Is modern capitalism, itself, a threat to the survival of capitalism? Or will corporations always find a way to monetise misery? Paul Barclay speaks to Yanis Varoufakis and Antony Loewenstein

A compelling account of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident . Not only did the fallout contaminate half of Europe it changed the course of history. When the nuclear reactor exploded it set off another explosion that no-one had predicted -the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Why might the court intervene when a devout Jehovah Witness parent refuses a life-saving blood transfer to their child?

What about cultural and traditional beliefs that clash with new ‘norms’ of society? More specific descriptions of what make a family of defines gender for example.

Has the law has kept up with the changing society it regulates?

Political philosopher Michael Sandel argues that mainstream political parties fail to understand the social alienation that drives people to embrace populist politics.  He says there’s a big gap between the dream of becoming successful through individual effort and talent and the reality of growing inequality.  Social mobility has stalled and people in low socio-economic groups feel ignored and left behind.

Refugee advocates are unrelenting in their criticism of offshore detention and turn-back-the boats. Yet successive governments remain unmoved. We welcomed refugees en masse after the second world war and after the Vietnam War. So why is it so different now? Historian Joy Damousi takes the long view on immigration and refugee policy.

The objectification of women and sexualisation of their bodies is nothing new. But the proliferation of sexually charged images online, like the sexualised selfie, has taken things to another level. How concerned should we be?

Imaging not knowing whether you can pay the next electricity bill, cutting down on food to make it last or not being able to buy your child a birthday present.

That’s the reality of living in poverty.

Journalist Rick Morton talks about growing up poor in Australia and he provides a condemning account of the class system in this country

Ageing gets a bad wrap in our youth obsessed society but Ashton Applewhite says we're saddled with outdated ideas. Our attitudes to growing older come from a time when lifespans were so much shorter. She promotes positive ageing and campaigns against age discrimination.

Many young Australians are experiencing 'eco-anxiety': a sense of dread caused by, as they see it, an unfolding, climate change induced, ecological catastrophe. How are they overcoming it? Paul Barclay speaks to 4 young Australians between the ages of 17 and 25.

This substance relieves pain but costs law enforcement billions of dollars. Opium in all its forms is both celebrated and demonized and we can trace its use and abuse from the Neolithic era to the present day.