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Musician and Physician Dr Eki Shola
Eki Shola is a medical doctor who turned to making music after losing her home and clinic in California wildfires.Eki's latest album Kaeru ("to return home") was recorded in Japan where Eki exper
Decolonising names, Dr Elaine Laforteza
Dr Elaine Laforteza leads the "Say My Name" campaign at UTS, an education initiative for improving literacy about names that are deemed "foreign" or "tricky" "unfamiliar" within a dominant linguistic
The Simpsons as a special interest
Rachael Hunter has been a fan of The Simpsons since she was the same age as Bart Simpson during the first season of the show. Rachael shares some of her favourite characters, musical numbers, celebrit
Growing up with a Christmas tree farm
Melanie Junghans is a return guest, this time sharing with us her experience of growing up with her family running a Christmas tree farm business that has been active for more than forty years.
Swedish Christmas, John Tenho
A discussion of Swedish Christmas traditions with John Tenho, a Swede living in Australia. From the winter setting in Sweden and specific Christmas decorations to Advent rituals, St. Lucia celebrati
Aviation Safety, Jorge Lobarinas
An introduction to aviation safety as a vocation with insights from Jorge Lobarinas who works for an aviation safety regulator. Jorge also shares the story of his mid-career change from anatomical pat
Impact measurement, Maxine Morrison
An introduction to impact measurement as a process of demonstrating and articulating the positive impacts of an organisation's programs and projects beyond the reporting of activities and outcomes.
Adult Educator Adam Nobilia
An introduction to some of the principles of adult education and adult learning. Adam Nobilia is an adult educator who has worked across various settings including at Long Bay prison working with inma
East German progressive rock of the Honecker era
Musicologist Padraig Parkhurst is a doctoral researcher studying East German progressive rock (Ostrock) and other popular music of the early Honecker era. This conversation incudes a discussion of an
Post-referendum discussion with Peta MacGillivray
Peta MacGillivray is an Aboriginal justice advocate, a Kalkutungu woman, lawyer and doctoral researcher with strong connections to community. Australias referendum to vote on Constitutional recogni