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The Secret Life of Language

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School of Languages and Linguistics - The University of Melbourne

The Secret Life of Language dives into the cultures, arts, and histories that underpin and inform the diverse languages we speak. From the studios of the University of Melbourne’s School of Languages and Linguistics.

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Choc-tops and Cassata - Bonus Episode - The Castle: the most quintessential Australian movie with an...

In this bonus episode of Choc-tops and Cassata, Elisabetta and Mark call on their co-host ... more

16 Sep 2025

57 MINS

57:20

16 Sep 2025

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Choc-tops and Cassata - Part 4: From vision to legacy: Antonio Zeccola and Italian cinema in Austral...

Antonio Zeccola, founder and owner of Australia’s largest independent cinema chain, Palace... more

27 Aug 2025

37 MINS

37:07

27 Aug 2025

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Choc-tops and Cassata - Part 3: Jan Sardi on Italian cinema and Australian screenwriting

Acclaimed Italo-Australian screenwriter and director Jan Sardi joins the Choc-tops and Cas... more

13 Aug 2025

42 MINS

42:45

13 Aug 2025

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Choc-tops and Cassata - Part 2: Saturday Nights at the Metropolitan: Melbourne’s Italian Cinema Expe...

Melbourne cinemas provided an invaluable opportunity for the Italian community to gather a... more

30 Jul 2025

24 MINS

24:07

30 Jul 2025

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Choc-tops and Cassata - Part 1: How multicultural movies saved the Melbourne cinema scene

Italian film nights in 1950's -1970's Melbourne were an excuse for a multigenerational nig... more

15 Jul 2025

20 MINS

20:11

15 Jul 2025

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Choc-tops and Cassata - Teaser

Santo Cilauro joins University of Melbourne Italian and Screen Studies scholars Elisabetta... more

26 Jun 2025

01 MINS

01:04

26 Jun 2025

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Universities and the rise of AI - Part 4: Should language experts fear the machines?

Is generative AI a disruptive force or an opportunity for those who work with languages? A... more

17 Dec 2024

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:52

17 Dec 2024

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Universities and the rise of AI - Part 3: Risks and opportunities

What might we lose or gain as AI reshapes academia? Can AI be leveraged ethically to foste... more

13 Nov 2024

57 MINS

57:08

13 Nov 2024

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Universities and the rise of AI - Part 2: A peek into large language models

Generative AI tools are making waves in universities, but what exactly powers these system... more

21 Oct 2024

44 MINS

44:24

21 Oct 2024

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Universities and the rise of AI - Part 1: Ethical quandaries

In this first of a limited series of episodes of The Secret Life of Language, we delve int... more

08 Oct 2024

50 MINS

50:26

08 Oct 2024

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Secret messages of the batá drums - Yoruba culture from Nigeria to Cuba

Mystical messages infuse the batá drumming of Nigeria’s Yoruba people. Emerging in the 6th... more

04 Jun 2024

43 MINS

43:09

04 Jun 2024

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Bonus episode: Young Ukrainians reflect on their country's changing linguistic landscape

“It takes courage … to switch a language.” In this bonus episode, we delve deeper into the... more

15 Apr 2024

21 MINS

21:10

15 Apr 2024

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The Politics of Language in Wartime Ukraine

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many Ukrainians who grew up speaking Russia... more

19 Feb 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:28

19 Feb 2024

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Truth-telling and the ancient knowledge of Indigenous food systems

First Nation knowledge surrounding sustainable food systems has largely been ignored in Au... more

08 Nov 2021

23 MINS

23:19

08 Nov 2021

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Keywords - Does nothing actually mean something? Part II: Mawng language; science and music

Keywords - Nothing In this episode of The Secret Life of Language, we explore a keyword, n... more

10 Oct 2021

25 MINS

25:35

10 Oct 2021

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Keywords - Does nothing actually mean something? Part I: Lexicology; Shakespeare

Keywords - Nothing In this episode of The Secret Life of Language, we explore a keyword, n... more

25 Aug 2021

35 MINS

35:05

25 Aug 2021

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Multicultural values and social inclusion through traditional food.

Living in a foreign land can be challenging enough, but often made worse by not having acc... more

02 Nov 2020

28 MINS

28:23

02 Nov 2020

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Bringing insect eating to the mainstream: Securing a sustainable food supply?

Insect eating has the potential to alleviate food insecurity in many countries. However, p... more

25 Jun 2020

26 MINS

26:14

25 Jun 2020

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The Murrinhpatha language: A window on country and community

While many Australian indigenous languages are running out of speakers, the Murrinhpatha l... more

26 May 2020

27 MINS

27:28

26 May 2020

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Beyond words: In the field with indigenous languages

The world speaks some 6,700 languages, and 4,000 of them are spoken by indigenous peoples,... more

19 Feb 2020

29 MINS

29:35

19 Feb 2020

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Life behind the Wall: What have we lost with the fall of East Germany?

In the second of a two-part conversation, we look back at life as it really was for ordina... more

15 Jan 2020

34 MINS

34:21

15 Jan 2020

#3

Life behind the Wall: How are we to remember East Germany?

Three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent demise of the German De... more

15 Dec 2019

34 MINS

34:10

15 Dec 2019

#2

The Stasi Files

In stories adapted from the declassified files of the Stasi, East Germany's secret police,... more

04 Dec 2019

30 MINS

30:32

04 Dec 2019

#1

The Stasi Files - Teaser

This is a teaser for The Secret Life of Language, a podcast from the University of Melbour... more

27 Nov 2019

01 MINS

01:54

27 Nov 2019

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