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January 19, 2025 26 mins

Keeping people safe, helping people out, giving people a leg-up, giving people a chance to shine – it’s what a functioning society does.
In this episode of Making a Difference, journalism students at Deakin University bring us stories about looking out for people: keeping apprentices safe on the job, helping those with addiction and incarceration, creating a new world for visually impaired children, supporting emerging musicians, and encouraging artists to live their fantasy through their idol.

Hosts: Piers Van Der Heide and Alissa Schleebs

Stories:
"Safe Apprentices" - Reporter: Shaelyn Harris 
"Beating Addiction: The Power in You" - Reporter: Cooper Watkins
"Spotified" - Reporter: Aidan Knight
"Reaching For The Stars" - Reporter: Cat Quash
"There’s a Podcast For That" - Reporter: Ben Cashin
"Impersonator" - Reporters: Emily Wunhym and Ruben De Franceschi
"Brat Summer" - Reporter: Bella McGreevy
"Penguin Parade" - Reporter: Nicolas Thurn-Valsassina

Sound Design: Chris Scanlon
Episode Executive Producer: Alison McAdam
Supervising Producer: Simon Brady

More stories from Deakin University:
https://www.dscribe.net.au/

More stories from The Junction:
https://junctionjournalism.com/

Music:
‘Betelgeuse’ / Kunal Shingade
‘Come Back Home’ / Olexy

Images:
'Weld' - Mike Linderer / Pixabay
'Jail' - Simone Gatterwe / Pixabay
'Sonification' - Joel Filipe / Unsplash
'Elvis' - ARC fotos / Pixabay


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