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We bring together a rich array of storytelling creativity and technical expertise in podcasts!

We are part of UTS’s Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion, where we work with academics, researchers, philanthropists, companies and knowledge workers to tell stories that have the power to effect real change. Our team brings together a rich array of storytelling creativity and technical expertise to create innovative work, backed by research skills you can trust. Contact us to find out how we can help you tell your story, and visit the Making Impact page to understand more about how we make media.

24/09/2026

“Everything I write is a love letter.” 💌

Isabelle Li’s debut novel The Northern Tomb sold out its first print run before the launch was even over. Hear her in conversation with Gail Jones at Gleebooks, talking about carers, family secrets, Peking opera duets, and why a character can be a song instead of a story.

🎧 New episode of Fully Lit live now in bio!

Sydney Review of Books

11/09/2026

🏆 Congratulations to Regina Botros and Leigh Boucher (Leigh Boucher)! Their History Lab episode Darlinghurst’s AIDS Crisis has won 2nd Prize in the 2026 History Council of NSW Public History Award (History Council NSW)🎙

Regina produced the episode in collaboration with historian Leigh Boucher, bringing a painful and often-overlooked chapter of Sydney’s history to life through the people who lived it.
Massive congrats to the whole team ✨

07/09/2026

🏆 WINNER! 🏆

History Lab: Caribbean Echoes has taken home the 2026 NSW Digital History Prize - and we couldn’t be more delighted!

Caribbean Echoes traced hidden histories through the stories of Nellie Small and Peter Jackson, and we’re so proud to see that work recognised. Huge thanks to everyone who made it happen 🙌 Sienna Brown

We’re also so pleased to acknowledge Walk for Truth-telling awarded Highly Commended (Jane Curtis, Anna Clark, Travis Lovett), and our episode on Darlinghurst’s AIDS Crisis, shortlisted alongside them - both incredible pieces of work in a very strong field this year (Leigh Boucher, Sarah Gilbert, Regina Botros).

State Library of NSW

UTSImpactStudios

27/08/2026

“Grief is the other side of love.”

Recorded live at the Addison Road Writers’ Festival (Addison Road Community Org), this powerful conversation brings together three artists whose work confronts mortality while celebrating life.

Featuring: Vaughn Upward Garcia (Poems from the Afterlife), Helen Franzmann (Jay Marie, Comfort Me) and Judith Nangala Crispin (Dingo’s Noctuary).

🎧 Listen now in bio!

21/08/2026

Your research matters. Does Wikipedia know that? 👀

We’re launching a brand new podcast about tech and society - All That We Touch - and you’re invited!

First up: two series. 🎙 Wikipedia - the fights, the biases, the future (will it survive AI?). 💧 Liquid Gold - the hidden value of human p*e, and why we’re flushing away a critical resource.
Come for light food & drinks, stay for a live panel with Wikipedia researcher Prof. Heather Ford and author Richard Cooke tackling the question every academic secretly Googles: How do I get a Wikipedia page?

📅 Thurs 27 August, 5–7pm

📍 Abercrombie Hotel (upstairs), Broadway - opposite UTS
Free tickets, spaces limited - link in bio 🔗

20/08/2026

🌏 New on HistoryLab Studio: environmental history, with Nancy Cushing and Jarrod H**e.

Two historians, two generations, one unscripted conversation - why the field matters right now, its biggest debates, and where it’s headed next.

Introduced by AHA President Michelle Arrow 🎙

Listen to the episode in bio!

14/08/2026

The hardware has finally arrived from New York! ✨📦

So thrilled to hold our trophies from the New York Festivals Radio Awards - one of the most prestigious audio competitions in the world.
🥈 Silver - Hey History Teacher, Episode 7: Walk for Truth-Telling
🥉 Bronze - History Lab: Unsettling Portraits

Two shows. Two towers in the studio. Incredibly proud of everyone who made these episodes happen.

27/07/2026

Meet Florence Devouard, who built French Wikipedia with three people, and then the Wikipedia co-founder who told her it was 'useless'. ‼️Spoiler alert: She disagreed.‼️

Three big fights that shape what you learn from the world's biggest encyclopedia. Episode 2 of 'All That We Touch: Wikipedia' out now, hosted by Heather Ford and Francesca Sidoti. 🎧https://bit.ly/4bgiSp0

17/07/2026

What does Wikipedia say about where we live? And what does it leave out? Hear researchers, Wikipedia editors, and everyday Australians in Episode 1 of All That We Touch: Wikipedia.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or at https://pod.link/6788245550

13/07/2026

When did you last use Wikipedia? Today? An hour ago?

It's in the world's top ten websites, and most of us never stop to ask who writes it or what gets left out?

Our new six-part podcast, All That We Touch: Wikipedia, goes behind the world's biggest encyclopedia with Wikipedia researcher Professor Heather Ford, author Richard Cooke and Dr Francesca Sidoti.

In the first half of the series: how Australia and its places show up on Wikipedia (and who decides what they're called), the three big fights raging behind the scenes, and will Wikipedia survive AI?

In the second half: how to use it better, whether you're a teacher, student, librarian or editor. There's a quiz that will catch you out, straight answers to the questions teachers really ask (yes, including "Can I cite it?"), and a conversation about including First Nations knowledge on the platform.

🎧 Listen and follow now: https://pod.link/6788245550

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