Episodes

  • Where Are We At With Universal Translators?

    Where Are We At With Universal Translators?
    Mar 1 2026

    Apps like Google or Microsoft Translate claim to have removed the language barrier. But few people would trust an app to interpret their complex medical history, or relay critical information in a court case. Human translators and interpreters have formed critical links between civilisations and thinkers for millennia. Professor Marc Orlando from Macquarie University tells us where things can still get lost in translation.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Where Are We At With Fashion Part 2

    Where Are We At With Fashion Part 2
    Feb 22 2026

    The global fashion industry contributes to modern slavery, environmental destruction, and unrealistic body images. But there are solutions. People like Professor Alice Payne from RMIT are working towards a sustainable, responsible and circular process that allows those of us who wear clothes to make the best choices for ourselves and the planet.
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    1 hr and 1 min