HASS Help Hotline: Recent Episodes

Lisa Yang

Helpful hints and tips to get through your HASS subjects. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/HASSHelp/support

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A brief overview of the First Indochina War and its consequences

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A summary of the impact of WWI on Indochina and the rise of anti-colonial groups.

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A brief compare and contrast of life in both countries in the 1920s and 1930s. (Apologies if you can hear my dog snoring in the background!)

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A brief overview of the economic and social impacts of imperialism in Indochina.

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A brief discussion about the Treaty of Versailles and its implications for the future.

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Me doing a bit of a ramble about Uncle Ho

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A brief description of the French administrative structure in Indochina

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A brief overview of French colonisation in Indochina

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A brief summary of the Thermidorian Reaction

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A quick summary of the effects the French Revolution had on different groups in French society.

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A brief discussion of the relationship between Louis XVI and the National Assembly and the eventual downfall of the king.

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A brief overview of the Champ de Mars massacre

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A quick overview of some of the major political parties of the French Revolution

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A quick overview of the fashion industry and how it does (and doesn't) address sustainablity issues.

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A brief overview of the storming of the Bastille and its significance.

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A quick overview of the significance of the National Assembly.

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A quick outline of the financial crises facing Louis XVI and how it eventually led to his calling the Estates General.

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A quick overview of Enlightenment thought and the philosophies of Voltaire, Rousseau, and Montesquieu.

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An overview of the Ancien Regime in France.

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A quick overview of what are the causes, impacts, and mitigation strategies.

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A brief rundown on what we mean when we talk about sustainability in Geography.

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Just a quick recap of what we mean in Geography when we talk about economic and social impacts and what are the differences between long-term and short-term effects.

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A brief overview of what happened in WWII, as far as the Nazis were concerned.

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A brief discussion of the treatment of the Jewish population by the Nazi regime.

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A brief discussion of material and non-material living standards and why living standards are important.

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A brief discussion about income inequality, a bit on wealth inequality, how the Lorenz Curve is used, and consequences of income inequality.

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A brief explanation of the Gini Coefficient

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A brief discussion about the major Nazi foreign policy that led to WWII and the internation response (or lack thereof) to these policies and actions.

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A discussion of the verbs and requirements of Modern History questions, mainly the source analysis questions, but also some discussion of essays as well.

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A brief rundown of what the business cycle is all about.

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A brief discussion about the Nazi use of propaganda.

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A brief look at Russia pre-WWI and the different aspects that helped fuel a revolutionary ideology that would eventually lead to the Russian Revolution of 1917.

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A discussion of the German economy post WWI and what the Weimar Republic response was and the Nazi's New Plan and Four Year Plan.

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A brief overview of the Nazi social policies.

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A brief discussion of Nazi racial policies.

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A brief bit of information about the electoral college and its pros and cons.

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A brief discussion of the rise of Hitler from Chancellor to Dictator.

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As the title suggests, a look at the Weimar Republic and its strengths and weaknesses.

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A brief overview of the causes of WWII for revision.

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A quick and brief overview of the experiences of Australians in the 20s and 30s and how these experiences helped contribute to the Australian Identity

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Information about food insecurity in South Sudan: what caused it and what is being done to try and alleviate the problem.

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A quickie about the Murray Darling Basin.

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A brief summary of the policies of isolationism and intervention that dominated the US in this time period.

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A look at FDR's economic policies in the later years of his presidency.

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A look into FDR's Second New Deal.

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Not a quickie! This is a more detailed look at Roosevelt and his First New Deal (His first 100 days.)

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An overview of the political changes that occurred in the US 1901 - 1941 for revision.

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As the title says, it's a brief overview of the African American experience.

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Yes, I'm old, so sue me....here's your second part.

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Okay, so I had to record this podcast in two sections, and for some reason (probably because I'm old) I can't edit the two sections into one podcast (I'm on a new recording app and haven't figured it out just yet) so this is broken down into two parts....

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What the title says.

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As the title says, this is a brief overview of the experience of workers in the US from 1901 - 1941

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This episode was requested, and I hope it covers what you wanted. As the title says, it's an episode about robber barons. I have a few more requests so more episodes will be dropping just in time for Year 11 exam revision!

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A more in depth look at Hoover during the Great Depression.

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A brief (?) look at the Wall Street Crash and what happened afterwards.

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A mini-episode about the Teapot Dome scandal.

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A discussion of those who did not feel the positive effects of the economic boom of the 1920s.

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A discussion of reasons for the economic boom of the 20's and evidence of this.

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An overview of the 'independent internationalism' of the US in the 1920s.

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A talk about the rise of conservatism and the consequences of this, including prohibition, Sacco and Vanzetti, and the Scopes trial.

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A brief description of what the US socially was facing after WWI--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/HASSHelp/support

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I discuss the three main factors that influence consumer purchasing decisions.

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A brief overview of the key features of Australia's system of government.


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A quick discussion on what monetary policy is all about.


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A brief discussion of what fiscal policy is all about.


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A brief discussion of how living standards and economic growth are connected and some different ways that living standards are calculated.


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Looking at GDP, unemployment and inflation--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/HASSHelp/support

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A quick discussion of ways in which you could use Toy Story 2 in the classroom to brush up on supply and demand and also specialisation.


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What was appeased and what were the lessons learned by Hitler as a result of Great Britain's actions?


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What is inflation, how is it measured, what causes it and what are its effects?--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/HASSHelp/support

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I discuss using Shrek as a stepping stone to introduce topics like fascim, racism, assimilation and stereotyping

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What is unemployment, how do we measure it and what are its effects?

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Economic growth and the Australian economy: what is GDP and how do we use it to determine economic growth in Australia?

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have a guess....

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the title sums it up

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A discussion on who are the participants in the Australian economy--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/HASSHelp/support

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Using film to look at businesses and how they are structured, etc.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/HASSHelp/support

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Today I discuss another classroom strategy with Jay Clarke--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/HASSHelp/support

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An excellent film to introduce students to Steve Biko and the Black Consciousness Movement.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/HASSHelp/support

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I've decided to expand and discuss ways in which we can use films in the classroom to enrich the learning experience. In this episode I talk about using the film "Raya and the Last Dragon" for Year 9 Geography, in particular biomes.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/HASSHelp/support

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Me rambling about Australia's population and settlement patterns.


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The title kinda says it all


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Just a discussion of definitions and characteristics


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Basically what the title says.....


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What you should know from Unit 4


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The title says it all.....


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A list of terms used and meanings of those terms


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A quick revision of the topics you'll need to know for 2022 Semester 1 ATAR Geography exam.


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A podcast about personality


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An overview if topics on the 2022 EST


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A discussion on psychology research methods


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What were we talking about again? 🤔


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I discuss what sorts of research you'll need to do for your hypothetical.


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Me going on a bit of a ramble.....


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What the title says...


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A discussion about what is fact, what is opinion, and why we need facts when expressing opinions.


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This episode for Year 12 Psychology looks at attention.


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A brief explanation of the factors that affect climate.


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A discussion on perspective, bias and usefulness of a source.


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An explanation of the differences between primary and secondary sources. APOLOGIES: the audio gets really soft at the beginning but then comes back, so warning if you have earphones! (I figured as it was only for a bit of the episode I wasn't going to re-do the whole thing.)


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A live recording of the lesson


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A discussion of the events and consequences of the 1948 war.


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A short discussion on the role the UN had in the creation of Israel.


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A discussion of the effects of the creation of Israel, in particular the refugee issue.


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This is a podcast that just gives a bit of background into the two groups (Jews and Arabs) in the conflict.


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A look at the goings-on between the Suez crisis and the 6 Day War


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An explanation of the foundations of Zionism


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A run down on Mao from his ascendance to rule in 1949 to the end of the Great Leap Forward in 1962.


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In this episode I recap the successes of Mao and the CCP from 1934 - 1949


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A quick revision to help with remembering things for your exams. In this podcast, I discuss China from 1918 - 1934.


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Just a quick revision of he causes and importance of the Long March for you.


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What happens when you can’t be bothered writing on the board and the students can’t be bothered taking notes? You get a LIVE podcast of a class!


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Quick rundown on what happened in the Northern March and Shanghai Massacre


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A quick recap of the GMD in its early stages from 1894 - 1925.


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A quick, brief background into the 1911 Revolution in China just to give you a bit of context.


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Miss Venables and I discuss hints on how to do an in class essay.


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I discuss briefly the power struggle that occurred between the end of the Cultural Revolution and the ascendancy of Deng Xiaoping.

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I discuss conditions that led to the establishment of the CCP.

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A rambling thought about the legacy of the Cultural Revolution by yours sincerely.


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A bit of who was affected and how by the Cultural Revolution.


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In this podcast I discuss the Gang of Four and their rise and fall within Chinese history. (I had to record this one in different sections throughout the day, so please enjoy my attempt at interludes between recordings ;P)


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I talk about Lin Biao and the role he played at the end of the Cultural Revolution 


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I just noticed that the first podcast of this was 2 hours long, so I’ve re-uploaded it to the proper length....


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Miss Venables and I discuss the early stages of the. Cultural Revolution in China.


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Ms Venables and I discuss the beginning bits of the Reign of Terror. A bit of an overview to help you out.


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Ms Venables and I discuss what you should do for your hypothetical and hints to get you the best marks possible.

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Before we go in depth on the Cultural Revolution, here is some of the background information so that you can understand the cause and effect: what was happening to enable the Cultural Revolution to happen?


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Ms Venables and I discuss China’s Great Leap Forward:  what was it, what happened and why.


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Miss Venables and I have a discussion about King Louis XVI and the French Revolution. This truly is a discussion, so please do additional research to expand your knowledge. (We didn’t have notes in front of us).


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As the title suggests, this is my brief analysis of the success or failure of the first two five year plans in regards to the industrial and agricultural policies.  This is just to give you an idea of the sorts of arguments that could be made in an essay (with more evidence provided, of course).


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In my first solo attempt at a podcast, I talk to my imaginary Year 12 ATAR kids about the first united front (1924 - 1927)


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In our first ever podcast (so please excuse the inexperience) we talk about how best to answer the first set of document questions found on the ATAR Modern History exam in WA.


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