Disconnect

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Disconnect

RMIT University

11 episodes

2 months ago

The internet, as shaped by the world's oldest living culture. From RMIT University with contributions from First Nations Media Australia. Produced in partnership with Telstra.

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The internet, as shaped by the world's oldest living culture. From RMIT University with contributions from First Nations Media Australia. Produced in partnership with Telstra.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Social Sciences

Science

Episodes (11/11)

Disconnect

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 Disconnect features a panel of speakers on the topic of web3 and Indigenous governance. The episode was recorded at the ‘What’s Governing Web3?’ conference at RMIT’s Capitol Theatre on 14 December 2022.

Speakers: Megan Kelleher (RMIT), Rick Shaw (Deloitte), Robert O’Brien (Yumi). Hosted by Ellie Rennie and Tyson Yunkaporta.

Disconnect is a podcast about the internet and First Nations peoples. Produced by RMIT University’s Digital Ethnography Research Centre, produced by Ellie Rennie and Tyson Yunkaporta, with producer and editor James Milsom. Disconnect was funded by Telstra.

Want to hear more about web3? Listen to RMIT’s new podcast Mutable, “a podcast about web3 in the wild”, on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19i6z5QncoiKENS1sW8VZp?si=8aBSZYU5Rs6TA-yyUd6ahA

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/mutable/id1660838462?l=en

And other good podcasting apps.

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2 years ago

40 minutes 5 seconds

Disconnect

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.

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2 years ago

1 minute 12 seconds

Disconnect

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 internet, the Alice Springs suburbs just across the road have new fibre optic connections. This is the latest chapter in Hidden Valley’s long struggle for local infrastructure.

In this episode you heard from:

Meret MacDonald

Noeleen McMillan

Stella McMillan

Tim McNamara

Professor Ampalavanapillai (Thas) Nirmalathas

Daniel Featherstone

Music prior to credits: Neon Moon by Miiesha featuring The Woorabinda Singers, licensed courtesy of Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Main story produced by Else Kennedy, Meret MacDonald and Noeleen McMillan.

The transcript of of this episode is available as a Word document or PDF.

Soft sculpture of tin can telephone by Rhonda Sharpe, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists. Image design by Pam Koger

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4 years ago

31 minutes 55 seconds

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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 indigenous communities and how a history of colonisation makes the problem worse.

In this episode you heard from:

Jordan

Tina Ngata

Deen Sanders

Music prior to credits: We Have Survived performed by DOBBY, licensed courtesy of Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

The full transcript of this episode is available as a word document and PDF

Artwork: Soft sculpture of tin can telephone by Rhonda Sharpe, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists. Image design by Pam Koger.

This podcast is funded by Telstra

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4 years ago

34 minutes 13 seconds

Disconnect

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 remote Australian Aboriginal communities. Produced by RMIT University, led by Ellie Rennie, Indigo Holcombe-James and Tyson Yunkaporta, with producer James Milsom and production assistance from Campbell McNolty. Additional research assistance for this episode was provided by Sam Kininmonth. Special thanks to Alyson Wright. Disconnect was funded by Telstra as an action within their Reconciliation Action Plan 2018-2021.

In this episode you heard from:

Rhonda Inkamala

Trudy Inkamala

Mark Sulikowski, Telstra

Michael Perez, Telstra

Music prior to credits: Around Here by Tia Gostelow, licensed courtesy of Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The full transcript for this episode is available as a Word document or PDF.

The inDigiMOB program worked with us on this episode. inDigiMOB is a partnership between First Nations Media Australia and Telstra.

First Nations Media Australia is the national peak body for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media industry.

Soft sculpture of tin can telephone by Rhonda Sharpe, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists. Image design by Pam Koger.

The Home Internet Project mentioned at the start of the episode involved an infrastructure component, which was run through the Centre for Appropriate Technology (CAT) and funded by the Aboriginals Benefit Account. A research component accompanied the provision of internet, which was funded by an Australian Research Council Linkage Project (LP110200440). The research was a collaboration between CAT, the Central Land Council, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, and university researchers (based at Swinburne University of Technology at the time). A book about the project is available open access

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4 years ago

19 minutes 6 seconds

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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.

Disconnect is a podcast about the internet in remote Australian Aboriginal communities. Produced by RMIT University, led by Ellie Rennie, Indigo Holcombe-James and Tyson Yunkaporta, with producer James Milsom and production assistance from Campbell McNolty. Additional research assistance for this episode was provided by Sam Kininmonth. Disconnect was funded by Telstra as an action within their Reconciliation Action Plan 2018-2021.

In this episode you heard from:

Joel Liddle Perrurle, Indigemoji

Caddie Brain, Indigemoji

Dr Kate Miltner, University of Edinburgh

Graham Wilfred Jr, inDigiMOB

Music prior to credits: Blackfellas by Nooky, licensed courtesy of Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The full transcript for this episode is available as a Word document or PDF.

You can download the Indigemoji sticker set now for iOS and Android

The inDigiMOB program worked with us on this episode. inDigiMOB is a partnership between First Nations Media Australia and Telstra.

First Nations Media Australia is the national peak body for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media industry.

There is a Māori emoji set too. Check out Emotiki developed by Te Puia in Rotorua, NZ.

Soft sculpture of tin can telephone by Rhonda Sharpe, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists. Image design by Pam Koger.

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4 years ago

28 minutes 40 seconds

Disconnect

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 communities. Produced by RMIT University, led by Ellie Rennie, Indigo Holcombe-James and Tyson Yunkaporta, with producer James Milsom, Disconnect was funded by Telstra as an action within their Reconciliation Action Plan 2018-2021 (hyperlinks below).

RMIT University: https://digital-ethnography.com/

Telstra's Reconciliation Action Plan: https://www.telstra.com.au/content/dam/tcom/about-us/community-environment/pdf/tel024_telstra-reconciliation-action-plan-2018-2021.pdf

In this episode you heard from:

Dennis Charles

Kumanjayi Katakarinja

Jenny McFarland, CAYLUS

Daniel Sacchero, Easyweb Digital

Jonathan Daw, First Nations Media Australia

Music prior to credits: Native Tongue performed by Mojo Juju. Licensed courtesy Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

The inDigiMOB program worked with us on this episode. inDigiMOB is a partnership between First Nations Media Australia and Telstra.

First Nations Media Australia (formerly known as Indigenous Remote Communications Association or IRCA) is the national peak body for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media industry.

Soft sculpture of tin can telephone by Rhonda Sharpe, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists.

Image design by Pam Koger.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 years ago

27 minutes 37 seconds

Disconnect

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 Aboriginal communities. Produced by RMIT University, led by Ellie Rennie, Indigo Holcombe-James and Tyson Yunkaporta, with producer James Milsom, Disconnect was funded by Telstra as an action within their Reconciliation Action Plan 2018-2021 (hyperlinks below).

The research underpinning this podcast series is as follows:

RMIT University: https://digital-ethnography.com/

Telstra's Reconciliation Action Plan: https://www.telstra.com.au/content/dam/tcom/about-us/community-environment/pdf/tel024_telstra-reconciliation-action-plan-2018-2021.pdf

In this episode you heard from:

Dennis Charles

Pamela Lynch Kngwarraye

Veronica Lynch Kngwarraye

Andrew Crouch, formerly Centre for Appropriate Technology Steve Rogers, Centre for Appropriate Technology

Music prior to credits: Ngarrikwujeyinama performed by Emily Wurramara. Licensed courtesy Wantok Music.

The inDigiMOB program worked with us on this episode. inDigiMOB is a partnership between First Nations Media Australia and Telstra.

First Nations Media Australia (formerly known as Indigenous Remote Communications Association or IRCA) is the national peak body for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media industry.

Soft sculpture of tin can telephone by Rhonda Sharpe, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists.

Image design by Pam Koger.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 years ago

25 minutes 54 seconds

Disconnect

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 remote Australian Aboriginal communities. Produced by RMIT University, led by Ellie Rennie, Indigo Holcombe-James and Tyson Yunkaporta, with producer James Milsom, Disconnect was funded by Telstra as an action within their Reconciliation Action Plan 2018-2021 (hyperlinks below).

RMIT University: https://digital-ethnography.com/

Telstra's Reconciliation Action Plan: https://www.telstra.com.au/content/dam/tcom/about-us/community-environment/pdf/tel024_telstra-reconciliation-action-plan-2018-2021.pdf

In this episode you heard from:

Jennifer Barda

Pamela Lynch Kngwarraye

Lynda Edwards, Financial Counselling Australia

Tom Holder, PY Media

Chloe James, inDigiMOB

Percy Bishop, inDigiMOB

Delia Rickard, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Nathan Boyle, Australian Securities and Investment Commission

Music prior to credits: Mr La Di Da Di by Baker Boy courtesy of Lunatic Entertainment

The inDigiMOB program worked with us on this episode. inDigiMOB is a partnership between First Nations Media Australia and Telstra.

First Nations Media Australia (formerly known as Indigenous Remote Communications Association or IRCA) is the national peak body for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media industry.

Soft sculpture of tin can telephone by Rhonda Sharpe, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists.

Image design by Pam Koger.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 years ago

37 minutes 3 seconds

Disconnect

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 the internet in remote Australian Aboriginal communities. Produced by RMIT University, led by Ellie Rennie, Indigo Holcombe-James and Tyson Yunkaporta, with producer James Milsom, Disconnect was funded by Telstra as an action within their Reconciliation Action Plan 2018-2021 (hyperlinks below).

RMIT University: https://digital-ethnography.com/

Telstra's Reconciliation Action Plan: https://www.telstra.com.au/content/dam/tcom/about-us/community-environment/pdf/tel024_telstra-reconciliation-action-plan-2018-2021.pdf

In this episode you heard from: Dennis Charles

Djalu

Dhapanbal Yunupingu

Ishmael Marika

Kumanjayi Katakarinja Veronica Lynch Kngwarraye

Music by DRMNGNW.

The inDigiMOB program worked with us on this episode. inDigiMOB is a partnership between First Nations Media Australia and Telstra.

First Nations Media Australia (formerly known as Indigenous Remote Communications Association or IRCA) is the national peak body for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media industry.

Soft sculpture of tin can telephone by Rhonda Sharpe, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists.

Image design by Pam Koger.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 years ago

22 minutes 49 seconds

Disconnect

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. Thanks also to Lesley Acres and the State Library of Queensland, which is working with Telstra to improve digital literacy and cyber safety in that region - and to Associate Professor Nicolas Suzor from QUT.

This podcast was produced by RMIT University, led by Ellie Rennie, Indigo Holcombe-James and Tyson Yunkaporta with Audiocraft’s Camilla Hannan and James Milsom.

Telstra funded the project as an action within the ‘Connection and Capability’ priority focus area of their Reconciliation Action Plan 2015–2018.

In this episode you heard music from Emily Wurramara.

Soft sculpture of tin can telephone by Rhonda Sharpe, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists.

Image design by Pam Koger.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 years ago

34 minutes 22 seconds