Best of 2022

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 - 7:00am to 8:30am
The numbers of 2022 laid out against a pink background as candles, with a hand that is moving the 0

Judith speaks to Professor Katie Field about new research suggesting mushrooms have the ability to communicate with each other and that fungi has an electrical 'language' all its own, "far more complicated than anyone previously thought" and "might even use 'words' to form 'sentences' to communicate with neighbours". 

 

Claudia speaks with Julie Borninkhof, a clinical psychologist who has worked across primary and tertiary settings with people from vulnerable and diverse communities. They discuss PANDA - or “Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia” – which supports the mental health and wellbeing of new and expecting parents and specifically, the particular mental health challenges experienced by fathers and the support services available to help.

 

Jacob speaks with Australian-Iranian women, Delaram, Aida, and Nazanin about the Mahsa Amini protests calling for greater freedoms for women, and an end to Iran's oppressive regime.

 

 

Grace tan speaks with Jordan Guiao former digital strategist for the ABC and SBS, about their book which discusses online conspiracy theories or "selfie-obsessed narcissists" that clutter our social media feeds, & how to stop it all. 

 

Songs: 

Song for the Eureka Stockade by David Rovics
Hide and seek by Bumpy 
Road to nowhere by Talking Heads