How a trend inspired by pop singer Charlie XCX’s hit album has slimed its way into fashion and marketing
‘If we don’t help them, who will?’
This group is showing how a community approach can breakdown the stigma of addiction and incarceration
Love listening
A podcast about podcasting: Dscribe reporter Ben Cashin explores the continued popularity of the audio medium
Ever wondered how much money musicians make?
New payment policies on Spotify anger artists
The sound of stars
Find out how sonificaton is helping us learn about the universe
Growing together
Hundreds of Whitehorse locals have lined a creek with 3500 plants
Taking concussion more seriously
Find out what players and medical experts think of the AFL’s new rules around head knocks
Riding the Olympic wave
On the eve of the Paris Games, Dscribe reporter Ben Cashin looks back at how he reported on the first ever Olympic surfing event four years ago
Man versus machine
What’s the best way to clean up our beaches?
Running revolution
Friends start a healthy social event that dozens now want to be part of
Protesters or pests: Melbourne speaks
When climate protesters bombarded the busiest roads in Melbourne to get their point across, did Melbourne listen?
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Taking concussion more seriously
Man versus machine
Protesters or pests: Melbourne speaks
Politics
New push to lower voting age to 16
‘Make It 16’ launches in Melbourne
Residents call for by-election
‘Expensive’ administrators have been in charge of sacked council for ‘too long’
‘People are fighting for us’
LGBTQIA+ community inspired by support for them, amid anti-trans protests and Nazi saluting
Almost 400 days of war: Your thoughts on Ukraine
What Melburnians think of Russia’s invasion.
Aston up for grabs
This weekend’s by-election is lining up to be a close-run contest
Environment
Growing together
Hundreds of Whitehorse locals have lined a creek with 3500 plants
Man versus machine
What’s the best way to clean up our beaches?
Community pleads for parks not property
Petition gets more than 600 signatures in first two weeks
The sweet movement of urban beekeeping
Dscribe reporter Malaika Khan finds out what all the buss is about
Making waves
A mass paddle out at Torquay has protested against planned seismic blasting in the ocean off Victoria
Sport
Taking concussion more seriously
Find out what players and medical experts think of the AFL’s new rules around head knocks
Riding the Olympic wave
On the eve of the Paris Games, Dscribe reporter Ben Cashin looks back at how he reported on the first ever Olympic surfing event four years ago
In rental limbo since 2018
Club wants to attract families but needs long-term lease to get the bowls rolling
League expansion kicking goals on and off the field
Dscribe explores the pros and cons of the new-look VPLM2
Dragon’s fuming over 11th-hour council backflip
Female players getting changed in storeroom or outside after missing out on funding
Entertainment
Festival goers question heat policy
Pitch Music and Arts Festival patrons describe ‘confronting’ and ‘scary’ event. Tell us what you think
Quick hits
The social media trend that’s catering to our shortening attention spans
Music brings harmony to mall
Local musicians have been enlisted to help make Geelong’s city mall area feel safer
The lowdown on Marvel’s latest film
Find out what film critics think of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Hoping to open again: Piccinini’s exhibition is waiting
It’s been delayed, open and closed over the past few months due to lockdowns, but Patricia Piccinini’s exhibition A Miracle Constantly Repeated is now sitting waiting to open again at Melbourne’s Flinders Street ballroom.
Technology
The sound of stars
Find out how sonificaton is helping us learn about the universe
Ryan loses $10,000 in online scam
‘The scale of the crisis looms large’ says fraud expert
Why don’t I look like them?
This podcast investigates the type of influence social media influencers can have on young people.
Explainer: What is the chip shortage, and when will it end?
In this video explainer, Jack Baker tells you why it’s so hard to get your hands on a fancy bit of tech or a new car at the moment.
‘How I was conned in a romance scam’
The victim of an online dating scam tells her story and gives you tips on what to look out for so you don’t get ripped off like she did.
Lifestyle
Running revolution
Friends start a healthy social event that dozens now want to be part of
Doc bots: AI tools have entered GP clinics
Medical experts explain the pros and cons of using artificial intelligence during consultations
‘I get sick quite quickly, quite often, and quite badly’
Government opens women’s pain enquiry as endometriosis stats rise
Twins’ story helps unlock epilepsy mystery
‘I thought he was dying’ – the shock of seeing a seizure
The free health clinics you probably don’t know about
It’s been a year since a network of free urgent care clinics opened up, but most patients haven’t heard of them
Fashion
Tutus as every-day fashion
Ballerina-core has the style-conscious donning dance-wear items such as leg warmers, shrugs and flats
What do you think of fast fashion?
Dscribe hits the streets to find out if what you wear says anything about your environmental stance.
What makes an effective political fashion statement?
In this podcast we take you inside the red carpet world of the Met Gala and explore how designers and celebrities are using fashion to express political views.
Is Depop really making a difference to the slow fashion revolution?
In this podcast, Dscribe reporter Olivia Lowes speaks to the experts about the online trade in second-hand clothing.
Getting (and giving) a haircut has never felt so good
Hairdressers across Melbourne are getting ready to reopen after weeks of lockdown, making one South Yarra salon owner as happy as his clients