Think you know the news? The Owl will be the judge of that. Tune in as our rotating roster of student journalists quiz each other about what’s happening and play some tunes while they Google the answers.
Note: Commercial music from the UCFM broadcast has been removed from these recordings
2023 Semester 2
Week 6
In this week’s show, Haidyn Vecera, Ben Devlin and Ben Signor go on an Elon Musk deep dive (sorry). And on The Perch is Lecturer in Communications and Media, Erin Stapleton.
Week 5
In this week’s show, Tia Priest-Willimott, Ben Signor and Maddi Green somehow manage to introduce zero out of three songs correctly. And on The Perch is Lecturer in Sport Media, Jessie Wilkie.
Week 4
In this week’s show, Lila Greyling, Ben Signor and Maddi Green blow each other strawberry kisses. And on The Perch is ABC Canberra producer, Millie Drew.
Week 3
In this week’s show, Lila Greyling, Haidyn Vecera and Maddi Green talk about endangered Hawaiian monk seals’ nostrils. And on The Perch is 2CC journalist, Anthony Dodd.
Week 2
In this week’s show, Lila Greyling, Haidyn Vecera and Ben Devlin receive the news live on air about Taylor’s Version of 1989 (OMG). And on The Perch with Ruby Thomas is UC SRC President, Jacob Webb.
Week 1
It’s the first show back after the winter break and already Maddi Green and Lila Greyling owe Ben Signor‘s mum an apology. And on The Perch is Head of School, Arts and Communications, Jen Crawford.
2023 Semester 1
Week 13 – LIVE at UCBarx
In this episode, the entire Hear Owl About It team sets up some mics at the campus pub and bids farewell to semester in front of a live audience. And on The Perch is Professor Glen Fuller, Head of School, School of Arts and Communication.
Week 12
In this episode, Lila Greyling, Haidyn Vecera and Tia Priest-Willimott (but mostly Haidyn) try really hard to remember that guy’s name … actor dude … Souths fan … what was it again? And on The Perch with Ben Signor is the Discipline Lead in Corporate and Public Communication, Prue Robson.
Week 11
In this episode, Amy Briggs, Zac Dowdell and Haidyn Vecera inappropriately celebrate gaining free songs at a karaoke bar. And on The Perch is News Director at Capital Radio Network, Brent Ford.
Week 10
In this episode, Maddi Green, Amy Briggs and Ben Signor listen to a shopping cart full of rubber chickens screaming and also Ben singing which is basically the same thing. And on The Perch is soon-to-be-ex UC journalism student and soon-to-be amplifyCBR journalist, Hannah Donald.
Week 9
In this episode, Lila Greyling, Grace Dudley and Haidyn Vecera talk cookies … but not the yummy kind. And on The Perch with Anthony Lewsam is amplifyCBR journalist and The Owl alumna, Sammy Rose.
Week 7
In this episode, Maddi Green, Ben Signor and Grace Dudley dig through Beethoven’s DNA and you won’t believe what they discover. And on The Perch is ABC journalist and The Owl alumna, Coquohalla Connor.
Week 6
In this episode, Lila Greyling, Zac Dowdell and Ben Signor check in on AI’s progress towards The Singularity and argue about whether it’s ‘soccah’ or ‘football’. And on The Perch with Maddi Green is Lecturer in Sports Media, Dr Jessie Wilkie.
Week 5
In this episode, Ben Signor, Maddi Green and Zac Dowdell talk MAFS, cricket and why Ben was recently detained by campus security. And on The Perch is Professor of Affective Computing at the Faculty of Science & Technology, Roland Goecke.
Week 4
In this episode, Lila Greyling, Maddi Green and Ruby Thomas try to work out how both bus tickets and studio headphones work. And on The Perch with Ben Signor is Dr Zeena Alsamarra’i answering questions about digital business transformation.
Week 3
In this episode, Amy Briggs, Ben Signor and Jasmine Burns get ChatGPT to write one of their back-announces which is so good it basically makes Ben redundant. And on The Perch is Associate Professor Michael Walsh answering questions about sociology.
Week 2
In this episode, Lila Greyling, Amy Briggs and Maddi Green do crime, pack in entertainment, and unpack science. And on The Perch with Anthony Lewsam is the Faculty of Arts and Design’s Work Integrated Learning Manager, Jo Washington-King.
Week 1
In this episode, Maddi Green, Ben Signor and Amy Briggs are back from summer holidays but in a complete shock to absolutely nobody it seems they left all their good jokes at the beach. And on The Perch with Anthony Lewsam is UCFM’s new Station Manager, Rach White.
2022 Semester 2
Week 13 – LIVE at The Well
In this final episode for 2022, the entire team broadcasts live from The Well to take their tired in-jokes for one last spin. And on The Perch is Manager of The Well, Hamish.
Week 12
In this episode, Maddi Green, Ben Signor and Lila Greyling forget how to count and forget to play a song. And on The Perch with Anthony Lewsam is Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies, Shara Ranasinghe.
Week 11
In this episode, Lila Greyling, Ben Signor and Maddi Green double up on some questions and forget to write others. And on The Perch with Amy Briggs is Assistant Professor in Digital Art and Humanities, Denise Thwaites.
Week 10
In this episode, Amy Briggs, Maddi Green and Ben Signor spend a lot of time discussing reality TV and which show they should audition for. And on The Perch with Lila Greyling is Faculty of Arts and Design Lecturer, Rachel Campbell.
Week 9
In this episode, Ben Signor, Liam Mulhall and Maddi Green try to get their brains back in the game after the mid-semester teaching break. And on The Perch with Anthony Lewsam is Lecturer in Sports Media, Simon Brady.
Week 7
In this episode, Lila Greyling, Maddi Green and Liam Mulhall go live to air for the very first time and don’t even need to use the dump button. (Maybe they’re getting good at this?) And on The Perch is Associate Professor David Nolan.
Week 6
In this episode, Liam Mulhall, Lila Greyling and Maddi Green talk about their pet peeves, make a prank call, and ask some questions almost as an afterthought. And on The Perch is journalism lecturer, Natalie Larkins.
Week 5
In this episode, Maddi Green and Lila Greyling try to fit some questions in while Ben Signor isn’t singing or answering his phone on air. And on The Perch is Lecturer in Communication and Media, David Spencer.
Week 4
In this episode, Ben Signor, Liam Mulhall and Maddi Green compete to see who can tell the worst joke. And on The Perch is Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Design, Jason Bainbridge.
Week 3
In this episode, Maddi Green, Ben Signor and Liam Mulhall spend too much time discussing bubble tea instead of quizzing each other. And on The Perch is Professor Glen Fuller.
Week 2
In this episode, Amy Briggs, Maddi Green and Ben Signor steal each other’s questions and mourn the passing of Olivia Newton-John. And on The Perch is Associate Professor Caroline Fisher.
Week 1
In this episode, Ben Signor, Maddi Green and Amy Briggs get stumped about science, entertainment, general news and more. And on The Perch is Lecturer in Communication and Media, Scott Bridges.