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My Warm Table is an independent podcast amplifying the passion and purpose of smart, generous and civic minded Western Australians who are making our communities better. We gather around a warm table of good conversation, acceptance, positivity and curiosity (in Italian we call this a Tavola Calda - a warm table). We'll talk politics, religion, science, sustainability, wellness, inclusion, social impact ... in fact no topic is off limits - but good table manners will rule!
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Co-hosted by Professor Tracey Bunda and Associate Professor Katelyn Barney, this podcast series focuses on Indigenising the university curriculum. Each episode is an interview with Indigenous and/or non-Indigenous staff across the faculties at the University of Queensland.
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A fictional comedy whodunit in 12 episodes, each approximately 15 minutes long, performed by 36 international and talented voice actors. LOGLINE: After marrying her closeted gay best friend for a green card, PEPA (Señorita Flores) - an aspiring mystery writer with a strange predisposition to alcohol-induced amnesia - must use her amateur detective skills to discover who knocked her up on the night she blacked out... before her mother-in-law gets her deported back to Spain. The Strange Case o ...
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Condy Canuto and Dr Heena Akbar discuss how they are Indigenising the public health curriculum by using a podcast format to share conversations with Indigenous experts and by bringing Indigenous community members into tutorial sessions. They also discuss building the cultural capabilities of students and staff through field trips led by Indigenous …
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Unlock the secrets to navigating your "second spring" with career counsellor and reinvention coach Lois Keay-Smith. Lois joins us to share modern job search strategies and the importance of staying active and connected. This episode is packed with actionable insights that will empower you to embrace your next chapter with strength and purpose. Lois…
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Associate Professor Maggie Nolan and Dr Melanie Saward discuss BlackWords, a database within AustLit that provides access to a vast record of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and their publications. They discuss the ways educators can use BlackWords to Indigenise the curriculum and the importance of respectfully listening to Indigenous…
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What if you could transform your life through the power of community and touch? Today, we sit down with the incredible Tamala Bosveld, a mother of five, marathon enthusiast, and compassionate massage therapist, whose work has touched countless lives. Join us as Tamala shares her inspiring journey, from balancing family life to organizing a family-f…
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Ever wondered why mainstream agriculture seems so destructive? Picture a grandfather and his grandson pondering the question of why growing crops often involves killing. This profound moment sets the stage for a transformative conversation with Anthony James, the host of the Regeneration podcast, and a fifth-generation Western Australian. Together,…
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Peta Rake and Freja Carmichael discuss the role of art as a medium to include Indigenous perspectives in the curriculum. They also discuss the role and responsibility of the UQ Art Museum as a space to support and profile diverse Indigenous voices. You can view the transcript for the interview here.Door Bunda & Barney
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Can multiculturalism truly shape the identity of a region? Join us as Sonia Nolan welcomes Karla Benitez, a dedicated advocate for culturally and linguistically diverse communities, to explore the vibrant tapestry and challenges of multicultural life in Western Australia. Karla shares her compelling journey from Mexico to Australia and her impactfu…
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What if understanding the intricate relationship between mental and physical health could be the key to holistic well-being? Join us at My Warm Table as we chat with Nicola Cooper, a highly experienced mental health nurse and therapist with a rich background in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) from the UK. Nicola shares her compelling journey and…
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Witness the strength of the human spirit through Olga Hurina's eyes, a Ukrainian humanitarian entrant whose life took a dramatic turn when war forced her from her homeland to the unfamiliar shores of Perth, Australia. Leaving behind her husband and a career in public service, Olga's story is one of resilience and hope. Amidst the backdrop of the on…
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Associate Professor Sonia Roitman and Greg Kitson discuss how they teach students to respect Indigenous perspectives in urban planning courses and their use of art as a tool to teach students about activism and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander connections to Country. You can view the transcript for the interview here.…
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Imagine being captivated by a voice that weaves humor and vulnerability into a tapestry of tales, drawing you into the very heart of storytelling. That's precisely what Andrea Gibbs, a storyteller extraordinaire, does as our guest. As she unravels the intricacies of performance, from the raw exposure of acting to the subtle rhythms of narrative com…
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Dr Vigya Sharma discusses how she is Indigenising the curriculum in her humanitarian engineering course. She discusses the use of case studies and videos resources as a way of introducing students to key truths in relation to access to water, sanitation, energy, and infrastructure in remote Indigenous communities. You can view the transcript for th…
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Have you ever wondered what it takes to turn a spark of inspiration into a beacon of hope for others? Desley Delic and Megan Hancock sit at my warm table, sharing the heartfelt origin of Lightbulb Skills, a testament to their determination to help individuals with additional needs learn life and independence skills. Their stories, steeped in person…
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Dr Sharlene Leroy-Dyer, Dr Samantha Cooms and Dr Gemma Irving discuss the principles and practices they are using to Indigenise the curriculum in business and management courses. They also discuss the importance of allyship, reciprocity and collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous staff in this context. You can view the transcript for th…
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Today we are talking about our seniors, our young people, intergenerational relationships, the old-school village approach to looking after each other in communities, and how we can find hope in loneliness. Yes we’re asking lots of big questions! These big human challenges, are deeply embedded with the whole range of emotions from love and joy to p…
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Lisa Holland is a truly remarkable woman. She embodies the words hope and inspiration equally as much as she personifies strength and resilience. During our warm table conversation Lisa shares her fight with two different types of breast cancer and also thyroid cancer and how she has been both a victim and a hero of her own story and has survived t…
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Karina Maxwell and Kate Thompson discuss teaching students how to do a meaningful acknowledgement of Country and ensuring students studying nursing, midwifery and social work reflect on their identities in order to become more culturally capable. You can view the transcript for the interview here.Door Bunda & Barney
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Welcome to Season 3 of My Warm Table. I’m so delighted that you’ve joined us again for more smart conversations with heart around a warm table of acceptance, curiosity and empathy. This Season, which is our third, we are focussing on HOPE. The world is a crazy place right now, and I believe we all need to channel the power of hope into our days. Wh…
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Meet our Spanish heroine, Pepa Flores, and her eccentric world. She moved to New York to become a mystery writer against her mother's wishes. Still, she makes ends meet by working as a wig stylist at an Orthodox Jewish hair salon, where she sometimes moonlights as an amateur private detective for her salon's clients. She uncovers little dark secret…
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Pepa and her best friend in NYC—BEN—make an emergency stop at the gynecologist's office, where she discovers the biggest mystery of her life on the most inconvenient day when we all meet Ben's family: his mother YAFFA, his father BARRY, his brother DAVID, and the family rabbi, RABBI ALLEN. Voice Actors: Paula Roman as Pepa Flores Adam Lebowitz-Lock…
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Ben tries to cheer Pepa up after the surprising news: her due date has changed (meaning her ex can no longer be the father, but who is it, now?) while there is an unexpected arrival in NYC: Pepa’s ex – JEAN PAUL – who now he thinks he is the father of Pepa’s baby. Pepa starts the investigation and finds the two first clues that lead her to meet her…
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Following the elevator tape (clue #1), Pepa gets some exciting information about how she arrived at her apartment the night of. Ben and Pepa visit a graphologist in Chinatown to examine the written note, someone left behind the night of (clue #2) and discover a scoop that…well you will listen.. At Ben’s apartment, Pepa and Ben are preparing a Spani…
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Unannounced and straight from Seville, CARMEN, Pepa’s mother, shows up at Ben’s apartment at the exact moment when Ben’s family is downstairs, eager to come up to indulge a delicious Spanish dinner. There is a big problem: Pepa has told Ben’s parents that her Mom is dead. Pepa hides her mother from Ben’s family while they enjoy the tapas until the …
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Ben is out of shape after learning that his mother, Yaffa, and his entire family has decided to stay in the city until the baby is born. Pepa tells the truth to her mother, Carmen, who goes bananas. After the storm, Carmen joins the investigation with Pepa and Ben, and inspecting the photos taken the night of, they manage to put together an interes…
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Pepa starts interviewing everyone on the LIST OF SUSPECTS, but there is one nobody has a clue of who he is: the man with the Sankofa symbol. Meanwhile, Yaffa and Barry run a separate investigation to discover what the hell Pepa is hiding. Following Pepa around, who is also pursuing her clues, can only bring more chaos and disparate (folly fun). Voi…
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Pepa goes to dinner with Martin at his dad’s favorite Italian restaurant, and Yaffa and Barry follow them, concluding that… well, you will listen. Voice Actors: Manolo Roman as Little Italy restaurant Host Kitty Swink – Yaffa – Ben’s mother Lon Fiala – Barry – Ben’s father Daisun Cohn-Williams as Martin - Pepa's neighbor's son Paula Roman as Pepa F…
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Pepa finds the man with the Sankofa symbol, RON, and discovers something shocking when she meets him in person. Pepa also manages to interview the bartender who worked at her birthday party, TYLER, one of the suspects. And even though, she finds out he is no longer a suspect, he reveals a crazy fact about the night of. Following the scoop from Tyle…
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Pepa gets out of jail with the help of Martin, Carmen, Benjamin, and Ron. On the way home, Ben and Pepa have a big fight revealing the unexpected suspect. Voice Actors: Lindsay Casto as Jail Woman Paula Roman as Pepa Flores Eddie McGitty as the Jail officer Camille Natta as Caroline Henri Laborde as Jean Paul Gerard B Fillmore as Ron Adam Lebowitz-…
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Madness ensues when Pepa, Ben, Ron, and Carmen get together with the graphologist to examine all the suspects’ handwriting to see if any matches the anonymous note (clue #2). Pepa’s apartment is like the Marx Brothers' cabin; everyone shows up with different intentions… even an immigration officer… In the middle of this folly, Pepa breaks water. Vo…
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Everyone gets on Leopoldo’s hearse and drives to the hospital. While waiting for the doctor’s report on Pepa and the baby, the immigration officer reveals that Pepa’s application for permanent residence is pending because there is evidence of possible marriage fraud. All is resolved with the birth of Pepa’s healthy baby, and she finally discovers w…
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Coen Hird and Associate Professor Steven Salisbury discuss field teaching, building relationships with Butchulla traditional owners at K’gari, and the ways they are introducing students to the importance of respecting Aboriginal understandings and connections to Country. You can view the transcript for the interview here.…
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Thanks for listening to Season 2 of My Warm Table Podcast. In this episode, Sonia wraps up the season with highlights of the previous episodes. Thanks to all of our wonderful, generous guests and to you our listeners for supporting a warm table of curious conversations, acceptance and spreading positivity in our communities. Warm thanks to: Sponsor…
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In this episode we stop a moment to think about how we are so connected to electricity. We’re going to honour the courageous and skillful men who climbed heights without fear to assemble and construct those tall steel structures which look like mini Eiffel Towers across our Australian landscape. We’re going to step back in time to 1951 when the Aus…
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We are in what scientists call the 6th mass extinction with wildlife disappearing at a rate of 1000 times the natural extinction rate. Today’s warm table conversation is a big one. We share tears and fears with Donalea Patman who, 12 years ago, locked eyes with a lion - one of the world’s most majestic and revered creatures – and from that moment s…
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The number of trucks on WA roads is set to double within the decade and triple by 2050. In fact we'd all come to a stop if it wasn’t for the work of our amazing truck drivers carting everything from milk to machinery across our vast state. So it’s really important as drivers that we know how to share our roads safely with trucks. Rob Sharpe of Tran…
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Have you ever been hacked? Are you worried about your data privacy? Do you know someone who has been unscrupulously scammed and lost money, lost data and basically lost their trust in the cyber world? Cyber security is a growing concern for everyday people like you and me, as well as every organisation and government body - costing millions in our …
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PASSION: The study and mastery of allergic conditions. PURPOSE: Investigating, managing and relieving allergy symptoms through his practice Perth Allergy so people can live healthier, happier lives. Is hay fever your nemesis in the Springtime or maybe the sentence “may contain traces of nuts” gets your heart racing. Allergies have become a common c…
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PASSION: Changing workplace behaviours for the better. PURPOSE: Translating the law on workplace behaviours through interactive theatre and training workshops through her business EEO Specialists. The laws have changed around workplace behaviour. In fact more change has occurred in the last 2 years than 20 years prior … So this is an important epis…
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One of the greatest ways we can channel our passions for purpose is through volunteering. It’s good for civic society, it’s good for our local clubs, and research tells us that volunteering even increases our sense of wellbeing. Today I’m joined around the Warm Table by Craig Spencer – who has volunteered most of his adult life and knows better tha…
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Carroll Go-Sam and Dr Kelly Greenop discuss the importance of teaching Architecture, Design and Planning students about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander connections to Country. The Campuses on Countries: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Design Framework discussed in this episode can be viewed here. You can view the transcript for the inte…
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Jenny Baraga is a pioneer of Aboriginal mental health practice and training in Western Australia’s north west region. Jenny describes herself as a quiet achiever. She is a trusted voice, an experienced health practitioner and a proud Garra Yarra woman with a compelling story about the importance of taking the time to have a yarn and show cultural r…
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Endometriosis is a chronic and painful condition which affects about 176 million women worldwide. One in 9 women suffer (almost daily) with this condition which impacts a woman's physical, emotion and social wellbeing. There is currently no cure, the cause is unclear and diagnosis takes an average of 7 years. Kath Sloan and Emma Dixon are passionat…
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Christin Smith is an award winning earth scientist with qualifications in geology, natural resources, sustainability and environmental management, and education. She's the founder of EARTHMAD - an acronym which stands for Everyone Acting Responsibly Today Helps Make A Difference. Christin found herself leading the charge in her Mandurah coastal sub…
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