Podcast Episodes

S4 E3 - Are Australia’s Independent Teal’s Populist?

Season 4 Episode 3

The “Teals” have shaken up Australian politics — but what defines them, and are they really populists?

Benjamin Lloyd-Hurwitz has completed a Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics and a Bache…

Published on 7 hours ago

S4 E2 - Neoclassicism, Antiquity and Women’s Dress

Season 4 Episode 2

Season 4 - Politics 🏛️ 🎙️

Episode 2 - Neoclassicism, Antiquity, and Women’s Dress 👗🏛️

How did women's dress in the late 18th century affect their agency? How did women assert both intellectual and powe…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

S4 E1 - Political Party Doctrines

Season 4 Episode 1

How do the policy documents of political parties change over time? What characteristics affect this change and how important are these documents in different democracies? Justin Cementon is currently…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

S3 E6 - Aboriginal Health and Medicine

Season 3 Episode 6

How does an ideal Indigenous Australian health care system differ from its Western counterpart? What is the Aurora Education Foundation?

Mikayla Helms is a Ngiyaampaa woman from Western NSW and a Kam…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

S3 E5 - Sociology, Social Media, and Hormone Therapy

Season 3 Episode 5

How do users of hormone therapy create 'mini-publics' on social media? How have 20th century constructions of gender determined medical attitudes towards non-conforming bodies?

Darcey Hoyle is a four…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

S3 E4 - Endometriosis and Anthropology

Season 3 Episode 4

How can we understand endometriosis anthropologically? How do patients materialise the knowledge of their pain in non-medical objects, and how can researchers learn more from these personal experienc…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

S3 E3 - Degenerative Diseases of the Eye

Season 3 Episode 3

What is macular degeneration in the eye? How can we treat multifactorial diseases with gene-regulating transcription factors?

Noah Budd is a first-year medical student at ANU who recently completed a…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

S3 E2 - Sleeps Impact on Cognitive Health

Season 3 Episode 2

How does sleep impact the development of neurodegenerative diseases like dementia? Is it better to be a night owl, or an early riser?

Lewis Dobbin is a recent graduate of ⁠ANU Health and Medicine⁠⁠ w…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

S3 E1 - Self-recognition of Mental Health Conditions

Season 3 Episode 1

What is a disability-adjusted life year, and which Australian demographic is most at risk of not recognising their own mental health condition? Sonali Varma recently completed her Honours year in Pop…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

S2 E5 - AI and Explicit Imagery

Season 2 Episode 5

What risks do diffusion models pose? And what do people view as the most harmful consequences of AI-generated explicit imagery? Jemima Brooker, who recently completed a Bachelor of Criminology with F…

Published on 5 months ago