Boxing Beyond Barriers

Submitted by ToniPa on Sun, 14/04/2024 - 14:25
Boxing... you might think boxing is a sport that’s only about punching and KO'ing your opponent in the ring, which offers nothing more than entertainment. Well, Gareth Williams a former professional boxer and owner of The Boxing Shop gym in Salisbury, Brisbane sets out to prove that thinking wrong. Through a mentorship program he established, Boxing Beyond Barriers... Gareth uses boxing as a way of transforming disengaged and troubled youths lives around South East Queensland schools. 4ZZZ’s Toni Pankaluic interviewed Gareth Williams, head of the program to find out more.

Understanding the Carrington Event

Submitted by ToniPa on Sun, 24/03/2024 - 14:35
Did you know the most powerful geomagnetic storm of the past 500 years occurred in 1859? This phenomena would later be known as the Carrington Event. Apart from the storm’s sheer intensity, why was it significant and what lessons can we learn from the Carrington Event... now and into the future. 4ZZZ's Toni Pankaluic spoke with Professor Jonti Horner, an Astrophysicist and Astronomer from the University of Southern Queensland.

Introducing Judith Wright - Activist Poet of Recent Yore

Submitted by eliotr on Sat, 02/03/2024 - 13:38
Many of us have passed the ‘Judith Wright Centre’ on Brunswick Street in the Valley… however, how much do you really know about Judith Wright? Was she a poet? An environmental activist? Advocate for Aboriginal Land Rights? Actually, she was all this and more, even helping to form the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland. Professor Tony Hughes - d’Aeth the Chair in Australian Literature at The University of Western Australia joined 4ZZZ’s Eliot Rifkin and Toni Pankaluic to chat about Judith Wright.

Julian Assange: Final Appeal

Submitted by MackPr on Wed, 28/02/2024 - 10:17

Julian Assange and his representatives faced a hearing in the UK High Court to see if the Wikileaks founder can appeal his extradition to the United States for Espionage charges.

4ZZZ Journalist Mack Prentis spoke with Greg Barnes SC, Assange's Lawyer about the case and how it went for the unwell publisher, as well as Dr Richard Murray about the case's significance to press freedom.

AI in the Australian News Industry

Submitted by ToniPa on Sun, 25/02/2024 - 14:43
The Australian journalism industry is facing many questions of AI technologies making headways into many newsrooms. How are our news outlets dealing with the changes? Should our aspiring journalists be weary or optimistic of AI? 4ZZZ’s Toni Pankaluic spoke with Dr Anne Kruger, a Journalism and Strategic Communications Lecturer from UQ’s School of Communication and Arts to find out more about AI in our current news industry.

How Lucid Dreaming Works

Submitted by anita.diamond on Sat, 10/02/2024 - 15:22
Ever awake from an amazing dream and thought to yourself, "Wow, I wish that were real!"? Well... it can be if you know how to lucid dream and take control of your dreams whilst you're dreaming! 4ZZZ's intrepid reporter, Anita Diamond, interviewed Dr Denholm Adventure-Heart, a visiting research fellow from Adelaide University who is a researcher-scientist with expertise in lucid dreaming. His International 'Lucid Dream Induction study' is currently the largest and most in-depth study of its kind on learning lucid dreaming.

Magic Mushrooms - Pt2 - 1st Aussie Psilocybin Farm and TGA Approved Depression Use

Submitted by eliotr on Sat, 03/02/2024 - 23:07
In this 2nd part, we chat about Australia’s first psilocybin mushroom farm as well as deeper look into mushrooms. Did you know, last February the Therapeutic Drug Association legalised their use in treating certain types of depression? Where are we at with the current TGA status now? Joining 4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin is Dr Alistair McTaggart, a mycologist who is part of the psilocybin mushroom farm.
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