Buffy The Business Slayer is an inclusive creative community founded by Claire Cummings and Samantha Moss. We follow the ultimate fictional girl boss for inspo and guidance on our own creative journeys, while being real about the facades of our industries. All sorts of incredible gals share their authentic, unfiltered journeys in business, creativity, health, and balancing (or not balancing) it all. Come for the love, good vibes and advice, stay for the Buffy quotes! ***NB: We have no affili ...
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Emily is nailing homeschooling with virtual museum tours, a fun-filled Viking project and regular yoga in the garden, as well as whipping up something from the pantry for date night with husband Steve. Pippa is getting to grips with new levels of online dating that only the desperation of two kids in lockdown could push you to, whilst Kate is a ticking timebomb holding all the shit together whilst her husband cycles round the countryside looking after his mental health. Working from home, co ...
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Welcome to the Edge Dwellers Café, a fortnightly interview-based podcast featuring conversations about politics, environment and mental health in a world on edge, hosted by Dr Ben Habib.
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Murphy and some of his best mates guys chat about (and drink) a different beer every episode.
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What is sustainability asking of us? with Alison Mitchell
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Join Ben Habib in this episode of the Edge Dwellers Café Podcast as he sits down with environmental scientist and sustainability expert Dr Alison Mitchell to discuss the pressing question: "What is sustainability asking of us?" We discuss Ali's personal journey from environmental science to education for sustainability, exploring a wide range of to…
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Could North Korea collapse? Scenario mapping futures for the DPRK with Ben Habib
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In this solo episode of the Edge Dwellers Café Podcast, Ben Habib maps out five broad potential scenarios for the future of the Kim regime in North Korea—(1) state failure and collapse; (2) managed systemic reform; (3) popular uprising and revolution; (4) coup d'état; and (5) externally-imposed regime change—critically evaluating the logic and prob…
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Altruistic humanitarianism and transitional justice with Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings
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Ben Habib is joined in this episode by Dr Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings, Lecturer in Humanitarian Studies at the Centre for Humanitarian Leadership at Deakin University. We discuss the humanitarian sector, humanitarian aid in North Korea, transitional justice for a post-Kim DPRK, and reflect humorously on the North Korean studies community. We also muse o…
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A new vision for unionism in universities with the La Trobe Casuals Network
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In this episode of the Edge Dwellers Cafe, Ben Habib is joined for special panel discussion with Anastasia Kanjere, Emily Foley, and Pan Karanikolas from the La Trobe Casuals Network, a volunteer group of casualised workers at La Trobe University who are dedicated to improving working conditions for casualised and insecure workers. The conversation…
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Emerging ecologies of non-hierarchical organisations with Sarah Houseman
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In this episode of the Edge Dwellers Cafe Podcast, I’m joined in this spirit of Utopia-inspired critical bewilderment by Sarah Houseman to talk about her PhD research into non-hierarchical organisations. We discuss the many functional problems that arise in hierarchical organisations, from power relationships to functional organisational stupidity …
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In right relationship with the edge with Toad Dell and Guy Ritani from PermaQueer
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In this episode, Ben Habib is joined by Toad Dell and Guy Ritani from PermaQueer. PermaQueer is a collaborative project to share ecological sustainability methods through the lens of Permaculture, focusing on accessibility to and building resilience for traditionally marginalised communities. PermaQueer brings a queering, decolonising and trauma-in…
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First Nations diplomacies and relational IR with James Blackwell
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In this episode, Ben Habib is joined by James Blackwell, Research Fellow in Indigenous Diplomacy in the College of Asia and the Pacific at Australian National University in Canberra. A proud Wiradjuri man, James is one of Australia’s only practicing Aboriginal international relations academics, writing and speaking about global Indigenous movements…
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Demanding more than ‘Hallmark moments‘ for neurodiverse inclusion with Claire Kearns
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In this episode, Ben Habib is joined in conversation by Claire Kearns. Claire is a staunch disability and neurodiversity advocate, writer and social media content creator. in 2021, Claire won the La Trobe University Excellence Academy Inaugural Art Competition for her poem entitled “I Was”, about her experiences as a neurodiverse student at univers…
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The Ari Project and amplifying the voices of migrant women with Hyein Ellen Cho
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Hyein Ellen Cho is a PhD candidate at Monash University with research interests in the Korean diaspora in Australia, domestic and family violence, and North Korean migration. Prior to commencing her PhD studies, she worked as a project manager in the Cultural and Economic Affairs Section at the Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Melbourn…
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The politics of permaculture in pandemic times with Terry Leahy
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In this episode, Ben Habib is joined by Dr Terry Leahy, Conjoint Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Newcastle. Terry’s research explores food security and rural development, environmental politics and global environmental crisis, and the philosophy of the humanist realist perspective in sociological analysis. Terry’s research and con…
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The international community of permaculture practice with Simin Fadaee
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In this episode, Ben Habib is joined by Dr Simin Fadaee, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester in the UK. We discuss our recent co-authored article “Permaculture: A Global Community of Practice”, published in the journal Environmental Values, where we tease out how we can understand permaculture as a transnational movement. W…
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Memories of migration and the vulnerability of exiles with Markus Bell
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In this episode, Ben Habib is joined by Dr Markus Bell, Research Fellow at La Trobe University in the Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, migration and displacement researcher and freelance journalist. We explore Markus' new book “Outsiders: Memories of migration to and from North Korea”, published by Berghahn Books. We also discuss Marku…
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Social understandings of autism and ADHD with Bec Flower
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Dr Bec Flower, Lecturer and autism researcher in the Department of Psychology and Counselling at La Trobe University, joins us at the Edge Dwellers Cafe. Bec and Ben explore the social model of disability and how we apply this to understanding the lives of autistic people, in contrast to the medical/deficit model of disability that so often dehuman…
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Travel-based learning and cross-cultural disorienting dilemmas with Ben Walta
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In this episode Ben Habib is joined in conversation by Ben Walta, program coordinator at the Taungurung Land & Waters Council, social entrepreneur, and global adventurer, who for nearly ten years managed CERES Global, providing short education travel programs in sustainability and international development. In this conversation, the two Bens reflec…
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Populisms, precarity and political fragility with Raul Sanchez-Urribarri
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In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Raul Sanchez-Urribarri, Senior Lecturer in Crime, Justice and Legal Studies at La Trobe University in Melbourne. In this discussion, Raul and I explore populist politics in Venezuela and the United States, and what trends in those countries might portend for politics here in Australia. We get into Venezuela as a pe…
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Coming out as ‘mad‘ in academia with Tessa Zirnsak
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In this episode I’m joined in conversation by Tessa Zirnsak, PhD researcher at La Trobe University, to discuss coming out as 'mad' in academia. We explore the Madness movement and the field of mad studies, the expertise of lived experience, university study for mad people, and the pitfalls of coming out as “mad” in the university. We also discuss w…
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Ep 250: Goodbye With Your Mates Guys with Rob Caruana, Timothy Clark, Simon Cumming, Sonia Di Iorio, Claire Hagan, Roland Hoffmann, Peter Jones, Tom Keele, Lucy Milinski, Nick Quon & Jeremy Webb
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It's the last episode! This week Murphy is joined by his mates guys Rob Caruana, Timothy Clark, Simon Cumming, Sonia Di Iorio, Claire Hagan, Roland Hoffmann, Peter Jones, Tom Keele, Lucy Milinski, Nick Quon, and Jeremy Webb to drink McLachlan O'Hoplan Goodbye With Your Mates Guys See You Lager Ale, reminisce over the last five years of the podcast,…
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Ep 249: Temple Brewing Rice XPA with Firdi Billimoria, Adam Knox & Jacqueline Mifsud
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This week Murph is joined by his mates guys Firdi Billimoria, Adam Knox and Jacqueline Mifsud at Temple Brewing to drink Rice XPA and discuss jogging, The 9 Club, flowers, The 12 Club, pudding, The 18 Club, stand up comedy, Coolio, and more! Check out everyone here: https://www.jacquelinemifsud.com/ https://www.facebook.com/firdicomedian/ https://t…
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Ep 248: Local Brewing Co. Runaway IPA with Hugo Mylecharane & Beau Stegmann
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Beer Eye is back! Again! This week Murphy is joined by his mates guys Hugo Mylecharane & Beau Stegmann at Fitzroy Gardens to drink Local Brewing IPA and discuss the US election, schlacking, food wastage, the police, Fed Square, hops, Drapht, and more! Check out A Local Beer here: https://www.localbrewing.co/ Here's Beau's FB page: www.facebook.com/…
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Boo! It's a spinechillingly spooky kooky scare-tastic Halloween bonus eppy of Beer Eye! Murphy reviews Dainton Blood Orange NEIPA and talks a bit of shit, and we hear some candy and beer recommendations from a few ghastly ghostly ghoulish mates guys! Enjoy! If you daaaaaaare Feel free to check out the Beer Eye socials: facebook.com/beereyematesguys…
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Beer Eye With Your Mates Guys 247th Episode Spectacular!
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Holy moly, it's a new Beer Eye! Due to the Melbourne lockdown, Murphy still isn't able to record regular episodes, so he thought he'd put together a very special extravaganza of never before heard clips for you! You'll get to hear rare audio from lost episodes, failed spinoffs and other top secret unreleased recordings. So sit back with your beer o…
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Ep 246: Best Of Your Mates Guys Part Three
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Another lock-down calls for another clip show! Take a stroll down memory boulevard as Murphy shares even more of his favourite Beer Eye moments, with classic clips featuring mates guys Rob Caruana, Lewis Dowell, Claire Hagan, Roland Hoffmann, Sonia Di Iorio, Peter Jones, Adam Knox, Lucy Milinski, Luka Muller, the McLachlan family, Nick Quon, Rosie …
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Ep 245: Temple Brewing Cakepricot with Katherine Allan & Rose Bishop
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This week Murphy is joined by his mates guys Katherine Allan and Rose Bishop to drink Temple Brewing Cakepricot Imperial Dessert Stout and discuss Rose and Katherine's neighbour, cats, driving, the final episode, cops, Messina, and more! Check everyone out here: facebook.com/katherineallanwrites/ facebook.com/roseybish/ murphymclachlan.com facebook…
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Ep 244: Jetty Road Pale Ale with Aidan "Taco" Jones, Urvi Majumdar & Ben Searle
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This week Murphy is joined (in person!) by Aidan "Taco" Jones, Urvi Majumdar and Ben Searle to drink Jetty Road Pale Ale (and Remedy Kombucha) and discuss lockdown restrictions, sport, sobriety, stand up comedy, face recognition, orgies, and more! Check out everyone here: facebook.com/bensearlecomedy/ https://aidantacojones.wordpress.com/ instagram…
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Being Socially Distant is a new lockdown audio comedy from the producers of The Backstory Podcast. Written and produced by Tin Shed Productions with additional writing by Kate Wilson, starring Suzy Coulson, Claire Mutimer, Kate Wilson and Ivan Vaughan. It is recorded remotely. Please follow us on instagram: @beingsociallydistant Music: 'Latin Night…
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Ep 243: The Pav is Ours Pavlova Pale Ale with Cassie Daly, Chris Heaslip & Davey Reynolds
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This week Murphy is joined over Zoom by his mates guys Cassie Daly, Chris Heaslip and Davey Reynolds to drink Moon Dog The Pav is Ours Pavlova Pale Ale, Budweiser, Monteith's Black Beer and New England Brewing Company Big Holiday and discuss Microsoft Teams, The 10 Club, Australian inventions, rating systems, Mishka Vodka and more! Follow Beer Eye …
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Being Socially Distant is a new lockdown audio comedy from the producers of The Backstory Podcast. Written and produced by Tin Shed Productions and starring Suzy Coulson, Claire Mutimer, Kate Wilson and Ivan Vaughan. It is recorded remotely. Please follow us on instagram: @beingsociallydistant Music: 'Latin Nights' Composer: Tim Brown, Brown House …
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Episode 4 - parents, the pox and pissing it up the wall
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Being Socially Distant is a new lockdown audio comedy from the producers of The Backstory Podcast. Written and produced by Tin Shed Productions and starring Suzy Coulson, Claire Mutimer, Kate Wilson and Ivan Vaughan. It is recorded remotely. Please follow us on instagram: @beingsociallydistant Music: 'Latin Nights' Composer: Tim Brown, Brown House …
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Ep 242: New World with Firdi Billimoria & Jeremy Webb
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This week Murphy is joined over Zoom by his mates guys Firdi Billimoria & Jeremy Webb to drink 3 Ravens New World IPA, Stomping Ground Watermelon Smash Sour Beer and some kind of whiskey and discuss the pandemic, working from home, The 17 Club, TV shows, coughing, alcohol sales, social media, simps, The 21 Club, and more! Follow Beer Eye on Twitter…
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Episode 3 - temperatures, TikTok and taxidermy
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Being Socially Distant is a new lockdown audio comedy from the producers of The Backstory Podcast. Written and produced by Tin Shed Productions and starring Suzy Coulson, Claire Mutimer, Kate Wilson and Ivan Vaughan. It is recorded remotely. Please follow us on instagram: @beingsociallydistant Music: 'Latin Nights' Composer: Tim Brown, Brown House …
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Episode 2 - Milk, Cheese and Whatever You Please
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Being Socially Distant is a new lockdown audio comedy from the producers of The Backstory Podcast. Written and produced by Tin Shed Productions and starring Suzy Coulson, Claire Mutimer, Kate Wilson and Ivan Vaughan. It is recorded remotely. Please follow us on instagram: @beingsociallydistant Music: 'Latin Nights' Composer: Tim Brown, Brown House …
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Episode 1 - home schooling, date night and jizzing on a coconut.
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Being Socially Distant is a new lockdown audio comedy from the producers of The Backstory Podcast. Written and produced by Tin Shed Productions and starring Suzy Coulson, Claire Mutimer, Kate Wilson and Ivan Vaughan. It is recorded remotely. Please follow us on instagram: @beingsociallydistant Music: 'Latin Nights' Composer: Tim Brown, Brown House …
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Surprise! Even though the podcast is on hold, that doesn't mean we can't have a cheeky bonus episode. Murphy briefly reviews Two Birds Sundaze Sippa Summer Ale, gives a few movie and TV recommendations, and we hear how a few mates guys have been going during the pandemic. Happy Easter! Beer Eye now has merch. Check it out at https://www.redbubble.c…
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Ep 241: Hawkers Pilsner with Jordan Barr, Sonia Di Iorio & Peter Jones
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This week Murphy is joined by his mates guys Jordan Barr, Sonia Di Iorio and Peter Jones at North Melbourne Town Hall Hotel to drink Hawkers Pilsner (and Coldstream cider) and discuss throwing up, Murphy’s wedding, milestones, port, Club Voltaire Comedy, not drinking, Murphy’s old fridge, and more! Check out everyone here: https://www.facebook.com/…
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Ep 240: Stone & Wood Garden Ale with Simon Cumming & Nick Quon
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This week Murphy is joined by his mates guys Simon Cumming and Nick Quon at Treasury Gardens to drink Stone & Wood Garden Ale and discuss drunk stand up gigs, Hobart, crowd work gone wrong, low alcohol beers, comedy competitions, the upcoming final episode, and more! Check peeps out here: twitter.com/quonnnie http://www.chucklecabinrecords.com/ mur…
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It’s time for another Beer Eye clip show! Murphy shares some more of his favourite moments from previous episodes, featuring mates guys Peter Jones, Adam Knox, Jess Perkins, Danielle Walker, Lewis Dowell, Sonia Di Iorio, Tom Keele, Simon Cumming, Rob Caruana, Brett Blake, and more! Follow Beer Eye on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matesguys Like the …
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