X is now banned entirely in Brazil, after a long legal fight with Elon Musk. Is this the end of stan twitter? 

And quiet vacationing is the new way to reclaim your work, apparently. 

Plus, should your boss give you dating leave?

Host Dave Marchese is joined by artist and performer Etcetera Etcetera and journalist Marty Smiley. 

Is constant stimulation harming our mental health? This group is sitting in silence to figure it out. 

Plus, we find out what it will actually take for Australia to reach net zero.

And we get into the underground music scene, a place more young people are turning as festivals collapse. 

Guests:

• Matt Kean, chairman, Climate Change Authority
• Scarlett Smout, research associate, University of Sydney
• Dr Jodie Taylor, music and culture scholar

Who's in charge when politicians are behaving badly?

And is stalking just the price of fame? Chappell Roan doesn’t think so. 

Also... we talk switching (Olympic) sides.

Plus, a sacred week for Sydney meme pages: the metro has finally opened. 

Host Dave Marchese is joined by PEDESTRIAN.TV's Issy Phillips and Josh Garlepp from the Kick It Forward podcast.

It's the Friday Shakeup and it's been a big news week. After a massacre in a Sydney shopping centre and an alleged terrorist act in a church two days later, a lot of people are feeling news fatigue. How do you cope?

And Caitlin Clark just signed the biggest rookie contract in the WNBA. The problem is it's about $85 million short of her male counterparts in the NBA. 

Plus, should the order you and your siblings were born in determine who you date? 

Host Dave Marchese is joined by podcasters Marty Smiley and Sarah-Jane Adams.

Last year, Nathan Murphy won an AFL premiership with Collingwood. This year, he's medically retiring at only 24 years old. He's suffered 10 head knocks over his career and is stepping back on the advice of doctors due to ongoing concussion issues.

And non-binary trainee doctors are experiencing harassment twice as much as their male and female colleagues. Could this lead to worse outcomes for both doctors and patients?

Plus, HECS debts are predicted to rise by up to 4.8% and MP Monique Ryan has had enough. 

Guests

• Monique Ryan, Independent MP for Kooyong
• Nathan Murphy, retiring AFL player

Zyn is the brand name for a synthetic nicotine pouch that goes under your lip. "Zynfluencers" are pushing them online claiming they'll give you more energy and better focus, but is this just another push from big tobacco?

And a lot of young people rely on community legal centres to help them when they get arrested, but those centres are at breaking point, and experts say it’s keeping young people behind bars.

Plus, homeless uni students in Tasmania are sleeping in their cars because there just isn't enough affordable housing for them. 

Guests:

• Karly Warner, CEO, NSW/ACT Aboriginal Legal Service
• Becky Freeman, associate professor of public health, University of Sydney

An Australian man has been unmasked as an influential player in a new AI industry that harvests the content of real women to create fake influencers who push porn. 

And a stabbing during a church service on Monday night in Sydney's south-west has been labelled as a "terrorist attack". 

Plus, Woolies CEO Brad Banducci got told off for spouting "bullshit" in today's Senate inquiry into supermarket pricing. 

Guests:

• Dr John Coyne, defence strategy expert, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
• Nicola Henry, professor, RMIT

Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case is now over, with a judge on the Federal Court finding that, on the balance of probabilities, Lehrmann did rape Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019. It means Lehrmann has failed against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson, after a trial that dragged on for months.

And over the weekend, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel, with the strikes marking the first time Iran has targeted Israel directly from its own soil. So what does this mean for conflict in the Middle East? 

Plus, Australia is still reeling after six people were killed at a shopping centre in Bondi Junction in Sydney on Saturday in a stabbing attack. Today, the attacker's parents spoke out, as new details about the victims were released.

Guests:

• Jamie McKinnell, court reporter, ABC
• Javed Ali, associate professor, University of Michigan
• Melissa Mackay, reporter, ABC

It's the Friday Shakeup and we're talking about squatting. Jordan van den Berg (aka @purplepingers) has put landlords on edge while promoting a list of vacant homes around Australia. 

And a Tasmanian court has found Mona's Ladies Lounge is discriminatory. How did the artist respond? Whatevs.

Plus, Adelaide has asked everyone to stop calling it Radelaide and that's just not how nicknames work. 

Host Dave Marchese is joined by housing advocate Jake Toohey and writer/director Eliza Reilly.

A new approach to preventing UTIs is showing promising results. For chronic suffers, this oral spray could be the alternative to antibiotic over-prescription.

And Cleveland Dodd was 16 years old when he was found unresponsive in his cell in Perth’s Casuarina Prison. This week, an inquest into his death has detailed the bleak conditions faced by teens like Cleveland inside the maximum-security youth unit. We unpack the revelations so far.

Plus, the Vatican has released a 20-page document all about human dignity but it’s the comments that call gender fluidity an “affront to human dignity” that have some people pretty angry. So where does this leave LGBTQIA+ Catholics?

Guests:

• Cason Ho, reporter, ABC
• Matthew Boon Meng Ng, member, Acceptance
• Dr Malcolm Starkey, immunologist, Monash University

Tesla's worldwide sales were down last quarter for the first time in years, and it's got a lot of people questioning why, and whether its owner Elon Musk has anything to do with it.

Plus, the official recognition of a Palestinian state – no Australian government has ever done it. But Penny Wong's just announced she's thinking about it.

Also, have you ever wished you could dip into your superannuation for money to buy a house? Some new research has found that the idea might not be as good as it sounds for anyone under about 40.

Guests:

• Dr Andrew Thomas, lecturer in International Relations and Middle East Studies, Deakin University
• Nick Bonyhady, technology writer, Australian Financial Review

Two things: it's Testicular Cancer Awareness Month and you need to know how to check your balls. We're talking to medical oncologist Dr Ben Tran and cancer survivor Tom Haddon about how to spot the most common cancer impacting young men. 

And the youth curfew in Alice Springs was extended today. It’s been put in place to try and curb crime and unrest in the CBD but is it working and how is it affecting the community?

Guests:

• Blair McFarlane, Northern Territory Australian of the Year 2024
• Dr Ben Tran, medical oncologist
• Tom Haddon, cancer survivor

It's the stuff of nightmares: you send someone you think you can trust a private picture, and then they threaten to release it unless you pay.

Sextortion cases are skyrocketing – in NSW they've risen 400% in just 18 months – and authorities say scammers are targeting teens.

Also, it's been six months since Israel declared war on Hamas and invaded Gaza. Is the conflict going to stop anytime soon?

Plus, we're meant to be saying see ya to 3G this year, but it could mean up to a million people won't be able to call triple zero.

Guests:

• Perry Duffin, crime reporter, Sydney Morning Herald
• Professor Ben Saul, United Nations Special Rapporteur 

The NDIS will be slashed by $14 billion in a move that disability advocates have called a "profound betrayal". 

Plus, Oprah, the Obamas and Lil Jon: Will the celebrity worship at the Democratic National Convention help Kamala Harris' campaign?

We also unpack how communities on the ground are feeling ahead of the Northern Territory election.

And meet the woman with the rare condition called uterus didelphys... in other words: two vaginas. 

Guests:

• Ava Kalinauskas, research associate, United States Studies Centre
• Dr Charlotte Elder, gynaecologist 

Yep, it's that time again: Mercury is in retrograde, and everyone is talking about it. Get ready for chaos and upheaval! But do you buy in to any of it?

Also, should federal politicians have their pay docked for breaching workplace rules? This is being considered as MPs work to establish a standards body within Parliament. Would it make politics better?

Plus, FaceTiming during medical appointments and wing-womanning each other: is there such a thing, as an adult, as being too close with your parents?

Host Dave Marchese is joined by Collingwood captain Darcy Moore and journalist Ange McCormack.

Today was meant to be when we found out the outcome of Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson. Instead, a new witness – former Seven Network producer Taylor Auerbach – was called to give evidence about what Seven's Spotlight program did to nab an exclusive interview with Mr Lehrmann.

Also, women's health specialists say gender bias is baked into Medicare rebates and women get less money back on procedures than men do.

Plus, the low prices on shopping app Temu have some people suss on where their products come from and what's happening with users' data.

Guests:

• Jamie McKinnell, ABC court reporter
• Professor Nitika Garg, consumer behaviour researcher, UNSW

There’s outrage everywhere about an Israeli air strike in Gaza that killed seven aid workers, including Aussie Zomi Frankcom. Israel says it was a mistake; the UN reckons 196 aid workers have been killed in the war so far. We speak with Oxfam about life in Gaza, nearly six months since the invasion started.

Also, businesswoman and former lawyer Samantha Mostyn will be Australia’s next governor-general. So who is she and why should we care about what she does in the role?

Plus, is it time for the youth allowance independence age to be lowered so more young people from the country can study?

Guests:

• Bushra Khalidi, policy and advocacy lead in the West Bank, Oxfam
• Shalailah Medhora, political reporter, Hack
• Isabella Coombs, Regional, Rural, Remote Students Association, ANU

Members of Gen Z are apparently super close to their parents. So is there such a thing as too close?

For years, youth crime has been impacting communities across Australia. This week things escalated in Alice Springs, and the NT government’s put a curfew in place there so under 18s aren’t allowed out at night. So will it bring crime rates down?

Also, the cancellation of Splendour in the Grass has everyone wondering: is this the end of music festivals in Australia? We ask a major player in the game.

Plus, a think tank has crunched the numbers on unpaid placement hours social work students do and thinks it has a solution for how to pay them.

Guests:

• Dr Terry Goldsworthy, associate professor in criminology, Bond University
• Fil Palermo, co-founder and director, Untitled Group

Tickets only went on sale last week, but now Splendour in the Grass has been cancelled for 2024.

It's just the latest in a long list of local music festivals that have been canned over the last 12 months. So can the Australian festival industry survive much longer or is this the end?

Also, a politician's made wild allegations in parliament that the Melbourne Demons AFL team is secretly drug testing its players and then encouraging those who test positive to cocaine to fake injuries so they don't end up on the field on game day.

Guests:

• Kita Alexander, singer/songwriter
• Paddy Macrae & Zane Harris, The Dreggs, folk pop duo
• Mitch Wilson, managing director, Australian Festival Association
• Dr Sam Whiting, live music industry expert, University of South Australia

For the first time since the current Israel-Gaza conflict began in October, the UN Security Council has called for a ceasefire in Gaza.

And the government's watered down some fuel efficiency standards in its proposed climate laws for cars. Will it make it easier for young people to buy an EV?

Plus, the WA government has announced what it reckons are the "toughest" rules on selling nitrous oxide canisters - or nangs - in Australia. So will it actually stop people ripping nangs?

Guests:

• Professor Douglas Guilfoyle, University of New South Wales
• Dr Gail Broadbent, University of Technology Sydney
• Associate Professor David Mountain, University of Western Australia 

Who is ISIS-K and why did they claim responsibility for an attack on Russia that killed over 130 people?

And Tasmania's election has left the state with a hung parliament. 

Plus, abandoned tents, rubbish, and single use plastics: what is the solution for festival waste?

Guests:

• Berish Bilander, CEO, Green Music Australia
• Greg Barton, professor and chair in global Islamic politics, Deakin University

'A little bit nasty' and 'not the brightest bulb': that's how Donald Trump described former PM and current Australian ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd this week. So could KRudd be out of a job, if Trump wins in November?

Plus, the latest happiness report has dropped, and it's found young people are less happy in Australia and the US.

Also, a 21-year-old from Queensland is imposing hectic spending rules on herself so she can afford a house, while some mates in WA are attempting to spend $0 in the whole month of March. Can it be done?

Host Dave Marchese is joined by comedian Billy D'Arcy and journalist Emma Gillespie. 

The debate about nuclear power has been raging for decades and it's back again.

The Coalition reckons it's a no brainer. The government says they're dreaming. 

So what do the experts say and what do you think?

Meet the young woman who gave up her fertility in a last-ditch attempt to tackle her endometriosis. 

And we hear from tradies in their twenties who are struggling with debilitating pain, just a few years into working.

Plus, the politician who's demanding parliament clean up its act and crack down on MPs behaving badly. 

Guests:

• Syl Freedman, co-founder, EndoActive
• Kylea Tink, independent member for North Sydney

The religious discrimination laws are back on the agenda in Parliament House, with the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese now saying the Opposition needs to promise to support it. 

Also, the Labor government had promised to put together a youth strategy at the last election and now Youth Minister Anne Aly says there’s a plan.

Plus, could you go without spending any money for a whole month? A group of friends in WA are trying to do this in a challenge they are calling Penniless March.

Guests:

• Bridget Archer, Tasmanian Liberal MP
• Jane Monica-Jones, financial therapist

Passing out, calling 000 and sleeping in the backyard: a temperature-tracking study has found heaps of renters spent the summer in conditions the WHO reckons are not only uncomfortable, but also potentially dangerous.

Also, the name for Tassie’s AFL and AFL W teams have been announced: the Tasmania Devils. But there’s still a problem: they don't have a home ground.

Plus, with a huge global shortage of ADHD medication, Vyvanse, Aussies are struggling to find alternatives. So is there any solution? 

Guests:

• Emma Baker, professor of housing research, University of Adelaide 

China recently opened its fifth research station in Antarctica, and some experts are saying Australia should be worried about the expanding presence on our doorstep.

Plus, millions of police searches have been carried out in NSW, but most of them found nothing. Now, questions are being raised about how lawful the searches are.

Also, a new campaign has been launched to keep employers accountable for addressing sexual harassment in workplaces.

Guests:

• Paul Farrell, investigative journalist, ABC
• Patty Kinnersly, CEO, Our Watch
• Dr Adrian McCallum, senior lecturer in geotechnical engineering, University of Sunshine Coast

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has called for new federal powers to punish those who "post and boast" about their crimes online.

Billionaire Clive Palmer has relaunched his 2013 plan to construct a replica of the Titanic that will be "far, far superior than the original".  

Plus, Coles has started putting security tags on steaks in a bid to stop grocery theft. 

Host Dave Marchese is joined by artist and performer Etcetera Etcetera and comedian and podcaster Lauren Bonner.

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could mean the end of TikTok in the US.

Some Palestinians who've been able to flee Gaza have found themselves stranded with no legal status after their temporary Australian visas were cancelled during their journey. 

And while the Ballarat community mourns the death of a local dad after a mine collapse yesterday, a massive investigation is underway into how it happened.

Plus, an update on the Fred again.. scalping investigation with more online communities getting in on the scheme. 

Guest:

• Aynne Kokas, professor of media studies, University of Virginia
• Chantelle Al-Khouri, political reporter, ABC
• Ellie Grounds, reporter, triple j Hack

The latest wastewater data is out and it’s found the use of illicit drugs like meth, cocaine and MDMA is on the rise. 

And Andrew Tate and his brother were arrested in Romania earlier this week and are now facing extradition to the UK over new offences. 

Plus, in a couple of months, the largest elections in history will take place in India. We unpack the secret life of current prime minister Narendra Modi. 

Guests: 

• Benedict Collins, journalist and author of Mad on Meth
• Avani Dias, Southeast Asia correspondent, ABC

A Hack investigation has uncovered a co-ordinated effort to scalp Fred again.. tickets. One analyst reckons 20% of ticket purchases being made were done by bots and sold on for huge markups, and experts say big businesses can't keep up. 

And a kill notice, some dodgy photoshop and an Instagram apology: what is going on with the royal response to those Princess Kate rumours? 

Plus, a food bank in regional Victoria is trialling a new kind of food shop: a free supermarket for uni students. 

Guests: 

• Dr Shaanan Cohney, cybersecurity expert, University of Melbourne 
• Sean-Paul Stephens, CEO, Ngarluma Yindjibarndi Foundation

Matildas captain Sam Kerr has fronted court in London, charged with racially aggravated harassment of a police officer. The Sun newspaper is reporting Kerr called a police officer a "stupid white bastard", but Kerr denies that and will plead not guilty. Some are claiming "reverse racism", but is there more to the story? 

And it turns out 1 in 5 Aussie adults is a fully fledged sport hater. 

Plus, Virgin Australia has announced plans to allow pets on domestic flights. What could go wrong?

Host Dave Marchese is joined by reporter Daany Saeed and sports journalist and reporter Lavendar Baj. 

A bunch of historical single-sex schools are going co-ed, and people have lots of feelings about it. So, should single-sex schools disappear for good, or do they have a place?  And Samantha Murphy left her home for a morning run 32 days ago. Today, a 22-year-old has been charged with her alleged murder.  Also, the latest data from the Closing The Gap report has revealed only 5 of 19 targets are being met.  Plus, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, Meta, has announced it won't renew its digital news deal with the Australian government. So, what will that mean for how we get our news online?

Guest:

• Laura Mayers, Ballarat reporter, ABC 
• Dr Claire Charles, senior lecturer, Deakin University

Soldiers who've never been to war are showing signs of PTSD. Could firing their own weapons in training be injuring their brains?

Gaza ceasefire negotiations are continuing, with the US warning this could be the last opportunity to broker a truce and hostage release.

And with so much talk of defamation action lately, we're asking is it too easy for politicians to take someone to court for attacking their reputation?

Plus, we unpack the secrets around "dark marketing" and why you're seeing more of it.

Guests:

• Elise Worthington, national health reporter, ABC
• Brendan Clift, law lecturer, University of Melbourne
• Nick Carah, marketing expert, University of Queensland

The Greens want the federal government to enter the property development game, calling on it to develop 360,000 homes for Aussies to buy or rent. So could the plan work?

Plus, a couple of German tourists followed glitchy Google Maps directions in Far North Queensland. After a 60km trek through croc-infested bushland, they've got a warning for others. 

And one of Australia's OG YouTubers has left the platform. Georgia McCudden has hundreds of millions of views and a huge online community, but she reckons YouTube isn't supporting the average creator anymore.

Guests:

• Hal Pawson, associate director, UNSW's City Futures Research Centre
• Georgia McCudden, content creator

Matildas captain Sam Kerr is known worldwide for her sporting achievements, but now her alleged actions off the field are making headlines. Kerr has been charged with (and pleaded not guilty to) alleged racially aggravated harassment of a police officer in London early last year.  Plus, the US Supreme Court has overturned a decision to exclude Trump from the upcoming presidential election. So what does this mean ahead of Super Tuesday? And 1 in 5 Australians is a so-called "sport hater". We get into what's driving the dislike. 

Guests

• Emma Shortis, US politics expert, The Australia Institute
• Tracey Holmes, professorial fellow in sport, Canberra University
• Hunter Fujak, sports management lecturer, Deakin University

Aussies are losing close to a billion dollars through regular card surcharges. In the UK and European Union, these charges are banned. 

Plus, as the deadline for a Ramadan ceasefire deal creeps closer we unpack the latest on Israel-Hamas negotiations, aid drops, and the terrible conditions Palestinians in Gaza are living under. 

And it’s the source we all rely on, but how reliable is it? Researchers reckon a huge chunk of Wikipedia mods are leaving the platform and the walkout is warping the site’s content.

Guests:

• Marika Sosnowski, research fellow, Melbourne Law School
• Brad Kelly, managing director, Payment Services

Should cops be marching at pride? The debate continues as Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras rolls on. 

Plus, where is Kate Middleton?  Is she growing out bangs or getting a BBL? Or, is she just recovering from a reported medical procedure? 

And Glasgow's Willy Wonka Experience has captured the internet's attention. Was it worth its weight in chocolate? 

Host Dave Marchese is joined by content creator Simran Pasricha and newsreader Brooklyn Ross. 

While you might think buying a rip-off designer bag seems like a good deal and isn't harming anybody, experts say fake fashion is actually tied to organised crime.

Plus, a new Aussie drinking and drug survey has been released today and found young women are drinking at riskier levels and using more illicit drugs than ever before. 

Also, the head of Australia’s spy agency has revealed a former Aussie politician was recruited by an international spy ring.

And a coronial inquest into the death of 19-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker is starting to wrap up in the Northern Territory, and the former NT police officer who fatally shot him, Zachary Rolfe has been giving evidence this week.

Guests

• Melissa Mackay, Northern Territory court reporter, ABC
• Dr Amy Pennay, senior research fellow, the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research at La Trobe University

Hitler salutes, white supremacy slogans and symbols of hate. An investigation by Hack has uncovered so-called “Nazi bands” within Australia’s metal scene.

Plus, Australian universities are falling short on key measures to tackle sexual violence, according to a new report. 

And one of Australia's most popular sports, cricket, has struggled with representation of First Nations players at the elite level. Why has this sport fallen behind when other codes seem to have gotten better? 

Guests:

• Josh Roose, associate professor, Deakin University 
• Daanyal Saeed, reporter, Crikey

Late on Monday night, NSW Police were uninvited from marching in this year’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. So, we're getting into the history of Mardi Gras and how what started as a party with an air of optimism ended with ‘hatred and blatant homophobia’, and violence by police. 

One question remains: should cops be allowed to march at pride?

Plus, for the first time ever, the gender pay gap at some of Australia's biggest employers has been revealed with some companies seeing a 50% difference between what is paid to men and women. 

Guests: 

• Jacqui Munro, NSW Liberal Party MP
• James Breko, performer and former member of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras board
• Valeria Ignatieva, co-founder, Work180

The government has unveiled the Universities Accord – it's a 400 page document full of recommendations to make university cheaper, safer, and more accessible overall. We're breaking down what the Uni Accord means for average students and how it could impact placements, HECS debts, youth allowance and more. 

But is it a good thing for all? We ask Education Minister Jason Clare and the national student union. 

Plus, every day new details are being released about the alleged murder of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird. There's a lot we don't know and the story keeps growing. 

Guests:

• Jason Clare, Federal Minister for Education
• Grace Franco, education officer, National Union of Students

So many Aussie workers get drug and alcohol tested at their jobs, so why don't our politicians? 

Plus, the world's oldest dog has (controversially) had its world record stripped. Justice for Bobi? We discuss. 

And run clubs have infiltrated our feeds and our footpaths. 

Host Dave Marchese is joined by sports podcasters Marlee Silva and Josh Garlepp. 

This weekend marks the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. When Ukrainians were forced to flee their country, some came to Australia on temporary protection visas which are now due to expire in the next year.  Plus, Senator David Pocock has proposed an amendment to the Climate Change Act to include a duty of care for young people. We chat to Anjali Sharma who's been fighting for this recognition for years.  And it feels like Taylor Swift is the biggest thing to ever land in Australia.  But while she may be the latest cultural giant to capture the attention of the Australian public, she's far from the first.

Guests:

• Jon Richardson, researcher from Australian National University and former diplomat 
• Anjali Sharma, climate activist 

AI is inescapable, so how is the deeply personal craft of making music supposed to compete with tech's rapid output? As publishers ponder the marketability of AI music, artists are worried about how the technology is being trained. 

And mpox has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization and its impact here is pretty unknown so far. Is enough being done to keep Aussies informed? 

Plus, encampments set up at campuses around the country stood in solidarity with Gaza and many called for their unis to divest from big weapons manufacturers. Now the Greens want to force unis to disclose those investments publicly. 

Guests

• Professor Andrew Grulich, medical epidemiologist, Kirby Institute
• Dean Ormston, ceo, APRA AMCOS
• Sally Coleman, Big Sand

Over 18,000 people have signed up for the government’s BetStop register to block them from online gambling and the majority of them are young people. 

Plus, asbestos has been found in contaminated mulch all over Sydney and now it’s spreading to other areas of the country. So, what are the health implications from a bit of asbestos getting in the way of your park run?

And it’s O-Week season at a bunch of unis across the country. We ask how school-leavers are feeling about making their first moves into the “adult” world.

Guests: 

• Peter Franklin, director of occupational respiratory epidemiology, University of Western Australia
• Louise Francis, gambling researcher, Curtin University

Last week, 39 asylum seekers were found wandering the streets of Beagle Bay, a remote town in northern WA. Now the men have been sent to Nauru for offshore processing and it’s reignited political debate about boat turnbacks and Australia’s treatment of people seeking asylum.

Plus, how are up and coming musicians meant to crack the regional market? For some bands, touring regional Australia's gotten too expensive, but for others it's been an essential part of their rise to the top.

And new Aussie research has uncovered a supermassive black hole that eats one sun every day to become the brightest object in the universe.

Guests:

• Dr Daniel Ghezelbash, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, University of New South Wales
• Simone Schinkel, CEO, Music Victoria
• Samuel Lai, researcher, Australian National University

Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin’s biggest rival, is dead. It has world leaders pointing the finger at the Russian president, saying he’s behind it. 

Plus, men make up only 3% of the early childhood workforce. So why is the rate so low?

And community-led run clubs are having their moment. From central Queensland, to Brisbane, to Sydney, a whole lot of people are gathering to jog with friends or strangers, and experts say it's doing a whole lot of good for our bodies and our minds. 

Guests:

• Matthew Sussex, expert in Russian foreign policy, Australian National University
• Dr Martyn Mills-Bayne, senior lecturer in early childhood education, University of South Australia