Social Issues

Virginity Auctions

In a concept developed by an Australian filmmaker, one man and one woman have auctioned off their virginity. The woman received much higher bids than the man did. What does this say about attitudes to male and female virginity? Andrea Nierhoff finds out.

Apocalypse Survival: Magpies

Apocalpyse expert Laurie talked to Scott and Emma about magpies, their dangerous swooping habits, and beak-shaped hats.

Interview: Bryn Weightman and the seven deadly sins

Resident deadly-sin expert Bryn Weightman joined us in the studio to give us some religious context about the concept of sinning.
 
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#2plycry interview: Can Social Media initiate Social Movements?

 Cassie and Rian sit down with 'Anonymous', one of the members of the collective who initiated #2plycry, a social movement at RMIT which sprung up over students being unsatisfied with 1 ply toilet paper. We look at their use of a hashtag, with next to no information on it, has spiked such interest, and could even lead to collective political action on the part of the students. 

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Get Cereal: Emma's SYNs

Get Cereal host Emma breaks down her deadliest SYNs and works out how much she should pay.
 
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Get Cereal: Radiothon highlights

As it is Radio-Thon week here at SYN we thought we'd ask Producer Declan and Newsreader Estelle why SYN is so important and why you should Pay for your SYns.
 
 
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Interview: Sushi Das

Sushi Das, award-winning journalist and current opinions editor for The Age, chatted to the Get Cereal team about her new memoir Deranged Marriage.
 
More details about the book, which comes out today, can be found at http://www.randomhouse.com.au/books/sushi-das/untitled-memoir-9781742751566.aspx

Apocalypse Survival: Furby apocalypse

Apocalypse specialist Laurie joined us in studio to warn us about furbys. 

Expert in a week: Beekeeping

Every week Kevin will become an expert in a different topic. On today's episode, he delves into the dodgy practices of beekeeping, equating it to Nazi Germany.

Lady Gaga = Julian Assange

What is up with Julian Assange having dinner with Lady Gaga? Merran, Scott and Emma unpack this hard-hitting issue.