Best Macquarie University Podcasts (2025)

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 199. Šteti li umjetna inteligencija okolišu? 6:36

3d ago6:36

6:36

This is „Easy Croatian“ – a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those who want to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of the more …

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 198. - S poštovanjem prema prirodi 5:49

11d ago5:49

5:49

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 197. - Kako se glasa na australskim saveznim izborima 7:08

30d ago7:08

7:08

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 196. Tradicionalni načini zaštite od požara 5:10

1M ago5:10

5:10

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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The Case for ASL Instruction for Hearing Heritage Signers 33:27

1M ago33:27

33:27

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Emily Pacheco speaks with Associate Professor Su Kyong Isakson (Community College of Baltimore County, USA) about her 2018 paper, The Case for Heritage ASL Instruction for Hearing Heritage Signers. The conversation focuses on heritage signers, differentiated instruction, and sign language interpr…

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Christian Ilbury, "Researching Language and Digital Communication" (Routledge, 2025) 44:32

1M ago44:32

44:32

Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Christian Ilbury about his new book, Researching Language and Digital Communication: A Student Guide, published by Routledge. The book is an introduction to research on language and digital communication, providing an overview of relevant sociolinguistic concepts, analytical frameworks, and methodological approaches commo…

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 195.- Mogu li starosjedilački jezici preživjeti? 5:56

1M ago5:56

5:56

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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Gestures and Emblems: A Discussion with Lauren Gawne 36:26

2M ago36:26

36:26

Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Lauren Gawne, about cross-cultural variation in gesture use. In this episode, Brynn and Lauren discuss a paper that Lauren wrote in 2024 with co-author Dr. Kensey Cooperrider entitled “Emblems: Meaning at the interface of language and gesture”. Brynn and Lauren talk all about how emblems are different to gestures, cultur…

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Lingua Napoletana and Language Oppression 40:07

2M ago40:07

40:07

Have you ever heard of Lingua Napoletana or Neapolitan, the language of Naples? In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks to Massimiliano Canzanella, a Neapolitan language activist. The conversation delves into the history of the Neapolitan language and the interplay of culture, race, and national identity that have…

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 194. - Koliko je onečišćen australski zrak? 4:33

2M ago4:33

4:33

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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Teaching International Students in Australia 43:58

2M ago43:58

43:58

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Agi Bodis and Dr Jing Fang about international tertiary students in Australia. They discuss how these students can make connections between their university experiences, their curriculum, and the professional industries they hope to one day be a part of. They also discu…

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 193. - Umjetnom inteligencijom protiv usamljenosti 4:40

2M ago4:40

4:40

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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Intercultural Competence in the Digital Age 34:54

3M ago34:54

34:54

Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Amy McHugh, an Academic Facilitator at the National Centre for Cultural Competence at the University of Sydney. Dr McHugh’s research focuses on the roles of technology and motivation in the continuous pursuit of cultural competence, and she facilitates workshops for both staff and students at the University of Sydney on t…

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Multilingual Law-Making: A Discussion with Karen McAuliffe 48:33

3M ago48:33

48:33

Alexandra Grey speaks with Karen McAuliffe about multilingual law-making. Karen is a Professor of Law and Language at Birmingham Law School in the UK. The conversation is about the important legal opinions delivered by the Advocates General at the European Court of Justice, and the effects of Advocates General drafting those opinions in their secon…

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 192. – Fleksibilni radni uvjeti 5:13

3M ago5:13

5:13

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory: An Interview with Yaroslav Barsukov 55:04

3M ago55:04

55:04

This week Michelle and Jimmy interview Nebula-nominated author, Yaroslav Barsukov, about his new novel, Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory. Join them as they explore the intricacies and intrigues of this critically acclaimed genre-defying novel.By MQ English

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Educational Inequality in Fijian Higher Education 45:45

3M ago45:45

45:45

In this episode of the Language-on-the-Move podcast, Dr Hanna Torsh speaks with Dr Prashneel Ravisan Goundar about his new book, English Language-Mediated Settings and Educational Inequality: Language Policy Agendas in the South Pacific published by Routledge in 2025. In this book, Goundar explores how educational inequalities are responsible for t…

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 191. - Veća prava za putnike u zračnom prometu 6:36

3M ago6:36

6:36

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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The Master of Alternate History: An Interview with Harry Turtledove 37:44

3M ago37:44

37:44

This week, Stephanie interviews the prolific novelist Harry Turtledove, known as the Master of Alternate History. They discuss alternate history as a genre, how to do historical research when you're writing alternative history, and why alternative histories are so relevant right now.By MQ English

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 190. - Koliko je pouzdan indeks tjelesne mase (BMI)? 5:21

4M ago5:21

5:21

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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The Other Side of Daylight: An Interview with David Brooks 1:06:33

4M ago1:06:33

1:06:33

Join Michelle as she discusses The Other Side of Daylight, a new and collected poetry collection by prize-winning poet, novelist and essayist David Brooks. Bio David Brooks has written numerous works of fiction, poetry, philosophy and criticism. His The Cold Front won the 1983 Anne Elder Award for the best first collection of poetry, the Sydney Mor…

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 189. - Islamofobija u Australiji 4:46

4M ago4:46

4:46

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 188. - Antisemitizam u Australiji 6:37

4M ago6:37

6:37

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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The Comic and Tragicomic Poetry of Francis Webb 1:16:57

4M ago1:16:57

1:16:57

Michelle chats with Dr Toby Davidson, editor of Francis Webb's Collected Poems, about the comic element in his poetry of the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Webb (1925 - 73) is an enigma, a postwar prodigy respected by some of the loftiest names in Australian poetry - Judith Wright, Gwen Harwood, Les Murray, Robert Adamson - but largely unknown to the general …

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 187.- Kako odabrati i otvoriti račun u banci 9:01

4M ago9:01

9:01

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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Multilingual Crisis Communication 47:33

4M ago47:33

47:33

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr. Jia Li, Professor of Applied Sociolinguistics at Yunnan University, China. Tazin and Jia discuss crisis communication in a linguistically diverse world and a new book co-edited by Dr. Jia Li and Dr. Jie Zhang called Multilingual Crisis Communication: Insights from C…

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"Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 186. – Starosjedilačka znanja o godišnjim dobima 7:46

5M ago7:46

7:46

This is „Easy Croatian“– a podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of the mo…

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The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet 1:01:22

5M ago1:01:22

1:01:22

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Tazin Abdullah speaks with Dr. Gerald Roche, Associate Professor in the Department of Politics, Media, and Philosophy at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia and head of research for the Linguistic Justice Foundation. Tazin and Gerald discuss his research into language oppression and focus o…

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 185.: Blagdanske internetske prijevare 5:20

5M ago5:20

5:20

This is „Easy Croatian“– a podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of the mo…

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Why Teachers Turn to AI 33:55

5M ago33:55

33:55

In this episode of the Language on the Move podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Sue Ollerhead. Dr. Ollerhead is currently a Senior Lecturer in Languages and Literacy Education and the Director of the Secondary Education Program at Macquarie University. Her expertise lies in English language and literacy learning and teaching in multicultural and m…

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Apollo Rising: An Interview with Celebrated Author and Former NASA Astrophysicist Alan Smale 1:03:39

5M ago1:03:39

1:03:39

Michelle talks to author and NASA astrophysicist Alan Smale about his science fiction series Apollo Rising. Alan also wrote the alternate history trilogy Clash of Eagles. Lachlan Marnoch, Macquarie University PhD researcher in astrophysics and science fiction writer and reader, helps Michelle navigate the terrain of 'hard' sci-fi.…

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Language Rights in a Changing China 39:31

5M ago39:31

39:31

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Alexandra Grey about Dr. Grey’s book entitled Language Rights in a Changing China: A National Overview and Zhuang Case Study (De Gruyter, 2021). China has had constitutional minority language rights for decades, but what do they mean today? Answering with nuance and em…

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Whiteness, Accents, and Children's Media 1:11:25

5M ago1:11:25

1:11:25

In this episode of the Language on the Move podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Laura Smith-Khan about language and accents in children’s media, from Octonauts to Disney to Bluey, and they investigate what a choice as seemingly banal as a character’s accent has to do with whiteness, standard language ideology, and securing a nation’s borders. They…

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 184. Neželjeni božićni darovi 6:51

5M ago6:51

6:51

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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Film Review: The Substance 1:03:59

6M ago1:03:59

1:03:59

This week Michelle and Dr James Mackenzie discuss the controversial, highly acclaimed, and highly divisive film, The Substance. Join them as they discuss intertextuality, body horror, and the universality of this phenomenal film. If you haven't seen the film yet, it is highly recommended that you watch the film first before listening to this podcas…

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Creaky Voice in Australian English 27:56

6M ago27:56

27:56

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Hannah White, a Postdoc researcher at Macquarie University in the Department of Linguistics. She completed her doctoral research in 2023 with a thesis entitled “Creaky Voice in Australian English”. Brynn speaks to Dr. White about this research along with a 2023 paper t…

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 183: Znanstvenici pišu novu povijest Australije 5:59

6M ago5:59

5:59

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 182. Zemlja vlasnika postaje zemlja podstanara 6:45

6M ago6:45

6:45

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 181. Nova pravila za oglašivače nadomjestaka za majčino mlijeko 6:21

6M ago6:21

6:21

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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Supporting Multilingual Families to Engage with their Children’s Schooling 41:16

6M ago41:16

41:16

How can school communications become more accessible to multilingual families? In this episode of the Language on the Move podcast, Dr Agnes Bodis talks to Professor Margaret Kettle about the Multilingual Glossary of School-based Terms. This is list of school-related terms selected and translated to help multilingual families connect with schools. …

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Old West Romance: An Interview with Amy Matthews 45:35

7M ago45:35

45:35

Join Michelle as she talks Romance and writing with award-winning author and academic at Flinders University, Amy Matthews. Amy also writes as Amy T. Matthews and hosts two podcasts Word Docs and Love on Campus. As Amy Barry, she is also the author of the beloved Old West Romance series, The McBrides of Montana.…

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Linguistic Diversity as a Bureaucratic Challenge 43:20

7M ago43:20

43:20

How do street-level bureaucrats in Austria’s public service deal with linguistic diversity? In this episode of the Language on the Move podcast, Ingrid Piller speaks with Dr Clara Holzinger (University of Vienna) about her PhD research investigating how employment officers deal with the day-to-day communication challenges arising when clients have …

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„Lagani hrvatski“ – epizoda 180. Mogući uzroci nasukavanja kitova 5:48

7M ago5:48

5:48

This is „Easy Croatian“– a weekly podcast brought to you by SBS Croatian and the Croatian Studies Centre at Macquarie University. “Easy Croatian” is intended for those learning or wanting to brush up on their Croatian. News is written in simpler and shorter sentences and read at a slower pace. Before we move on to the feature, you will hear some of…

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