Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ABC Podcasts

Experimental, risk taking behaviour is natural for human teenagers. But is there a correlation between this human stage of adolescence and what we see in the animal world?

We all get headaches. But who knew that the different kinds of pain in our brain could be soothed through either chocolate or sex, or both?

Australia's first School of the Air started in Alice Springs nearly 70 years ago, and today there are schools of the air in most states and territories. Western Australia alone has five.

But what's it like for the littlies involved?

Howard Styles is not unhinged. Quite the opposite. Howard is recognised as a pioneer, and in his Life in 500 Words, he describes his, shall we say, pivotal moments.

There are physical reasons that can prevent you having a satisfying sex life as you age, and there are life choices as well. Sex expert Tracey Cox, former editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, says sex keeps us healthy and happy, especially as we grow older.

For decades, Cameron Hardiman’s everyday workload involved drug busts, car chases and, sometimes, dangling from a helicopter over seven-metre waves in the middle of a stormy ocean. What does it feel like when being fearless is part of your job?