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How aunts and uncles shape us, and jealousy in relationships

2025-03-0651:09

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

Is it safe for kids to play contact sports? and surprising Aussie divorce stats

2025-03-0554:36

What are the protections for kids playing contact sports, and is it safe to let your little ones play the sports they love? Australian divorce rates are at their lowest levels since the mid 1970s, but that doesn't mean that couples are living happily ever after. We dive into what this means for your relationship.A recent Australian Ethical Consumer Report says that 70% of Australians want to make ethical choices at the shops but cost of living pressures are stopping us putting this into action. It's an ethical conundrum that your favourite ethical expert Patrick Stokes will help us tease out. If you're in the grips of perimenopause, Ladies We Need To Talk host Yumi Stynes has a new mini-series to help you through it.

Grandparents footing the bill and how to talk about obesity

2025-03-0454:34

Grandparents are finding themselves paying for more and more family expenses, South East Queensland and Northern NSW is preparing for a cyclone, and how to talk about obesity with children.

When the breadwinner loses their job and the cultural value of reality tv

2025-03-0354:34

How the stereotype of being the "breadwinner" can make a job loss particularly destabilising for men. We also discuss the cultural value of reality tv.

Why fewer people are going to the cinema, and are you the fix-it friend?

2025-03-0254:33

Going to the cinema remains the most popular cultural experience in Australia, yet attendance is on the decline. You'll hear from two experts on how our favourite leisure experience is evolving.We know that women tend to downplay their health problems, but when it comes to heart attacks the consequences could be deadly. Nadene Hall survived a heart attack in 2023 and shares her story.You'll also hear what it's like to cook meals fit for a literal king with chef Tom Kime, and learn why you might want to avoid going into fix-it mode when your friends are venting to you with author Ross Judd.It's all on Life Matters, helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

Family business highs and lows, bookstore bad recommendations

2025-02-2752:43

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

ADHD in relationships, Kathy Lette on men and feminism and the art of slow looking

2025-02-2654:33

The toll that ADHD can have on relationships, both for the person with the diagnosis and the other partner and the benefits of 'slow looking'

Life insurance and genetic testing, tween skincare, and our changing relationship with faith

2025-02-2554:33

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

Your rights in an era of covert filming and should all public space be free?

2025-02-2454:34

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

Can you be financially stable while renting and how 'lemonading' can help you stay positive

2025-02-2354:33

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

Trusting your gut and raising kids who aren't spoilt

2025-02-2053:34

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

The rise of illegal tobacco, dads feel guilty too, and the ethics of living in a big house

2025-02-1954:34

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

What's the future of long service leave and a diagnosis that changed everything

2025-02-1854:33

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

Does your childcare maths add up? and the link between stoicism and men's mental health

2025-02-1754:33

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

Wellness conspiracies, family estrangement and the happiest place on earth

2025-02-1654:331

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

Celebrating the single life and can you keep a secret?

2025-02-1352:51

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

Switching careers for a job in tech and do you believe in ghosts?

2025-02-1254:33

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

No Buy 2025 and the psychological impact of spending less

2025-02-1154:33

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.

How the egg shortage is affecting consumer behaviour and the ethics of inherited wealth

2025-02-1054:33

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.

How to navigate your child's first phone, altruistic organ donations and the power of silence

2025-02-0954:33

Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.