Shadi is changing the face of Islam here. But not everyone agrees with his views, and the biggest test of his leadership comes with the outbreak of the Israel-Gaza war.
Episode: 2024-03-24 | Airdate: Mar 24, 2024
A journey into the souls of two fathers, Bassam, a Palestinian, and Rami, an Israeli. Each has lost a child in the brutality of the Israel-Gaza conflict, but incredibly transform their grief into a bridge for reconciliation.
Episode: 2024-03-31 | Airdate: Mar 31, 2024
A tale of love and adventure that highlights the little-known cultural, religious and genetic links between Australia and Indonesia, dating back centuries before the arrival of the British.
Episode: 2024-04-07 | Airdate: Apr 7, 2024
The joys and deep love shared by humans and dogs means the time for saying good-bye can be tough. Compass follows three families' final days with their beloved dogs and explores this very particular type of heartbreak.
Episode: 2024-04-14 | Airdate: Apr 14, 2024
In this social media age we're more connected than ever yet we're in a loneliness epidemic. Why do an increasing number of us feel lonely? Siobhan Marin meets Aussies who found fulfilling connections from unexpected places.
Episode: 2024-04-21 | Airdate: Apr 21, 2024
Where do LGBTQIA+ people go in their later lives? Trans activist Julie Peters travels to Sweden and Victoria on a mission to find Queer friendly aged care homes.
Episode: 2024-04-28 | Airdate: Apr 28, 2024
Siobhan Marin joins a group of school students on a simulated refugee journey, led by asylum seekers. Each stop delivers real-life obstacles - taking a life-threatening boat trip, and being thrust into a detention centre.
Episode: 2024-05-05 | Airdate: May 5, 2024
Antony Loewenstein is a leading voice among Australian Jews speaking out against Israel's attacks on Gaza. But some in the Jewish community have branded him a traitor.
Episode: 2024-05-12 | Airdate: May 12, 2024
Buddhist artist Lindy Lee's latest work The Ouroboros, is the most ambitious of her career. It's also the most expensive and the price tag is controversial.
Episode: 2024-05-19 | Airdate: May 19, 2024
Compass follows three people down the restorative justice path, including Bridget Sakr whose daughter was one of four killed in the tragic Oatlands car crash.