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Ellice Mol produces and presents a weekly magazine show called Wednesday Overdrive on Radio 2SER in Sydney. Interviews and stories heard on the program can be podcast here. Start downloading if you want to hear alternative and independant content. On this site you can find music interviews, author interviews, news on health, science and current affairs. Tune in Wednesday afternoons from 4-6AEST to Radio 2SER 107.3 FM if you're in Sydney, Australia or stream online all around the world www.2ser.com. Feel free to leave your comments, suggestions, corrections or praises or email ellicemo@gmail.com

Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008

The Good German - the play (not be confused with the movie...)

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Black Pearl is Sydney's newest theatre company. It was founded by Sheryl Sciro, and Frank van Putten.
The Black Pearl's first production is The Good German by award-winning American playwright, novelist and screenwriter David Wiltse is a compelling and ultimately uplifting play that follows four Germans during World War II. A university professor and his wife have, with some reluctance, hide a Jew in their home to prevent his deportation to the concentration camps.

Director of the play, Sheryl Sciro is speaking here with Ellice Mol prior to opening night.

The play runs at the Seymour Centre from 29 April to 24 May.

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Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008

NSW Crime Stats released

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Figures from the NSW Bureau of Crime statistics and research released today, show that generally the incidence of crime has not increased.
Apart from an increase in stealing from motor vehicles, much of the recorded crime has remained the same as results from previous years.
Commenting on the trends, Dr Weatherburn, director of NSW bureau says the major incidence of crime in NSW is still burglary.

Ellice Mol spoke to Dr Don Weatherburn, and asked him how the results compared to the 2006 statistics.

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Tuesday, Apr 08, 2008

Youth Homelessness in Australia

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The number of homeless youth in Australia has doubled in the last two
decades, as shown by the findings of a new report
released by the National Youth Commission

The results of the inquiry have prompted calls for a one billion
dollar injection of funding into youth prevention programs
and services.

Co-author of the report Associate Professor David Mackenzie,
says that the findings need to be treated with the same urgency
and determination as issues like water and climate change.

In this report Ellice Mol began by asking him about the factors
driving youth homelessness...

Also Featured in this report is Kasy Chambers, Executive director of Anglicare Australia

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Tuesday, Apr 01, 2008

Environmentalists Hijack April Fools Day

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In the spirit of April Fools, community and student bodies staged protests around Australia today, highlighting the effects of fossil fuels on climate change. The national day of protests, dubbed 'Fossil Fools Day', called for an end to the use of fossil fuels and a transition to renewable energy sources. Featured in story: Lauren Harris - Fossil Fools organising group in Sydney, Naomi Hodgson - Rising Tide, Newcastle and Steve Philips - Rising Tide, Newcastle
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Ellice Mol
Sydney, NSW
Ellice is a Journalist currently based in Sydney. She has a Bachelor of Biological Sciences and has studied Post Graduate Journalism at the University of Technology, Sydney. Having started on Radio 2ser's current affairs program Razors Edge, she began producing Panacea, 2ser's alternative health show. Since then she has worked on 2ser's daily news and current affairs program The Wire and The Fourh Estate, and now produces and presents her own radio program, a weekly magazine show, Wednesday Overdrive. She keeps very busy as an online producer for ABC Radio National Breakfast hosted by Fran Kelly and also reports for The Science Show on the ABC hosted by Robyn Williams.
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