Disconnect

Episodes

1. 11

   Web Cubed (live episode)

   Web3 is an online ecosystem based on decentralised blockchain technology. With web3 you can transfer value directly to another person without using third party services. Can the tools and infrastructures of web3 be built according to Indigenous governance principles? This final episode of...

   Feb 15, 2023

   40m
2. 10

   Join us for our live episode recording!

   Join us at RMIT University in Melbourne on 14 December. Tickets are free and available to be booked here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

   Nov 16, 2022

   1m
3. 9

   Hidden Valley

   Internet access might be something city dwellers take for granted. In town camps and remote communities across Australia, just sending an email isn’t always straight forward. In this episode we visit Hidden Valley, a town camp in Alice Springs. While Hidden Valley struggles with satellite…

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   Aug 27, 2021

   31m
4. 8

   Wrong Story

   Information spreads quickly online and so does misinformation. The early days of the internet were an optimistic time but today people talk more about fake news than the information superhighway. Online misinformation touches every community; in this episode we look at the way it spreads in...

   Jul 15, 2021

   34m
5. 7

   There's a Yagi on Your Roof

   Access to phone and internet is not universal within Australia. In some places, just getting mobile phone service can be a logistical challenge. We follow the story of a family in Kwale Kwale, west of Alice Springs, as they try to get connected. Disconnect is a podcast about the internet in…

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   Mar 23, 2021

   19m
6. 6

   Emoji Bosses

   There are many ways to preserve language. We trace the story of Australia’s first Indigenous emoji project, which is bringing Indigenous culture and the Arrernte language onto your smartphone. In the process we encounter emoji’s bosses and find out why it is so hard to add a new emoji to the set....

   Mar 9, 2021

   28m
7. 5

   Not Your Mate

   Indigenous Australians are losing tens of millions of dollars to scammers every year. In this episode, we travel around the country to look at how online scams are being targeted to remote communities, and trace their story back beyond social media. Disconnect is a podcast about the internet in...

   Jul 21, 2019

   37m
8. 4

   The Dish

   If you’ve driven through the Northern Territory lately you may have seen these structures, always in places where there is no mobile phone reception. No reception, that is, until you rest your phone on one of these bush hotspots. Disconnect is a podcast about the internet in remote Australian...

   Jul 21, 2019

   25m
9. 3

   Killswitch

   When you live in a place with mobile phone reception you can switch off your device, but the network stays on. But what if you wanted the whole thing switched off? In some remote Australian communities, it can be. Disconnect is a podcast about the internet in remote Australian Aboriginal...

   Jul 21, 2019

   27m
10. 2

    Sky Camp

    In some Aboriginal cultures, when someone passes away, their name and image should not be spoken or seen, let alone shared online. In this episode we discuss the topic of death, and how customs surrounding death are being challenged by social media and internet use. Disconnect is a podcast about...

    Jul 21, 2019

    22m
11. 1

    Pilot

    In this episode we discuss conflict arising on social media, including the spread of fight videos in remote communities and privacy problems arising from the sharing of devices. First released in 2018. We’d like to thank the youth forum participants, and Papulu Apparr-Kari for inviting us along....

    Jul 19, 2019

    34m