Scientists have been warning for ages that climate change could lead to more extreme weather that threatens our way of life. 

So how bad could things get? A new report today looks at the risks and costs under 3 different scenarios.

Plus, the Special Envoy to combat Islamophobia has found racism against Muslims and Arabs is persistent and under-reported in Australia. We hear what it's like living with that in your day-to-day life.

Also: why people are going nuts for murder mystery parties.

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01:25 - 400% more heatwaves and 1.5m at risk from rising seas

12:25 - What the government could do about Islamophobia

15:40 - The racism that started in primary school

25:05 - Murder mystery parties are big now?

Guests:

• Matthew England, Oceanographer and Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales
• Yasmeen Shadid, member of the Islamophobia Register's Youth Committee

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For years now, heaps of us have used Spotify to find and listen to new music. 

But now a bunch of people are announcing they're leaving the platform — musicians, bands and users. 

Some say it's part of a bigger boycott because of the CEO's personal investments, while others say it's Spotify's use of AI that's turning them off. 

In this deep dive, hack gets into who's making this move, and how the thing that brought us to Spotify in the first place has become what's turning many away: its algorithm.

Guests: 

• Dr Sophie Freeman, researcher of music streaming and algorithmic recommendation, University of Melbourne

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The assassination of Charlie Kirk in the US horrified millions of people worldwide, but almost instantly it inspired memes.

While his family mourns and the gunman is still at large, how should we navigate the online discourse?

And what's so hard about sorry? Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has been dumped from the shadow ministry after refusing to apologise for hurtful comments she made about Indian Australians.

Plus Tunis or to Nice? That is the question. 

Host Angel Parsons is joined by features editor at The Daily Aus Emma Gillespie and artist and performer Etcetera Etcetera.

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Charlie Kirk built a political movement from debating college students, and became one of Donald Trump's closest allies. Then, he was assassinated on a uni campus in Utah. 

So what did Charlie Kirk represent? And how might Trump respond now?

Plus, former West Coast Eagles player Mitch Brown sits down with hack's Dave Marchese, two weeks after becoming the first male AFL player to publicly come out as bi.

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02:20 - A 'dark moment in America'

06:12 - Is Charlie Kirk's assassination a turning point?

14:23 - Mitch Brown on the response from fans, players and the AFL

Guests:

• Dr Matthew Boedy, associate professor of rhetoric and composition, University of North Georgia
• Mitch Brown, former West Coast Eagles AFL player 

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It's been two weeks since former West Coast Eagles player Mitch Brown made history in an interview with The Daily Aus. 

So what was it like to be the first male AFL player to come out as bisexual? 

Mitch sat down with hack's Dave Marchese to talk about the guilt he feels and his challenge to the AFL clubs that stayed silent. 

In this extended interview, Mitch reflects on being the first to make history and how he hopes to support the second and third. 

If this chat has brought up anything for you, please reach out to QLife peer support. They're available at 1800 184 527 or online. 

Guest: 

• Mitch Brown, former West Coast Eagles AFL player 

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It's a backpacker's worst nightmare: a big overseas trip ending in a hospital emergency room because of methanol poisoning. Can a new website prevent more tragedies? 

And koalas have a chlamydia problem. Now, there's a solution. 

Plus bands, musicians and consumers are breaking up with Spotify. Why? 

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01:23 - The Aussie artists leaving Spotify

13:18 - Explaining the Partying Safely Hub

16:55 - Remembering the memory of Simone White

25.42 - Koala chlamydia vaccines

Guests: 

• Dr Sophie Freeman, researcher of music streaming and algorithmic recommendation, University of Melbourne
• Bethany Clarke, methanol poisoning survivor and advocate, Simone White Methanol Awareness Campaign
• Dr Julien Grosmaire, senior vet, Endeavour Veterinary Ecology

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A social media ban in Nepal has led to deadly protests. We chat to an ABC correspondent on the ground in Kathmandu. 

And the stabbing deaths of 2 Melbourne teenagers is the latest knife crime attack in a state in the midst of a machete amnesty. 

Also, a global flotilla packed with food and medical aid is heading to Gaza again, and activists say one of their ships just got hit by a drone.

Plus, can you house-sit your way out of the rental crisis? 

Listen now:

01:22 - Nepal's Gen Z social media protests 

08:30 - Melbourne's knife crime killings 

12:50 - The global flotilla headed for Gaza

18:47 - Indefinite house sitting 

Guests: 

• Meghna Bali, South Asia correspondent, ABC
• Abubakir Rafiq, activist onboard the Global Sumud Flotilla
• Jacqueline Mifsud, comedian and house-sitter 

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Mushroom triple murderer Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole when she's in her 80s. We unpack how her solitary confinement factored into the judge's ruling. 

Plus after a fatal shark attack at a "netted" beach, the shark net debate is back. 

And ever imagined taking on your workplace over wage theft? This young worker did, and won. 

Listen now:

1:11 - What the judge said in the mushroom trial sentencing

6:03 - Why Erin Patterson's prison conditions had an impact

13:42 - The visa-holder wage theft problem 

19:09 - The shark net debate

Guests: 

• Thalia Anthony, associate law professor, University of Technology Sydney
• Charlie Huveneers, surfer and director, Flinders University Marine and Coastal Research Consortium

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If you knew what your health would be like in the decades to come, would you change your life now? 

That's what genetic testing could offer: a way to help us assess the risk of cancers or diseases that could be treated or prevented early. 

But knowing what the future may hold is daunting.

Researchers at Monash University have just completed a study, testing thousands of young people for genetic variants. 

We unpack what they found, how it feels to know your risk, and what genetic testing might mean for privacy, health insurance and our entire health system. 

Guests:

• Dr Jane Tiller, Co-Lead of Monash University's DNA Screen study

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Politics this week was dominated by the fallout from the March for Australia protests: the speakers, the arrests, the Nazis... and what it all tells us about Australia right now. 

And Putin was caught on a hot mic talking to China's Xi Jinping about organ donation and living to 150.

Plus: be honest... are you scrolling on the toilet right now? Or are you drinking from it, like Broncos player Reece Walsh? 

Host Dave Marchese is joined by news.com.au political journalist Jessica Wang and comedian Anthony Locascio.

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