How food helped a musician grieve for her mother
The US-Korean writer and musician Michelle Zauner’s new book is called Crying in H Mart. It’s about how she found herself crying in her local Korean grocery store in the wake of her mother’s death. ...
23 Jun 202119min
The story behind US rapper Mac Miller's death
The US rapper Mac Miller died in his LA home in 2018. It was accidental overdose of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol. He was just 26 years old. LA prosecutors say Miller thought he'd been sold the pa...
22 Jun 202117min
What’s China doing in space?
China has made no secret of its plans to dominate the space race. So how does this latest space race reflect tensions here on earth? Beijing has launched the Tiangong Space station...a rival site...
21 Jun 202121min
AFL star: my battle with an eating disorder
In this briefing we’re bringing you Brock ‘Chooka’ McLean’s story. He played in the AFL for ten years up until 2014... playing157 games with Carlton and Melbourne. But while he was kicking goals on...
20 Jun 202117min
Nyadol Nyuon, the refugee who become a celebrated lawyer and activist against all odds.
Nyadol Nyuon was dealt a hand of cards against her from birth. At just four-years-old, the conflict in Ethiopia forced her family to trek 40 days to South Sudan where they settled in a refugee camp. ...
18 Jun 202124min
Saving life on Earth: shooting sperm to the moon
Scientists have come up with a plan to send egg, sperm and seed samples from 6.7 million Earth species to a vault inside the moon. Jekan Thanga, Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engi...
17 Jun 202120min
What will Brisbane’s Olympic Games look like?
Brisbane is one step away from hosting the 2032 Olympic Games. What will it mean for the city - and the country?Five-time Olympian and Sydney gold medallist Natalie Cook has been involved in the Bris...
16 Jun 202120min
How your birth order can determine your fate
There’s a theory… called ‘Birth Order Theory’... originally developed by psychologist Alfred Adler last century… that says whether you’re a first born, a middle child or the youngest… has a huge influ...
15 Jun 202121min
