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Latest Episodes

Musician and Physician Dr Eki Shola
January 29, 2024

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
January 22, 2024

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
January 01, 2024

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
December 24, 2023

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
December 18, 2023

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
December 14, 2023

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
December 04, 2023

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
November 27, 2023

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
November 21, 2023

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
November 13, 2023

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