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Boiling Point
The sixth major extinction event and illegal wildlife trafficking
26.01.23
Boiling Point host Cat chats with Charlotte Read. Charlotte has a degree in conservation and currently teaches children about wildlife and conservation at a zoo in Melbourne. Her interests in conservation are the human wildlife conflict, and in particular illegal wildlife trade. Since she is based in Melbourne, Cat talks to her to her via…
Boiling Point
Sarah and the sea stars
20.01.23
Did you know that sea stars can get sick, too? Dr Sarah Wahltinez researches the impacts of climate change on sea stars. Cat chats to her for the 2nd episode of the new podcast ‘Wildlife Health Talks’. Sarah is a PhD candidate at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida but is…
Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves, Episode 94
17.01.23
Alex, Seth, and Oli bring you this episode of Breaking Waves. This terrific trio often ask the important questions, recap the biggest pop culture sensations, and look ahead to the week ahead in this ever-changing world. Intertwined with electric chemistry and banter, Alex, Seth, and Oli guarantee a feel-good show.…
Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves, Episode 93
10.01.23
Alex, Seth, and Oli bring you this episode of Breaking Waves. This terrific trio often ask the important questions, recap the biggest pop culture sensations, and look ahead to the week ahead in this ever-changing world. Intertwined with electric chemistry and banter, Alex, Seth, and Oli guarantee a feel-good show.…
Boiling Point
Rick and the Sydney rock oysters
06.01.23
They are small, slimy and most people find them delicious. I am talking about oysters. Once the Sydney rock oyster inhabited large areas of Sydney Harbour. Those days are long gone which is pretty tragic. Rock oysters provide the habitat for a large number of other marine species. Our guest studies them all and will…
Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves, Episode 92
03.01.23
Alex, Seth, and Oli bring you this episode of Breaking Waves. This terrific trio often ask the important questions, recap the biggest pop culture sensations, and look ahead to the week ahead in this ever-changing world. Intertwined with electric chemistry and banter, Alex, Seth, and Oli guarantee a feel-good show.…
Boiling Point
Hannah the jungle vet
16.12.22
Have you ever been to a tropical rainforest with its endless greenery and wildlife everywhere? Our guest has and she never really left. A part of her stayed and upon her return home to Germany she decided she needed to do something to protect these unique habitats and its biodiversity. So, she founded an NGO…
Music
Tik TALK with Kathryn
12.12.22
Presented by Kathryn Yang TikTalk with Kathryn discusses the impacts of Tik Tok on the Music industry, revealing the good, the bad, and the ugly. It’s a Kathryn-one-time-production and throughout the Podcasts she delves into the ups and downs of virality and Gen-Z’s behaviour on TikTok, as well as dropping a few recent top hits!…
Boiling Point
The adventure of becoming a doctor
11.12.22
Australia has many export hits including iron ore, coal and gold. Another important one that’s easily overlooked is high-quality education. Over 500,000 students from all over the world currently study in Australia. Medical science is particularly popular. What is it like to train as a doctor in a new country and a different culture without…
Words on Wednesday
Chocolate with chocolatier Jin Sun Kim
08.12.22
Jin Sun Kim came to Australia from her native Korea to become a pastry chef. Along the way she fell in love with chocolate and is now a chocolatier at her business Kakawa in Darlinghurst. Learn about where chocolate comes from, how it is made and what makes it good – and bad!…
Words on Wednesday
Eat Your History Part 6: Curry with Jacqui Newling
08.12.22
The first recorded curry meal served in the colony was at a dinner party given bt Governor Macquarie. It was the food of the upper classes and, as we have learned with other foodstuffs, it doesn’t come on to the tables of average households until it is cheap and plentiful. Commercial curry powders came to…
Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves, Episode 88
06.12.22
Shai and Geoff host today’s Breaking Waves extravaganza. Unscripted, varied and often unpredictable these jocular partners in crime ensure 30 minutes of feel-good radio, which often covers a broad array of topics, from poetry to baseball, from politics to geographical facts, stats and quizzes. Shai and Geoff promise a whole show of provocative and hilarious…
Boiling Point
A career in science communication
25.11.22
How does one get into a career in science communication? Dr. Quill Darby is our making science fun expert today. Quill co-produces events like the Sydney Science Trail and Science Tent at Splendour in the Grass and also runs Junkyard Rascals, a tiny business based on discovery through play. Listen to the episode to find…
Music
Gossip About the Grammys
25.11.22
Presented by Sumaya Sultana Gossip About the Grammys is a one-time production in light of the recent reveal of the 2023 Grammys nominees. Sumaya delves into past controversies about the Grammys and also covers this years Grammys and specific categories to look out for. Throughout the program she drops in different songs from these events…
Words on Wednesday
Eat Your History Part 5: Jelly with Jacqui Newling
24.11.22
Jelly arrived in the colony long after it was fashionable on tables in England. It was very much a rich man’s dish because of the time it took to make. Learn about these techniques and how jelly later becomes a staple in all Australian homes.…
Boiling Point
Stressed?!
23.11.22
During development all animals are vulnerable. So how does the experience one encounters while developing actually impact the adult life and can these effects be passed down to their grand-children? Can overstressing due to environmental change be detrimental to the survival of animal populations? Anastasia chats to post-doctoral research fellow Dr. Ondi Crino. Ondi studies…
Arts
This Cultural Life – Queer as Flux – Arts Thursday interview
16.11.22
Queer as Flux opens at the Sydney Opera House as part of the Unwrapped Festival on 24th November and runs until 26th of that month. Arts Thursday’s Maisy Stapleton interviewed Zac Callaghan (they/them) about the performance and its inspiration – his own gender transformation and the concept of transformation and flux, rather than stasis, being…
Words on Wednesday
Eat Your History Part 4: Oysters
27.10.22
Jacqui Newling returns with Part 4 on oysters. In the early days, oysters were used as mortar. However, we quickly started harvesting them for eating and by the 1860s had seriously depleted this resource. Thus began oyster farming.…
Turning Points
Turning Points Episode 4 Chris Meagher
24.10.22
Who do you know that has risked his life in the bullfights in Seville or shared a few beers with Ernest Hemingway? Who do you know who popped up in the film “ Lawrence of Arabia”? You might have walked past such a person on the streets of Sydney or sat next to him on…
Turning Points
Turning Points Episode 3 Daizy Gedeon
24.10.22
Daizy Gedeon, an Australian, thinks she can save Lebanon from a corrupt and cumbersome political system simply by making a film. Of course, “Enough: Lebanon’s Darkest Hour” is not an ordinary film. How did Daizy get from a migrant family in Western Sydney to releasing an activist film on the screens of the whole world…