The mushroom trial continues this week, with accused triple-murderer Erin Patterson giving evidence for the first time in her own trial. 

Plus, Australia's lowest-paid workers are about to get a pay rise. Will it make a difference?

And the world would be a better place if the brightest minds weren't in meaningless corporate jobs — according to historian Rutger Bregman. We speak to him about his latest book, Moral Ambition. 

Listen now:

01:03 - Mushroom trial latest

06:23 - Minimum wage to rise

13:29 - Should you quit your job to help the world?

Guests:

• Kathleen O'Connor, reporter, ABC
• Rutger Bregman, historian and author, Moral Ambition

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