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The pandemic has kept many people separated from their homes and their loved ones for over 18 months. Lockdowns and border closures have led to a specific kind of grief and yearning - homesickness.Homesickness isn’t an official medical condition but it was once, with soldiers fighting on foreign soil regularly diagnosed after suffering debilitating symptoms.Today, GP and health columnist for The Saturday Paper Dr Melanie Cheng on the origins of homesickness and whether there’s a cure.Guest: Health columnist for The Saturday Paper, Dr Melanie ChengSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was one of the most chaotic and controversial album rollouts in recent history but Kanye West’s 10th studio album, Donda, is finally here. It’s safe to say Kanye is now far from the peak of his nearly two-decade career – artistically and culturally – yet his latest album still went to No. 1.But when we’re talking about Kanye, it’s never really about the sales figures, or even just the music. There’s not that many artists who are as loved, and hated, as Kanye. This week on The Culture, we've got a special jumbo episode (not quite as long as Donda, but still) with two of the podcast's favourites. Filmmaker and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Santilla Chingaipe, talks to us about who Kanye is: where he comes from, why so many people fell in love with his music, and why it’s so hard to be a fan right now. And music critic for The Saturday Paper, Shaad D’Souza, takes us through a more in-depth discussion about Donda, and where Kanye sits musically today.Guests: Journalist and writer, Santilla Chingaipe and music critic for The Saturday Paper, Shaad D’Souza.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twenty years ago the terrorist group Al-Qaeda hijacked four planes, flying them into New York City’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3000 people.The September 11 attacks, and the war on terror that followed, changed the world.They ushered in a new era of global conflict, domestic terror threats, counter-terrorism laws and Islamophobia. Two decades on the legacy of the attacks still reverberates all over the world.Today, Osman Faruqi speaks to three people whose lives were changed forever by 9/11.Guests:Rana Hussain, diversity and inclusion manager at Cricket AustraliaBill Capstick, former soldier who served in AfghanistanZaki Haidari, Hazara refugee from AfghanistanStay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Ruby Jones speaks to some of the best known lawyers on either side of the Me Too movement in order to help her investigation.Ruby looks at how the law is used to silence women, and the media, when it comes to sexual harassment and misconduct. And she asks how legal threats became one of the foremost barriers to women sharing their stories.This is episode three of Everybody Knows: A Broken System.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Governments and car manufacturers all over the world are preparing for a future where most vehicles will be powered by electricity - a future that is just around the corner.But in Australia there’s no national policy on electric vehicles and, as a result, the country is falling behind the rest of the world.Today, Mike Seccombe on how electric cars are poised to take over and what Australia needs to do to keep up.Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe.Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Australia grapples with its biggest outbreak yet of Covid-19, an outbreak that shows few signs of slowing, the focus is shifting to hospitalisation figures and deaths.But even though Covid-19 wards are becoming busier, it isn’t easy to get a clear picture of just how bad things are in our hospital system.Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper, Rick Morton on how our two largest states are handling the current outbreak and what might happen if things get worse.Guest: Senior reporter The Saturday Paper, Rick Morton.Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As our political leaders fight over the proposed national plan to re-open the country, health experts are imploring state and federal governments to learn from the experiences of places like the UK and Israel.But, there is another country closer to home whose prudent and cautious reopening could prove to be a much better blueprint for Australia.  Today, journalist with the Australian Associated Press and contributor to The Saturday Paper Hannah Ryan on what we can learn from the ongoing global experiment.Guest: Journalist with the Australian Associated Press and contributor to The Saturday Paper Hannah Ryan.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ongoing lockdowns have put many Australians under extreme financial pressure.Without adequate government support the responsibility is falling on community organisations to help thousands of people receive the basics, like food.Today, chief executive of the Addison Road Community Organisation Rosanna Barbero on the massive food relief operation underway right now in Sydney and how it exposes a broken system.Guest: CEO of Addison Road Community Organisation, Rosanna BarberoStay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The video games industry is worth over $180 billion a year, more than the US film and sports industries combined. For decades though, it’s been plagued by a culture of misogyny, homophobia and racism.Right now, a reckoning is taking place at one of the biggest games developers in the world, Activision Blizzard, the publisher of some of the most popular games ever, including Candy Crush, Call of Duty and World of Warcraft.This isn’t the first time sexism and harassment in gaming has made headlines, but could this be the long-awaited reckoning that the industry needs?To help break down the lawsuit and why it matters, games reporter for Screenhub and regular games critic for The Saturday Paper, Jini Maxwell, joins The Culture this week.Guest: Jini MaxwellFollow The Culture on InstagramSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode two of Everybody Knows, Ruby Jones goes back to the beginning of MeToo in Australia in 2017. Why did the movement seem to run out of momentum here so quickly?Ruby investigates what happened, hoping to learn lessons from the first wave of MeToo reporting as she investigates allegations of misconduct in the Australian music industry.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.