JOY Drive

17 Aug 2022

Holly Thorpe x JOY Drive: Sensationalised Media Coverage of Transgender Athletes

News & Politics, Professional, Society & Culture, Sports & Recreation

Em and Warren chat to Professor in Sociology of Sport and Physical Culture, University of Waikato, Holly Thorpe about how and why sensationalised media coverage of transgender athletes should end.

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22 May 2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Springsteen, Trump and the Politics of Fandom

News & Politics, Politics, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

When Bruce Springsteen’s blue-collar anthems meet MAGA rallies, sparks fly. Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne unpacks what happens when an artist’s ...

22 May 2025

Noah Secomb: Australian Federal Politics – Coalition Cracks and Campaign Tactics

News & Politics, Politics

After nearly 80 years, the Coalition between the Liberals and Nationals has fractured, and the shockwaves are rippling through Canberra. ...

22 May 2025

Ryan “The Brickman” McNaught: LEGO® Star Wars™ at Melbourne Museum

Kids & Family, Places & Travel, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

From towering star destroyers to pint-sized droids, LEGO® Star Wars™: The Exhibition is a galaxy built one brick at a ...