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Hinge has become the first dating app to introduce voice prompts and memos, to help you figure out if you have chemistry or ‘The Ick’.

Plus, the biggest climate change meeting in the last decade has ended with a global pact to phase ‘down’ coal, instead of phasing it out altogether.

Live guests:Dr Cate Madill, speech pathologist and researcher at Sydney Uni’s Voice Research LabTim Buckley, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

It's the Shake Up and we're talking...

The importance of mosh pit etiquette following the tragic and deadly crowd crush at Astroworld, whether putting beers on Afterpay will be a recipe for disaster for young people, and why some are feeling way less horny after exiting COVID lockdowns.

Join Hack's Avani Dias with Herald Sun journalist Jade Gailberger and artist Raph Dixon.

Have you ever been out and thought, 'I'll just have the one more', but your wallet is empty? Buy now, pay later services can now be used for a bunch of hospitality services, including at some pubs. But experts say it could unwittingly plunge young people into debt.

Also, trading on the stock market has become a lot easier thanks to the proliferation of apps available.

And, why young people are turning down sex after the pandemic.

GUESTS:

Melissa Browne, financial advisor

Thomas Keily, economist and podcaster

Lauren French, sexologist

Plenty of people decided to make a tree-change or sea-change after the pandemic. But slow internet speeds in some regional areas have made people think twice.

Also, Australia's on track to eradicate new diagnoses of cervical cancer, thanks to the Aussie-created HPV vaccine.

And, conspiracy theories are flourishing online that the disaster at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival was caused by Satan.

GUESTS:

Mark A Gregory, Senior Lecturer at RMIT UniversityProfessor Ian Frazer, University of QueenslandRay Radford, PhD Candidate in religion studies

EDITOR’S NOTE: (13/12/21) The online text for this story has been changed after publication; it inaccurately suggested all Australian regional internet is bad. The audio for the story has also been corrected and statements are now included from both the NBN Co and the Communication Minister’s office.

The federal government has unveiled its electric vehicles policy, but the strategy doesn’t include any subsidies or tax incentives to make them more affordable.

More than five million people have taken part in an Instagram campaign that promised to plant one tree for every pet picture posted. Now organisers say they don’t have the resources to follow through.

Plus, how a new injection could help treat opioid addiction.

Live guests:Dr Jake Whitehead, transport scientist at the University of QueenslandDr Jonathon Hutchinson, digital cultures expert at USYDSuzanne Nielsen, deputy director at the Monash Addiction Research Centre

Survivors describe the chaos that unfolded at rapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert in Texas, where eight people were killed.

Police are investigating what went wrong, as punters prepare to sue the musician and festival organisers for what they’re calling an avoidable tragedy.

Plus, Hack examines the history of Australian gigs, and how safe they are.

Live guests:Izel Ayala, Astroworld attendeeLucas Naccarati, Astroworld attendeeJulia Robinson, Australian Festival Association

It's the Shake Up and we're talking…

The French president’s beef with Scott Morrison over submarines, burning blazers to protest toxic culture in elite private boys schools and quitting work to prioritise work-life balance.

Join Hack's Ange McCormack with journalists Eliza Barr from the Daily Telegraph and Brendan Crew from 10 News First.

Melbourne photographer James Robinson has called out the toxic culture in Australia private schools by breaking into his old college, setting his school blazer on fire and making out with his partner on the lawn.

Plus, fruit pickers will be guaranteed a minimum wage under a significant Fair Work Commission ruling.

Live guests:James Robinson, artist and former St Kevin’s College studentEmma Germano, president of the Victorian Farmers Federation

Missing four-year-old Cleo Smith has been found alive and well, after she went missing for 18 days in remote Western Australia.

Hack explores why this case captured the country’s attention, and a former police detective sheds light on how these investigations work.

Plus, doctors around the world have noticed a strange trend during the pandemic - teen girls suffering from uncontrollable jerking movements and verbal outbursts.

They were baffled by what was causing it, until they realised their patients had a few things in common, including their use of TikTok.

Live guests:Terry Goldsworthy, criminologist and former detectiveJohn Safran, writer and documentary makerPerminder Sachdev, professor of neuropsychiatry at the University of New South Wales

A record number of people around the world are walking away from their jobs to reassess their lives and prioritise work-life balance.

Industries being hardest hit by this trend include hospitality and ride-sharing, and experts think it could lead to changes around workers rights and Australia’s migration policies.

Plus, Aussies hoping to get a Christmas gig won’t need a resume or references, after a retailer announced it would be adopting an open hiring approach for their December casuals.

Live guests:Dr Kirstin Ferguson, leadership specialistAlison Pennington, Centre for Future WorkShannon Chrisp, The Body Shop