In his new book The Urge, psychiatrist Dr Carl Erik Fisher explores the history of addiction, and opens up about his own struggles with drugs and alcohol. The Too Hard Basket tackles a workplace dilemma and what to do about regional Australia’s skills shortage.

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Folge vom 25.02.2022The fascinating history of addiction, and what to do when work and friendships collide
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Folge vom 24.02.2022Where are we with vaccines and mandates? The impact of feeling like an outsiderThere are gaps and plateaus in our immunisation rates but there's also a new vaccine in the field. We discuss our current national status. Plus, taking your calls on what it means to be an outsider.
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Folge vom 23.02.2022Misconceptions about perpetrators of family violence, and the future of tiny homesNew research has found that a third of Australian men who kill their female partners are middle-class, educated, and have no previous contact with the criminal justice system. Plus we take a look at what's in school lunch boxes, and find out how an easing of restrictions around tiny houses may lead to a rise in the number of people living in them.
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Folge vom 22.02.2022Indigenous communities and COVID, abandoned spaces and 50 questions for teensTwo years into the pandemic, we take a look at how Indigenous communities around the country have been affected so far. Also, now that the Winter Olympics has closed and another Olympic village is abandoned, we think about what it is that makes abandoned buildings so fascinating. And teacher and author Daisy Turnbull brings us some tips on how to get your teens to open up.