Category: WOAE podcast
Dr Elaine Laforteza leads the "Say My Name" campaign at UTS, an education initiative for improving literacy about names that are deemed "foreign" or "tricky" "unfamiliar" within a dominant linguistic context, which in Australia is an Anglo-British postcolonial context. Elaine is from the UTS Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion and works with the Multicultural Women's Network.
Rachael Hunter has been a fan of The Simpsons since she was the same age as Bart Simpson during the first season of the show. Rachael shares some of her favourite characters, musical numbers, celebrity guests, and literary and historical references within storylines. We discuss references from The Simpsons that have become common phrases and memes, and the phenomenon of the writers seemingly predicting the future. Rachael is a member of a social media group for fans of The Simpsons and we hear about that social connection through fandom. You can watch The Simpsons on Disney Plus.
Melanie Junghans is a return guest, this time sharing with us her experience of growing up with her family running a Christmas tree farm business that has been active for more than forty years.
A discussion of Swedish Christmas traditions with John Tenho, a Swede living in Australia. From the winter setting in Sweden and specific Christmas decorations to Advent rituals, St. Lucia celebrations and St. Knut's Day, this conversation covers a broad range of Swedish Christmas traditions. Included is a description of foods that are part of a Christmas lunch Julbord and the tradition of gathering around the television to watch a Disney television special.
An introduction to aviation safety as a vocation with insights from Jorge Lobarinas who works for an aviation safety regulator. Jorge also shares the story of his mid-career change from anatomical pathology to aviation management.