Listen to the powerful interview on “Tech Load” on Southern FM 88.3 community radio! Join host Sandra Spencer as she dives deep into the world of technology alongside special guest John McKenna, a fearless advocate for disability empowerment. Together, they unravel the profound impacts of technology on individuals with disabilities and revolutionize the aged care …
It was an entertaining conversation with Dylan Alcott & Angus O’Loughlin & a blast to be invited onto the ListenABLE podcast. One of the highlights for me was our friendly banter that focused on a question I developed during my involvement in the recruiting process whilst establishing the National Disability Insurance Agency. “What’s your personal …
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Max Heerey didn’t know what he was getting into when he invited a fellow Hobart (Aust) runner out for a jog late in 2020. As it turned out, he had just organised a date with Grace Tame, who was named Australian of the Year 2021 just a couple of months later. In this So…podcast episode, …
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Melbourne based public, performance and contemporary artist, Brett Ashby talks to John McKenna on ‘So…’ podcast about flowing, ‘rolling’, and growth through art, creation, and connection. In his 15-year journey as both a local and international artist, Ashby opens up about how his artistic practice and connections helped him to discover his own story and …
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Why are all television newsreaders blonde? This is something Antoinette asked herself when she was at the gym almost 4 years ago and confronted with a sea of blonde newsreaders across every news show that was being broadcast. She looked from the TV to the people in the gym and saw people of all cultural …
International students in the Australian news and media often carry the negative connotations of being “foreign”, “problems” that are “exploited”. Belle Lim is here to challenge that stereotype. Coming from Malaysia at the age of 17, Belle completed a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with honours as the Gold Medallist, received the prestigious Victorian Premier Award …
CONTENT WARNING: Violence against women and abuse. Violence against women is a major global public health problem. In Australia, one in six women have experienced violence from an intimate partner and more than one woman a week dies as a result of violence against women. PhD candidate Amy Warren and John discuss how this important …
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In Australia we live in a world of ‘Royal Commissions’. Currently, the conversations are around the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (known as the Disability Royal Commission). To dive into this further, So…Podcast is joined by two prominent people in the disability advocacy and trauma-informed counselling space. Mary …
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Children’s author and illustrator Trace Balla has always had a great fascination with trees and nature. Growing up, if she felt lonely she found companionship and comfort in the tree that grew in her garden. She called this her ‘tree friend’. Trees, Trace says, have seen a lot and felt a lot. They carry a …
In Australia we rely on the Western media to hear about what’s happening across the globe. It shows us filtered versions of important world events and the voices of people these news stories are about can often be missed. Rugare Gomo, founder of the Gomo Foundation, joins the So…Podcast to bring some of these voices …