Why the Delta variant exploded in western Sydney
The Sydney Delta outbreak paralysing Australia’s largest city started in the East, so why is it in the west and south-west that the impact’s been felt the hardest? Is it the culture? The landscape? ...
15 Aug 202122min
Author Amani Haydar on her mother's murder at the hands of her father and how it shaped her parenting.
Amani Haydar lost her mother in a brutal act of violence, perpetrated by her father, in March of 2015. She was five months pregnant with her first baby at the time. The horror of that experience sha...
13 Aug 202128min
We answer your questions on how to survive lockdown
Millions of Australians are in lockdown and wondering how they’re going to survive, mentally and financially. We asked our social media followers to send in their questions and we asked an expert to ...
12 Aug 202120min
IPCC Report: what it means for Australia’s future.
The United Nations’ International Panel on Climate Change has released its latest report on the future of the planet – and it’s not good news. Professor Will Steffen is a climate change expert and r...
11 Aug 202121min
Will Delta change the game in China?
China has trumpeted their suppression of Covid-19 since the virus first emerged within their own borders and are now locking down on Delta, but are they doing as well as they seem? Bill Birtles is t...
10 Aug 202119min
Terminator: dual Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus
The world watched on as Australia’s Ariarne Titmus and the USA’s Katie Ledecky prepared to battle it out in the women’s 200m and 400m freestyle events at the Tokyo Olympics. Ledecky is regarded as th...
9 Aug 202118min
Brandon Jack: not fitting the life you’re born into
Being the son of a rugby league legend didn’t quite fit with Brandon Jack. His new book ‘28’ delves deep into the search for his own identity while living a life that was imagined for him. He didn't ...
8 Aug 202119min
Jacob Stanley, the nomad who went from beauty educator to media personality
Podcast aficionados will know Jacob Stanley as the co-host of Just The Gist with Rosie Waterland. But before his media life, he was the Head of Learning and Development at the beauty juggernaut Mecca,...
6 Aug 202124min
