Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

In My Two Cents we're asking those questions you'd rather not answer about money.In this episode we find out if it's raining cash in ABC weather presenter Nate Byrne's world.

Why are the same old titles still ruling school reading lists? We praise "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Great Gatsby", but is it time to pass the torch?As our classrooms evolve, shouldn’t our literature reflect the world students actually live in?Maybe it’s time we stop worshipping the canon and start rewriting it.

Sometimes a book stays with you long after you finish reading it. Sometimes a book finds a permanent place in your heart... and changes the way you see the world forever.So, is there a book that has changed your mind?

We've been asking some notable readers to share the book that changed their life.  This week, Astrid Jorgensen, the founder and director of Pub Choir, discusses her special book.

Fictoromance is the act of falling in love with a fictional character.The phenomenon can be traced back to Greek mythology.Is it wrong to lust after a fictional character, and what does it say about the human condition?Guest:Esmé Louise James, Kinky History TikTok creator

When you were a kid, your parents probably told you "don't stare, it's rude!"But, if you've been on social media the last couple of weeks ... it seems that life lesson might be getting left behind.There's a viral video trend dubbed the "Gen Z stare"... older people say they make a comment or a request to someone under 25 years old and they're just met with a blank look.

In My Two 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?

Almost half of Australia's young workers aged 15 to 30 have been pressured into unpaid overtime, and a third aren't paid superannuation.With so much publicity around dodgy workplace practices - why is exploitation still so prevalent? 

Netflix has used artificial intelligence in one of its TV shows for the first time, with visual effects for series El Eternauta completed in one tenth the usual time. But experts say this efficiency isn't always for the best - with companies outsourcing basic tasks, it limits the need for interns and graduate employees. 

Australia prides itself on the idea of a fair go.However new research from Diversity Council Australia shows that social class influences who gets ahead at work - and who hits a ‘class ceiling’.Early findings from the Class Inclusion at Work report reveal that only 44% of class-marginalised workers were offered career development opportunities in the past year, compared with 76% of their more privileged peers.