Flying foxes, war veterans, AI chatbots, women in journalism, Halloween, rural communities. In this episode, student reporters at Deakin University bring us stories about people trying to work out who are their allies as they deal with life's challenges.

Hosts: Leigh Lule and Alex Kratofil

Stories:

Who gives a flying fox - Reporter: Evie Nguyen

The Mad Snake - Reporter: Ruby Vella

My Therapist, the Chatbot - Reporter: Nhu Phan

Trick or Treat - Reporters: Mel Di Donato, Kaitlin Crosbie and Brandy Dixon

Anger in the Bush - Reporter: George Nicol

Women in the News - Reporter: Ali Turner, Brooke Williams and Malya Torrance

AI: workmate or biggest rival? - Reporter: Farah Hawi

Production:

Sound design and mixing: Chris Scanlon

Executive Producer: Alison McAdam

Supervising Producer: Simon Brady

Music:

‘Betelgeuse’ / Kunal Shingade

'Freaky Halloween' / Alex Productions

‘Come Back Home’ / Olexy

Image (social media):

'Touch finger' / Gerd Altmann

More stories from Deakin University:

https://www.dscribe.net.au/

More stories from The Junction:

https://junctionjournalism.com/