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How often are we all really having sex and is that amount normal? Today we find out just how much time Aussie women are spending between the sheets getting busy and what to do if you feel like your normal isn't enough. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri  Thanks to our special guest Relationship councillor, sex...

Do you know if your Halloween costume is actually a reflection of cultural appropriation? What does cultural appropriation even mean? If you want to dress up as your favourite celebrity but you're white and they're black is it still ok to go as them? What if you want to go as a Native American Indian, Geisha or the Disney character Moana? We take a look at cultural appropriation, what it is, what...

What would happen to Meghan and Harry if they chose to leave the UK, stop being royals and become private citizens? We speak to our royal expert to find out whether they'd still have a title and how they'd keep living the life to which they have become accustomed and still pay all the bills. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy  Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  Audio Producer: Ian...

Does every young boy in that crowd of Melbourne private school boys caught on camera chanting on a tram this week, believe in the misogynistic message that chant sends? Would you have joined in in you were in that situation? Today we look at why good people get involved in bad things when there's safety in numbers and why peer pressure can make us turn away from what we believe. CREDITS Host/Produ...

Instagram has decided to ban all augmented reality apps that make it look like you've had plastic surgery or are about to... because of the damage it's doing to our mental health. We speak to an expert in the plastic surgery profession who says people are now bringing in altered photos of themselves asking for doctors to help them look like their filter perfection. CREDITS  Host/Producer: Cla...

Australian birth stories are amazing, from water births to c sections and everything in between we also have the beauty of being a multicultural community. From black dots placed on the face, dates and honey in the mouth, calls to prayer, a piece of country brought into the labour ward and a notebook in the crib to write their future... three amazing Aussie Mums share their birth stories. CREDITS...

How effective is recycling in Australia? Sometimes we hear that it ends up in landfill anyway because of our lazy sorting habits and because China isn't buying it from us anymore, it's being stockpiled in warehouses instead of being turned back into something useful. Today we find out what's really happening to our recycling and what we need to do to make it more efficient. CREDITS Host/Producer:...

With the open plan office the most fiscally sound option for a business in 2019, the trend doesn't seem to be going away any time soon but new research suggests women are particularly affected by the design. Today we speak to Rachel Morrison, the author of a study that accidentally found that women are feeling a little too exposed in the open plan environment for reasons that have been conditioned...

Being home schooled used to mean your parents were hippies but not anymore. Home schooling is now on the rise in Australia and around the world. Today we find out exactly how it works and why so many parents are choosing to take their kids education into their own hands. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest...

When a celebrity like Felicity Huffman goes to jail, how do they prepare? They may enlist the services of a prison coach. Today we speak to someone whose job is to get celebs ready for a stint behind bars. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Holli Coulman from Wall Street Prison Consultants, and John Fulle...

Pill testing - does it reduce the number of deaths due to drugs at music festivals or does it encourage young people to take drugs because of a false sense of security? Today we find out exactly what pill testing does, the advice young drug takers are given and what could be holding us back from rolling it out at festivals across the country. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer...

You're probably familiar with the invite to a friend's new business party, it could be makeup, perfume, wellness products even underwear... you're probably also aware of the pressure to buy from that friend or even join them in hosting or even selling yourself. Welcome to the world of multi level marketing or MLM's, today we speak to an expert in cults to find out how the world of direct sales is...

Domestic violence is one of Australia's greatest shames. The statistics are shocking but even though we know this, the list of women dying at the hands of a current or former partner just keeps on growing.  Jerry Retford was an abusive husband, emotionally, mentally and physically. Today we find out what enabled Jerry to finally see his issues, seek help and turn his life and relationships ar...

Why did Donald Trump decide to pull out of northern Syria? Why did Turkey take the opportunity to attack the region and what do they have against the Kurdish people? We speak to The Independent's Middle East Correspondent to unravel what the hell is happening to the people who helped us take down Islamic State.  CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Produ...

Ghosting is more often associated with a romantic hook up or a mate leaving a party without telling you but there's another form of ghosting that is actually more prevalent than both of those... the friend who ghosts. While you sit and wonder why they're not returning your messages, we find out from a Counselling Psychologist that it may be our technology that is making us detach from our friends....

Girlforce: Unscripted and Unstoppable, that's the theme for this year's International Day of the Girl and across the world we're seeing girls stand up and speak out about the issues they are passionate about. Here in Australia we have some amazing young women who are using their voice to help call for solutions to a very dry problem... the drought. We speak to two 16 year old girls who are fightin...

The TV show that got us all hooked on reality, Big Brother is back and recruiting housemates for 2020. So what can you do to stand out from the crowd? We speak to former housemate Chrissie Swan and Executive Producer Yana Groves to find out how you can get yourself on reality TV CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our specia...

There are potentially hundreds of thousands of frozen embryos stored across Australia right now and while some will become a bouncing baby, many won't be needed. So what do you do with them? We speak to Mel Greig who has gone through the destruction of her embryos and a councillor who helps people make the best decision for them when it comes time to let then go. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murp...

The mental load... it's the organising, planning and list making that goes into running a household, the million different invisible tasks that women are mostly responsible for in relationships. It's the cause of arguments and misunderstandings, of toxic time messages like "It's easier if I do it myself" and "I'll just do it wrong"... but now someone has a solution. Author and lawyer Eve Rodsky ta...

Women have only been allowed to ride in horse races in Australia since 1979 but since then they've blazed a trail through one of the only sports in the world where men and women compete against each other on a level playing field. So is it any different for a woman in the sport? With the Michelle Payne story Ride Like a Girl out in cinemas, we take a look at life as a woman in a very male dominate...

This week in a surprise move from Prince Harry, a statement was released about how the British tabloids treat his wife Meghan and that they were suing on of them over a letter they published from Meghan to her Dad. But is it that black and white? Are the tabloids really the big bad monster here or are the celebrities themselves just as complicit in their behaviour? CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Mu...

The new Netflix show 'Unbelievable' follows the true story of several women who report being the victim of a serial rapist. Aside from highlighting the amazing detective work of the women who finally catch the bad guy, it also shows the difficulties women face in reporting their experience to police. Today we find out from someone who has recently been through it, what it's really like to report a...

This week we heard the creator of the Labradoodle regrets his role in creating the first poodle cross but is desiring a designer dog really that bad? We look at what goes into dog breeding and how we can avoid supporting those unscrupulous breeders who are only in it for the cash. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our spec...

We know the pill can have physical side effects but did you know it can have mental one's too? Today we investigate the pill's influence over the type of men we choose when we're on it and how that can change when we decide it's time to get off the pill and start a family CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guest...

The term 'climate anxiety' is being thrown about right now and a lot of the focus is on Climate Change Activist Greta Thunberg as the reason for it's rise. Today we find out that climate anxiety is real but that Greta's activism is doing more to help than denying it exists. CREDITS Host/Producer:  Claire Murphy Executive Producer:  Elle Beattie Audio Producer:  Ian Camilleri Thanks...