The Owlcast

Think you know the news? The Owl will be the judge of that. Tune in as our rotating roster of student journalists quiz each other about what's happening and play some tunes while they Google the answers. In this episode, Maddi Green, Ben Signor and Lila Greyling forget how to count and forget to play a song. And on The Perch with Anthony Lewsam is Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies, Shara Ranasinghe.Continue readingHear Owl About It - episode 11

Think you know the news? The Owl will be the judge of that. Tune in as our rotating roster of student journalists quiz each other about what's happening and play some tunes while they Google the answers. In this episode, Lila Greyling, Ben Signor and Maddi Green double up on some questions and forget to write others. And on The Perch with Amy Briggs is Assistant Professor in Digital Art and Humanities, Denise Thwaites.Continue readingHear Owl About It - episode 10

The NRL's biggest day of the year ended with two impressive stories. In the men's competition, the Penrith Panthers claimed back-to-back titles with victory against the Parramatta Eels. And in the women's competition, the Newcastle Knights were wooden spooners last season and now they are the premiers. Join The Locker Room team of Adina Brown, Ely Corliss and Ethan Perry as they take us through the big stories of the 2022 season.Continue readingThe Locker Room - 2022 NRL finals episode 4

Think you know the news? The Owl will be the judge of that. Tune in as our rotating roster of student journalists quiz each other about what's happening and play some tunes while they Google the answers. In this episode, Amy Briggs, Maddi Green and Ben Signor spend a lot of time discussing reality TV and which show they should audition for. And on The Perch with Lila Greyling is Faculty of Arts and Design Lecturer, Rachel Campbell.Continue readingHear Owl About It - episode 9

Think you know the news? The Owl will be the judge of that. Tune in as our rotating roster of student journalists quiz each other about what's happening and play some tunes while they Google the answers. In this episode, Ben Signor, Liam Mulhall and Maddi Green try to get their brains back in the game after the mid-semester teaching break. And on The Perch is Lecturer in Sports Media, Simon Brady.Continue readingHear Owl About It - episode 8

It's grand final week in the NRL and NRLW. In the men's decider, Penrith will be chasing back-to-back premierships against Parramatta looking for its first title since 1986. And history beckons in the women's grand final with Parramatta and Newcastle both aiming for their first-ever premiership. Join Tom Desborough, Ely Corliss and Ethan Perry as they dissect the prospects for the biggest matches of the season.Continue readingThe Locker Room - 2022 NRL finals episode 3

On today's menu, cooked up by Lila Greyling, Anthony Lewsam and Lara Stimpson: news headlines, UCX, country music, St Sinner, sport and more!Continue readingLong Brunch - Friday 23 September, 2022

On today's menu, cooked up by Lara Stimpson and Amy Briggs: news, floorball, HerCanberra, Muesli (the band), Spicy Lemons (also the band), and more!Continue readingLong Brunch - Wednesday 21 September, 2022

On today's menu, cooked up by Ben Signor, Jasmine Burns, Andrew Liang and Josh Groch: news headlines, graduation, the Supernerd, NRL finals, PIRaNaS and more!Continue readingLong Brunch - Tuesday 20 September, 2022

The NRL season is down to just four teams. Join Ely Corliss, Tom Desborough and Robbie Stewart as they review week two of the finals that saw the Cronulla Sharks and the Canberra Raiders sent packing.Continue readingThe Locker Room - 2022 NRL finals episode 2

On today's menu, cooked up by Maddi Green, Josh Groch, Lila Greyling and Jasmine Burns: News headlines, Floriade, gymnastics, the royals, Urban Rec and more!Continue readingLong Brunch - Monday 19 September, 2022

Think you know the news? The Owl will be the judge of that. Tune in as our rotating roster of student journalists quiz each other about what's happening and play some tunes while they Google the answers. In this episode, Lila Greyling, Maddi Green and Liam Mulhall go live to air for the very first time and don't even need to use the dump button once. (Maybe they're getting good at this?) And on The Perch is Associate Professor David Nolan.Continue readingHear Owl About It - episode 7

Join Adina Brown, Patrick Gaynor and Matt Williams as they review the action, the injuries and a busy week for the judiciary from week one of the NRL finals.Continue readingThe Locker Room - 2022 NRL finals episode 1

Think you know the news? The Owl will be the judge of that. Tune in as our rotating roster of student journalists quiz each other about what's happening and play some tunes while they Google the answers. In this episode, Liam Mulhall, Lila Greyling and Maddi Green talk about their pet peeves, make a prank call, and ask some questions almost as an afterthought. And on The Perch is journalism lecturer, Natalie Larkins.Continue readingHear Owl About It - episode 6

Think you know the news? The Owl will be the judge of that. Tune in as our rotating roster of student journalists quiz each other about what's happening and play some tunes while they Google the answers. In this episode, Maddi Green and Lila Greyling try to fit some questions in while Ben Signor isn't singing or answering his phone on air. And on The Perch is Lecturer in Communication and Media, David Spencer.Continue readingHear Owl About It - episode 5

Pull up a comfy chair and get a pot of tea going. In this podcast series, we sit down for a chat with the people who make, consume and think about the media. In this episode, host Kelsang Dolkar is joined by Katie McAllister who is a producer with ABC Heywire. Heywire is an ABC initiative that has been running since 1998 in collaboration with the Australian Government. The program gives young people in rural and regional Australia a platform to add depth and texture to the representation of the lives of youth outside major cities.Continue readingOwl Chats - episode 1

Think you know the news? The Owl will be the judge of that. Tune in as our rotating roster of student journalists quiz each other about what's happening and play some tunes while they Google the answers. In this episode, Ben Signor, Liam Mulhall and Maddi Green compete to see who can tell the worst joke. And on The Perch is Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Design, Jason Bainbridge.Continue readingHear Owl About It - episode 4

Think you know the news? The Owl will be the judge of that. Tune in as our rotating roster of student journalists quiz each other about what's happening and play some tunes while they Google the answers. In this episode, Maddi Green, Ben Signor and Liam Mulhall spend too much time discussing bubble tea instead of quizzing each other. And on The Perch is Professor Glen Fuller.Continue readingHear Owl About It - episode 3

Think you know the news? The Owl will be the judge of that. Tune in as our rotating roster of student journalists quiz each other about what's happening and play some tunes while they Google the answers. In this episode, Amy Briggs, Maddi Green and Ben Signor steal each other's questions and mourn the passing of Olivia Newton-John. And on The Perch is Associate Professor Caroline Fisher.Continue readingHear Owl About It - episode 2

Think you know the news? The Owl will be the judge of that. Tune in as our rotating roster of student journalists quiz each other about what's happening and play some tunes while they Google the answers. In this episode, Ben Signor, Maddi Green and Amy Briggs get stumped about science, entertainment, general news and more. And on The Perch is Lecturer in Communication and Media, Scott Bridges.Continue readingHear Owl About It - episode 1

In this episode of The Locker Room, Grace Buckmaster, Kate Reedy and Jackson Brimble investigate the desperate need for more funding for community sporting organisations. They also a feature interview with swimmer Dimity Douglas, who became an Olympian at the age of just 14. She talks about the challenges of being a child sporting prodigy and what sports need to do to support young athletes.Continue readingThe Locker Room - episode 2

In this episode of The Locker Room, Tilly Bell, Will Bayliss and Ely Corliss take a deep dive into the inequality of pay for female athletes. They also have a feature interview with Boomers and former NBA basketballer Mitch Creek.Continue readingThe Locker Room - episode 1

After a busy day of reporting from the Museum of Australian Democracy, the Election Newsroom team went live to air on UCFM with reports, interviews and live results.Continue readingThe Owl's Election Newsroom - UCFM broadcast

Joining us on this episode is Wendy Sommerville, a Jerrinja woman and a lecturer at the University of Canberra who has worked within the Indigenous community. Wendy discusses COVID-19 and the vaccination program, including the treatment of the Indigenous population in the ACT and around Australia during the pandemic. We touch on vaccine hesitancy in the Indigenous community and where the government might have gone right or wrong with the vaccine rollout.Continue readingListening to First Nations Voices - episode 12

In this episode, we continue to explore UC's Indigenising the Curriculum Framework, which aims to increase Indigenous content at UC by embedding Indigenous Ways of Knowing into all courses. For more information about the Framework, check out Episode 10's interview with Marina Martiniello. For this episode, we surveyed Indigenous students at UC and asked about their experiences with the Framework. We then spoke with Jenaya Gibbs-Muir, an Indigenous student at UC, and discussed our survey results with her.Continue readingListening to First Nations Voices - episode 11

In this episode of the Listening to First Nations Voices podcast, we speak to Marina Martinello who is in charge of the Indigenising the Curriculum Framework at UC. The Indigenising the Curriculum Framework aims to embed Indigenous Ways of Knowing across all Courses and Units at UC. Marina talks about the program and its implementation, and her hopes for its future.Continue readingListening to First Nations Voices - episode 10

In this episode, we present the opinions of young Indigenous Australians who are all users of social media to gain an understanding of how social media can be used to contextualise the BLM movement in Australian society. In particular, we asked how they perceived societal dynamics and if they are an accurate reflection of the Australian community.Continue readingListening to First Nations Voices - episode 9