MessyTalks

MessyTalks is back with our second episode of season 4! In this episode, we sit down with Anay Roberts, a prolific TA among most of Engineering's first year subjects. From hunting for jobs, to navigating through job interviews, Anay talks us through how to valuably spend your time while your at Uni and what life is like following your final graduation ceremony and your first job offer... Whether you're just starting at uni or searching for jobs to prep for graduation, don't miss out on this invaluable insight into life after your degree!

Find the episode on spotify and apple podcasts now!!

We'd like to extend a huge thank you to Anay for being our first guest of season 4 and for their amazing advice throughout this episode!

MessyTalks is officially back for Season 4! In this first episode of 20246 we are delighted to welcome our four pervious MESS First Year Representatives from 2025 to share all their tips and tricks to help you thrive. From balancing uni work, part-time jobs and a social life, to dealing with the challenges of self-motivation and study times, we discuss the highlights, difficulties and unmissable events that make first year unforgettable.

Do not miss out on this invaluable advice!

We would like to extend a massive thank you to Winnie, Manasvi, Freddie and Tomoki for taking the time to share their experiences with us. And thank you to our hosts, Alex and Sinead and to our editor Thu, who worked tirelessly to put this episode together.

Want to know more about MESS?

Check out our website at https://www.mess.org.au/ and follow us at @insta.mess. Slide into our DMs with any questions about the topics discussed, suggestions for future interviews or if you have any other questions about uni.

Thank you for listening and remember to stay MESSy!

Welcome to the 3rd season of MessyTalks! We're so excited to welcome you back with an awesome episode about Final Year Projects (FYPs)! Whether you're in your first year or final year I'm sure you've heard of the famous Final Year Project but the question is, do you know what it is? Neither did we! Luckily, we invited two very knowledgeable guests, Amy and Arushi, to teach us everything there is to know about FYPs!

Here we go..Welcome to the finale episode of MessyTalks Season 2! This one is a bit different to all our other eps, it's slightly existential, nostalgic and reflective but definitely frickin awesome. We are joined by two fabulous people - Parmis Hassani & Tom Graves. Parmis was the CEO of Nova Rova and literally builds droids for fun while Tom is probably the most famous person in HAL who seems to have it all figured out.....

Along with Moses, we chat about uni fatigue, feelings about finishing uni, the challenge of figuring out what you want to do and the all important question - what Olympic sport would you dominate in.  

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To all our wonderful listeners & the MESS committee - thank you for sticking with us this far *insert heart emoji*

To Georgie, Moses, Tej & David - thank you for helping build this podcast, MessyTalks would definitely not be an award wining show without you.

To Amalia & the new W+E port - good luck, ya'll got this!

And finally to Sally and Jasmine...Well Done and Congratulations on creating a show that has been listened to over 1,940 times. You've created a platform that amplifies the voices of those doing remarkable work that sometimes goes unnoticed - thank you for persevering and for sharing this with me :)

-Rashi xx

Just when you thought MessyTalks coudln't get any better, Moses is back in the studio this time with Georgie and they sit down and chat with TikTok and internet personality Julian O'shea. I guarantee that you've seen his videos uncovering the secrets behind Melbourne, but did you know that he's a communications engineer and is orginally from rAdelaide? 

A huge thank you to Julian for generously sharing his time with us, follow him on insta & Twitter @julianoshea

As usual massive shoutout to Radio Monash for allowing us to use their studio so that we can sound EXTRA crisp in your ears! Check them out on insta: @radiomonash

Cara Davies is not your typical eng student, when she was 21 she co-founded a health and fitness app called Steppen, which helped thousands of young people reach their fitness goals. The start-up raised $2.1 million in venture funding and caught the attention of Afterpay and Alta. 
It was great chatting to Cara and finding out how the idea of Steppen came about, what she's working on now and how she made the decision to drop out of Engineering to work on her start-up full time. 

Thank you so much to Cara for giving us an insight into her career and her life, thank you to our editor Tej and of course to Radio Monash for allowing us to use their recording studio, chekc out their socials on insta: @radiomonash

If you'd like to connect with Cara, you can find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cara-davies/ 
If you're flying anytime soon and trying to save, check out: https://www.linkedin.com/company/slice-pay/ 
Check out the article on Steppen by the Australian Financial Review:  https://www.afr.com/technology/afterpay-co-founder-backs-gen-z-fitness-app-20210830-p58n6t 

Most of us know or have heard about Scott Wordley, he's the man behind the Engineering student teams intiative and well-known mechanical lecturer and faculty member. But who is he? how did he get where he is? and how long has he been here for? (Hint: longer than some of ya'll have been born)
Georgie, Jas & Rashi sat down with Scott and uncovered what drives him, where he sees the future of students teams and how he's working to improve female representation. 

A massive thank you to Scott for sharing his career journey and for being so open and engaging. 

Thank you to our hosts Rashi & Georgie and our editors David and Tej - without them the podcast would not be possible. 

Finally, a big shoutout to Radio Monash for allowing us to use their recording studio, check out their socials on insta: @radiomonash 

Did you know that you can book free career counselling? Did you know that Monash offers a plethora of leadership programs to get yourself involved in? This episode we are fortunate enough to interview Chelsea Ryan from Monash Career Connect. Chelsea takes us through all the support that Career Connect provides to students to enhance their university experience and to prepare them for the workplace. We delve into why it is essential to begin to develop these important skills during your degree and how you can use these resources to help you navigate your next steps. This episode is not one to miss. 

We would like to extend a massive thank you to Chelsea for sharing her experiences and advice with us.

Thank you to our hosts, Jasmine and Rashi and to our editor David, who worked tirelessly to put this episode together.

As per usual, a huge shoutout to Radio Monash for allowing us to use their recording facilities so that we can sound EXTRA crisp in your ears! Check out their socials on insta: @radiomonash and their website to listen to the livestream and find out ways that you too can utilise these recording studios as a Monash student: https://www.radiomonash.online/

Want to know more about MESS?

Check out our website at https://www.mess.org.au/ and follow us at @insta.mess. Slide into our DMs with any questions, suggestions for future interviews or H.O.T.M.E.S.S. nominees and we'll do our best to make it happen.

Thank you for listening and remember to stay MESSy!

Jas and Rashi are back in the studio with an incredibly exciting episode! Today we delve into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with the amazing Leah Martínez. Leah is the Co-founder at Sonorus, a healthcare technology start up, focused on cardiac monitoring and AI diagnosis. She also shares with us her experience as the Law and Ethics Manager at Monash DeepNeuron, integrating ethics with engineering technical projects. We discuss AI at its most simple level, how it is currently evolving and how it will revolutionise our future. 

We would like to extend a massive thank you to Leah for sharing her amazing knowledge with us.

Thank you to our hosts, Jasmine and Rashi and to our editor David, who worked tirelessly to put this episode together.

As per usual, a huge shoutout to Radio Monash for allowing us to use their recording facilities so that we can sound EXTRA crisp in your ears! Check out their socials on insta: @radiomonash and their website to listen to the livestream and find out ways that you too can utilise these recording studios as a Monash student: https://www.radiomonash.online/

Want to know more about MESS?

Check out our website at https://www.mess.org.au/ and follow us at @insta.mess. Slide into our DMs with any questions, suggestions for future interviews or H.O.T.M.E.S.S. nominees and we'll do our best to make it happen.

Thank you for listening and remember to stay MESSy!

This episode we are fortunate enough to have Dr Trina Majumdar join us for an interview. Having completed a PhD in Materials Engineering and Biomedical Science, Trina takes us through her career pathway at Monash University and how she is working in the role that she wish she had during her uni experience. We delve into how to carve your own path in engineering and what lead her and colleague Dr. Katherine Grigoriou to establish the New Girls Club at Monash University. This episode is not one to miss. 

We would like to extend a massive thank you to Trina for sharing her invaluable advice with us.

Thank you to our hosts, Jasmine and Rashi and to our editor David, who worked tirelessly to put this episode together.

As per usual, a huge shoutout to Radio Monash for allowing us to use their recording facilities so that we can sound EXTRA crisp in your ears! Check out their socials on insta: @radiomonash and their website to listen to the livestream and find out ways that you too can utilise these recording studios as a Monash student: https://www.radiomonash.online/

Want to know more about MESS?

Check out our website at https://www.mess.org.au/ and follow us at @insta.mess. Slide into our DMs with any questions, suggestions for future interviews or H.O.T.M.E.S.S. nominees and we'll do our best to make it happen.

Thank you for listening and remember to stay MESSy!