JOY Drive

12 Oct 2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Posting Zero — Why We Are Going Quiet Online

Popular Culture, Social Media, Society & Culture

Once our feeds were full of birthdays, brunches and bad selfies. Now? Silence. Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne from the University of Melbourne unpacks why more of us are posting less, from privacy fatigue to algorithm overload, and whether the great social-media slowdown might actually be good for us.

Guest: Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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7 Nov 2025

Associate Professor Theresa Larkin: Sneezes, Itches and Allergies Explained

Diet and Nutrition, Environment, Health

Spring in Australia means pollen, sneezes and endless antihistamines, but what’s really happening inside our immune system when allergies hit? Associate ...

7 Nov 2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: The Internet’s Mayor and the Politics of Virality

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

New York Assembly member Zohran Mamdani has been dubbed “the Internet’s Mayor”. His joyful, viral campaign is turning local politics ...

7 Nov 2025

David Martin Harris: Celebrating Queer Storytelling at the Melbourne Awards

LGBTIQA+ Community, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

The Melbourne Queer Film Festival has been named a finalist in this year’s Melbourne Awards, recognising its role as a ...