Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

The board game boom that took off during the pandemic? It hasn't fizzled out. If anything, it's evolved.Netflix is now producing a reality series based on the board game Monopoly.So, does your family play board games... and just how competitive do things get?

Australia is seeing unprecedented rates of burnout .... with many workers taking "sick days" to try and cope with the ongoing demands of work and life in the midst of a cost of living crisis.But could adding a single public holiday help tackle burnout? Residents in Mudgee NSW are calling for a "Mudgee Monday" and urging Premier Chris Minns to consider using time off as a public health tool.

From cosmetics, to liquor, fashion, to luxury cars...celebrities have promoted and endorsed endless brands over the years.Now Gwyneth Paltrow has been hired as a spokesperson for tech company Astronomer... which is trying to capitalise on the publicity around two of its senior employees being caught snuggling on camera at a Coldplay concert.So, does a famous face promoting a brand really make a difference?

In the UK, you now have to prove that you're 18 before you can access pornography on the internet.Australia's not far behind. By the end of this year, we're expecting new laws that'll stop under-16s from accessing social media — part of the same global trend to age-gate the internet. So what does this look like in practice, and will it work?

It's a word that can send instant fear through your body. It's a diagnosis... but it can also become an identity.Cancer can refer to a broad spectrum of diseases.... but the word itself carries so much weight and fear that some doctors say we should ditch the term altogether. They say the label "cancer" can trigger panic and lead to unnecessary treatments, especially for low-risk cases.But one physician argues we don't need a new word, instead we need to rethink what cancer means… and how we respond to it.

Mirror mirror, off the wall...Could you go an entire week without seeing your own reflection? One Belgian fashion journalist took up the challenge. 

In My Two Cents, we're asking those questions you'd rather not answer about money. What can we learn from ABC finance guru Alan Kohler and how he manages his money?

Home education is rising in Australia, but a Queensland study found nearly half of homeschooling families never planned on it — in fact they weren't even open to the idea. So what changed their minds?Most of these 'accidental' homeschoolers had a child with a disability or health condition, and turned to homeschooling after difficult experiences in mainstream schools.

When it comes to what we might call "reading the room" - there's a certain skill involved. But what happens when the room being misread is your dad's funeral? 

Dr Billy Garvey, developmental paediatrician and host of the Pop Culture Parenting podcast, has dedicated his career to helping parents support their children's mental health. What advice does he have for you?