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 Rachael shares some of her favourite characters, musical numbers, celebrity guests, and literary and historical references within storylines. Read More
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 forty years. Read More
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 pathology to aviation management. Read More
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. Read More
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 inmates and more publicly as a teacher on the SBS television series, Lost For Words. Read More
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 anti nuclear war songs of the Honecker era and Padraig’s general interest in the localisation of progressive rock in different locations (with reference to Italy, Spain, Chile, UK). Read More
Peta MacGillivray is an Aboriginal justice advocate, a Kalkutungu woman, lawyer and doctoral researcher with strong connections to community. Australia’s referendum to vote on Constitutional recognition of First Peoples is part of much a longer decades-long history of advocacy for self-determination. While this conversation is largely a post-referendum discussion, it is with an understanding that the referendum moment was not the beginning nor the end of the work that needs to be done. Read More
A discussion of Natural Resource Management with Sarah Holland-Clift. This conversation includes a focus on the importance of Aboriginal leadership in waterway management and the role of citizen science in monitoring the health of rivers. Read More
Exploring how the American and Australian Halloween experiences compare. This is a video link up between Austin and Sydney with guest Davis Rivera. Read More
Singer-songwriter Radical Son on finding his voice and why he sometimes chooses not to explain the lyrics of his songs. Radical Son invites listeners of his new single, 'I Hear You Call My Name", to interpret the lyrics for yourself: "I hear you call my name, wanting to engage; We're all finding our way; we're coping with the struggle; Life is just a game, and we're all stuck in the middle. We're challenged by the day; we're put in this position; Pushed into the corner; the torment this delivers; One step forwards and forever falling." Read More
Bridget Cama is a lawyer and Co-Chair of the Uluru Youth Dialogue and a Wiradjuri and Pasifika Fijian woman. Bridget shares her knowledge of the process that has led to the proposal for Constitutional Reform and what Australians are being asked to vote on. Read More
Melanie Junghans swims regularly as part of an ocean swim community and enjoys the mindset of it and the variety of ocean creatures that she sees. Read More
Dr Sonika Singh shares insights about the kinds of research and projects she works on as an academic specialising in digital marketing and data analysis. Sonika is a Marketing lecturer and Marketing Post Graduate Program Director at the UTS Business School. She has a PhD in Management Science from the University of Texas and an MBA from SIMS Pune. Read More
Darren Fittler on his community service philosophy, advocacy at the United Nations, his turn to stand up comedy, and his positive attitude to emerging AI technology. Read More
Darren Fittler is a senior lawyer who runs a Charities and Social Sector practice. Darren is a person who is blind and he explains the difference between the social model of disability as distinct from the medical model. Darren shares his vocational story and life philosophy. Read More
Our resident Roller Derby specialist Paula "Shreddy" Kruger gives us an introduction to what is roller derby and provides insights to the subculture and philosophy of roller derby as an inclusive sport and community. Read More