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Indian Politics and Election Updates, 13 YARN and Disrupt Wars

Samira is joined by PhD cadidate Aviroop Gupta about the recent election that took place in India. Shes also joined by Aunty Marjorie Anderson, who is the national spokesperson for 13 YARN, as…

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Stephanie Wescott & Steven Roberts on the detrimental manosphere and live coder, Nū

This week, Samira is back to keep the important conversations coming.

Starting off with Monash University scholars, Stephanie Wescott and Steven Roberts, who recently published their research into how the manosphere and men’s…

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Labor's deportation bill controversy, Maria Birch-Morunga, Brown Women Comedy and the West Papua Film Festival

This week, Samira is joined by Jana Favero, ASRC’s Head of Systemic Change & Betia Shakiba, Human Rights Lawyer and Refugee Advocate, to discuss Betia’s op-ed for The Guardian on Labor’s Deportation bill…

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Prof Sunil Bhar on the high level of depression in aged care homes and the lack of mental health care older Australians receive

Samira speaks with Professor Sunil Bhar on how half of all Australians in aged care live with depression; the challenges older Australians face in receiving mental health care; and his new research on…

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House of Gods, the Indonesian election and Families for Palestine

This week, Samira is joined by actor and screenwriter Osamah Sami on his new ABC TV series, ‘House of Gods’. Having grown up with a father who was the head cleric, Osamah took…

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Gela Pour, Microplastics and The Halo Vocal Ensemble

Samira Farah speaks to Iranian-Australian singer/instrumentalist and one half of band ZÖJ, Gela Pour who will be composing a special live performace set to the screening of the 1925 silent documentary film GRASS…

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The Whisper, the ICJ ruling and MUDRAT

This week, Samira is joined in the studio by Brodie Murray, Wamba Wamba and Ngarrindjeri storyteller, playwright and performing artist. Brodie talks through his debut production ‘The Whisper’, which is playing at Fortyfivedownstairs…

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Burn Out in the Arts and Culture Sector, Indian Election Update and Digital Archiving

Samira speaks to Kate Power, senior lecturer at the University of Queensland discussing burn out in the arts and culture sector. She also speaks with PhD candidate Aviroop Gupta about research into state…

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Can AI and art be friends? Why are avocados being coopted by the cartel? And who is Britney Spears?

Kate Fielding, CEO of A New Approach (ANA), tells Samira all about the organisation's latest paper Friend, foe or frenemy: Foreseeable impacts of AI on arts, culture and creativity, which dissects the…

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Kiwat Kennell & It's a Mob Thing

Musician and RRR presenter of The Exchange, Kiwat Kennell, joins Guest Host Leah Avene to discuss the It's a Mob Thing festival, a community-led music festival supporting local First Nations communities and…

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