Embrace the Lake

In 1917, three years into World War One, student Guido Baracchi got into trouble with the University administration for publishing articles about Australia’s involvement in the war. This socialist, anti-war, anti-conscription student was seen as a traitor by the staff and other students, and his punishment was being thrown into a lake by his peers. Today, the University of Melbourne still tries to silence student protesters when their message pushes back against the system. Interviewees: Jeff Sparrow Philip Goad Zara Chauvin-Cunningham Reporter: Grace GoodaShow Host: Siena Kinkela.Executive Producer: Michael SalibaSound Design: Xue XueMarketing: Megan Yin, Leyla Arrykova.Supervising Producer: Louisa Lim See photos of our objects and more behind the scenes on Instagram at @‌uncuratedpod Uncurated is a Centre for Advancing Journalism podcast, produced at the University of Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.