Is Twitter really the best place for global public debate, or could we design a better way to discuss important issues and build community? Plus tips to manage your debt levels as the cost of living increases, and for Life Matters 30th birthday celebrations, an interview with Jess Thom, who manages her Tourette Syndrome by using humour.
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Folge vom 27.04.2022Digital 'town squares' and managing debt
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Folge vom 26.04.2022Are we in the age of political apathy?We’re in the middle of an election campaign right now, but how engaged are we in the political process? Some figures suggest Australians are increasingly disengaged from politics. And Richard Aedy shares his memories of hosting Life Matters for six years.
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Folge vom 25.04.2022Pen friends, and a war hero changes his mind about traumaGary McKay MC reflects on the physical and emotional scars left by war and why we should do more to support veterans and serving members of the defence forces. Plus for Life Matters 30th birthday, we revisit an interview about redemption. And former Life Matters book reviewer Jon Appleton on pen friends.
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Folge vom 22.04.2022Embracing the power of bittersweet, and film critic John Hinde from the Life Matters archivesAuthor Susan Cain explains why it’s important to feel sadness, melancholy and heartache in a world of ‘toxic positivity’. From the Life Matters archives, the late John Hinde, beloved film critic, chats to Geraldine Doogue in 2002. And in The Too Hard Basket, what to do when you feel excluded by your partner’s family.