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On the serene banks of the Yarra River, in the heart of the city of Melbourne, we hear what it's like to be an elite rower and student and find out that it isn't all about rowing gently down the stream...

Interviewer: Brendan Parnell

Audio Engineering: Arch Cuthbertson

Editing: Brendan Parnell, Arch Cuthbertson

Co-producer: Dr Andi Horvath

Production Assistance: Claudia Hooper

Voiceover: Chris Hatzis

How does our culture shape the way we perceive our bodies? Why do we feel revulsion and disgust towards certain parts of our bodies? Why are we seeing a rise in certain cosmetic procedures? And what does the market have to do with the way we groom ourselves? Welcome to Five Things About the way we think about bodies with Dr Liz Dean from the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne.

Interviewer: Lauren Sanders.

Audio Engineering: Gavin Nebauer.

Editing: Lauren Sanders, Arch Cuthbertson.

Co-producer: Dr Andi Horvath.

Production Assistance: Claudia Hooper.

Voiceover: Chris Hatzis

That first experience of seeing "Doctor" written next to your name is both thrilling and slightly bizarre. So what does a trainee doctor do? And how do you get there? How much is an acceptable amount of time to debrief about the trials and tribulations of medicine with housemates? Yes, it's something that needs limiting. And what is it about beards and authority? Hear about becoming a doctor with Dr James McGann from The Royal Children's Hospital.

Hosted and edited by Val McFarlane. Audio engineering by Gavin Nebeauer with assistance from Arch Cuthbertson. Produced by Meredith Lewis

and Dr Andi Horvath.

From the jacquard loom, to looming large: what's happening with 3D printing? Join Kate Murray from the Melbourne Network Society Institute as she chats with Robbie Fordyce and Luke Heemsbergen about 3D printing. Gimmick or game-changer? Can we go out on a limb and print prosthetics? How far behind reality is regulation? Find out the answers to the questions you never thought to ask.

Why is poo a taboo? How do our lavatory practices affect our health? What is a toilet graveyard? How can mapping our defecation spots help improve sanitation? Which cultures are the most likely to use excrement related swear words? Come with us as we weave between psychology and science to unpick and unpack the wonders, weirdness and wackiness of one of our most primal activities...Welcome to, slightly more than, five things about poo.

With guests Prof Nick Haslam from The University of Melbourne and PhDc Naomi Francis from the Nossal Institute, Melbourne Australia.