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Editor's note
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Trust Me, I’m An Expert is a new podcast from The Conversation, where we surface the research and draw out the best stories from Australia’s community of academic experts.
Our first episode, out today, tackles the same-sex marriage debate. Law lecturer Renae Barker, an expert on the relationship between religion and the state, details how same-sex marriage might bring religious freedom into conflict with anti-discrimination law. Researcher Jennifer Power fact-checks claims that children do best when they’re raised by a mother and a father and we’re asking biblical scholar Robyn J. Whitaker what the Bible really says about same-sex relationships.
And the title? It’s a bit tongue-in-cheek. We know our audience needs more than just trust and blind faith. That’s why we ask the experts to show us the studies, explain the science and unpack the research. In a world of endless opinions and ill-informed hot takes, Trust Me, I’m An Expert puts the evidence at the centre, and asks academics to guide us through it.
Trust Me, I’m An Expert is out at the start of every month. Find us and subscribe in iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Top story
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Our first episode of Trust Me, I’m An Expert tackles the debate unfolding as Australia contemplates changing the Marriage Act to allow same-sex couple to marry.
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Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation
In this episode of Trust Me I'm An Expert, we're wading into the same-sex marriage debate with experts on the Bible and the law, and fact-checking claims that kids do best with a mother and a father.
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William Peterson, Flinders University
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