JOY Drive with Warren

Dr Sara Webb explores the extraordinary possibility that our Sun once swallowed a super-Earth, the mysterious changing rings of Chariklo and a stellar explosion 45 million light-years away that amateur astronomers can see for themselves. Guest: Dr Sara Webb, astrophysicist at Swinburne University of Technology Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Dr Sara Webb: Did Our Sun Swallow a Planet? appeared f...

Dr Leigh Barlow explains how rapid PCR testing could deliver chlamydia and gonorrhoea results in about 20 minutes, making testing easier, helping people get treated sooner, and reducing opportunities for infections to spread. Guest: Dr Leigh Barlow, sexual health doctor and Medical Director Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Dr Leigh Barlow: Could We Soon Get an STI Result in 20 Minutes? appeared f...

Aerobiologist Dr Mary Hanson explains why some of us are already sneezing, why grass rather than spring flowers is often the real culprit, how far pollen can travel and what Melbourne’s unpredictable weather means for the season ahead. Guest: Dr Mary Hanson, aerobiologist at Edith Cowan University Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Dr Mary Hanson: Has Hayfever Season Started Early? appeared first o...

Jye Marshall predicts Kylie Minogue’s Grand Final fashion moment and explores how stadium scale, nostalgia, merchandise and nearly four decades of iconic looks could shape what she wears onto the MCG. Guest: Jye Marshall, Lecturer in Fashion Design, School of Design and Architecture at Swinburne University of Technology Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Jye Marshall: What Will Kylie Wear at the AF...

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne explores Wimbledon’s resistance to influencer accreditation, the difference between creating content and disrupting play, and whether protecting sporting etiquette risks preserving an outdated idea of who counts as legitimate media. Guest: Dr Lauren Rosewarne, Associate Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourn...

Professor Tom Denson explains why venting and intense exercise can sometimes keep anger alive, how distraction, mindfulness and psychological distance can help us cool down, and why managing anger doesn’t mean pretending we never feel it. Guest: Professor Tom Denson, Professor of Psychology at UNSW Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Professor Tom Denson: Why ‘Blowing Off Steam’ Can Make Anger Worse...

Jye Marshall explores how algorithms accelerated the fashion cycle, why maximalism may be pushing back against years of carefully curated sameness, and whether our personal style is really ours when social media keeps deciding what looks good. Guest: Jye Marshall, Lecturer in Fashion Design at Swinburne University of Technology Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Jye Marshall: Is Social Media Making...

Dramatic soprano Piera Dennerstein explores bringing her extraordinary voice from traditional opera to cabaret, comedy, and Finucane & Smith’s Dance Palace. Guest: Piera Dennerstein, dramatic soprano and performer in Finucane & Smith’s Dance Palace Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Piera Dennerstein: Taking Opera Out of the Opera House appeared first on JOY Drive .

Bec Dahl and Dr Dave Capstick explore how far the law has come in recognising families with two dads, and what happens legally and emotionally when a same-sex male couple with children later separates. Guests: Bec Dahl, Partner, Nicholes Family Lawyers; Dr David Capstick, Clinical Psychologist and Director of Q Psychology Presenter: Warren Andrew Nicholes Family Lawyers is a proud JOY sponsor and...

Associate Professor Evangeline Mantzioris explains how much tinned tuna we can safely eat, why its mercury risk is lower than many people assume, and when children, pregnant women and lovers of the daily tuna sandwich should take more care. Guest: Associate Professor Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences and Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Aust...

Mark Trevorrow explores the friendship, music, and mischief behind OLD FRIENDS!, performs alongside Rupert Noffs and Bev Kennedy, and shares what still keeps the creator of Bob Downe excited after more than four decades on stage. Guest: Mark Trevorrow, comedian, performer and creator of Bob Downe Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Mark Trevorrow: Old Friends, Bob Downe and Still Finding the Thrill...

Associate Professor Theresa Larkin explains how hormones and the menstrual cycle affect women’s health, why pelvic pain and other symptoms can be dismissed for too long, and which checks and conversations are worth finally making time for. Guest: Dr Theresa Larkin, Associate Professor of Medical Sciences at the University of Wollongong Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Associate Professor Theresa...

Suzy Wrong explores the SBS series Homebodies through the uncomfortable prospect of meeting your teenage self, asking whether we ever truly leave our younger selves behind and how family, transition, nostalgia and queer joy shape the people we become. Guest: Suzy Wrong Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Suzy Wrong: TV Series Review – ‘Homebodies’ appeared first on JOY Drive .

Dr Rob Nicholls explains Australia’s proposed “fair and reasonable” privacy test, why clicking “I agree” may no longer be enough to justify how companies use our information, and what stricter rules could mean for AI, location tracking and smart glasses. Guest: Dr Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications at the University of Sydney Presenter: Warren Andrew The post...

Joshua Hortinela explores nostalgia, messy dating, queer romance and what happens after the grand gesture in his debut novel Hate You to Love You, asking whether the romantic movies we grew up with gave us hope or completely unrealistic expectations. Guest: Joshua Hortinela, author of ‘Hate You to Love You’ Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Joshua Hortinela: Did Romantic Movies Lie to...

Associate Professor T.J. Thomson explores new technology designed to verify that photographs were captured by real cameras, what that can and cannot prove, and whether we’re heading towards a world where every unverified image is treated with suspicion. Guest: Associate Professor T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication and Digital Media at RMIT University Presenter: Warren Andrew...

Rachael Lynch explains what to do when someone says they’re not OK, why listening can matter more than trying to fix the problem, and how trust and feeling safe can make those conversations particularly important for LGBTQIA+ people. Guest: Rachael Lynch, two-time Olympian, former Hockeyroos goalkeeper and R U OK? ambassador Presenter: Warren Andrew The post Rachael Lynch: ‘R U OK?’ For LGBTQIA+ a...

Professor Daniel Angus explores plans to give Australians greater control over their social media feeds, whether switching off personalised recommendations could curb rage bait and misinformation, and what we might gain or lose if algorithms stopped deciding what we see. Guest: Professor Daniel Angus, Director of the QUT Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology Presente...

Author Nick Bendel reveals how an introvert’s decision to have lunch with 500 strangers transformed his understanding of rejection, confidence, curiosity and why changing your life sometimes begins with having the courage to send one uncomfortable message. Guest: Nick Bendel, author of The 500 Lunches Effect: How Social Courage Changes Everything Presenter: Con Keramitsis The post Nick Bendel: &#8...

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne unpacks inbox guilt, unread-email anxiety and the strange way we turned replying quickly and reaching “inbox zero” into evidence that we were organised, productive and somehow better at life. Guest: Dr Lauren Rosewarne, Associate Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne Presenter: Con Keramitsis The post Associate...

Jye Marshall examines the cancellation of the Met’s planned John Galliano retrospective and the uncomfortable question of whether fashion could recognise an extraordinary creative legacy without overlooking the controversy surrounding the person who created it. Guest: Jye Marshall, fashion designer and Lecturer in Fashion Design at Swinburne University of Technology Presenter: Con Keramitsis The p...

Dr Rob Nicholls unpacks Meta’s landmark US settlement over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were designed to keep young people hooked, and asks whether responsibility for endless scrolling is finally shifting from users to the companies that designed the platforms. Guest: Dr Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications at the University of Sydney Presenter: Con Kerami...

Professor Lisa Asher explores how supermarkets were turning own-brand products into powerful competitors, using shelf space and shopper data to influence our choices, and responding to viral food crazes such as “sardinemaxxing” almost as quickly as TikTok could create them. Guest: Lisa Asher, retail and consumer behaviour expert from the University of Sydney Presenter: Con Keramitsis The post Lisa...

Dr Madeline Sprajcer explains why simply knowing the phone might ring could keep the brain on alert, disrupt sleep even when the call never comes, and reveal a hidden cost of asking workers to remain available overnight. Guest: Dr Madeline Sprajcer, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at CQUniversity Australia Presenter: Con Keramitsis The post Dr Madeline Sprajcer: How Being On-Call Disrupts Sleep Even...

Associate Professor Vincent Ho cuts through the marketing around antibiotics and probiotics, explaining what antibiotics actually do to our gut microbiome, when probiotics could help and why automatically reaching for a supplement isn’t necessarily the answer. Guest: Associate Professor Vincent Ho, gastroenterologist at Western Sydney University Presenter: Con Keramitsis The post Associate Profess...