Uncurated

In 1984, University of Melbourne Dean of Arts and renowned historian Professor Geoffrey Blainey delivered a speech in Warrnambool, Victoria, criticising the pace of Asian immigration. His comments made headlines in newspapers and sparked outrage among students, who accused him of racism. They protested and picketed his lectures. Yet, the university seems to have left little record of these events. 42 years later, students continue to challenge racism with the rise of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. We wonder how long it’ll take for these voices to be heard.
Interviewees:
Andonis Piperoglou
James Waghorne
Lushy Chinganya
Reporter: Megan Nicole YinShow Host: Siena KinkelaExecutive Producer: Michael SalibaSound Design: Zenny Zhou, Xue XueMarketing: Megan Yin, Leyla ArrykovaSupervising Producer: Louisa Lim
See photos of our objects and more behind the scenes on Instagram at @‌uncuratedpod
Uncurated is a Centre for Advancing Journalism podcast, produced at the University of Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.
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Step back into the 1970s to hear the forgotten story of Terry Stokes, a 26-year-old UniMelb postgrad who was arrested for kissing his boyfriend in public. As the title suggests, it wasn’t just any kiss; it was The Kiss That Started a Protest. Deep in the university’s archives is a confidential, restricted file meant only for the Vice-Chancellor and a select few others, but now the world will hear what really happened when the proudly homophobic warden evicted an openly gay student from his student housing at a time when kissing was a crime.
Interviewees:
Stephen Duns
Voice Actors:
Julie-Anna Evans as Barbara Funder
Simon Saliba as Warden Berry
Christian Saliba as Cafeteria Worker
Reporter: Michael SalibaShow Host: Siena KinkelaExecutive Producer: Michael SalibaSound Design: Xue XueMarketing: Megan Yin, Leyla Arrykova.Supervising Producer: Louisa Lim
See photos of our objects and more behind the scenes on Instagram at @‌uncuratedpod
Uncurated is a Centre for Advancing Journalism podcast, produced at the University of Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Child Care Now." Three simple words that sparked one of the most dramatic student protests in the University of Melbourne's history. In 1974, activists occupied council chambers, faced arrest, and challenged powerful university leaders to recognise childcare as a right rather than a personal responsibility. Eva Sementino uncovers a little-known chapter of Australian feminist history that helped reshape campus life and expand access to higher education.
Interviewees:
Deborah Shnookal
Martha Macintyre
Jean Taylor
Marilyn Lake
Reporter: Eva SementinoShow Host: Siena Kinkela.Executive Producer: Michael SalibaSound Design: Xue XueMarketing: Megan Yin, Leyla Arrykova.Supervising Producer: Louisa Lim
See photos of our objects and more behind the scenes on Instagram at @‌uncuratedpod
Uncurated is a Centre for Advancing Journalism podcast, produced at the University of Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.

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Reporter Xinnan Wang traces student activism from a 1961 protest against Australia’s White Australia Policy to a recent campus rally at the University of Melbourne. Along the way, she uncovers the forgotten history of anti-racism movements, immigration reform, and student protest in Australia, while questioning her own assumptions about activism.
Interviewees:
Andonis Piperoglou
James Waghorne
Reporter: Xinnan Wang
Show Host: Siena Kinkela.Executive Producer: Michael SalibaSound Design: Xue XueMarketing: Megan Yin, Leyla Arrykova.Supervising Producer: Louisa Lim
See photos of our objects and more behind the scenes on Instagram at @‌uncuratedpod
Uncurated is a Centre for Advancing Journalism podcast, produced at the University of Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1917, three years into World War One, student Guido Baracchi got into trouble with the University administration for publishing articles about Australia’s involvement in the war. This socialist, anti-war, anti-conscription student was seen as a traitor by the staff and other students, and his punishment was being thrown into a lake by his peers. Today, the University of Melbourne still tries to silence student protesters when their message pushes back against the system.
Interviewees:
Jeff Sparrow
Philip Goad
Zara Chauvin-Cunningham
Reporter: Grace GoodaShow Host: Siena Kinkela.Executive Producer: Michael SalibaSound Design: Xue XueMarketing: Megan Yin, Leyla Arrykova.Supervising Producer: Louisa Lim
See photos of our objects and more behind the scenes on Instagram at @‌uncuratedpod
Uncurated is a Centre for Advancing Journalism podcast, produced at the University of Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.