Underscore Podcast

Underscore Podcast

Welcome to Underscore: A podcast where two twenty-something year olds dive into how our generation does politics and try to work out why those ways are disregarded by everyone else. Hosted by Rashna Farrukh and James Atkinson.

Episodes

  1. 05/15/2019

    _hack the election

    In our final episode before the election, James and Rashna speak with Avani Dias from Triple J's Hack. We talk with Avani about the issues that are at stake for young voters, why our votes matter at this federal election and how the parties are trying to reach us. This episode was recorded and produced on the lands of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples.

  2. 05/07/2019

    _pressing pause on mainstream media

    Rashna and James are joined by Jordan Shanks from Friendlyjordies in this episode. We talk with Jordan about Australia's mainstream media landscape and its impact on young people and our politics. We also talk with Jordan about the process behind making his videos and his national tour "John Howard Really SUCKED". This episode was recorded and produced on the lands of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples.

  3. 04/28/2019

    _the millennial election

    In this episode, we talk about what this federal election means for young people. We speak with first time voter Nicola Hames about how she is feeling about voting for the first time, what is at stake for us at this election, and we reflect on the exciting news that a record number of 18-24 year olds are now enrolled to vote. This episode was recorded and produced on the lands of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples.

  4. 03/11/2019

    _is this even satire?

    In our first episode, we talk about satire - specifically the Betoota Advocate - and why we can’t get enough of it. We talk with Dr Caroline Fisher from the University of Canberra and Amy Remeikis from Guardian Australia. Together, we look at how satire draws us in, the impact it has on our politics and decide if its good for our democracy. This episode was recorded and produced on the lands of the Ngunnawal, Ngambri and Wiradjuri peoples.

  5. 02/09/2019

    Introducing Undersore

    Welcome to Underscore: A podcast where two twenty-something year olds dive into how our generation does politics and try to work out why those ways are disregarded by everyone else.

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About

Welcome to Underscore: A podcast where two twenty-something year olds dive into how our generation does politics and try to work out why those ways are disregarded by everyone else. Hosted by Rashna Farrukh and James Atkinson.

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  • Creator
    Underscore Podcast
  • Years Active
    2019
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
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