Brat, garbage trucks, celebrity endorsements. 

The race to the White House has been filled with memes and TikToks as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris each try to secure the presidency.

But what are the policies they are campaigning on?

Today, on a special edition of the Hack podcast, we re-introduce you to the candidates, their policies and everything else that's happened in the lead up.

Is lockdown a trauma we're collectively burying, or should we look back on our pandemic experiences more? The government has been doing some self-reflection. 

We also get into Saoirse Ronan's comment that silenced a room full of men. 

Plus, Russia has hit Google with a fine worth more than all the money in the world combined. 

And, why do paranormal investigators think ghosts are going extinct?

Host Dave Marchese is joined by culture and fashion writer Maggie Zhou and journalist Marty Smiley.

With climate disasters making headlines around the world, it's no surprise that the latest State of the Climate report gives Australia just 7 years to get our emissions under control. 

And the Greens have proposed unlimited mental health treatment under Medicare, but can we afford it? 

Plus have you seen the sun today? The impact of light on your mental health goes further than just seasonal affective disorder. 

Guests:

• Dr Karl Braganza, manager of climate monitoring, Bureau of Meteorology
• Dr Jake Crouse, research fellow in youth mental health, University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre

The public's trust is so eroded they'd be unlikely to cop harsh lockdowns again, according to an inquiry into Australia's COVID response. Do Aussie governments need to apologise?

Plus, is an "unspoken ban" on abortions in regional and rural areas robbing women of access to legal health care? 

And could a racist attack on Puerto Rico and a Bad Bunny endorsement swing the US election? There’s a week to go.

Guests:

• Lucy Barbour, regional affairs reporter, ABC
• Matt Bevan, host, America's Last Election

How do you survive domestic violence at home when it's being perpetrated by your sibling?

Also, humanitarian groups are warning children will pay the ultimate price for Israel's decision to ban the main aid organisation helping Palestinians.

And should we be recycling our old phones to mine the valuable metals they contain?

Guests:

• Alexandra Saieh, head of humanitarian policy and advocacy, Save the Children
• Elisabeth Shaw, CEO, Relationships Australia NSW

Anthony Albanese has been forced to defend himself over his history of Qantas upgrades.

And Queensland's new premier David Crisafulli has promised to crack down on youth crime by introducing his "adult crime, adult time" laws before Christmas. 

But, in Western Australia, locals in one small town reckon they've worked out a different fix for youth crime, and it involves apprenticeships in mechanics, landscaping and horse-training. 

Also, we find out how Lost Paradise pulled itself out of the festival graveyard after its ticket seller, Lyte, went bust.

Guests:

• Will Partlett, associate professor, Melbourne Law School 
• Simon Beckingham, founder of Finely Tuned and promoter for Lost Paradise 

Supermarket chain Woolworths is copping it this week for tracking and timing its workers. Woolies says it's fair and keeps its teams productive, but some staff are calling it bullying.

Plus, the 3G phone network is getting shut down on Monday, giving us time to mourn our first internet experiences. A girlie in NSW is also mourning tech, after her phone fell into a crack between rocks. She climbed in to get it... and got stuck for 7 hours.

Also, Jacob Elordi was filmed walking in a Byron Bay cafe with no shoes. Fine, or has going barefoot gone too far?

And what's an appropriate birthday message in 2024?

Host Dave Marchese is joined by artist and performer Etcetera Etcetera and PEDESTRIAN TV's Issy Phillips.

Menopause usually arrives in your 40s and 50s with a barrage of hot flushes, body aches and emotional changes... but sometimes it can come way earlier. Like, in your teens or early 20s.

Plus, a freak storm, a failed generator and high school exams — we unpack the power outage saga in the far west of New South Wales. 

Also, did Senator Lidia Thorpe say "hairs" or "heirs", and why does it matter? 

Guests:

• Adelaide Elliot, Grazier
• Dr Simon Wright, energy expert, Charles Sturt University
• Associate Professor Amanda Vincent, early menopause expert, Monash University

Car crashes have killed almost 200 young Australians this year. So why isn't road safety messaging working?

Plus, the Northern Territory has become the country’s first jurisdiction to lower its minimum age of criminal responsibility back down to 10.

And is the cost of living crisis bringing back a rare disease that sailors used to suffer at sea? 

Guests:

• Jessie Smith, road safety campaigner
• Teresa Senserrick, Director, Western Australian Centre for Road Safety Research
• Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, the University of Queensland

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe wanted her message to be heard, and it worked: her cry of "you are not my king" and "this is not your land" during King Charles’s visit is making headlines around the world. 

In Australia, it's kicked off a debate around appropriateness and respectability. So how should someone deliver a plea about colonisation to the head of the Commonwealth?

And Gladstone is famous for coal, gas and aluminium refining, but is that about to change? The community is exploring its renewable options too. 

Plus, students from Australian Catholic University staged a mass walk out after a former union official gave a speech railing against abortion and same-sex marriage at their graduation ceremony. 

Guests:

• Amanda Morgan, Yorta Yorta woman, lawyer and activist
• Emma Garlett, First Nations woman, director of the Garlett Group 
• Dr Elise Klein, associate professor of public policy, ANU
• Charlie Panteli, graduate, ACU