(S03E01) Justin and Darci boldly embark on a new journey — we're reviewing films based (loosely) on their relevance to COVID!

We open with Zach Snyder's 'Army of the Dead', in which a crew of working class heroes rob a Las Vegas casino during a zombie apocalypse. Is it good? (No.)

Beware — contains spoilers and good times.

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(S02E13) We're changing formats! Justin and Darci take a last swing at COVID news, before embarking on a new podcast journey.

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Sources for this episode: 12

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(S02E12) Justin is joined by Jack and Liz (of the Douze Points! podcast) to talk all things Eurovision 2021.

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(S02E11) Justin and Darci visit Bunnings and Costco, play some music, and buy a new domain for Neptune.

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Stories/topics in this episode:  

1. Guardian Australia, "Jab and go: Bunnings offers to host vaccination hubs to help get economy back on track" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/apr/22/jab-and-go-bunnings-offers-to-host-vaccination-hubs-to-help-get-economy-back-on-track  

2. BreastScreen Australia, "Where you can have a breast screen" https://www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/breastscreen-australia-program/having-a-breast-screen/where-you-can-have-a-breast-screen

3. Neptune Today, "Destination: Neptune" https://neptunetoday.horse 

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(S02E10) Justin and Angus look at claims of 'data harvesting' by the SA Liberal government, and potential implications for COVID communication.

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Stories/topics in this episode:  

1. ABC News, "South Australian government admits redirecting web users through Liberal Party domain" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-29/sa-government-websites-could-be-gathering-personal-data/100030314  

2. InDaily, "Inquiry call over Liberal 'data harvesting' concerns" https://indaily.com.au/news/2021/03/30/inquiry-call-over-liberal-data-harvesting-concerns/ 

3. ABC News, "SA Privacy Committee to look at redirected links as Premier denies data collection" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-30/sa-premier-says-no-data-collected-privacy-committee-to-assess/100037222 

4. InDaily, "Labor refers email claims to Ombudsman" https://indaily.com.au/news/politics/2021/03/31/labor-refers-email-claims-to-ombudsman/ 

5. InDaily, "Revealed: Libs plan to 'suck in' target voters" https://indaily.com.au/news/2015/02/26/revealed-libs-plan-suck-target-voters/ 

6. ABC News, "SA Premier denies 'deliberate' data collection through Liberal Party's NationBuilder campaign software" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-01/sa-premier-says-no-data-deliberately-collected-by-campaign-tool/100044538 

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(S02E09) Justin and Darci try to record an ad for Radio Lockdown. Crabs invade, threatening life on Earth. The Australian vaccine rollout slows down.

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Stories/topics in this episode:  

1. The Age/Liam Mannix, "'Not concerned': Time to stop worrying about the vaccine rollout?" https://www.theage.com.au/national/not-concerned-time-to-stop-worrying-about-the-vaccine-rollout-20210323-p57dc3.html 

2. Therapeutic Goods Administration, "Updated safety advisory – rare and unusual blood clotting syndrome (thrombosis with thrombocytopaenia)." https://www.tga.gov.au/media-release/astrazeneca-chadox1-s-covid-19-vaccine 

3. Wikipedia, "Carcinisation." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation 

4. Wikipedia, "Clover." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clover 

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(S02E08) Justin and Darci discuss the latest COVID research into babies, AI and 'common humanity', as well as some kids' science stories that share a nautical theme (cuttlefish, sea slugs, surfboards, pirates). Plus ...bee butts?   

NB: It is not legal to sell breast milk in Australia.   

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COVID stories in this episode:   

1. University of Washington, "Helpful behavior during pandemic tied to recognizing common humanity." https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uow-hbd031021.php     

2. Johns Hopkins Medicine, "Dynamic Tool Accurately Predicts Risk of COVID-19 Progressing to Severe Disease or Death." https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/covid-19-story-tip-dynamic-tool-accurately-predicts-risk-of-covid-19-progressing-to-severe-disease-or-death    

3. University of Cambridge, "Use of AI to fight COVID-19 risks harming 'disadvantaged groups', experts warn." https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uoc-uoa031521.php   

4. University of Rochester, "Breast feeding mothers do not transfer COVID through milk: A recent study shows evidence that breast milk does not transfer COVID, but does produce COVID-fighting antibodies." https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uorm-bfm031021.php    

5. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, "Vulnerable newborns being separated from their mothers in COVID-19 pandemic: Healthcare workers caring for world's small and sick newborns are stressed by fear for their own health, lack of PPE and resources including oxygen." https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/lsoh-vnb031521.php    

Other stories in this episode:   

1. Science Daily, "Fast-learning cuttlefish pass the 'marshmallow test': Cuttlefish can delay gratification, and those that can wait longest also do better in a learning test, scientists have discovered." https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210302212001.htm    

2. Science News, "Bee larvae drum with their butts, which may confuse predatory wasps: The grub-like larvae use calluses to tap their cocoons in a curious chorus inside a plant stem."https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bee-larva-drum-butts-percussion-wasp-biology   

3. ABC News, "'Nudi nerds' turn out for annual sea-slug count and find a blaze of underwater colour." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-14/nudi-nerds-turn-out-for-sea-slug-census-in-exmouth/13224974     

4. ABC News, "Lost surfboard found after 4 years and 2,700km journey." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-15/surfboard-found-after-16-months-at-sea/13248454   

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