Death, money and family are the key elements in any last will and testament. But they make for a killer cocktail that unleashes a special force not present in any other part of the law. I wrote and produced this episode of History Lab that looks at how the law determines your last wishes through some truly unusual cases.
I am co-producer of the podcast Brain on Nature. The six-part narrative documentary presents science and research around the relationship between of nature and the human brain. Brain on Nature is an independent self-funded podcast. We have received widespread critical acclaim across the world.
1619 - The New York TimesThis is a series that "examines the long shadow of slavery". Starting with the arrival of a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans in…
If - Sherre DeLys and John JacobsThis is a stunning piece produced in 2002 and inspired by the New Children's Hospital at Westmead. It lives in a blurry grey spot…
My Mother's Kitchen is a kind of deconstructed podcast cum roll-a-ball game mashup that centres on stories from the childhood kitchens of eight LGBTQI+ individuals. I produced it in partnership with Maeve Marsden’s Queerstories and Google’s Creative Lab.
I produced this piece with Jason L'Ecuyer for KCRW's 24-Hour Radio Race in 2019. It's a short piece on what it's like to find out you have cancer, then fight it. "You're going to have to have chemo, but it's going to be pretty chill. That's the way he sold it to me".
That Infernal Noise (Der var en infernalsk støj-net) - Niels Pugholm A sound art piece by the Danish sound artist Niels Pugholm. This is a Google translation of the Danish…
Moon Graffiti - The TruthTo celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Truth has replayed (repodcast?) their first ever episode, back from 2010. The story is…
Your Undivided Attention - Centre for Humane Technology: This is a new podcast from CHT, a nonprofit organisation set up by a bunch of ex-silicon valley dudes who have seen the error of the former was and are now on a mission to reverse the evils of technology and "realign it with humanity". Episodes 1 and 2 feature Natasha Dow Schüll, the author of Addiction by Design. Schüll's book looks at the addictive nature of pokies - she's spent years studying how they hold people in an endless loop of play. The parallels with social media and smartphone design are quite terrifying.
Audiocraft Podcast Festival is the most important event of the year for audio makers and podcast fans seeking to connect and collaborate with Australia’s passionate audio community. At the 2019 I festival, I chaired a panel titled Stories and squiggly lines with multi-disciplinary artist and musician, Becky Sui Zhen, and Sam Haren, artistic director of Sandpit.