Radio Reversal is a show that subjects aspects of everyday life to historico-political, theoretical, cheeky, irreverent, high brow, low brow, eye brow, warm-hearted analysis. Our aim is to see the world more clearly, think about what we'd like it to become, and how we can make that happen. We think that discussing these sorts of ideas is one way to lessen the alienation that affects many of us trying to make sense of a world that so often makes no sense of us. We also play loads of awesome music (sometimes thematic!) with great enthusiasm for requests and an emphasis on supporting local artists. It's fun!
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Hey friends! It’s Han and Ari here in the studio with you today and phew, are you feeling as overwhelmed by the beginning of 2026 as we are? I think we lasted just 2 or 3 days before the news of escalating global invasions, wars, and disasters started dropping and it’s all pretty horrific and soul-crushing. There have of course been several heavy incidents in just the last week, as well as some significant wins worthy of attention and unpacking – the incredible boycott campaign that has led to the collapse of the Adelaide Writers Festival following the board’s decision to uninvite Palestinian-Australian author and scholar Randa Abdel-Fattah, which saw significant solidarity leadership by First Nations writers; along with resistance movements led by the peoples of Iran, Minneapolis, and more against repressive regimes and paramilitary forces – and Radio Reversal will definitely endeavour to turn to these and all their complexities in the coming weeks.
But we also have to talk about one particular shining light in this binfire of a December-January season of liminality: everyone’s favourite gay hockey smut, ahem, romance – Heated Rivalry.