Life Matters - Full program podcast

Best advice about fatherhood, and how to juggle the roles of boss and friend

June 10, 2022

54:36

Reducing energy use and finding your community

June 9, 2022

54:02

Insecure work, art and friendship, and the power of comfort dogs

June 8, 2022

54:36

Tapping for stress relief, the rise of ‘cli-fi’, and the effectiveness of single-use plastic bans

June 7, 2022

54:36

Julian Assange and the state's responsibilities for Australians detained abroad

June 6, 2022

54:36

Older women embracing their sexuality and what to do when you outgrow a friend

June 3, 2022

54:26

How to manage your gut problems and Helmut Newton's celebrity photographs

June 2, 2022

54:34

University reform and the dark side of chivalry

June 1, 2022

54:33

Depp versus Heard, understanding the unvaxxed and your best skin

May 31, 2022

54:34

Australia's end of life laws

May 30, 2022

54:34

Cosmetic dentistry on the rise, and extravagant gift-giving in the Too Hard Basket

May 27, 2022

54:36

True healing for Stolen Generations, living alone and learning to say no

May 26, 2022

54:36

The future of aged care, negotiating pay and caravan accidents

May 25, 2022

54:36

Schools and COVID update, death technology and moving house

May 24, 2022

54:37

Independents, influence and the teal sea

May 23, 2022

54:36

Online dating no longer the outlier, and lending an expensive drill to a mate and getting a cheap one back

May 20, 2022

54:36

Disability discrimination, citizen juries and slow pleasure

May 19, 2022

54:36

The right COVID response and the perfect dinner party

May 18, 2022

54:36

Holiday rental regulation, the pain of losing a child, and Bastian Fox Phelan on our evolving relationships to our bodies

May 17, 2022

54:36

Deciding the legal age to vote

May 16, 2022

54:36

Do we ever really feel grown up, later life dating, and enjoying the remoteness of SW Tasmania

May 13, 2022

54:36

Wild weather and Lady Gaga's therapist

May 12, 2022

54:36

Indigenous recognition and mental agility

May 11, 2022

54:36

NAPLAN testing, travel anxiety and eating weeds

May 10, 2022

54:36

Inequality across generations

May 9, 2022

54:36

Michael Mackenzie hangs up his mic, parents behaving badly on the sidelines at kids’ sport and gift giving

May 6, 2022

54:30

Interest rate rises and savings, Running With Scissors from the archives, are my legs and feet ok?

May 5, 2022

54:37

Robot recruitment, male friendships and Life Matters 30th birthday

May 4, 2022

54:35

Scandi housing coops, Ingrid Betancort and does posture matter?

May 3, 2022

54:35

Thirty years of change

May 2, 2022

54:36

Rural health systems pushed to the brink, Shirley MacLaine’s love for her dog, and is my neighbour snubbing me?

April 29, 2022

57:43

Gun control since Port Arthur, Margaret Scott from the archives, Yia Yia next door

April 28, 2022

54:34

Digital 'town squares' and managing debt

April 27, 2022

57:56

Are we in the age of political apathy?

April 26, 2022

54:34

Pen friends, and a war hero changes his mind about trauma

April 25, 2022

55:33

Embracing the power of bittersweet, and film critic John Hinde from the Life Matters archives

April 22, 2022

54:37

Men's hair challenges, the quality of Australian education in 2009 and 2022

April 21, 2022

54:26

Micro-parties and batch cooking

April 20, 2022

54:34

What's your experience of 'living with COVID' been like?

April 19, 2022

54:33

Nature and grief, rethinking motherhood

April 18, 2022

54:38

Creative writing generates sparks in older brains, Breaking Bad star talks openly from the 30th archive

April 15, 2022

54:38

Flood housing aftermath, Angie Bowie from the archives, tales from a cattle station

April 14, 2022

55:28

Teens and vaping, refugees from Afghanistan

April 13, 2022

55:30

Navigating a sliding property market and public toilet anxiety

April 12, 2022

54:36

What you vote on at the ballot box

April 11, 2022

54:35

The ripple effects of overworked and overwhelmed GPs, James Freud from the archives, and the dynamics of a troubled choir

April 8, 2022

55:16

Politics of fear, a former PM from the archives, can reality tv teach us about relationships?

April 7, 2022

59:20

Prolonged grief and the legacy of Dolly the sheep

April 6, 2022

55:51

What does climate justice look like? Parenting with ADHD, and Mary Robinson

April 5, 2022

54:36

How older workers could benefit from lower unemployment

April 4, 2022

54:36

Sleep-deprived teens, Pamela Stephenson from the archives, and calling someone ‘hon’

April 1, 2022

54:38

Public transport failures, Keating from the archives, and was fishing better in the old days?

March 31, 2022

54:35

Budget 2022 — Temporary cost of living relief and Life Matters 30th anniversary chat with Jane Fonda

March 30, 2022

54:35

Growing up in the country and Life Matters 30th anniversary- remember Y2K?

March 29, 2022

54:36

Who are funerals for?

March 28, 2022

54:36

The real health effects of mould, leadership through the eyes of children, and fighting over a cat

March 25, 2022

54:36

What values do we invest in our pets, and is concrete the best material to make resilient roads?

March 24, 2022

54:27

Outer suburban identity, food hang ups and defying the odds to walk again

March 23, 2022

54:36

What is lateral violence? Do boycotts work? And the politicisation of skin

March 22, 2022

54:35

Rockets, feathers and why you're paying more for fuel

March 21, 2022

54:36

Life-saving tips from one of the world’s leading sleep experts, creating a more ethical fashion industry, and driver etiquette

March 18, 2022

54:35

The pros and cons of returning to work, why a serial dater likes being single, anatomy of a fraudster

March 17, 2022

54:43

Long COVID and chronic fatigue, problem solving through art and is it OK to lie to someone with dementia?

March 16, 2022

54:36

Whose job is it to buffer communities from natural disasters?

March 15, 2022

54:01

Helen Garner reflects on marriage and Merlin Sheldrake ruminates on fungi

March 14, 2022

54:36

How a few science-based tweaks to your diet can change your life, and what to do about the book club bossy boots

March 11, 2022

54:38

Rising food prices, loving Benedict Cumberbatch, teaching schools to embrace A.I.

March 10, 2022

54:36

Questioning our biases in war coverage, resolving family conflict and how a yak is helping kids understand food intolerance

March 9, 2022

54:36

Getting in touch with your power, menopause in the workplace and songwriter Lo Carmen

March 8, 2022

54:37

Extraordinary compassion in the face of catastrophe

March 7, 2022

54:36

Why the Gonski Review failed, and the latest flood emergency highlights the value of regional newspapers

March 4, 2022

54:35

Ukrainian Australians fear for loved ones, the agony and ecstasy of being bipolar, micro weddings and elopements on the rise

March 3, 2022

54:35

Wendy McCarthy on being too polite, bank accounts for children and Tasmanian trailblazer Eleanor McCormack

March 2, 2022

54:36

Lismore floods update, preparing for a career change and parenting with a disability

March 1, 2022

54:37

Australia, Mardi Gras and LGBTQIA+ rights

Feb. 28, 2022

54:37

The fascinating history of addiction, and what to do when work and friendships collide

Feb. 25, 2022

54:38

Where are we with vaccines and mandates? The impact of feeling like an outsider

Feb. 24, 2022

54:36

Misconceptions about perpetrators of family violence, and the future of tiny homes

Feb. 23, 2022

54:36

Indigenous communities and COVID, abandoned spaces and 50 questions for teens

Feb. 22, 2022

54:35

Is Australia ready to embrace the four-day work week?

Feb. 21, 2022

54:36

Creating new national parks and the spicy magic of Blachung

Feb. 18, 2022

54:35

Is NDIS funding under threat? A sensory revolution, why digital subscriptions are draining our wallets

Feb. 17, 2022

54:37

Single-sex schools and exercise after COVID

Feb. 16, 2022

54:36

E-scooter safety and holding grudges talkback

Feb. 15, 2022

54:36

Healthy relationships and how pop culture can shape your expectations

Feb. 14, 2022

54:36

Australia’s bright electric future, and the history of underwear

Feb. 11, 2022

54:35

Australian borders re-open to tourism, the best way to teach consent, Big Data explained

Feb. 10, 2022

54:34

How has child development been affected by COVID? The uncertain fate of local newspapers

Feb. 9, 2022

54:37

Homelessness health, charity challenges and Indigenous thinking to change your life

Feb. 8, 2022

54:34

The price of pausing elective surgery

Feb. 7, 2022

54:37

Addressing the shortfall in Indigenous doctors, living with dementia, and dealing with a narcissistic ex

Feb. 4, 2022

54:35

How to boost the aged care workforce and dropping our standards when it comes to productivity and perfectionism

Feb. 3, 2022

54:36

Hot rental properties and fixing your home loan interest rate

Feb. 2, 2022

54:37

Everything you need to know about rapid antigen tests and ethical investing

Feb. 1, 2022

54:35

Behind the shadow lockdown

Jan. 31, 2022

54:36

Private versus public schools, Australia’s first science gallery, and how to deal with a chronic borrower

Jan. 28, 2022

54:38

Digital overdiagnosis, the amazing history of human exercise

Jan. 27, 2022

54:36

Sport and social change

Jan. 26, 2022

54:36

Boundaries at work and online safety

Jan. 25, 2022

54:36

Starting the school year during a COVID outbreak

Jan. 24, 2022

54:37

The power of silence

Jan. 21, 2022

54:06

Embracing the Australian way of life and sunny nihilism

Jan. 20, 2022

54:06

Making time to breathe

Jan. 19, 2022

54:06

Getting a job and Boori Monty Pryor

Jan. 18, 2022

54:06

Balancing your digital life and body positive hiking

Jan. 17, 2022

54:06

Volunteering benefits and managing a breakup

Jan. 14, 2022

54:08

50 years of delivering babies and fishing with Clarke Gayford

Jan. 13, 2022

54:04

Reclaim your life and overcome bad habits

Jan. 12, 2022

54:06

Psychic tests and history of period advertising

Jan. 11, 2022

54:06

What it means to be a man and pushing bodies to the extreme

Jan. 10, 2022

54:06

Author Paul Jennings on his life so far

Jan. 7, 2022

54:05

Healthy ageing for women and climbing in New Zealand

Jan. 6, 2022

54:05

Being frugal and finding a lost love

Jan. 5, 2022

54:04

Soil, 138 dates and micronations

Jan. 4, 2022

54:04

How to fake being tidy

Jan. 3, 2022

54:04

Talking to the animals and gardens for mental health

Dec. 31, 2021

54:08

Tackling financial inequality and The 530 Club

Dec. 30, 2021

54:06

Treating incontinence and ageless friendships

Dec. 29, 2021

54:06

Rev Bill Crews and death match wrestling

Dec. 28, 2021

54:06

Growing up with disability and a history of neckties

Dec. 27, 2021

54:06

Nature up close and joining the circus

Dec. 24, 2021

54:08

What we believe in and why

Dec. 23, 2021

54:06

Raising girls and walking in the Scenic Rim

Dec. 22, 2021

54:04

Managing memory lapses, Tim Olsen and rigging ships

Dec. 21, 2021

14:07

What it would take for us to all be healthy by 2030

Dec. 20, 2021

54:05

What you cooked when you left home and the Christmas wrapping conundrum

Dec. 17, 2021

54:32

Where are we after a year of speaking out? Breaking up with online, tips to avoid holiday regression

Dec. 16, 2021

54:34

First Nations Voice to Parliament

Dec. 15, 2021

54:34

Booster update, 'living with 100 grandparents' and insomnia meets sleep apnoea

Dec. 14, 2021

54:26

The joy of travelling solo

Dec. 13, 2021

54:34

Together but living apart, and a one-sided conversation

Dec. 10, 2021

54:35

Vaccination rollout for younger children, encouraging change for the better, global meat consumption still rising

Dec. 9, 2021

54:37

Changing place names and a black box for the Earth

Dec. 8, 2021

54:34

Valuing teachers, pet friendly places and the right to repair

Dec. 7, 2021

54:33

Treading lightly on the planet this Christmas

Dec. 6, 2021

54:26

Passwords, play and the working lives of people with disability in WA

Dec. 3, 2021

54:38

Trolling transparency, your brain and work, treating eating addiction

Dec. 2, 2021

54:36

Examining the evidence on vaping as a way to quit smoking

Dec. 1, 2021

54:34

Vaccine equity and travel planning

Nov. 30, 2021

54:34

Safeguarding the mental health and lives of serving personnel and veterans

Nov. 29, 2021

54:34

How to combat a sedentary lifestyle and a rambunctious four-legged flatmate

Nov. 26, 2021

54:38

Vaccine mandate futures and overcoming the 'loyalty tax'

Nov. 25, 2021

54:35

Making a mo-hair suit and disability and employment

Nov. 24, 2021

54:36

Skin cancer action, migrant women in business and online mentoring

Nov. 23, 2021

54:34

The role of independents in Australia’s political system

Nov. 22, 2021

54:34

Waste as a resource, sustainability on a plate and the regifting gaffe

Nov. 19, 2021

54:38

When children go missing, Majak Daw reflects on football, how to avoid greenwashing

Nov. 18, 2021

54:36

Treating COVID-19 at home and being single

Nov. 17, 2021

54:34

Boosting immigration, edible plants and Kaz Cooke

Nov. 16, 2021

54:34

Have you been thinking about leaving your job?

Nov. 15, 2021

54:26

The cost of happiness and a career change at 50

Nov. 12, 2021

54:37

Coping with regional bank closures, the power of reading to my father

Nov. 11, 2021

54:36

A celebration of animals, Ausmusic month, and the plight of international students

Nov. 10, 2021

54:34

Mental health and life insurance and the experiences of a global traveller through the pandemic

Nov. 9, 2021

54:34

Birth order and what science says about its impact on your life

Nov. 8, 2021

54:34

Using literacy to empower and the benefits of meditation

Nov. 5, 2021

54:35

People with disabilities behind in vaccination rates, Clem Ford reflects on how we love, the psychology of power dressing

Nov. 4, 2021

54:35

Elective surgery blowouts, TikTok sensation AJ Clementine, and Walpole’s power solution

Nov. 3, 2021

54:33

Helen Garner reflects on marriage and Merlin Sheldrake ruminates on fungi

Nov. 2, 2021

54:34

Real climate change leadership

Nov. 1, 2021

54:36

Game based training, food is love, rethinking insomnia, standing out in a small town

Oct. 29, 2021

54:35

Our gambling culture, a new book tackles female taboos, composing in an Icelandic fjord

Oct. 28, 2021

54:36

Avoiding the pitfalls of estate planning, and how electric vehicles will help us reach net zero

Oct. 27, 2021

54:34

Staff shortages and a new project from the creator of My Octopus Teacher

Oct. 26, 2021

54:34

What will life be like as we open up?

Oct. 25, 2021

54:26

Problems with solar panel deals and a neighbour's gate grumblings

Oct. 22, 2021

54:38

School refusal, access to the pill, and the history of picnics

Oct. 21, 2021

54:36

The benefits of extracurricular activities, babies and music, and YouTube goes wild for Mark the farmer

Oct. 20, 2021

54:40

Global supply chain delays, women magicians and the sex ed you never had

Oct. 19, 2021

54:33

What mechanisms would increase your trust in politicians and governments?

Oct. 18, 2021

54:36

Hydrogen explained and dating a commitment-phobe

Oct. 15, 2021

54:35

Are all parts of Australia COVID ready? A new podcast on coming out, and the viability of tiny living

Oct. 14, 2021

54:35

Getting through a bad day and COVID-19 in childcare

Oct. 13, 2021

53:17

Highs and lows as Sydney reopens, Bronwyn Oliver and fashion mistakes

Oct. 12, 2021

54:33

How has the pandemic affected the mental health of carers?

Oct. 11, 2021

54:34

Mindfulness, children and a street party send off for The Fitzroy Diaries

Oct. 8, 2021

54:35

Negotiating post lockdown gatherings, the penultimate Fitzroy Diaries

Oct. 7, 2021

54:35

Are COVID-19 disaster payments being wound back too soon?

Oct. 6, 2021

54:37

Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb on not taking life too seriously and a new Fitzroy Diaries

Oct. 5, 2021

54:36

COVID modelling and the roadmap for opening up

Oct. 4, 2021

54:37

Greg Mullins on coming up against disaster and The Fitzroy Diaries goes on a bear hunt

Oct. 1, 2021

54:37

How an American adapted to Australian risk taking, Fitzroy Diaries has a reunion of old friends

Sept. 30, 2021

54:47

Contact tracing changes and checking your super

Sept. 29, 2021

54:34

A chat with the creator of Fitzroy Diaries as new season launches and understanding mouse plagues

Sept. 28, 2021

54:26

Mandating vaccines in Australia

Sept. 27, 2021

54:34

Why we're obsessed with living forever

Sept. 24, 2021

54:17

Adam Grant has a name for that ‘blah’ feeling, and our favourite nostalgic foods

Sept. 23, 2021

54:37

First Nations bedtime stories and Australians stuck overseas

Sept. 22, 2021

54:38

Compounding disasters, Ross the 70-year-old ultramarathon runner and the school that tried to end racism

Sept. 21, 2021

54:38

Living with an autoimmune disease

Sept. 20, 2021

54:36

The pandemic divorce, volunteers and a bubble buddy bust-up

Sept. 17, 2021

54:36

COVID-19 vaccination special

Sept. 16, 2021

54:36

Minimising waste in a circular economy

Sept. 15, 2021

54:33

What is the Moderna pharmacy rollout all about?

Sept. 14, 2021

54:34

Being childless in a world that encourages people to have kids

Sept. 13, 2021

54:26

The cost of flocking to tree-change destinations and the joy of playgrounds

Sept. 10, 2021

54:36

The potential for COVID testing at home and remembering Sept 11 2001

Sept. 9, 2021

54:35

Managing the pandemic case surge in hospitals

Sept. 8, 2021

54:34

Living in a 'vaccine economy', twitch and children, and psychics

Sept. 7, 2021

54:34

How to say no to damaging, people-pleasing tendencies

Sept. 6, 2021

54:26

Lockdowns lead to an edible gardening boom, and a noisy air-con unit turns neighbours frosty

Sept. 3, 2021

52:50

Tackling financial inequality and The 530 Club

Sept. 2, 2021

54:34

Family court merger and Indigenous literacy

Sept. 1, 2021

54:35

Indigenous health under COVID threat, women's health as they age, the role of farming in all our lives

Aug. 31, 2021

54:36

Misinformation, cults and the impact on relationships

Aug. 30, 2021

54:33

Making disability ordinary during the Paralympic games, cooking for connection and commitment without a ring

Aug. 27, 2021

54:36

New ways of treating eating disorders, the first angler of NZ, our 'house porn' obsession

Aug. 26, 2021

54:35

COVID-19 in schools and getting your nature dose

Aug. 25, 2021

54:32

CEO salary transparency, cosmetic injectables and Prosopagnosia

Aug. 24, 2021

55:02

How do we help those struggling with lockdown compliance?

Aug. 23, 2021

54:35

Cat curfews, the matter of money and siblings

Aug. 20, 2021

54:34

Cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s pursuit of superhuman strength, Indigenous communities’ vaccine rates, and faking it online

Aug. 19, 2021

54:33

Managing difficult coronavirus news

Aug. 18, 2021

54:34

Young people and the stock market, Nick Bracks on mental health and innovative technology for people with disabilities

Aug. 17, 2021

54:36

Food systems and climate change

Aug. 16, 2021

54:27

COVID-19, climate change and when a spouse turns to conspiracy theories

Aug. 13, 2021

54:38

The path out for NSW, the 'coffin confessor', and running to touch the wall

Aug. 12, 2021

53:59

Guaranteed basic income and tales from the dog park

Aug. 11, 2021

54:38

Getting young men on board in the race to vaccinate the country

Aug. 10, 2021

54:34

Taking Australia’s snapshot with the Census

Aug. 9, 2021

55:03

PRESENTS — Days Like These

Aug. 8, 2021

09:52

Living with panic and making a case for cursing at work

Aug. 6, 2021

54:34

A future with a vaccine passport, and going off country for education

Aug. 5, 2021

54:36

Aged care home experiences during COVID-19 outbreaks

Aug. 4, 2021

54:35

Vaccines and children

Aug. 3, 2021

54:34

Making home ownership a reality for young people

Aug. 2, 2021

54:34

Information overload in a crisis and a surprise party with a twist

July 30, 2021

54:02

Covid support for business talkback, and the tale of a Maori mountain climber

July 29, 2021

53:51

Early treatment for stroke and dogs in schools

July 28, 2021

54:34

Finishing high-school during the COVID years

July 27, 2021

54:34

Your connection with the Olympics

July 26, 2021

54:34

Skateboarding makes Olympic debut and the loud sex next door

July 23, 2021

54:01

Vaccine passports and Anna Sale on learning to open up

July 22, 2021

54:36

Migrant workers in lockdown, home cooking and expensive pets

July 21, 2021

54:33

How safe do you feel where you live?

July 20, 2021

54:34

How easy or difficult has it been for you to get vaccinated?

July 19, 2021

54:34

The sound of silence and a Michael Jackson themed party

July 16, 2021

54:14

Recognising burnout, millennial advice, and why Australia is a world leader in micronations

July 15, 2021

54:36

Vaccine misinformation and painting centenarians

July 14, 2021

54:34

NSW COVID response, resetting our brains and explaining acne

July 13, 2021

54:34