4BC Afternoons

Listen to 4BC Afternoons with Carla Bignasca, weekdays from Midday - 3pm.

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Think your local tap water is nothing special?

Find out how one Queensland town is preparing to take their humble tap water to the international stage to battle New Zealand and America for a global crown.

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Little Sunny Stroski is one of only three children in Queensland living with CLN2 Batten disease, a condition so rare that few people even know it exists.

His father, Jace, opened up to Carla about the realities of the disease and how a community-led GoFundMe is keeping them afloat.

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With extreme temperatures of 40°C making headlines across Europe, travellers are being warned to rethink their upcoming summer vacations. 

Flight Centre founder Skroo Turner joined Carla to reveal whether these extreme weather events are actually stopping people from booking.

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Listen to 4BC Afternoons with Carla Bignasca, weekdays from Midday - 3pm.

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More than 20 years after winning Australian Idol, powerhouse vocalist Casey Donovan is laying it all bare about the brutal realities of the entertainment industry and her deeply personal IVF journey.

Tune in to hear why she famously banned her own hit winner's song from her setlist and the touching reason she finally brought it back.

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When a journalist labelled a player's decision to witness his child's birth "disgusting," Brisbane listeners didn't hold back.

Hear the hilarious and fiery responses as Carla's Court tackles the ultimate sports debate.

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When traditional veterinary medicine failed his rescue dog, Rosie, a Sydney tech entrepreneur turned to genomic sequencing and AI to design a personalised mRNA vaccine.

UNSW Associate Professor Martin Smith explained how this citizen science project provides a fascinating blueprint for the future of human cancer care.

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Listen to 4BC Afternoons with Carla Bignasca, weekdays from Midday - 3pm.

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Think growing older is just a straight line of slowing down?

Marcus Riley shared groundbreaking research proving you can improve your body and mind at 65+, and the exact steps to unlock your "ageing advantage."

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