The rise of illegal tobacco, dads feel guilty too, and the ethics of living in a big house
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
Feb 19, 2025•55 min
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Episodes
What's the future of long service leave and a diagnosis that changed everything
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
Feb 18, 2025•55 min
Does your childcare maths add up? and the link between stoicism and men's mental health
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
Feb 17, 2025•55 min
Family estrangement, wellness conspiracies, and the happiest place on earth
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
Feb 16, 2025•55 min
Celebrating the single life and can you keep a secret?
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
Feb 13, 2025•53 min
Switching careers for a job in tech and do you believe in ghosts?
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
Feb 12, 2025•55 min
No Buy 2025 and the psychological impact of spending less
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
Feb 11, 2025•55 min
How the egg shortage is affecting consumer behaviour and the ethics of inherited wealth
What the ongoing egg shortage is revealing about consumer behaviour and the ethics of giving and receiving inherited wealth and why we fall in love with fictional characters.
Feb 10, 2025•55 min
How to navigate your child's first phone, altruistic organ donations and the power of silence
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
Feb 09, 2025•55 min
How to navigate the dynamics of step-families. And Ask Aunty, help my friends kids are annoying
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
Feb 06, 2025•55 min
What next for gender affirming care in Australia, how to reset your weekend and the rise of selling second-hand online
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
Feb 05, 2025•55 min
Solo travel empowering women, how tariffs work, flies detecting crimes
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
Feb 04, 2025•55 min
Making sense of crime stats, AI chatbot companions and cutting down on food waste
Making sense of crime stats, AI chatbot companions and cutting down on food waste.
Feb 03, 2025•55 min
Accidental vaping exposure, the red tape restricting farmers' markets and reset your weeknight
Accidental vaping exposure, growers frustrated over farmers' markets red tape and how to reset your weeknight.
Feb 02, 2025•55 min
What's your relationship with work? And Ask Aunty, help me with my annoying collegue
Would you like to change your relationship with work? and Ask Aunty with what what to do when a draining workmate is sapping time and energy.
Jan 30, 2025•51 min
The role of public psychiatry, how to reset your workday, and a new push for outdoor learning
Australia's mental health system in crisis, how to reset the workday, and the importance of outdoor learning in improving children's behaviour.
Jan 29, 2025•55 min
Near death experiences, finding your third place and Lunar New Year traditions
Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.
Jan 28, 2025•54 min
Creative ways to save up for a home, losing your libido and the nostalgic power of music
Alternative strategies to save up enough to buy a home and why losing your sex drive isn't always a problem that needs to be fixed.
Jan 27, 2025•55 min
More trees for cooler suburbs, writing a dating profile and goodbye Sunday scaries
Why urban greenery is even more important in summer, how to savour your Sunday and a dating app ghost writer.
Jan 26, 2025•55 min
Reconnecting with family for the holidays and Ask Aunty
Spending the holidays with extended family can be both wonderful and challenging and Ask Aunty tackles a tricky mother-in-law dilemma.
Jan 23, 2025•52 min
Alcohol and warning labels, plus how free is public education?
Why don't we see cancer warning labels on alcohol in the manner we do on cigarettes? Also, the Greens have made an election promise to offer $10 billion to end public school fees, plus the decline of cousins and how to reset your sleep.
Jan 22, 2025•55 min
Is your daily commute a drag or quality me time? and why home insurance is becoming unaffordable for so many
Is your daily commute a drag or quality me time? Why home insurance is becoming out of reach and walking 30,000kms.
Jan 21, 2025•55 min
How pill testing works and the joys of embracing grey hair
How does pill testing work, should teens be able to start building super sooner? and the joys of embracing grey hair.
Jan 20, 2025•55 min
Mobile cameras detecting seatbelts and how to reset your morning
Are mobile cameras fit to detect people not wearing seatbelts, how to reset your morning routine, plus why is tanning back in vogue?
Jan 19, 2025•54 min
Improving your relationship with money and a road trip gone wrong
We examine where your beliefs come from and if they have held you back or made you more able to manage financially. And when you go on a driving holiday with an old friend, they are driving erratically, partly because they are holding their phone to navigate. How should you react and who should apologise afterwards?
Jan 16, 2025•54 min
Surviving the squish!
The physical, emotional and financial toll of caring for ageing parents while raising children is a double whammy that can leave you reeling. Even your own mental and physical health can suffer and nobody even notices. We’ll hear how best to survive in the Sandwich Generation. And our panel of experts share their ideas on the big and little things that need to change to ease the burden and make life better for the Sandwich Generation.
Jan 15, 2025•55 min
Coping under pressure and getting it right about teenage girls
Your siblings have gone AWOL so it’s all on you — all the appointments, decisions and physical care. And if you’re a woman, it seems everyone thinks this is a responsibility that’s yours and yours alone. How do you navigate the emotional strain when other family members aren’t stepping up to help? And Chelsea Goodan and Sahra O'Doherty say that teen girls have inherent power and wisdom that we can better nurture. And by focusing on their fears for teen girls, adults often overlook their strength...
Jan 14, 2025•55 min
Supporting yourself and your family across the generations
So you’ve decided to care for your parent at home, we'll dive into the sorts of honest conversations you must have with your partner and kids to avoid it all imploding. And how can parents and grandparents play a role in supporting kids' education in the home, and what are the best evidence-based ways to teach children to read?
Jan 13, 2025•55 min
Looking after your parents, your children, and yourself
If you’ve hit midlife with kids at home and ageing parents, welcome to the Sandwich Generation. Stuff’s about to get real and you are going to need help because it will be the trickiest time of your life, and nobody talks about it. But we see you and listen up ‘cause we’ve got some answers. And like any illness, with the right support and care, it is possible to continue to live a fulfilling life with dementia. But what should that support and care look like? And what is it like, to get such a l...
Jan 12, 2025•55 min
Finding love online and on the apps
With the recent rise of dating apps, the world of romance can feel quite foreign to anyone looking for love after the end of a long relationship. Hilary Harper answers questions about what she learnt while documenting and sharing her own foray into the world of online dating after 50 in the audio series — Dated . And in Ask Aunty, how do you handle an upselling hairdresser when you're at the salon and your they suggest extra products and treatments while you're in the chair....
Jan 09, 2025•55 min
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