Sliding Doors to the Future
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Sliding Doors to the Future

Step through the sliding doors and take a glimpse at the future with leading researchers and scientists discussing everything from climate anxiety to the gendered economy of influencer culture, the role of playfulness, civility, and more.

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How Babies Think
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How Babies Think

BabyLab explores how babies think, where their first word comes from and all the questions new parents will have front of mind. Find out more about the launch of Season Two.

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Podcast reviewers wanted!

Do you come from a broadcast, audio or storytelling background and have a great ear? Find out how you can contribute to Close to the Mic.

REVIEWS

Featured
Where to Get the Full Story
Reviews
Where to Get the Full Story
Reviews

If you love news and politics then check out ‘Full Story’ from The Guardian Australia reviewed by Shaun D. Wilson.

Reviews
Professional Rugby’s Lack of Equality
Reviews, Sport
Professional Rugby’s Lack of Equality
Reviews, Sport

Fair Game: Pacific Rugby Against the World is a six-part series launched this February. The podcast takes a look at a game dominated by a system of colonial power fuelled by racism.

Reviews, Sport
Is the Path to Happiness All it’s Cracked Up to Be?
Lifestyle, Women, Reviews
Is the Path to Happiness All it’s Cracked Up to Be?
Lifestyle, Women, Reviews

The answer to our happiness lies within, but how often do we ask ourselves, or others, that question? Mamamia’s new podcast explores just that.

Lifestyle, Women, Reviews
Heinous True Crime Podcast Delivers Tension
True Crime, Reviews
Heinous True Crime Podcast Delivers Tension
True Crime, Reviews

Heinous takes a look into Asia’s criminal underworld, while exploring the cultural and social influences that have informed heinous crimes and acts of terror.

True Crime, Reviews
Chasing Ghosts Goes Below the Surface
True Crime, Reviews
Chasing Ghosts Goes Below the Surface
True Crime, Reviews

The third season of NZ Herald’s true crime podcast Chasing Ghosts - ‘Below the Surface’ investigates the mysterious death of Thai national, Bua Ngoen Thongsi, whose body was retrieved by a dive police squad in North Canterbury in February, 2015.

True Crime, Reviews
Dear Clementine Hits Hard Where it Counts
Reviews, Women, Relationships
Dear Clementine Hits Hard Where it Counts
Reviews, Women, Relationships

Clementine Ford owns her voice in a space where nothing is more valuable than the raw and honest truth, whether we like it, or not.

Reviews, Women, Relationships