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The Distillery

Online Interview Series
May 2020 – Nov 2021
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The Distillery is an online interview series that I livestreamed from my bedroom during lockdown. Each half-hour episode is an unedited conversation that dives into a different person’s unique perspective and expertise. Topics include: technology ethics, Islamic mysticism, peacebuilding, sexting, routesetting, oil painting, feminist economics, eLearning, queer health, improv comedy, and more.

Varun Venkatesh –Sun 14 Jun, 2:00 PM (AEST) Dr Varun Venkatesh is a research scientist from New Zealand who moved to Melbourne in 2019 to work at the Department of Medicine at Austin Health researching cell signalling in human diseases. I
Aminullah Yaqohbi & Irene Symeonidis – Fri 12 Jun, 6:30 PM (AEST) Amin Yaqohbi is the head coach of the Australian wrestling team and the founder of Mat Masters Academy in Oakleigh. With over 30 years of wrestling experience, Amin is passi
Holly Gramazio – Thu 11 Jun, 6:30 PM (AEST) Holly Gramazio is a game designer, curator and writer, originally from Adelaide and currently based in London, except kind-of accidentally back in Adelaide for a while now (holiday, pandemic). She's
Robin Parkin – Wed 10 Jun, 6:30 PM (AEST) Robin Parkin is a facilitator in human-centred design with a background in community organising, social change activism and music education. After moving to Melbourne from Adelaide, Robin worked with
Gemma Mahadeo – Tue 9 Jun, 2:00 PM (AEST) Gemma Mahadeo is a Melbourne-based writer and occasional musician who came to Australia in 1987, and has lived in England and the Philippines. Their work has been published in print and online both loc
Jarrel Seah – Mon 8 Jun, 5:30 PM (AEST) Dr Jarrel Seah is a medical doctor, radiology registrar, and AI researcher. He is passionate about identifying key problems in radiology and developing novel AI models and techniques to solve these. Jarr
Samuel Moody – Sun 7 Jun, 11:30 AM (AEST) Samuel Moody graduated from Monash University in 2018 with a double degree in Arts/Law. His arts major was in Human Geography with minors in International Studies and Spanish. He worked as a solicitor
Courtney Vowles – Sat 6 Jun, 2:00 PM (AEST) Courtney Vowles is an author and PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne. After completing her Bachelor's degree in English and Media, with a double minor in Creative Writing and Language Teachi
Matthew Ventura – Fri 5 Jun, 6:30 PM (AEST) Matthew Ventura is a ministry worker and freelance musician based in Brisbane. After pursuing an artistic career as a bassoon player for some years, he decided to devote his time to ministry where he
Melissa McGlensey – Thu 4 Jun, 6:30 PM (AEST) Melissa McGlensey is an improviser, comedian and writer interested in politics and play. Melissa is a member of several Melbourne-based genre improv ensembles, including Soothplayers: Completely Im
William Hammersla & Ruen (Mae) Mackenzie – Wed 3 Jun, 6:30 PM (AEST) William Hammersla was born in the US (sadly), grew up in England, and then finished growing in Australia. Will has lived many lives and music, art, and science have been
Phoebe Watson – Sun 31 May, 2:00 PM (AEST) Phoebe Watson is a proud Indigenous woman from the Yarrer Gunditj Clan of the Maar Nation. Currently completing her final year of her Bachelor of Design in Games at RMIT, she is also working at Dragon
Ida Kubiszewski – Sat 30 May, 6:30 PM (AEST) Dr. Ida Kubiszewski is an Associate Professor at Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University. She is the founding managing editor and current Associate Editor of Solu
Nicole He – Fri 29 May, 10:30 AM (AEST) Nicole He is an artist and programmer based in Brooklyn, New York. Nicole uses digital and physical mediums to explore the relationship between humans and computers with interactivity, playfulness, and h
Helen Berents – Thu 28 May, 6:30 PM (AEST) Dr Helen Berents is a feminist researcher interested in the politics of children and youth in conflict and peace. She is a senior lecturer and currently an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow in
Daniel Teitelbaum – Wed 27 May, 6:30 PM (AEST) Daniel Teitelbaum is a play facilitator at Playful Thinking, an organisation that uses playful methodologies to help organisations and teams grow and develop. Daniel is also a radio broadcaster on