The Escape Pod

27 Apr 2016

Prof. Soren Alexandresen & Prof. Peter Walker: Zika Virus

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

In this episode of The Escape Pod we explain the Zika Virus and its impact on Latin America and the implications for travelers, especially women.

We are joined by Prof. Soren Alexandresen (Director, Geelong Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases (GCEID) School of Medicine, Faculty of Health) and Prof Peter Walker (Chief Research Scientist Group Leader, Disease Emergence and Response Mechanisms CSIRO Health & Biosecurity).

 

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25 Nov 2016

Special Guest – Ron Allum – Australian Geographic’s Lifetime of Adventure 2016 Recipient

LGBTQ, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Travel

André interviews this extraordinary and humble man who started out as an ABC radio engineer.  Ron helped to design and ...

18 Nov 2016

Special Guest: Vinod Prasana – Award Winning Bansuri (Flute) Virtuoso

Bansuri, Flute, India, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Travel, virtuoso

André is joined by fellow Taste of Radio graduate, Dean and together they talk to the enigmatic Vinod Prassana about ...

31 Oct 2016

Special Guest: Vet Dr Melanie Hill – To travel or not to travel with your pet(s)?

LGBTQ, Pets, Places & Travel, Travel

[caption id="attachment_772" align="alignnone" width="300"] "Are we there yet, Tango?", asks Alice![/caption] Jo calls in from Vietnam and together with Mark and ...