Methanol poisoning, preventing koala chlamydia + boycotting Spotify
It's a backpacker's worst nightmare: a big overseas trip ending in a hospital emergency room because of methanol poisoning. Can a new website prevent more tragedies? And koalas have a chlamydia problem. Now, there's a solution. Plus bands, musicians and consumers are breaking up with Spotify. Why? Listen now: 01:23 - The Aussie artists leaving Spotify 13:18 - Explaining the Partying Safely Hub 16:55 - Remembering the memory of Simone White 25.42 - Koala chlamydia vaccines Guests: Dr Sophie Freeman, researcher of music streaming and algorithmic recommendation, University of Melbourne Bethany Clarke, methanol poisoning survivor and advocate, Simone White Methanol Awareness Campaign Dr Julien Grosmaire, senior vet, Endeavour Veterinary Ecology Get the whole story from Hack: Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to the hack podcast Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm
An episode of the Hack podcast, hosted by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, titled "Methanol poisoning, preventing koala chlamydia + boycotting Spotify" was published on September 10, 2025 and runs 30 minutes.
September 10, 2025 ·30m · Hack
Summary
It's a backpacker's worst nightmare: a big overseas trip ending in a hospital emergency room because of methanol poisoning. Can a new website prevent more tragedies? And koalas have a chlamydia problem. Now, there's a solution. Plus bands, musicians and consumers are breaking up with Spotify. Why? Listen now: 01:23 - The Aussie artists leaving Spotify 13:18 - Explaining the Partying Safely Hub 16:55 - Remembering the memory of Simone White 25.42 - Koala chlamydia vaccines Guests: Dr Sophie Freeman, researcher of music streaming and algorithmic recommendation, University of Melbourne Bethany Clarke, methanol poisoning survivor and advocate, Simone White Methanol Awareness Campaign Dr Julien Grosmaire, senior vet, Endeavour Veterinary Ecology Get the whole story from Hack: Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to the hack podcast Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm
Episode Description
It's a backpacker's worst nightmare: a big overseas trip ending in a hospital emergency room because of methanol poisoning. Can a new website prevent more tragedies?
And koalas have a chlamydia problem. Now, there's a solution.
Plus bands, musicians and consumers are breaking up with Spotify. Why?
Listen now:
01:23 - The Aussie artists leaving Spotify
13:18 - Explaining the Partying Safely Hub
16:55 - Remembering the memory of Simone White
25.42 - Koala chlamydia vaccines
Guests:
- Dr Sophie Freeman, researcher of music streaming and algorithmic recommendation, University of Melbourne
- Bethany Clarke, methanol poisoning survivor and advocate, Simone White Methanol Awareness Campaign
- Dr Julien Grosmaire, senior vet, Endeavour Veterinary Ecology
Get the whole story from Hack:
- Follow us on Instagram
- Subscribe to the hack podcast
- Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm
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