As a child, Shannon’s dad told her that her great-grandfather was supposed to be among the first to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the opening ceremony, but was robbed of the honour at the last minute by a white man in a suit. 

When she became a professional researcher, she searched for years and years to verify the story, but couldn’t. However, she did uncover some other parts of her family history. And what she found shocked her.

Guest: Shannon Foster, D'harawal Saltwater Knowledge Keeper and artist

Producer & presenter: Lawrence Bull

Traditionally, attempts to save animals in the wild have focused on their population numbers and reproductive success. But new research exploring the mental quality of life experienced by wild animals could revolutionise conservation efforts. 

Featuring:

Dr Andrea Harvey, UTS Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Morgan Philpott, WIRES Volunteer Koala Carer

Executive producer & post production: Lawrence Bull

Producer & presenter: Wendy Frew

When we think of the city, “nature” might be the furthest thing from our minds. But we’ve found a hidden army of people bringing our cities back to life.

Featuring:

Dr Judy Friedlander, Founder and Director of PlantingSeeds Projects and Adjunct Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

The Mudcrabs and the Mudlarks – Hans Beg, Russel Cail, Jennifer Kent and Jo

Abbie Galvin, NSW Government Architect

Produced by Tom Melville and Laura Corrigan

A pharmaceutical company profits from legions of addicted customers; a gambling company knowingly markets to people in debt; a hospital kills its patients.

People who do far less damage are locked up for life, yet corporations act like horror villains and get away with no criminal penalty. 

Why do we let them get away with it? And how do we stop them?

Featuring: Penny Crofts, Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney

Producer and presenter: Lawrence Bull

At least forty countries and the European Union now have a price on carbon. Australia tried, and failed in 2012. What do we need to do to make it work this time around?

Featuring: Mona Mashhad Rajabi - Post-doctoral Research Associate, UTS School of Business Centre for Climate Risk and Resilience.

Executive producer and post production: Lawrence Bull

Producer and presenter: Annamarie Reyes

Our online lives and the massive digital infrastructure that supports them are eating up our carbon budgets. But who's paying attention?

Featuring:

Jessica McLean, Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences at Macquarie University

Gordon Noble, Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney

Executive producer & post production: Lawrence Bull

Producer & presenter: Wendy Frew

It seems like every product has an ad campaign. Cars, cereal, chewing gum, in-soles… What about the most important issue of our time?

Featuring: 

Aimee Smith, Graduate Research Student and Sessional Academic in the Marketing Discipline Group at the University of Technology Sydney

Sam Saunders, Chief Creative Officer at Sam Saunders Creative Nyoosa, and International Entrepreneur

Producer & presenter: Lawrence Bull

A good ad campaign can change your behaviour for life. A bad one can hurt a good cause. But both can be very entertaining! We rate and review some of our favourites.

Featuring: Aimee Smith, Graduate Research Student and Sessional Academic in the Marketing Discipline Group at the University of Technology Sydney

Producer & presenter: Lawrence Bull

How do you repopulate a native species in steep decline? Join us on a dive into the front lines of our marine ecosystem to peek through the curtains on Australia’s most romantic animal.

Featuring:

Mitchell Brennan, Project Manager of the Sydney Seahorse Project & PhD student at the University of Technology Sydney

Mentioned:

Faithful pair bonds in wild seahorses, Hippocampus whitei - Amanda C. J. Vincent

A seahorse father makes a good mother - Amanda C. J. Vincent

iNaturalist: Sydney Seahorse Project

Instagram: Sydney Seahorse Project

Producer & presenter: Lawrence Bull

They’re in pizza boxes, toilet paper and dozens of other common household items, but chemicals such as PFAS are likely making us very sick.

Featuring:

Joanna Pickford

Dr Rachael Wakefield-Rann, Senior Research Consultant at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

Executive producer: Lawrence Bull

Producer & presenter: Wendy Frew

After reading an online rant about energy use, I took immediate action to radically reduce my carbon emissions. But after two years of chaos, I became worried about my wellbeing. Was I destroying my mind to save my soul?

Featuring:

Dr Tania Leimbach, Research Assistant at the School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney.

Christina Brauer, Postgraduate Professional Development Learning Designer, University of Technology Sydney

Producer & presenter: Annamarie Reyes

Executive producer: Lawrence Bull