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  • Coronacast


    On the release of the first episode of Coronacast on 4 March 2020, Australia had 51 total cases of Covid-19;…

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    By: ABC


    Conversation Current affairs Educational Health & body Science & tech Social issues
  • Brain on Nature


    In 2015 a bicycle accident left Sarah Allely unable to read, write, watch TV or listen to podcasts. Nature was…

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    By: Sarah Allely


    Health & body Nature & place Science & tech
  • fauna


    The relationships animals have with humans are rarely more complicated and intense than they are at the zoo. We try…

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    By: Zoos Victoria


    Narrative Nature & place Science & tech
  • Sum of All Parts


    Maths and numbers aren’t your thing? Have a listen to Sum of All Parts and think again. Producer Joel Werner…

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    By: ABC RN


    Documentary Narrative Science & tech Sound-rich
  • Decoding Genius


    Is genius born or bred? That’s the question at the heart of this series, a branded podcast from industrial conglomerate General Electric…

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    By: General Electric (GE)


    Educational Politics Science & tech
  • Speaking With…


    Produced sporadically by academia-meets-journalism website The Conversation, Speaking with… is a podcast with a rotating roster of hosts introducing guests experts…

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    By: The Conversation


    Arts & culture Conversation Educational Nature & place Science & tech Social issues
  • Science Vs


    Science Vs debuted as a series for ABC First Run, based in Sydney, before being adopted by Gimlet Media and moving…

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    By: ABC First Run (S1)/Gimlet Media (S2)


    Health & body Investigative Science & tech
  • SoundMinds Radio


    Each episode of SoundMinds Radio offers an accessible, thoughtful window into the thinking that feeds academic research. Broadcast weekly, the…

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    By: Dallas Rogers and Michael Schubert


    Documentary Educational Narrative Science & tech
  • Token Skeptic


    Token Skeptic takes a skeptic’s look at current affairs, ‘urban legends, good science, pseudoscience and what makes popular culture pop’….

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    By: Kylie Sturgess


    Conversation Current affairs Documentary Science & tech Social issues
  • Hack


    Hack is a daily current affairs program produced by ABC’s youth radio network Triple j. Hosted by Tom Tilley, Hack covers a vast…

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    By: ABC Radio


    Conversation Current affairs Investigative Money Politics Relationships Science & tech Social issues
  • Sleek Geeks


    In Sleek Geeks, ‘Dr Karl’ Kruszelnicki and Adam Spencer ‘mix science with humour as they answer some of the perplexing scientific…

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    By: Karl Kruszelnicki and Adam Spencer


    Educational Funny Science & tech
  • Science is Golden


    In this six-part series published late in 2015 by the Age and Sydney Morning Herald (seemingly a podcasting toe-in-the-water for those broadsheets), SMH science editor Nicky…

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    By: Fairfax Media


    Educational Health & body Science & tech
  • Health Report


    Radio National’s Health Report, presented by Norman Swan, aims to clarify and make accessible issues of personal and public health…

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    By: ABC Radio National


    Educational Health & body Science & tech Social issues
  • Big Ideas


    The blurb for this one really says it all: Big Ideas broadcasts recordings of ‘talks, forums, debates, and festivals held in…

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    By: ABC Radio National


    Arts & culture Conversation Educational Science & tech Social issues
  • All in The Mind


    All in The Mind explores all things mental. It’s about the brain and behaviour, and the fascinating connections between them. In each…

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    By: ABC Radio National


    Conversation Health & body Science & tech Social issues
  • Download This Show


    Sydneysider Marc Fennell hosts Download this Show, a podcast about technology, social media, gadgets and digital culture. Expect stories about…

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    By: ABC Radio National


    Arts & culture Conversation Science & tech
  • Control Z


    The ABC’s Control Z podcast ‘unravel[s] technology and internet culture’ to find the IRL stories behind the WWW and tech…

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    By: ABC News and Current Affairs


    Current affairs Documentary Funny Science & tech
  • The Wheeler Centre


    The Wheeler Centre podcast showcases their best talks, spanning all corners of the world of books, writing and ideas. In…

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    By: The Wheeler Centre


    Arts & culture Conversation Educational Fiction Health & body Live storytelling Politics Relationships Science & tech Social issues Sports

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