Podcasts about eastside radio 89.7fm

The new Boiling Point Podcast is out – cow special! Nick and Cat are joined by carnivore conservationist, Cam Radford who works on the i-cow project in Botswana. Segment 1 (Nick) – How do you reduce the amount of flies landing on a cow? Paint stripes on them!   Segment 2 (Cam Radford) – How […]

Boiling Point’s new Podcast is out! This week, Nick and Alex ask Should your hobbies mix with your work? How common is impostor syndrome? What really wiped out the woolly mammoths? Listen in: bit.ly/BoilingPointScience Links: https://digest.bps.org.uk/…/spending-more-time-on-your-hobb… https://edition.cnn.com/…/woolly-mammoths-death-…/index.html https://phys.org/news/2019-09-impostor-syndrome-common-thinkstudy-cope.html

This week Boiling Point Science  brings you a 2018 favourite featuring Chantelle, Tim and Alex. Why is ice slippery? How can nanoparticles used to fight cancer help rescue malnourished crops? And the human genome adaptation that gives  ‘Sea Nomads’ their undersea diving advantage. 

What is it like to be a science artist in residence?  Boiling Point chat with Dr Sarah Jane Moore to find out. Dr Sarah Jane is the Australian Network for Art and Technology On Country Artist in Residence and is hosted in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES) UNSW. Her residency focuses […]

This week’s dose of Boiling Point is brought to you by Cat, Chantelle and Tim. Moving corpses, cubic stool and the micro full moon Moving corpses and mummification – what research on a body farm looks like, Faeces come in cubes – at least when you are a wombat, and how the industry can benefit […]

Welcome to the world of aphantasia! What is it like when your mind can’t visualize your last holiday at the beach or last night’s delicious dinner? Cat talks to special guest UNSW Prof Joel Pearson about the world happening in our mind and those people whose mind’s eye is blind. What does it feels like […]

Cat, Chantelle and Tim bring you this week’s installment of Boiling Point. White, yellow, green – ever wondered why your snot turns green when you have a really nasty cold?   More weight, similar diet – according to a new study, we weigh more than in the 1980s, although we eat about the same amount […]

Tim, Alex and Nick  revisit a 2018 Boiling Point classic… Ethanol-Based cancer treatments ; Are they a  cost-effective option ? ‘Total recall’ in snails.  ‘Memory transplant’ achieved in these marine molluscs

On tonight’s episode of Boiling Point, Chantelle is back and joined by Tim. Does University education really mean a higher income? Perhaps if you are male and want work in a engineering, construction or electrical related field Is Ebola cured? Nope. But two trialled drugs are increasing survival rates Plug into our podcast here : […]

Dr Will Crowe joins Tim and Nick on Boiling Point (August 13) to talk all things space including his “Top 5 Tips for Remaining Radiation Free”. Will is an expert on asteroids, asteroid mining, spacecraft swarms, space mining and potentially hazardous asteroids. Will’s recent thesis focuses on using swarming spacecraft to characterize asteroids. This episode […]

This week on Boiling Point Science, Nick and Tim speak with special guest Zoe Ford, who’s podcast Scientists are people too launched on Monday 5 August. And Nick delves into the dire environmental consequences of cigarette litter. It’s Science Week in Sydney and National Science Week across Australia, with events and activities galore – Sydney […]

Speaking a second language is a fabulous skill and in this episode you’ll learn how in two easy lessons – though it’s not a language you’ll take travelling to another country, necessarily. Find details at www.catchitbythetail.com.

Songs is really where Catch it by the Tail began, and in this episode we revisit some favourites, paying special attention to the ukulele. Find details at www.catchitbythetail.com.

David Barr is joined by Professor Simon Tormey on Drive Tuesday to discuss the ongoing Brexit saga. With the fast approaching deadline of March 29, and one disaster after another hitting the UK Parliament, you can’t help but wonder what’s going on? Catch up on the latest here.  

Guest Paul Harman started out as a film maker, but transitioned to photography  when he discovered it was another passion for him. His newest exhibition ‘Watermarks’ features drone  photographs of Barkandji, Ngemba, Euahlayi and Wayilwan land in NSW along the Murray-Darling Basin. In this week’s episode of Drive Monday he chats to Ruth Hessey about the beauty of landscape, […]

Vets Beyond Borders is an Australian charity that works with communities around the globe to improve the lives of animals, and therefore humans as well. Whilst there are many animal welfare organisations around the world, lots of countries don’t have adequate access to veterinary health facilities and properly trained staff, resulting in poor animal health […]

It seems the Australian Liberal Party becomes more unstable by the day, with a particularly tumultuous year.  The victory of Independent Dr Kerryn Phelps in Wentworth, a historically blue-ribbon Liberal seat and electorate of knifed ex Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has taken a big toll on the Government. With an election approaching, many people are […]

Sarah Wilson is mostly known for her ‘I Quit Sugar’ movement. She’s written cookbooks, appeared and shows like Masterchef and the Biggest Loser – but she sold her business IQuitSugar.com last year and gave all the money charity. One such charity Sarah is particularly passionate about is World Bicycle Relief, and she’s been helping them […]

Australian Israeli Singer and Songwriter, Lior, joined David Barr on Drive Tuesday to discuss his upcoming concert, Leaving the Western Shadows with the Australian Youth Orchestra’s, Momentum Ensemble. The orchestra will be directed by conductor Nigel Westlake, whose previous endeavours with Lior have included the co-creation of the award-winning song cycle Compassion. Leaving the Western Shadows is […]

English singer-songwriter, Wreckless Eric joined David Barr on Tuesday Drive to discuss his upcoming visit to Australia. He’s an original Stiff Records artist, alongside Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, the Damned and Ian Dury. Eric is regarded as on one of the UK’s greatest underground songwriters. His classic ‘Whole Wide World’ has been covered by the […]

Two ex-Prime Ministers, Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull have both come out slamming the Murdoch press for it’s influence on Australian politics. Rupert Murdoch owns 70% of the Australian media, this high concentration is concerning to many people because of it’s impact on our Democracy. Tuesday Drive’s, David Barr spoke to Emeritus Professor Rodney Tiffen […]

Black, queer and fabulous – these were the performers at this years Miss First Nations Grand Final. The competition brings the nations best Indigenous drag queens to Sydney to strut their stuff in a week long competition. Competitors came from as far as the Northern Territories Tiwi Islands, as well as showcasing local Sydney talent. […]

How Much Do You Know? is a podcast series that looks at HIV now. It’s brought to you by and produced in the studios of Eastside Radio located in Paddington Sydney in association with ViiV Healthcare. Kurt Andersson-Norgaard is a clinical nurse consultant and sees people everyday who have internalised their sexuality leaving them vulnerable and exposed to the […]

How Much Do You Know? is a podcast series that looks at HIV now. It’s brought to you by and produced in the studios of Eastside Radio located in Paddington Sydney in association with ViiV Healthcare. Dr Barbara Rysenbry is a clinical psychologist who specialises in helping adults work through difficulties such as coping with illness, relationship difficulties […]