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Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

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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0:13:20

From grief to action: turning tragedy into a legacy

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/07/01

Have you ever wondered how some people manage to turn the worst day of their life into something that helps others?And does turning your grief into activism actually help process the pain?

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0:18:08

What happens when we run out of burial sites?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/30

Across Australia, cemeteries are nearing capacity. Now, one of Sydney's cemeteries has revealed a plan for more than 700 additional lots for people to store the ashes of their loved ones.So, have you given any thought to your final resting place?

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0:06:11

Hey miss! Is it rude to call your teacher by their...

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/30

Calling your teachers by their first name used to get you sent straight to detention. But things are changing. Now it's less about the name and more about the way you say it.

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0:12:46

Are hobbies the secret weapon for work-life balance?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/30

Wake up, work, chores, sleep and repeat. Life’s grind can leave you burnt out and craving balance.But what if the secret to feeling better is adding more? How getting a hobby can make your life better.

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0:13:08

Why broken consumer trust is hard to fix

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/30

Trust makes the world go round, even if we don't think of it like that. And when brands or businesses break that trust... it has consequences.The ACCC says consumer trust across a range of industries is falling.So how can you repair broken trust?

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0:17:14

Doctors warn our kids could die younger than us

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/29

For generations, thanks to advances in sanitation, medicine, education and food security, we’ve seen each new wave of children outlive their parents. But that trajectory could be reversing. Chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes, heart disease and obesity, once almost unheard of in children, are now becoming widespread. This isn’t about individual choices or parenting alone the broader system, from food environments to urban design, is setting up the next generation for poorer

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Outback Mike's epic 1500km survival journey

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/29

In a world where comfort is often just a click away, true resilience is about testing your limits and pushing yourself beyond what feels safe or easy. It’s facing harsh conditions head-on, adapting to uncertainty, and relying on your own strength and resourcefulness to keep going when everything is against you. This kind of grit reminds us that growth and survival come not from avoiding challenges, but from meeting them with determination and courage.

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0:14:51

Elite athletes living below the poverty line

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/29

Imagine pushing your body to the limit every day, representing Australia on the world stage and still worrying about how to pay the rent. That’s the reality for so many of our elite athletes, juggling side jobs and study just to keep their dreams alive.Tax-deductible donations might help a little, but it’s no long-term fix. Shouldn’t being the best in the country mean more than living on the breadline?

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0:09:08

Is it possible to be an ethical traveller?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/29

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez said "I do" on the weekend with Venice as their backdrop. But many locals saw it as just another example of mass tourism destroying their historic city. So, what do travellers owe the places they visit?

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0:12:13

Ask Aunty: Have I just been 'ghosted'?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/26

Hook-ups, no strings attached, and one night stands: descriptions for casual sexual encounters imply zero obligations. But what happens when your expectations and your hook up's expectations are totally misaligned?

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0:39:19

Are you in a parasocial relationship with your...

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/26

Did you have very strong opinions when you heard about the break-down of Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness' marriage?Perhaps you think you and Hamish Blake would hit it off if you grabbed a beer together?Or maybe you felt genuine grief... even cried.. when you heard about the death of Princess Diana or Shane Warne?How is it that we can feel such a bond to people we've never met?

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0:14:59

How tech is transforming the way we watch sport

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/25

There’s nothing like the buzz of a packed stadium, cheering with thousands who want the same win.Now, new AFL tech is helping blind and low-vision fans tap into that experience.And in the future, stadium tech could bring the crowd and the action straight to your couch.

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0:06:23

My Two Cents: Alan Kohler

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/25

In "My 2 Cents", we're asking those questions you'd rather not answer about money. What can we learn from how ABC finance guru Alan Kohler manages his money?

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0:11:19

Rewriting History: Who controls the truth in the age...

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/25

Elon Musk says he wants to retrain his AI, Grok, to “rewrite the entire corpus of human knowledge.” But who gets to decide what counts as truth? By deleting what he sees as “garbage,” there’s a big ethical risk of simply replacing one bias with another. So, is it ethical for one person or company to decide what stays, what goes, and what counts as fact?

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0:18:59

Why ads keep getting older Aussies so wrong

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/25

If you're over 55, would you say you're grumpy, slow, or stuck in the past? Probably not and yet, that’s still how too many advertisements choose to show older Aussies. Ad Standards gets thousands of complaints every year, and plenty of them call out ageist stereotypes.So what’s going on in the world of advertising?

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0:25:02

Why do we struggle to talk about cancer?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/24

June is National Cancer Survivor Month. It's a time to celebrate progress, resilience, and survival.But it's also a time to ask: how can we show up better? How can we talk about cancer in a way that doesn't feel awkward, avoidant, or afraid?

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0:15:48

What's behind the rise in homebirths?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/24

Giving birth at home used to be fringe but it's gaining popularity. Since 2019, delivering a baby at home under the supervision of a birthing specialist have doubled across Australia. So what's driving women to choose a homebirth? And what needs to be done to make it more accessible?

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0:09:43

How can green thumbs adapt to our changing climate?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/24

Are the plants in your backyard behaving differently this winter than they did a couple of years ago? How to keep gardening when the seasons won't sit still.

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0:08:32

Why the pub might be good for your health

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/23

Gen Z is drinking less and spending more on fitness and wellbeing than any other generation.But in trading pints for protein shakes are they also losing something? Like connection, or just a place to hang out?

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0:12:12

Is smart tech making you dumb?

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/23

New research shows there is a cognitive cost of using AI assistants like ChatGPT to research and synthesise information. Your critical thinking brain doesn't fire up in the same way it does when you have to do the work of figuring out the answers to complicated questions yourself. It feels kind of obvious, but is it really that simple?

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