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Podcasts

On this page, you will find a list of 2SER programs (and other recorded goodies) that are currently available as podcasts. A podcast is a series of mp3s that you can download individually or "subscribe to" using a podcatching program like iTunes. When you subscribe to a podcast, your podcatching program will automatically download new mp3 episodes when they become available.

Heres Whats Currently On Offer
The Worst Segment Ever! - SRSLY.
Wordwank - For lovers of words with Dick Sean Ray
Neighbourhood Watch
Phrased & Confused - Nothing to do with Led Zeppelin. Sorry.
The Wire - National Current Affairs
Final Draft - Books, publishing and writing
The Fourth Estate - Media and Communications with Daz Chandler

The Worst Segment Ever!

SRSLY. 

Segments SO BAD they'll make you want to dance, urinating, on their shallow grave.
Originally broadcast on Friday Overdrive

Correctly Identify That Secret Sound! 05 May 2008
Ambivalent Ambient Dedications. 05 May 2008


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Wordwank

For lovers of words with Dick Sean Ray 

Join Daz Chandler and Dick Sean Ray as they joyously explore etymologies and odd, non-sensical explanations. Why do we say what we say and where on Mars does it all come from? This light-hearted segment is a must for every English language geek.
Originally broadcast on Monday Overdrive

Bees Knees 02 Apr 2008
Election Terms 02 Apr 2008
US Prison Slang 26 Feb 2008
The Suffix, "Mancy" 25 Feb 2008
OK 21 Feb 2008
Phobias 21 Feb 2008
The Small Room 21 Feb 2008


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Neighbourhood Watch

Neighbourhood Watch

Neighbourhood watch is a half-hour of news and current affairs from around the world, with your hosts Luke Badman and Jess Boyd. Our correspondents are UTS students stretched across the globe, from Chile to China to Spain and beyond. Each week these dedicated journos will be using their skills to hunt down the important news stories that you may not hear anywhere else.
Originally broadcast on Neighbourhood Watch

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Phrased & Confused

Nothing to do with Led Zeppelin. Sorry. 

Dayna Thompson reveals the surprising popular cultural origins behind heaps of cliched phrases.
Originally broadcast on Friday Overdrive

The proof is in the pudding. 05 May 2008
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. 05 May 2008
Cheaters never prosper. 05 May 2008
Room to swing a cat. 05 May 2008
Bringing home the bacon. 05 May 2008
Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks. 05 May 2008
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 05 May 2008
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 05 May 2008
The best thing since sliced bread. 05 May 2008


To Subscribe To This Podcast

Download & install iTunes (it's free).
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The Wire

National Current Affairs 

The Wire is a daily current affairs program broadcast on community radio stations around Australia.