Alcohol has been central to culture, art and societies for thousands of years. How far we’ve come to vomiting in a bin somewhere in Northbridge.

In this episode, host Morgan Knoxlee introduces three Particle stories, written by Emily Evans, Thomas Crow and Alex Dook and read by Cat Williams.

Where did alcohol come from, is the ‘seal’ a real thing, should we cut back our drinking and can we really help the climate crisis by cracking open a cold one?

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Step aside Olympic Games, a much smaller, potentially more dangerous worldwide sporting event is upon us. Enter: the Enhanced Games.

Join host Morgan Knoxlee as we seek to understand what the Enhanced Games are, and what it could mean for sport.

The article in this episode was written by Owen Cumming and read by Cat Williams.

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Invasive species are a known threat to biodiversity in Australia. But lesser known is the humble Buffel grass.

Buffel's threat is equal to that of feral cat and fox predation, so why isn't it better known?

Introduced over a century ago, Buffel can spread rapidly and is currently threatening not only Aussie animals and biodiversity, but it’s also threatening connection to Country.

Join host, Morgan Knoxlee as we delve into why Buffel grass is such a threat, what sort of impacts it's having and what Australia is doing about it.

The article was written and read by Cat Williams.

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