Life Matters - Full program podcast

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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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Dr Billy Garvey, host of the Pop Culture Parenting podcast, on kid's mental health

Unlike previous generations, most parents today know there is a huge amount they can do to set up (or stuff up) their kids' mental and emotional needs. In an era of information overload, Developmental Paediatrician, host of the Pop Culture Parenting podcast and author Dr Billy Garvey aims to help parents understand and prioritise what's most important. Also, aunties, journalist Denise Eriksen and Head Writer for the ABC's Gruen James Colley, advise on how to respond when your best friend's plus one has four legs and a tail.

55 min
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What's behind the rise in silver separation and women going it alone

Our best stories of 2025 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. Today you'll hear about finding joy in going solo.

55 min
-2 DIAS

How to stop children committing crimes, and talking to your kids about their own safety

Over Summer, we've been revisiting some of your favourite stories from 2025. Today, we'll be discussing how to help our kids - or grandkids - navigate the world safety. How do you actually talk to your children about their own personal safety - without scaring them, but still giving them the confidence to make good decisions when you're not around? We also look at a different kind of safety - financial safety - and why we should be talking about money at school, and at home. Also, how to stop children from committing a crime - how early do we need to intervene?

55 min
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What book changed your mind and could you fall in love with a character?

Our best stories of 2025 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. Today you'll hear about how overcoming challenges early in life.

55 min
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Why young workers are still being exploited, and tackling the class ceiling

Today, we're taking a look back at some of your favourite stories from 2025 and revisiting those all-important "firsts" at work.A study shows more than one in three young people have been ripped off by their employers, and they're also unlikely to challenge their bosses about it. We look at why young workers are still so widely exploited - despite multiple legal reforms.Also, does where you grow up - shape your career trajectory? The "class ceiling" is very real. So, how can we tackle it?Plus - a generation divide in workplaces and AI dominating entry-level tasks - what's the future of wok look like for interns and grads?

55 min
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What message do your clothes send to the world?

When you get dressed in the morning, what role does your identity play in the clothes you choose to wear? And how do your feelings that day influence what you pick from your wardrobe? Fashion photographer Liz Sunshine and fashion lecturer Dr Harriette Richards look at the messages your clothes send to the world about who you are. Also, aunties columnist Robert Skinner and comedian Urvi Majumder, strategise on how to deal with your new desk buddy's gross eating habits.

55 min
31/12/2025

Coming off antidepressants and getting an ADHD diagnosis

We're bringing you some of our favourite stories from Life Matters in 2025 over summer, to help you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world. Today it's your stories about mental health and neurodivergence in yourself and your family.

55 min
30/12/2025

Is camping about to get pricier and our obsession with big things

We're bringing you the best stories from Life Matters in 2025 that helps you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world. You're about to hear about the potential changes to New South Wales national parks that could see camping fees increase, why we're so obsessed with the big stuff - whether it's prawns, bananas or avocados - and one marine ecologist's long commute to one of the most remote island's on earth.

55 min

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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.