The January 26 problem
Added 2021-01-27 10:50:18 +0000 UTCSeason 9, Ep 18: "How you wanna raise a flag with a rifle / To make us want to celebrate anything but survival?" So goes the A.B. Originals song January 26. This year Cricket Australia stopped using the term 'Australia Day' to promote matches, recognising that it's a day of mourning for a lot of Indigenous people. Predictably this small gesture was criticised by political antagonists. On the date in question, Munanjahli writer Dr Chelsea Watego joins us to talk about commemoration versus celebration, the complexity of history, and what progress might actually look like beyond platitudes.
Also this week, Sri Lanka's series against England wraps up, South Africa head to Pakistan for the first time in 13 years, and the World Test Championship possibilities become slightly more clear.
Your Nerd Pledge numbers:
2.24 – Peter Halton
1.68 – Jesse G
1.22 – James Ralston
Story Time 31
We spend a lot of time talking about our Nerds, but this Story Time pays tribute to our Julios. After that, we get to work solving puzzles that have stumped us over the Christmas period, from Charlotte Edwards to Cam White; Pat Pocock to Min Patel. And we’re never far away from Clem Hill or Chesney Hawkes.
Our Julios are:
Peter Pohlman
Trent Grimes
Andy Slee
Tom Fisher
George Randell
Adam Towns
Cian Seymour
Adrian Samms
James Durey
Stephen Jones
Miraj Vora
Isaac Heming
John McGill
Mark Xerri
Ryan Thomas
Mich de Waal
Bharat Agarwal
Charlie Gresty
Robert Drummond
Brent Simmons
Mike Brown
Matt Fried
Adrien Muller
Elliott Olivier
Peter Arnold-Nott
Anyone exhausted after the Australian international season? Yeah, same.
