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Helen Earth

@helenshield

I like a good story. Ditto good sleep. Bushwalking, laughing too loudly, radio. Views are mine, not my employer's, likes/retweets are not endorsements. she/her

 Tasmania
Joined February 2009
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If you were on Who Do You Think You Are, what's a story they'd tell about your family?
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Andrew Hogan@HoganNerd8 Jun 2023
That one time I talked to @helenshield on the radio about eyes! abc.net.au/hobart/programs/e…
Five thing you never knew about eyeballs - ABC listen

Five thing you never knew about eyeballs - ABC listen

A short series of incredible - and occasionally gruesome - facts about your peepers.

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Piia Wirsu@piiawirsu7 Jun 2023
If you can't see from this photo how excited I am to be spruiking the Make Me Feel Good podcast on Channel Nine's Today Extra show then I can't help you 😂 The podcast can though, listen here 👉 ab.co/MakeMeFeelGood
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Once you wipe the dust from your screen, the remaining blue dot is ... us. Our Earth, seen from Saturn by @NASA's Cassini. Wave!
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Piia Wirsu@piiawirsu28 May 2023
The podcast people need right now... so we made it. It's time to feel good! abc.net.au/news/backstory/20…
Finding the news depressing? Lots of us are, so we're offering some light relief

Finding the news depressing? Lots of us are, so we're offering some light relief

With more than two-thirds of Australians actively avoiding the news because it brings them down, Piia Wirsu explains why the ABC has created a new podcast with the sole purpose of making you feel...

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Carol Rääbus@craabus22 May 2023
Yes, all journalists get criticism and angry emails from the public. But I've seen the stuff my non-white colleagues cop and it's much more personal, much more violent and vile. It shouldn't be "part of the job" #IStandWithStan #WeRejectRacism theconversation.com/stan-gra…
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ALT A black background with white text that says #IStandWithStand #WeRejectRacism

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Meanwhile in Launceston #preciouscargo
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@JohnCleese8 May 2023
A message for my Twits in Oz I shall be doing shows in Oz this summer July 24th Lawnsister July 26th Herbbat July 29th Jeelon July 31st Mealbun Aug 2nd Brizbin Aug 5th Seedknee Aug 8th Cornbarrow Aug 11th Nookassel Jnho Cleazzz
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If this is #1, what else is on the list of seven wonders? #tasmania #lutruwita #sevenwonders
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What does exercise have to do with learning? Turns out, it enhances learning in a number of ways. Listen to this excerpt from an @abchobart interview with @helenshield to find out more: @UTAS_ #scicomm #exercise #learning #MedEd #MedTwitter @ScienceAU @aipolsci – at Hobart, Tasmania
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Light the candles, pour the absinthe and salt the circles. I'll be dissecting the TASMANIAN GOTHIC genre with @helenshield from 7.30pm tonight on @abchobart Join us... if you dare! #TasmanianLitMonth @GlobalLitin #books #movies #Auslit #TasmanianGothic
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What's the weirdest fact you know about Tasmania? #tasmania #history
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Carol Rääbus@craabus20 Mar 2023
Do you have a disability and either are learning to drive, or recently got your license? Maybe you had to relearn after an injury? I'm keen to speak to you about driving with disability for an ABC online story. Email [email protected], or DM
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Cat art Friday. Long may it continue.
Carol Rääbus (@craabus) profile pictureCarol Rääbus@craabus17 Mar 2023
Happy St Gertrude's Day! Forget the snake guy, Gertrude is the unofficial patron saint of cats, cos of course the cat saint is unofficial. To celebrate, I wrote a very brief thing on the history of cats in art abc.net.au/news/2023-03-17/c…
A classical painting of St Gertrude. She is wearing a nun's habit and using a spinning wheel. The room is full of rats. Below she is depicted keeping the devil away from a traveller on a horse.

ALT A classical painting of St Gertrude. She is wearing a nun's habit and using a spinning wheel. The room is full of rats. Below she is depicted keeping the devil away from a traveller on a horse.

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Thanks to @helenshield for having me on @abchobart Evenings last night to talk Tassie food! @curator_oxalis and I want to collate a social history of Tasmanian recipes and we want everyone’s stories, photos and recipes abc.net.au/hobart/programs/e… Find us on @tasrecipes
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Laurelberry is back, baby!
Angela Wilson (@ange_wilson) profile pictureAngela Wilson@ange_wilson6 Mar 2023
Loyal listeners of @helenshield might remember a robust conversation about laurelberry jam last year! Some loved it, others hated it. Well @RobinWilsonTas got lucky and mum made him some yesterday! He reports that it was delicious on toast this morning.
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Now I want to find all the best novelty bins in #Australia. Penguin bins in Penguin, dinosaur bins in Hughendon, Richmond and Winton in NW QLD. What else is out there? #bestbins
Monte Bovill (@MonteBovill) profile pictureMonte Bovill@MonteBovill1 Mar 2023
Residents of north-west Tasmanian town apply to have rubbish bins, Big Penguin sculpture heritage-listed 🐧 abc.net.au/news/2023-03-02/p…
Could these penguin-themed 'icons' become Australia's first heritage-listed rubbish bins?

Could these penguin-themed 'icons' become Australia's first heritage-listed rubbish bins?

The first of the bins was installed in the Tasmanian town of Penguin in 1980, and now locals hope 12 of them, as well as the town's Big Penguin sculpture, will make it onto the heritage register.

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Volcanoes! Patty cakes! The secrets of poop!
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My latest: a hard hitting report on soft matter abc.net.au/news/2023-02-21/w… via @helenshield @abchobart @ABCaustralia
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(I've Had) The Stress of My Life #ruinasongwithstress #stress
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Thank you for the Stress, ABBA #ruinasongwithstress #stress
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I Stress, I Stress, I Stress, I Stress, I Stress #ruinasongwithstress #stress
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