The Awe Struck Podcast

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If you ever needed to be reminded about the interconnectedness of the planet, just look to the story of travelling dust.
Minuscule yet so important in sustaining life on planet earth. By fertilising rainforests and oceans, it helps create the oxygen we breath, the food we eat, the biodiversity that makes the world go round.
Who knows, maybe we wouldn’t be here without it!
This episode of Awe Struck features interviews with Children's author Martha Brockenbrough about her book A Gift of Dust, and University of Tasmania researcher Jake Weis.

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With one of the world’s most remarkable life cycles and migrations, the eel is a reminder that the world is wonderful.
Yet, faced with ongoing threats from climate change and dams, the once abundant eel is having a hard time.
Bringing together poetry, memory, philosophy, science and hope, this documentary is my quest to muster up a little love for the mysterious and underrated eel.
Guests include author Patrik Svensson, eel scientist Dr Wayne Kosta, and Gunditjmara ranger Jakobe Walker.

References:
CUNNINGHAM, J. The Discovery of the Larva of the Common Eel. Nature 55, 467–468 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/055467a0
‌Hauskeller M. Telos: The Revival of an Aristotelian Concept in Present Day Ethics. Inquiry (Oslo). 2005 Feb;48(1):62-75. doi: 10.1080/00201740510015356.
Institute AR. Tracking eel migration using satellites. Arthur Rylah Institute. Published June 13, 2025. Accessed October 29, 2025. https://www.ari.vic.gov.au/research/environmental-management/field-techniques-and-monitoring/tracking-eel-migration-using-satellites
Ruppel Shell, E. (2024). Slippery Beast: A true crime natural history, with eels. Abrams
Svensson, P. (2020). The gospel of the eels: A father, a son and the world's most enigmatic fish. Pan Macmillan.
Swedish TV show finding “150 year old” eel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBW7cVZs8ys
‌Wettenhall, Gib, with the Gunditjmara (2022). The People of Budj Bim: Engineers of aquaculture, builders of stone house settlements and warriors defending Country. em PRESS Publishing

This episode was funded by a Wyndam City Council Creative Development Grant.