From prohibition to social media - what makes bans succeed ... or fail?
From the prohibition era in the US, to gun control in Australia, bans have been used throughout history to change behaviour. Sometimes they work, so...
Presents — Unravel: Huntsman
The ABC's biggest investigative true crime podcast Unravel has just dropped their new season, Huntsman, and it's already rocketing up the podcast char...
The music that saves us
When bad things happen, do you berate yourself or treat yourself with compassion? Do you journal, meditate, or listen to music? Growing up, Sabrina M...
If everything is traumatic, is anything traumatic? The power of labels
We've come a long way in how we talk about mental health. But while diagnoses like depression and anxiety can empower people to seek help and support...
‘What if I’m a paedophile?’ The intrusive thoughts that haunted Uma
You've probably experienced intrusive thoughts — bizarre, fleeting, sometimes inappropriate thoughts that cross your mind without warning. Although th...
Consumer behaviour and the quest for cool
According to consumer psychology, there's a recipe for being cool. And surprisingly, the ingredients are similar across a bunch of countries and cultu...
Narcissist, or just a pain? How to deal with difficult people
You know how certain people are just… difficult? Maybe they're prickly to be around, don't take feedback well, or act like a narcissist? Today we're ...
How borderline personality disorder makes it harder to hold down a job
Extreme emotional turmoil, fears of abandonment, huge amounts of stigma… These factors can make navigating a career when you have borderline personali...
From school avoidance to food anxieties: navigating neurodiverse parenting
Long before Sarah's daughter Chloe Hayden became an award-winning actress starring in Netflix's Heartbreak High, she was a kid facing immense struggle...
Brain Rot: Meet the people who ditched their smartphones
We've all dreamt of lobbing our smartphone into the ocean and going off grid. So what happens when you follow through with it? For the final episode...