246 episodes
Life Matters - Full program podcast ABC Podcasts
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- Society & Culture
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4.0 • 415 Ratings
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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world. Let's talk! With trusted experts and your stories, Life Matters is all about what matters to you.
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What do you think would make our roads safer?
In one state, the rules are being tightened around mobile phone use while driving, but loosened for medicinal cannabis use by drivers. Do you think changes like these help make our roads safer? What kinds of changes would you like to see in your state or territory?
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How to improve your relationships with your colleagues and boss
Although we hate to admit it, many of our most important relationships in life are those we have with our colleagues and managers, so what can you do if one of those relationships is causing you trouble? If you've ever had a difficult relationship with a colleague or a boss, how did you make it work? And, in the Too Hard Basket, what can you do if your sister's new partner is racist?
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The right to menopause care and the challenges of dyslexia
UK GP Dr Louise Newson is a world leader in menopause care and advocacy. She discusses her frustration with the lack of treatment around perimenopause and menopause and what needs to change. Plus, children's author Sally Rippin on how she responded to her son's dyslexia and his difficulties with school.
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Slow retirement, safe injecting rooms and eating seaweed
Although evidence shows the benefits of of safe injecting rooms for drug users and the wider community, opposition against creating more of them is still strong. Plus retiring gradually and why eating seaweed is becoming more popular.
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Can the arts ever really be competitive?
Whether it’s the Oscars, Eurovision, or the Archibald Prize, how often do you agree with the judges’ choice in these awards? Can we judge what is good or bad in the realm of art? And can art ever be competitive?
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What are relationship chatbots doing for us?
People are forming what feel like completely authentic relationships with online avatars. Could this change who we are as a species, and how we relate to other humans? Plus Gomeroi academic Amy Thunig on being the first person in her family to go to university.
Customer Reviews
Love love love! But please title your shows
Hey Hilary and crew! Ive just turned 30 this year, the year ABC turned 100. love Life Matters and have been listening to you for a couple of years now. I can see myself an avid listener til the day I die! So I’ve got a good few decades left in me. What I might suggest is that it’s hard to know where to write in while you’re on air. Is there a forum for people who can’t chime into the episode but have thoughts/questions etc when they can’t listen while on air? Thanks so much, Love what you do!
Judgy and gaslighty
Interesting topics but the way the presenters respond to callers and writers who express opinions that differ to their own is so rude.
Great current topics warmly covered!
This is a wonderful program. It has lots of good information on a very wide range of subjects and the experts interviewed are fantastic. I like the human element that is introduced by the people who ring in and also some of the topics covered. The issues covered are usually very alive in the community and so it is a great service.
And from that you will have also gathered that there is a lot of variety in what is presented on this program. Thanks Hilary and Michael!