Episode 27 - Challenging Convention (Curtin University)

07/05/23 • 26 min

This episode by journalism students at Curtin University in Perth challenges conventions that have dictated our lives and the progress of society.
We look at ways people are taking on and dealing with accepted norms around housing, families, drug use, gender equality and identity.
Host: Andrew Du
Stories
'Grand Designs' - Reporter: Xander Sapsworth-Collis
'Stemming the Tide' - Reporter: Cindy Cartojano
'No Children, Please' - Reporter: Premila Ratnam
'It's Not Easy Being Me' - Reporter: Andrew Du
'Pot Luck' - Reporter: Georgy Sides
Producer: Andrew Du
Editor: Simon Brady
For more stories from Curtin University:
Western Independent
Music:
'There Is Only The Unknown Ahead' - GetMusic
'Wake Up' - vitaminsound

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Episode 26 - Breaking the Binaries (University of Melbourne)

This episode by journalism students at the University of Melbourne explores the binaries that govern us: good and bad, real and virtual, life and death.
But life often exists in the grey zones in-between and we look at what happens when you bend, blur or break those binaries.
Host: Thomas Phillips
Stories:
‘Human-made nature’ – Reporter: Meghan Dansie
‘Death Doulas’ – Reporter: Sasha Gattermayr
‘Virtual Boyfriend’ – Reporter: Qiyun Liu
‘Parallel Universe’ – Reporter: Jade Murray
‘Lying for Good’ – Reporter: Sean Ruse

Audio editor: Thomas Phillips
Executive Producer: Louisa Lim
More stories from the University of Melbourne's Centre for Advancing Journalism:
The Citizen
Music:
'There Is Only The Unknown Ahead' - GetMusic
'Wake Up' - vitaminsound

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Episode 28 - Changing Places (RMIT)

Every place has a story to tell: its past, present and what might lie ahead in the future. In this episode, our reporters from RMIT take us to native forests, a former prison, a public housing estate and a community on bushfire alert to find out how those places are changing.
Hosts
Annabel Fleming and Ned Coleman
Stories
‘Citizen Scientists’ – Reporter: Melanie Bakewell
'Stories From The Inside’ – Reporter: Ruth McHugh-Dillon
‘Public Housing: Retain, Repair, Reinvest’ – Reporter: Penry Buckley
‘The Bushfire Spectre’ – Reporter: Sydney Lang
Audio Editor: Tito Ambyo
Executive Producer: Tito Ambyo
For more stories from RMIT:
The City Journal
Music
'There Is Only The Unknown Ahead' - GetMusic
'Wake Up' - vitaminsound