Sean and Melanie are back, 20 years after first recording their university radio program, Taboo, committed to discussing controversial and difficult topics. In this new incarnation, they will revisit those topics and interview the same experts to see what topics remain off-limits and what have been learnt. Whether it is death, pornography or sexual assault, this fascinating series will explore how much our community, and the views of some of our passionate experts, has changed since 1999.
In episode four, we speak with Matt Schmidt, who was a sexual health educator with the AIDS Action Council in 1999. Matt spoke to us about HIV/AIDS and gave great advice on how to prevent contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
More than 20 years on, Matt reflects on the stigma of STIs and changing community attitudes to sexual health. Reflecting on a career committed to promoting prevention, Matt wonders if the effectiveness of prophylaxis drugs means wearing a condom is the new taboo.
References
Background to the Grim Reaper campaign on HIV/AIDS - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grim_Reaper_(advertisement)
More information about Pre-exposure-prophylaxis or PrEP - https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/Pre-exposure-prophylaxis-PrEP
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Written and produced by Sean and Melanie on the lands of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples.
Copyright: Sean Costello and Melanie Skinner (not including the music and sampled audio).
Thanks to the audio sampled from somewhere in the late 1990s.
Also to pixabay for providing the 'Catch It' theme music by Coma-media and the 'Rockstar Trailer' by LiteSaturation.
We also appreciate the help of the team at Woden Library podcast studio, Libraries ACT and ACT Government for providing our recording studio.
