48 episodes

Under Cover is not just a podcast. It's a phone call, a voice message left for those who are lonely, confused or just need someone to talk to them at this time of isolation. It's a warm and friendly midnight radio for the world. It is a good friend who is informative, trustworthy and is there for you - with stories, songs and sounds to make you feel connected. With yourself, with your friends, with your world.

Under Cover RMIT Journalism Students

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 35 Ratings

Under Cover is not just a podcast. It's a phone call, a voice message left for those who are lonely, confused or just need someone to talk to them at this time of isolation. It's a warm and friendly midnight radio for the world. It is a good friend who is informative, trustworthy and is there for you - with stories, songs and sounds to make you feel connected. With yourself, with your friends, with your world.

    Season 4, Episode 6 - Drinks at the Footy, Hillsborough Disaster, Australian Native Food, Burgers, New Wave Rap Collective,

    Season 4, Episode 6 - Drinks at the Footy, Hillsborough Disaster, Australian Native Food, Burgers, New Wave Rap Collective,

    Thank you for being with us this season! In this final episode of this season, we are looking at some new and old Melbourne additions and traditions. We're looking at expensive burgers, expensive drinks at the footy, the New Wave rap collective based in Cranbourne, remembering the Hillsborough disaster and also asking the question: why are Australian native foods so limited in its availability in Australian supermarkets? 
    Under Cover is produced by RMIT Journalism students. 
    Producer: Gabriel Mills-ConnollyPresenter: Courtney Holder and James HoldingReporter: Olivia Sanders, Tiarna Condren, Matt Slocum, Ethan Benedicto, Adam Miller

    • 28 min
    Season 4, Episode 5: The Tote, a Bachelorette Bar, Toxic Soil in Bulla, Rave Revival in Melbourne

    Season 4, Episode 5: The Tote, a Bachelorette Bar, Toxic Soil in Bulla, Rave Revival in Melbourne

    Welcome to episode 5 of the Under Cover podcast! In this episode, we'll be looking at the stories behind entertainment and music venues in Melbourne. From the city's first women-only bar that somehow is also connected to the highly popular television show the Bachelorette, the burgeoning rave revival in Melbourne, to the agony and ecstasy of The Tote. We also look at the town of Bulla, where its residents have been dealing with possibly toxic soil from the West Gate Tunnel project. 
    A bit of warning: the story about The Tote, as befits the venue, has some strong language.

    • 27 min
    Season 4, Episode 4: Ghosts, Young Liberals, Wonki, Rone and AFL Drugs Policy

    Season 4, Episode 4: Ghosts, Young Liberals, Wonki, Rone and AFL Drugs Policy

    This episode of Under Cover goes deep into mysterious places of Melbourne and tell stories about the characters in them. From a ghost in a haunted theatre, the mysterious artist Rone to the deep mysterious unelectable place that the Liberal party in Australia seems to have found themselves in. We also looked at the labyrinthine AFL drug policy and where some wonky-looking fruits go to in Australia. 
    Producer: Mishelle TongcoAssistant Producer: Olivia SandersPresenters: Matt Slocum and Ethan BenedictoReporters: Cloey Nash, Joe Horrigan, Annelise Ireland, Tess McCracken, Jack Langdon. 

    • 26 min
    Season 4, Episode 3: Live Music, Caribbean Food, Jag Jeans and Journalism After Covid

    Season 4, Episode 3: Live Music, Caribbean Food, Jag Jeans and Journalism After Covid

    In this week’s episode, our reporters look at the revival of live music performances in the Mornington Peninsula, and the small but zesty Caribbean food community in Melbourne.

    We also have stories for you about the creation and influence of fashion label Jag, as well as how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered journalism.

    Producer: Lulu Graham

    Assistant Producer: Declan Bailey

    Presenter: Amy Upton-Stokes

    Reporters: Zoe De Koning, Declan Bailey and Sana Ahmadzai

    • 23 min
    Season 4, Episode 2: Melbourne Traffic, Playground Design, Young Players in AFL, Chinese Women Studying Abroad and Speed Dating in Melbourne

    Season 4, Episode 2: Melbourne Traffic, Playground Design, Young Players in AFL, Chinese Women Studying Abroad and Speed Dating in Melbourne

    In this week's episode, our reporters look at the issues surrounding traffic and congestion in Melbourne, a dive into the thinking processes behind playground construction, the AFL community's issue with targeting of young players, an explanation into the increase in Chinese women studying abroad, and the rise and success of speed dating throughout the city.
     
    Reporters: Rafael Gerster, James Dowling, Yiran Xue, Jackson Haddad and Courtney Holder
     
    Presenters: Cloey Nash and Adam Miller
     
    Producer: Che Parisi

    • 24 min
    Season 4, Episode 1: BookTok, Fairy Floss, Digital Drivers' Licence, Concussion in AFL and the future of Brunetti in Melbourne

    Season 4, Episode 1: BookTok, Fairy Floss, Digital Drivers' Licence, Concussion in AFL and the future of Brunetti in Melbourne

    Welcome back to Under Cover! We are now in our fourth season as we continue to report on stories about our digital and non-digital lives in post pandemic Melbourne. 
    For this episode, we are looking at the popularity of BookTok and its impacts on local book communities in Melbourne. We also have a story for you about digital drivers’ licences and why Melbournians want them, and the dilemma that Australian Rules league AFL has with concussion after the influx of past players coming forward with life-altering symptoms in this often-brutal sport. 
    We also looked at the future of two things that many in Melbourne are very familiar with: the latest at Brunetti, that local institution in Melbourne that is now cleaving its future into two, and the future of Fairy Floss as an online community. Is it still a safe space for LGBT Australians?
    Producer: Emilien Lopez
    Assistant Producer: Patrick Doyle
    Presenter: Eliza Freeman
    Reporter: Eliza Freeman, Rochelle Putnikovic, Amy Upton-Stokes, Felix Pocius, Patrick Doyle

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
35 Ratings

35 Ratings

Aris.Indra ,

Great work!

Floored by the quality! Well done

Sophiesnoops ,

Outstanding podcast

Outstanding work! Very hard working and dedicated journalists, cant believe they are students!

MelbourneUnder ,

Great collection of stories about life in isolation

Wow - what a great range of stories so far! Have subscribed and will keep listening!

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