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Podcasts

MENTAL: Phobophobia

Birds, small spaces, holes – our phobias don’t always have to make sense for them to control our lives. But is there a way to break free from these anxieties? In the final part of our podcast series MENTAL, Alyssa Herr, Li Yongrong, and Chenlu Chen interrogate what terrifies us and why sometimes we might even enjoy scaring ourselves.  

Podcast by Chenlu Chen, Yongrong Li Clancy Balen Alyssa Herr
 

Host: Clancy Balen

Reporters: Alyssa Herr, Li Yongrong, and Chenlu Chen

Producer: Clancy Balen 

Executive Producer: Louisa Lim

This is part one of a three-part series made in collaboration with the Science Gallery Melbourne. You find more episodes from The Yarn podcast channel here.

About The Citizen

THE CITIZEN is a publication of the Centre for Advancing Journalism. It has several aims. Foremost, it is a teaching tool that showcases the work of the students in the University of Melbourne’s Master of Journalism and Master of International Journalism programs, giving them real-world experience in working for publication and to deadline. Find out more →

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  • Reporter: Qiyun (Gwen) Liu
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