Rethink Fragility

For this wrap-up episode we've switched sides of the microphone to interview our host for the last 39 episodes, Ian Quick. (With thanks to Sam Meikle for taking over interviewing duties.) He talks about his formative experiences in the development & conflict management sectors, and why oral history felt like a meaningful contribution at this point in time. We go on to reflect more generally on *why* these stories matter. What do they tell us about who “we” are in public service, and how does this differ from the picture we usually get?  And beyond this, what does this all have to do with big-picture challenges in international cooperation? What does lived experience contribute to change on issues like anti-racism, and structural gaps and blind spots? --- Episode notes: [03:40] Dealing with some rather strange ideas about what he does for a living. [07:05] Early days in western Sydney, Australia. A conviction that mass atrocities and injustices were somehow "un-ignorable". [14:00] Finding entry points into