Lea Redfern
redlea.bsky.social
Lea Redfern
@redlea.bsky.social
Practitioner-educator in media and communications
Audio nerd - podcasts and radio
Current cat lady*, future crone
*also yes to kids and dogs
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The connection between two things I love - literature and audio. Thanks to the excellent editors at RadioDoc Review - Aasiya Lodhi @aasiyalodhi.bsky.social & Abigail Wincott ‪@abigailwincott.bsky.social ‬. www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/... #Chekhov #literature #podcasting
Chekhov makes a podcast: lessons from literature for podcasters
Podcasting has its antecedents in that most ancient form of communication, storytelling. Still, it is the most contemporary of audio forms, taking advantage of digital tools and the vast and diverse d...
www.uowoajournals.org
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"The vast majority of Australians have got less than $200,000 worth of super

"But we're having this kind of media obsession about a small increase in the amount of tax that will be paid by people with more than 15 times that amount."

@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
June 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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SOS! the volunteers on 'Madleen' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces.

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish citizen.

Pressure the foreign ministries and help us keep Greta safe!

Web: government.se/contacts/

X : @SweMFA

FB : @SweMFA

IG : swedishmfa

#AllEyesOnMadleen
June 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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If young Chekhov were around today, would he have been leading the podcast revolution? @redlea.bsky.social on what Chekhov can teach us about the art of podcasting www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/...
Chekhov makes a podcast: lessons from literature for podcasters
Podcasting has its antecedents in that most ancient form of communication, storytelling. Still, it is the most contemporary of audio forms, taking advantage of digital tools and the vast and diverse d...
www.uowoajournals.org
June 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The connection between two things I love - literature and audio. Thanks to the excellent editors at RadioDoc Review - Aasiya Lodhi @aasiyalodhi.bsky.social & Abigail Wincott ‪@abigailwincott.bsky.social ‬. www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/... #Chekhov #literature #podcasting
Chekhov makes a podcast: lessons from literature for podcasters
Podcasting has its antecedents in that most ancient form of communication, storytelling. Still, it is the most contemporary of audio forms, taking advantage of digital tools and the vast and diverse d...
www.uowoajournals.org
May 31, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Brilliant book; brilliant speech.
Michelle de Kretser’s Stella acceptance speech in full. Well worth reading.
Michelle de Kretser’s 2025 acceptance speech
stella.org.au
May 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Terrific article: On not voting for the ALP or the Liberal Party “And because of our beautiful voting system, the only real risk is that we might accidentally save ourselves from more of this depraved stupidity”.
April 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Great news for lovers of fine podcasts: Heavyweight is coming back. It's a personal favourite. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
‘Heavyweight,’ an Acclaimed Narrative Podcast, Returns
Pushkin Industries, the podcast company that will release the show, is betting that documentary-style audio programs can still win an audience.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Rick Morton’s high school modern history teacher taught him critical thinking, which stood him in good stead as a journalist. More than two decades later, he had a chance to repay her, in a distressing confrontation with the NDIS.
Seeking justice for my history teacher
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
February 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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350 Rabbis took out a full page ad in the NYTimes today opposing Trump’s plan for Palestine and calling it ethnic cleansing.
February 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Here's me. "Trump wants to turn Gaza into a casino resort. Ita Buttrose thinks only an ‘activist’ could object"
Trump wants to turn Gaza into a casino resort. Ita Buttrose thinks only an ‘activist’ could object - The Shot
Media doesn't need to normalise all this heinous Nazi shit, but it will anyway. It is structurally incapable of protecting us from barbarity.
theshot.net.au
February 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Love this quote - of course it was Alistair Cooke!
"I prefer radio to TV because the pictures are better."
-Alistair Cooke

#WorldRadioDay
February 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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now we are talking...
February 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Afternoon chalking. #firsttheycame
January 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Josh Johnson is always worth watching.
Have you seen Josh Johnson’s video about him? One of the best analyses I’ve seen and delivered with intelligence and humour. It’s so good I had to rewatch it.

youtu.be/HZl_ZBzvifA
The Failure, Fear, And Frenzy around Luigi Mangione
YouTube video by Josh Johnson
youtu.be
December 29, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Like a series of interconnected natural rock pools, @kathkenny.bsky.social draws together observations on politics, culture and class. Great summer reading from @themothly.com.au
Kath Kenny on her stay at the Whitlam family home:

“The forecast is for 35 by mid afternoon. My towel and bathing suit are on the line – it’s the original Hills hoist, the one Margaret shed tears under when the result of the 1969 election became clear.”
Walking on water
During a week staying at the Whitlam family home in Cabramatta, a series of unexpected aquatic resonances emerge
www.themonthly.com.au
December 23, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Turns out the third cat is the charm.
November 16, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Seems appropriate
November 16, 2024 at 8:08 AM
It's almost like building a digital town square and letting it fall under the control of a narcissistic billionaire with an obvious political agenda was a bad idea. Who knew? Hello, fellow Xpats, it seems better here.
November 16, 2024 at 2:04 AM