Show Notes
What would the mixtape of your life sound like? What were the key moments that you think made you the person that you are today? In this episode, students from the University of Melbourne share some of the key moments that have defined their lives or the lives of the subjects they interviewed.
The First Champion by Erielle Sudario Are you an anime fan? Have you heard of Beyblade? In this story, Jon recalls to Erielle Sudario the moment he became the first Beyblade champion in Victoria and how the game has evolved 20 years later,
Producer: Erielle Sudario Supervising Producer: Thomas Phillips Featuring: Jonathan Ng Music and SFX: Pixabay; NoCopyrightSounds; Shiny Tech by Kevin MacLeod.
Beyond Dessert Virality by Megan Nicole Yin How do you feel about social media-driven food trends? In this delicious story, Megan explores the nexus between virality and desserts in the city of Melbourne. Producer: Megan Nicole Yin Supervising Producer: Thomas Phillips Featuring: Jiwoo Kim, Callista Ann, Jerry Naing Music: Bodytonnic; Vacant Distillery SFX: Connie; Carisa Ong
A Soccer Club Called Home by Sihan Ren Home is where the heart is ... or, in the case of this story, it's where the football is. Sihan tells a beautiful story about belonging and finding your place.
Producer: Sihan Ren Supervising Producer: Persephone Waxman Featuring: Mark Baker Music and SFX: Blue Dot Sessions and BBC Sound Library
Streaming by Hope Kloppenburg Hope Kloppenburg reports on her own experience as a streamer who struggles to find balance between superficiality and connectivity within her streams and moves towards fostering in-person relationships. Listeners are advised that this episode contains coarse language and profanity.
Producer: Hope Kloppenburg
These stories were produced in partnership with the Centre for Advancing Journalism and the University of Melbourne. Special thanks to Louisa Lim, Thomas Phillips, Persephone Waxman, Dan Semo and Mell Chun. You can find more student work from this series over at their podcast, The Yarn.
All the Best Credits Host: Gabriella Accaria Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos Production Manager: Kwame Slusher Digital Trainee: Imogen Brosnan Theme Music composed by Shining Bird Episode Title: Jess Lobb And a special shout-out to all our volunteers!
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