Pedder Unplugged
Welcome to ‘Pedder Unplugged’, the podcast about all Tasmania’s Lake Pedder, told by the legendary Pedder people themselves. Episodes explore the wild adventures, humorous mishaps and heart break of visiting the original Lake in the heart of Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area. Tangents elaborate on numerous environmental campaigns and the high profile global impact of the Pedder controversy, as work continues in the campaign to see the Australian national icon restored. If you would like to know more about Pedder, head to lakepedder.org. Presented by Tabatha Badger. Cover photography by Don Weston. Soundtrack, A Wander (instrumental) by Peter Crosby.Episodes are stories from individuals which may be distorted by time and memory making them factually inaccurate. No reasonability is taken erroneous stories as these episodes are a persons individual recollection, not historical facts.
Podcasting since 2021 • 17 episodes
Pedder Unplugged
Latest Episodes
17 : ‘Its time to turn things around’, with Prof. Jamie Kirkpatrick
This is a special episode in memory of our great friend, mentor and giant of wisdom Distinguished Professor Jamie Kirkpatirck. In late 2023 this interview of Jamie was captured in his tiny office, crammed with ecology book...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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18:45
16 : 'There's nothing quite like Pedder' with Bob Graham
A prolific bushwalker and campaigner, Bob Graham has been a fundamental part of the Tasmanian Wilderness Society, since day one. It was he and his late wife, Helen Gee, who were responsible for the protection of the Douglas Apsley National P...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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31:21
15 : Pedder people saved the Franklin River with Karen Alexander
Former Chair of Bush Heritage Australia, Campaign Manager of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), and founder of WELA (Womens Environmental Leadership Australia), Karen Alexander is one of Australia’s leading environmental activists...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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42:07
14 : Photographing Pedder with David Neilson
David Neilson was a member of the first party to successfully climb Blade Ridge, on Federation Peak. The expedition concluded by walking out of the south west, via Lake Pedder. This was Davids first visit. He conceived the idea to publish a boo...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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27:03
13 : The value of Wilderness with Martin Hawes
What is the value of wilderness? It's a complex and enthralling question that, practically and philosophically, Martin Hawes discusses in the context of Lake Pedder.Martin is a researcher, wilderness consultant and photographer...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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57:00