Associate Professor Kathomi Gatwiri has led the development of a Racial Dignity Framework informed by her academic research and clinical practice as a psychotherapist. Dr Gatwiri is an Afro-diasporic scholar, an ARC DECRA Fellow at Southern Cross University, and founder and director of Healing Together Psychotherapy.

In a career spanning 25 years, Clint Drieberg has worked across radio and television in production, presenting and management roles, and as a showbiz reporter and entertainment interviewer. Clint shares family influences and the story of his entry into media along with insights into navigating life as a media specialist and his approach to leadership as a radio program director. We also go behind the scenes of The Graham Norton Show when Clint was invited on set to interview Graham.

An introduction to swing dancing with discussions of Lindy Hop and Balboa and other styles including Shag. Michael Jones has been involved in the Sydney swing scene for more than twenty years and participates in events around the world, particularly for Balboa these days.

Haydee Rojas-Judd is a senior lawyer with an impressive approach to being a lifelong learner. Haydee has a Diploma of Counselling and is part way through a Bachelor of Health Science (Acupuncture Therapies) motivated by her love of learning. She had also taken singing lessons for a few years as a way to challenge herself. This conversation will be of interest to you if you're starting out in your vocational life, if you're considering a mid-career change, or if you're looking for inspiration to learn for non-vocational reasons.

This week's episode features three vocational stories by Brigit Busicchia. These were originally produced for a radio segment called 'What Job is That?' on Brigit's Thursday Drive program on 2SER 107.3FM Sydney.

This episode features the voices of Tugboat Master Andy Wilson, Activist Liz Millen, and Philosopher Simon Lumsden.

An insight into what is horology and the training and apprenticeships system in Australia. Oliver Broos Revitt trained in Australia and followed with qualifications from the American Watch and Clockmakers Institute and the British Horological Institute. He now runs his own watch repairs business, OBR Horology in Adelaide.

Dr Anne Casey is an internationally acclaimed poet from west Clare in Ireland. Throughout this conversation, Anne kindly reads and introduces several of her poems and shares insights from her academic research.

Anne Casey's doctoral research was on 'The second-wave impact in Australia of the Great Irish Famine: reviving lost histories through poetics of resistance'. We hear about some of Anne's archival research and her own family history that evidence British colonial atrocities in Ireland.

Anne's poetry also vividly takes us to her seaside hometown on the Atlantic coastline of west Clare, showing her strong connections to place and culture

Former US champion barista Charles Babinski is now in Sydney as owner-operator of Cafe 143 in Bronte.  In this conversation, Charles reflects on some of his vocational experiences as a coffee specialist and his approach to running a coffee shop.

For the week of International Women's Day, we're putting a spotlight on research related to gender equality and social inclusion in the WASH workforce (water, sanitation and hygiene services).

Our guest is Avni Kumar who is a Senior Research Consultant in the Institute for Sustainable Futures at UTS with a background in development economics.

The discussion extends to themes that are relevant for women in the wider workforce, the importance of including men in gender inclusion efforts, and Avni's own experience of returning to work from maternity leave.

Lucy Haslam from United in Compassion reflects on her more than 10 years as a medical cannabis advocate in Australia as she prepares for the UIC 2025 Australian Medical Cannabis Symposium.