{"html":"\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1150,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Phantom democracies\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Up Close\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Peter Mares and Professor John Keane\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:153}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/podcasts/phantom-democracies\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-5.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--urZ_bp_u--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/981/0b8/c21/9810b8c21c6f7f888a753f1b6a741043ec42f94fc731dfe8468d17cbbfb6.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag pr-tag--podcast pr-tag--inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag__icon small\" data-icon=\"pr-microphone\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e Podcast\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e11 August 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Democracy, Elections, Government, Media, Politics\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003ePhantom democracies\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003ePolitical thinker John Keane on the rise of corrupt political regimes that employ democratic rhetoric, social media and economic growth to win over the public.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1136,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;How attitudes disable \u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Up Close\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Lynne Haultain and Professor Eric Emerson\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:175}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/podcasts/how-attitudes-disable\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-4.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--vI-eCvRS--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/ea8/be6/382/ea8be63828bcabace0c9a9828cd2d0b2c3ec42f265743417db7709ff1205.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag pr-tag--podcast pr-tag--inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag__icon small\" data-icon=\"pr-microphone\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e Podcast\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e28 July 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Disability, Economics, Epidemiology, Public Health, Social Justice\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eHow attitudes disable \u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eSocial epidemiologist Eric Emerson argues we\u0026#39;ve yet to grasp how disability arises not from impairment but from the interaction between health and our society.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1115,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Confessions of a professional baby maker\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Up Close\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Andi Horvath and Professor David Gardner\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:148}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/podcasts/confessions-of-a-professional-baby-maker\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--gnQuhZ2C--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/1e1/ccb/b96/1e1ccbb96a6a5828c7451179d8e7bbf2ba90431fdca638e3d949fd2bc4c7.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag pr-tag--podcast pr-tag--inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag__icon small\" data-icon=\"pr-microphone\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e Podcast\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e14 July 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Cancer, Fertility, Health, IVF, Reproduction\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eConfessions of a professional baby maker\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eReproductive biologist David Gardner explains what we\u0026#39;re still learning about healthy embryo development and how it\u0026#39;s being applied to improve IVF technologies.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1090,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Embracing the finite\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Up Close\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Andi Horvath and Professor Peter Vitousek\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:153}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/podcasts/embracing-the-finite\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--yM_x7cT---/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/dc6/b6f/0ef/dc6b6f0ef68e6a03931c4cddf70e435021e0ffe87f259de11b60d4089a05.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag pr-tag--podcast pr-tag--inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag__icon small\" data-icon=\"pr-microphone\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e Podcast\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e30 June 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Agriculture, Ecology, Environment, History, Sustainability\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eEmbracing the finite\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eEcologist Peter Vitousek explores how living in the Anthropocene will force us to make our way with diminished natural resources.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1062,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Rivers as persons\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Up Close\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Erin O\u0026#39;Donnell, Julia Talbot-Jones and Lynne Haultain\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:259}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/podcasts/rivers-as-persons\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-5.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--g-fQD3IX--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/0c5/541/e2b/0c5541e2b14f9a901b1365516e55c4d9075eaeaedd9a57d532ca57119ead.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag pr-tag--podcast pr-tag--inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag__icon small\" data-icon=\"pr-microphone\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e Podcast\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e16 June 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Environment, India, Indigenous, Law, New Zealand\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eRivers as persons\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eEnvironmental law researchers Erin O’Donnell and Julia Talbot-Jones discuss recent moves to give legal personhood to rivers in India, New Zealand and elsewhere.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1039,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;China in Africa: Who benefits?\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Up Close\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Lauren Johnston and Peter Clarke\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:158}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/podcasts/china-in-africa-who-benefits\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--SkeTjDie--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/eb3/fc0/840/eb3fc084013be31104f3489c90b029658676009303ddcd3e7661a10c4473.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag pr-tag--podcast pr-tag--inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag__icon small\" data-icon=\"pr-microphone\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e Podcast\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e2 June 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Africa, China, Development, Economics, Trade\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eChina in Africa: Who benefits?\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eEconomist Dr Lauren Johnston examines the evolving political and economic relationships between China and developing nations of Africa.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1016,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;What’s killing women?\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Up Close\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Andi Horvath and Professor Cassandra Szoeke\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:189}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/podcasts/what-s-killing-women\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--NPX76ZXA--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/1fd/48f/6e5/1fd48f6e52b67eea08ec8a2fbdfa2e3e18703d33836764de6a827091f2e8.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag pr-tag--podcast pr-tag--inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag__icon small\" data-icon=\"pr-microphone\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e Podcast\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e19 May 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Ageing, Medicine, Public Health, Women\u0026#39;s Health\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eWhat’s killing women?\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003ePopulation health researcher Professor Cassandra Szoeke outlines what ails women as they grow older, and how men differ from women in age-related diseases.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:982,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot; Staying healthy in old age\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Up Close\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Andi Horvath and Professor Andrea Maier\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:123}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/podcasts/staying-healthy-in-old-age\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--CePdCcU0--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/db5/33d/e12/db533de12863f4f5f0c40cfad64ee532a5eeaf101369fd4ad5ebb88c40cd.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag pr-tag--podcast pr-tag--inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag__icon small\" data-icon=\"pr-microphone\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e Podcast\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e5 May 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Ageing, Cellular, Exercise, Health, Preventative Medicine\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003e Staying healthy in old age\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eGeriatrician Andrea Maier from the University of Melbourne on the cellular basis of ageing and how to change the script.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:955,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;The grand challenge of feeding 9 billion people\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Up Close\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Andi Horvath and Professor Timothy Reeves\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:132}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/podcasts/the-grand-challenge-of-feeding-9-billion-people\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-5.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--usaIRvpJ--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/11a/816/5fe/11a8165fe4683e0a609fd3002b61d2247ebe20ab8bcff4839ad52809f5b1.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag pr-tag--podcast pr-tag--inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag__icon small\" data-icon=\"pr-microphone\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e Podcast\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e21 April 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – Agriculture, Food Security, Public Policy\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eThe grand challenge of feeding 9 billion people\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eSustainable agriculture expert Tim Reeves on the radical changes required in agricultural practice, public policy and consumer behaviour to feed Earth.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:939,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot; Crony capitalism Chinese style\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Up Close\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Peter Clarke and Professor Minxin Pei\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:334}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/podcasts/crony-capitalism-chinese-style\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--nL1zu0Xe--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/6c7/878/a8d/6c7878a8d65dd031ce58796ce90a4476c9aaeee8ee3fff0d9f966c7a7874.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag pr-tag--podcast pr-tag--inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag__icon small\" data-icon=\"pr-microphone\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e Podcast\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e6 April 2017\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – China, Corruption, Governance\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003e Crony capitalism Chinese style\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eProfessor Minxin Pei on collusive corruption in China, its root cause, and why a free media and liberal democracy may be the key elements to a lasting solution.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e","next":"/up-close.js?page=3"}