Podcasts

Explore our collection of podcasts where faculties, students and guests share insights on research and the ideas shaping our world. Listen anytime to engage with thoughtful conversations that extend learning beyond the classroom.

Current podcasts

Listen to our regularly updated podcasts for the latest in cutting edge research, higher education, news and current affairs, and insights with experts.

CEVAW Conversations Pod

This podcast brings you inside the research working to eliminate violence against women, translating cutting-edge research into accessible conversations with experts from across Australia and the Indo-Pacific region.

Climate Talks

Each season, University experts bring you the information you need to know in the lead up to the annual United Nations Climate Change Conferences – or COPs.

Ear to Asia

From Japan to Turkey, from China to Indonesia, and to many places in between, Ear to Asia talks with our researchers who focus on Asia – in all its diversity of peoples, societies and histories.

Grattan Institute

Grattan Institute is dedicated to developing high quality public policy for Australia’s future. Our podcasts cover a range of public policy topics focusing on the main issues facing Australia.

Let's Talk SciComm

Hosted by Associate Professor Jen Martin and Dr Michael Wheeler, Let’s Talk SciComm is the podcast from the University of Melbourne’s Science Communication Teaching Team.

MissPerceived

Join Professor Leah Ruppanner as she challenges assumptions, sparks dialogue, and inspires listeners to question the myths that have held us back for too long.

Now and Men

In this podcast, you’ll hear in-depth conversations about a wide-range of topics connected to masculinity and the lives of men and boys, from supporting men's health, to preventing gender-based violence, to promoting involved fatherhood.

PsychTalks

This is PsychTalks: a podcast that deep dives into groundbreaking research in psychology. Hear psychology and neuroscience experts unpack how our minds work – and discover how these insights can enrich your own life and help others.

Talking Teaching

Join our host, Dr Sophie Specjal, as we share interviews and stories from teachers, principals and leading thinkers across Australia and explore the most pressing topics in education.

The HPS Podcast

Through this podcast, the HPS program at the University of Melbourne aims to share contemporary research in the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science with those inside and outside the discipline.

The Secret Life of Language

The Secret Life of Language is a podcast series from the studios of the School of Languages and Linguistics. In the podcasts we dive into the cultures, arts and histories that underpin and inform the world's diverse languages.

Truth, Lies and Media

Broadcast journalist Nicole Chvastek and Australia's pre-eminent journalism ethics expert Denis Muller seek out the media industry's good, bad and ugly, taking you behind the headlines in their revealing podcast.

Past podcasts

Explore University podcasts that have recently concluded on an expansive number of topics – from defining moments in history to advice for international students.

+1 Podcast

The +1 Podcast explores diversity and inclusion in the workplace at the University of Melbourne, covering topics such as how to foster an inclusive environment and how to mitigate abuse in the workplace.

Absolutely Revolting

Explore the moments in history that set the course for where we are today, from the social change movements that made the world a better place, to the times that ended in disaster.

Being Stateless

Across a series of oral history interviews, Jordana Silverstein – a historian and descendant of stateless refugees – has brought together people living in Australia who share stories, insights, knowledge and experiences of statelessness.

City Resilience in Melbourne

Host Lukas Petridis explores what city resilience looks like in practice by exploring case studies in Melbourne and across the world. Supported by the City of Melbourne and the University of Melbourne.

Culture Shock

If you are interested in studying overseas as a part of your degree, this podcast is for you! Culture Shock speaks to exchange students, alumni, and information specialists to demystify exchange for University of Melbourne students.

GameChangers

GameChangers is a show about people who have played by their own rules when it comes to their career. Hear from Melbourne-bred bright minds who have taken the road less travelled and found their niche in the world.

Life in Oz

Life in Oz presents stories told by University of Melbourne students across all cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and thought provoking discussion on topics they care about.

Research Round Up

Dr Kristi Milley presents a monthly conversation about recently released articles within the cancer in primary care area. This podcast is produced by the Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group (PC4).

TAPS - The Accounting Podcast Series

This podcast explores the accounting research output of the University and our visitors. It delves into innovations and developments in the University's teaching program, and provides commentary on issues of the day.

The Yarn

The Yarn is a podcast out of the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University. It is mixed, produced and edited by students, and showcases student work at its best.

Unfolded

We’ve all read stories that changed our lives. The Unfolded podcast speaks with the authors to find out what makes a story great, where they come from, and why they connect.

Work. Work. Work.

The Work Futures Hallmark Research Initiative has launched the podcast Work.Work.Work. Each episode features experts and everyday Australians and is hosted by Dr Peter Ghin from the Faculty of Business and Economics.