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‘Game for Anything’ Explores Gaming and Beyond

Gaming, tech, pop culture, weird obsessions, and two friends with an optimistic take on the world of gaming and beyond - in Game for Anything.

Close to the Mic News 05/08/2023 Close to the Mic News 05/08/2023

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.

Close to the Mic News 19/07/2023 Close to the Mic News 19/07/2023

Malcolm Turnbull on Defending Democracy

Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull explores artificial intelligence, defence capabilities and social media algorithms in the latest season of Defending Democracy.

Editor 31/03/2023 Editor 31/03/2023

Is AI setting us up for failure?

Technology has enabled processes to become more efficient, but are some technologies setting us up to make us fail? That’s a question posed in Days Like These.

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Where to Get the Full Story

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

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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

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

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

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

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