Dr Sarah Barns has an interesting and varied vocational life at the intersections of academic research, public art and creative practice, and policy and strategy, with some of her specialities being in Urban Research and Digital Futures. Here we discuss Sarah's early influences and interests and some of the thinking that informs her interdisciplinary approach. Read More
Adam Parker is a small bar/restaurant owner and shares thoughts on his vocational pathway to being a venue licensee starting out as a musician and a sound and lighting technician. Read More
Emeritus Professor Robin Dunbar of the University of Oxford speaks about his early life in Australia and East Africa and his accidental pathway into Science via an interest in Philosophy. Read More
An introduction to forensic taphonomy and the research of the Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research (AFTER). Forensic taphonomy is the study of human remains from the time of death to the time of discovery, and AFTER is a facility researching what happens after death with the help of donors who have given their bodies for scientific research. Read More
Jeremy Ray is a video game critic aka "Junglist" and content strategist for the blockchain tech company Enjin. You'll hear about Jeremy's aptitude for problem solving and his interest in systems exploration which are qualities that have informed some of his vocational choices. Read More
Rowan Barrow is a special needs high school teacher in Darwin with a background in Sport and Recreation including school sports administration in Arnhem Land and Penang. The feature image is at Nawurlandja lookout Arnhem Land escarpment, National Park. We pay respects to the Bininj/Mungguy people traditional custodians of Kakadu. Read More
Historian Catherine Freyne is nearing completion of a doctoral thesis at UTS, titled: "The Family as Closet: Gay/Bisexual married men and their families in Sydney, 1970-2000" which places her own father’s story and her family's experience in an historical context. Read More
2SER volunteer Max Mahood shares his special interest in the multimedia music genre Vaporwave which he wrote about for an MRes thesis at Macquarie University. Read More
Learning about cannabinoid science and developments in medical cannabis research with Cilla Zhou from the Lambert Institute for Cannabinoid Therapeutics Read More
On World Refugee Day, we hear about a social enterprise that is connecting refugees and new migrants with career coaches and mentors. Yvonne Kelly is a recruitment specialist and careers coach with 25 years experience who founded a social enterprise called Glow Up Careers that trains corporate coaches and mentors to help nurture diverse talent. Read More
A conversation with film and music journalist James Jennings about encounters with the creative people he's interviewed over the years. James is a host of The Australian Ghost Whisperer podcast and you'll hear some of his experiences with the supernatural and paranormal. Read More
Research by academics from Business Schools at UTS and Macquarie University finds that Diversity and Inclusion programs in organisations may actually be perpetuating inequalities. Our guest Professor Alison Pullen is a Professor of Gender, Work and Organization at Macquarie University and a chief investigator in this ARC research project. Read More
Danny Chifley aka Banga is moving his microphone sock from Friday Drive to 2SER Breakfast, Monday-Friday, commencing 6 June. What a great excuse to chat with Banga about his interests in comedy, music creation, and his dedicated service to community radio. What a great excuse to get to know Banga some more through chatting about his interests in comedy, music creation, and his dedicated service to community radio. Read More
Chris Farquharson shares insights from a lifelong interest in boating and most recently in his experience as a volunteer with the Sydney Heritage Fleet helping to restore and run heritage boats. Read More
An introduction to Natural Language Processing (NLP) and machine learning with Professor Massimo Piccardi including a discussion of some of the applications of NLP and how machine learning relates to artificial intelligence. Read More
Yirrmal shares insights about his new music, community connections, culture and country in North East Arnhem Land and his experience developing his song writing as a new generation artist. Read More