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Turning Points
Turning Points Episode 2 Richard Tombs
11.07.22
Richard Tombs is not defined by his injury. From his wheelchair he keeps rolling on with an attitude which is exemplary. The former professional Wallaby rugby player shares the twists and turns of his life and shares with us insights into more than footy. Military sacrifice, charity, family and more are enlightened by Richard’s plain…
Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves: Episode 67
05.07.22
Alex and Arabella discuss proven tips and strategies on how to have a healthier lifestyle; specifically, how to kick-start your fitness journey. They also take a look at things everyone does daily which can increase your stress levels – without you knowing!…
Drive
Fall In Love With Slugs And Snails This Week
01.07.22
Dr Bethaney Turner explains the lives of slugs and snails and their key role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem so that we can start to love these gastropods.…
Drive
Australia’s Energy Crisis Explained
30.06.22
Tony Wood from the Grattan Institute outlines the events that have led to Australia’s energy crisis.…
Boiling Point
Poopy Parasites
30.06.22
What can we learn from looking at poopy parasites? That is poops of wild animals. We ask our Ass Pro: Michelle Power! Michelle Power is an Associate Professor at Macquarie university, AND she’s a comedian. Listen in as Anastasia and Caitlin chat all things poop, feces, and guano in this weeks episode. Find Michelle…
Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves: Episode 66
28.06.22
This week on Breaking Waves, Alex interviewed producer Ruth Hessey! Ruth has had an incredibly successful career, from being Sydney Morning Herald’s feature writer to being head-hunted by Vogue!…
Drive
Our World Under The Microscope
25.06.22
Explore the world of lichens and mosses, which play a vital role in their ecosystem and stabilise the whole environment.…
Drive
La Niña Could Be Here To Stay
24.06.22
Climate change is slowing down the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation that brings warm water from the tropics up to the North Atlantic. Dr Matthew England explains what a collapse of this conveyor belt of ocean currents could mean for the world’s climate and our oceans.…
Boiling Point
Psychedelics – a new era in mental health treatment?
24.06.22
46 percent of Australians experience a mental health disorder in their lives. One eighth of Australians are on anti-depressants. And 8 Australians take their own lives every day. You can tell, the mental health situation in this country is dire. However, you might have heard of a potential light at the end of the tunnel.…
Words on Wednesday
Dancing with the Enemy with Diane Armstrong
24.06.22
Diane’s latest book is set in Jersey, one of the Channel Islands occupied by the Nazis during World War II and alternates in time between those dark days and the present. Diane talks about the inspiration for the novel and her research, including her trips to Jersey.…
Boiling Point
PhDo or PhDont?
23.06.22
Why do people choose to do a PhD? Is a PhD right for you? Is it best to go from Honours to PhD, without having done a masters? Listen to four different perspectives today and decide PhDo or PhDont? Welcome to Boiling Point. This week Anastasia is joined by three PhD students: Caitlin Creak, Jess…
Words on Wednesday
The Musical – More than entertainment! Part 1 with Sue Jowell
23.06.22
Sue Jowell joins us for a new series entitled The Musical – More Than Entertainment. In Part 1, she introduces the background and early history of the musical from the 18th century, through vaudeville and Gilbert and Sullivan of the 19th century. We conclude with where Sue’s heart belongs: the silver screen and the first…
Boiling Point
Evolving out of Water
15.06.22
Darwin saw evolution through beetles. Our guest today sees evolution through blennies. But why are they leaving the water behind? Welcome to Boiling Point in this weeks episode our guest is Elizabeth Surovic, a PhD Candidate at UNSW. Elizabeth studies evolution in real time. Blennies, are little fish that are transforming to land right in…
Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves: Episode 64
14.06.22
On Breaking Waves this week: John and Riley are taking a trip to the blue mountains. So rug up warm and sit by the fire with your favourite drink in hand. Tonight’s destination: The Carrington hotel, Katoomba.…
Drive
Climate Justice – What Is It And Why Do We Need It?
10.06.22
Dr Jeremy Moss explains the need for climate justice and how we can achieve it.…
Words on Wednesday
From the Quantum to the Cosmos Part 6: Facing Cosmic Mysteries wit Professor Geraint Lewis
08.06.22
In this final episode of From the Quantum to the Cosmos, Geraint talks about facing cosmic mysteries: what don’t we understand? Well basically a lot – like 70% of the stuff of our universe: dark matter and dark energy, for a start! Once some great scientist discovers the Theory of Everything, that chasm between quantum…
Words on Wednesday
The Archibald 2022 with Anna Groden
08.06.22
Anna Groden from ANG Art and I made our annual pilgrimage to the Archibald finalists at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and recorded our impressions in this conversation. As always, I tend to be the cynic while Anna brings the measured approach, tempered as always, with her great knowledge. Were we blown away?…
Boiling Point
A parasite in an invader
08.06.22
What happens when you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere for two years? Perhaps you awaken your passion for researching invasive parasites? Perhaps you discover a new species? This week’s episode is a show of adventure, mystery, surprise, and invasion. I, Anastasia, am sitting down with UNSW PhD Candidate Harry Eyck to chat about the…
Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves: Episode 63
07.06.22
John and Riley return with more travel stories. This week they’re going to Brooklyn – no, not Brooklyn NY. This Brooklyn is a cosy little town on the Hawkesbury river.…
Boiling Point
How dinosaurs were first discovered
26.05.22
Many of us loved them as a kid and still secretly love them today. I am talking about dinosaurs. What’s much less known is how they were first discovered, what consequences this huge discovery had for science and how dinosaurs inspired the myth of dragons. Let’s go back in time to answer these questions. In…