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Porn is now officially allowed on X, even the AI stuff. But it'll be hidden for kids under 18 and anyone who doesn't opt-in. Also, some parents are offering to pay their kids to stay off social media entirely, will it work? 

And Tokyo’s local government wants to develop a dating app to try to boost the falling birth rate. 

Plus, manual smoking: why is it back?

Host Dave Marchese is joined by content creator Tim Abbott and journalist Ange McCormack. 

In some industries, for every dollar that a worker over 21 earns, their younger colleagues only get 40 cents. It's something the Australian Council of Trade Unions wants to change, but businesses are already gearing up to fight it. 

And skipping school, sleep, and work for the sake of gaming? That's the reality for some of the 100,000 Aussies who are "clinically addicted" to video games. And if that's you, psychiatrists have some tips about how to stop.

Plus, is karma a relaxing thought? For half of Gen Z, it is.

Guests:  
Paula McDonald, professor of work and organisation, QUT
Dr Anna Halafoff, associate professor in sociology, Deakin University

Pick out the rings, choose a venue and sign the prenup. More couples are opting to secure their own money and enter Binding Financial Agreements – the Aussie version of a prenup – with their partners. 

And now that polls have closed, and after 43 days and with hundreds of millions of people having cast their votes, Narendra Modi has claimed a third term as India's prime minister. 

Plus WTF are the 'meat olympics'?

Guests
Marg Neal, principal lawyer, Marshalls Dent and Wilmoth Lawyers
Meghna Bali, South Asia correspondent, ABC

What does complaining about being busy actually reflect about us? Everyone knows that stressing out doesn't really help anyone... but that doesn't stop us from doing it. 

And would you do 90-days of defence force service for Australian citizenship? It's a new policy being introduced to boost the number of recruits in Australia, but will it work?

Plus, the average wait time for people trying to access the Disability Support Pension has blown out to 107 days. Now the government says it's working to bring that wait time down. 

Guests:
Sam Roggeveen, director of international security program, Lowy Institute
Professor Lyndall Strazdins, expert in work and health, ANU

Experts say you should only be spending 30% of your income to avoid rental stress. That formula would limit under 24s to a total rent of $176 a week. So is a rental that cheap even possible to find? 

And we always hear how Australia's gun laws and restrictions are world-leading. But could we be doing more?

Plus, what’s your idea of a good time, letting loose and having fun? For one community in Newcastle, it’s dressing up as mermaids.

Guests: 
Dr Sophia Maalsen, senior lecturer in urbanism, University of Sydney
Dr Tarli Young, psychology research fellow, University of Queensland

A guilty verdict, 34 felony charges and a former president. On Thursday local time, Donald Trump walked out of the NY courtroom as a convicted criminal, after the verdict in his hush money trial was handed down. 

And Pope Francis got in trouble (and then apologised) this week for using a homophobic slur in a meeting reaffirming the Vatican’s ban on gay priests.

Plus what is your hotel from hell story? 

Host Dave Marchese is joined by model and presenter Christian Wilkins and journalist and podcaster Marty Smiley.