Podcasters are creating new conversations about who and what the city is for. But even in the podcasting world, powerful interests can make it hard for new and previously excluded voices to be heard.
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We focus on Kashmir in the third part of our India Tomorrow podcast series: its history, the lives of its people, and the conflict over its future.
This is a transcript of part one of The Anthill's podcast series, India Tomorrow, on fake news and information wars.
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India Tomorrow part 1 explores how fake news and the battle for information shapes Indian society.
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As the world's largest democracy heads to the polls, we explore the big issues facing India in a seven-part podcast series.
An exciting announcement about upcoming plans – and we revisit an old favourite episode.
Introducing Pasha.
Welcome to Pasha – a new podcast bringing you some of the best and brightest research from academics across the continent.
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A podcast on World War I – from a meeting between the three great war poets, to what happened to conscientious objectors in both Britain and Germany.
October teaser: Australia’s extreme weather.
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Are our extremes moving past historical precendent into uncharted territory, or is this life as usual on a changeable continent?
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A podcast all about nothing. From the importance of doing nothing to the ill-effects of time spent in solitary confinement and what nothing means in space.
The explainer episode.
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Today on Trust me, I'm An Expert, we're explaining the tricky topics: what is quantum mechanics? What does the research say about lone actor terrorism? And why do people like pimple popping videos?
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This is the audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, which explores the ethics of transhumanism.
Video may not kill the radio star, but podcasting and the lack of a single digital standard might.
Economist, author and MP Andrew Leigh spoke to Fiona Fidler about how we should be using randomised trials more to drive decisions and policy in public life.
On the Sydney Mardi Gras march of 1978.
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On a cold Saturday night in Sydney on June 24, 1978, a number of gay men, lesbians and transgender people marched into the pages of Australian social history. I was one of them.
When did Australia’s human history begin?
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Today's episode of Essays On Air, the audio version of our Friday essay series, seeks to move beyond the view of ancient Australia as a timeless and traditional foundation story.
Essays On Air: Why libraries can and must change.
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The much heralded 'death of the book' has nothing to do with the death of reading or writing. It's about a radical transformation in reading practices, as explained in this episode of Essays On Air.
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Since its invention, the IQ test has generated strong arguments in support of – and against – its use.
The cultural meanings of wild horses.
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Today's episode of Essays On Air explores how humans have related to horses over time and across the world, and asks: is it time to rethink how we 'manage' brumbies in the wild?
Could the WWE's grip on professional wrestling be weakening?
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Program Director, Master of Urbanism, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Journalism, University of Wollongong
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Doctoral Student, T.C. Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
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Research Associate - Centre for Business in Society, Coventry University
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Co-host, The Anthill Podcast, The Conversation
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Senior Lecturer, Social & Political Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Global Development Politics, University of York
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Professor in Media and Communication, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Professor of AI at UNSW, Research Group Leader, Data61
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Peter C. Doherty is a Friend of The Conversation.
Laureate Professor, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW's Grand Challenges Program; Director, Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, UNSW
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Honorary Research Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University
