In the Dinner Ladies Save the World 2020 Christmas Special, Prof Sharon Friel speaks with the Dinner Ladies about pathways to Utopia. Evolutionary theory, misogyny, guardian AI, humour, equity – we discuss it all. What a future! Hear from Prof

Episode 9 Covid Insights

May 19th, 2020 51m 37s

In the final episode of Series 1 of Dinner Ladies Save the World, Prof Sharon Friel speaks with all of the Dinner Ladies about their insights from the Covid-19 experience. Hear from Prof Imogen Mitchell, Director Medical School; Prof Lyndall St

Episode 8. Consumptagenic systems, climate change & Covid-19

May 12th, 2020 40m 4s

In Episode 8 of Dinner Ladies Save the World, Sharon Friel and Helen Sullivan speak about consumptagenic systems, Covid-19 and climate change. Prof Sullivan is Director of the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National Universi

Episode 7 Uncertain Communication

May 5th, 2020 43m 12s

In Episode 7 of Dinner Ladies Save the World, Sharon Friel speaks with Joan Leach and Shirley Leitch about Covid-19 and communications. Prof Leach is Director of the National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science at the Australian National

Episode 6. Got an App for That

Apr 28th, 2020 40m 12s

In Episode 6 of Dinner Ladies Save the World, Sharon Friel speaks with Lesley Seebeck about Covid-19, apps, trust and democracy. Prof Seebeck is the CEO of the Cyber Institute at the ANU. She has extensive experience in the public service, acro

Episode 5. Individual Rights and Collective Responsibilities

Apr 22nd, 2020 40m 30s

In Episode 5 of Dinner Ladies Save the World, Sharon Friel speaks with Toni Erskine and Sally Wheeler about Covid-19, individual rights and collective responsibilities. Prof Erskine is the Director of the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affai

Episode 4. Can We Cure Our Politics?

Apr 14th, 2020 35m 30s

In Episode 4 of Dinner Ladies Save the World, Sharon Friel speaks with Helen Sullivan about Covid-19, global and national politics, and public policy. Prof Sullivan is the Director of the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National Un

Episode 3. Rethinking life as we know it and Covid-19

Apr 10th, 2020 33m 23s

In Episode 3 of Dinner Ladies Save the World, Sharon Friel speaks with Lyndall Strazdins about Covid-19, the ruptures in life as we know it and the implications for social and health inequities. Prof Strazdins is Director of the Research School

Episode 2. Saving Lives through the Health Care System

Apr 8th, 2020 26m 44s

In Episode 2 of Dinner Ladies Save the World, Sharon Friel speaks with Imogen Mitchell about Covid-19 and health care systems. Prof Imogen Mitchell is Director of the Medical School, Australian National University, and on secondment as Clinical

Episode 1. Introduction to Dinner Ladies Save the World

Apr 3rd, 2020 1m 27s

Join Prof Sharon Friel and senior female academics in this uplifting podcast celebrating amazing women with incredible minds discussing how to solve the World’s problems. Easy! Each episode features the Dinner Ladies chatting over ‘virtual’ din

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