A conversation about architectural history as an interdisciplinary study of art history, intellectual history and visual culture. Deborah Ascher Barnstone is a professor of architectural history and architectural design at UTS and a licensed architect and principal with Ascher Barnstone Architects. Deborah’s latest book is titled, The Break with the Past: Avant-Garde Architecture in Germany, 1910 – 1925
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Easter holiday movies – WOAE059
Reviews of movies you can watch at home this Easter holidays each with appropriate themes for the season. These are non-biblical stories although one has a redemption theme and another angels; two have Easter settings; two feature chocolate and one stars a bunny rabbit.
Citizen science and ecology, Dr John Martin – WOAE058
Ecologist Dr John Martin from the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney discusses some of the history and benefits of citizen science which involves public participation in research projects. John also shares advice for individuals interested in studying ecology and thoughts on intervention research methods such as trapping animals for study and tracking.
Political history and Malaysia, Dr Ooi Kee Beng – WOAE057
Dr Ooi Kee Beng is Executive Director of the Penang Institute which is a major public policy think tank in Malaysia. Dr Ooi explains some of the political history of Malaysia in relation to global history and international order and by critically analysing concepts of colonialism, nationalism and regionalism. Dr Ooi is an accomplished academic and author and his public commentary can be found at Wikibeng.com
An example of hip hop sampling
A 90 second explanation of which parts of two soul songs from the 1970 album Band of Gold by Freda Payne were sampled in the creation of the 1988 hip hop song ‘Strong Island’ by J.V.C. F.O.R.C.E.
Click here to be directed to the full length podcast conversation about crate digging with Danny Chifley aka Banga.
Medical cannabis advocate, Lucy Haslam – WOAE056
Lucy Haslam has been a leading advocate for patient access to medical cannabis since witnessing the relief her son Dan had from using cannabis when he was terminally ill. Lucy has been at the forefront of a movement to introduce medical cannabis in Australia and continues her work due to inadequacies of the current system.
This conversation follows from earlier episodes explaining what is medical cannabis, what are the regulatory frameworks in Australia, the market forces impacting a lack of investment in clinical trials which limits the number of registered cannabis products, and developments in cannabinoid science. You may wish to listen to these first to contextualise this most recent discussion.
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Cannabinoid science, Professor Iain McGregor – WOAE055
More about developments in cannabinoid science following a previous discussion about medical cannabis. Professor of Psychopharmacology Iain McGregor is Academic Director of the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics at the University of Sydney. Iain explains the human endocannabinoid system and potential medical uses of various components of cannabis, and comments on Australia’s regulatory approach to medical cannabis.
