The Science Show - Separate stories podcast

Robyn Williams

abcpodcasts@abc.net.au

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Booking Overview

A radio-rebroadcast science program focused on scientific research, discoveries, and public debate, it typically features external academics, researchers, and subject-matter experts alongside reported segments. Agencies could credibly pitch university scientists, research leaders, science-policy specialists, and authors with authoritative public-facing expertise; booking difficulty is medium because strong credentials and clear relevance are expected, but guests need not be celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 250

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: Australia

YouTube: 437.0k subscribers

Instagram: 61.0k followers

Contact Information

abcpodcasts@abc.net.au

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Host

Robyn Williams - Australian science broadcaster, author, and longtime presenter of ABC’s science programming.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
University professors, academic researchers, and established subject-matter experts with authoritative knowledge of a scientific issue and the ability to explain it to a general audience.
Required Achievements:  
Academic research appointments, Published scientific research, Leadership or editorial roles in science-related projects, Public-facing science communication

Recent Guest Discussions

Michelle Catanzaro - Young People’s Hopes And Concerns, And Analysis Of The Contributors’ Moods And Priorities.

Darren Crayn - The Decline Of University Botany Courses And The Diversity Of Australian Plant Life.

Recent Topics

Science, Research, Biology, Physics, Environment

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Science Show - Separate stories podcast
:

Lab Notes: In an era of AI hacking, how safe is the census?

August 05, 2026

It's census time, which means lots of us are about to submit personal information via the Internet.Whether it's the ABS or your favourite online shop — how safe is our data in an era when AI models have shown they can hack companies without even being asked to?Jonathan Webb opens a back door to this new normal of cybersecurity with Professor Toby Murray.You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'l...

Descend two kilometres underground to the cleanest lab on Earth

July 31, 2026

But would you want to stay there for 20 years off and on, as you discover — well, nothing! At least not dark matter accounting for 80 per cent of matter in the Universe. We join Canadian science reporter Dan Falk at a deep mine where finely tuned instruments try to catch particles zooming from space through the earth to perhaps one day reveal the missing mass of the Universe. Come to SNOLAB!

Mushroom Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Fungal Lives

July 31, 2026

Alison Pouliot is a world-renowned expert on fungi. Her books on mushrooms and toadstools explore species which are all around us but which we hardly notice. Peter Bernhardt reviews Alison Pouliot’s book, which provides a species note for every hour of the day.

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