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Brain zaps, increased anxiety, confusion: these are just some of the symptoms people report when they're getting off antidepressants. 

So why is coming off antidepressants such a taboo topic? 

And why are researchers arguing about what actually happens during withdrawal? 

In this extended episode, we unpack the withdrawal symptoms you're experiencing, look into the massive debate about a recent study, and get some advice for what to do if you decide to stop taking antidepressants. 

Guest: 

• Professor Jon Jureidini, psychiatrist, University of Adelaide

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You can pay taxes and join the army. So should 16-year-olds also be able to vote? 

And after Jack Graham was banned for 4 weeks of play, we get into the AFL's homophobia problem.

Also, has cringe culture stifled art? 

Plus, it's the kiss cam that has (potentially) sunk two marriages. So what should you do if you get caught in 4K? 

Host Dave Marchese is joined by Mamamia's Gemma Donahoe and content creator Jack Tossol. 

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Dead sharks, dead dolphins, dead seadragons: the scale of SA's algal bloom crisis is hard to imagine. So why hasn't it been declared a national disaster? 

And Anthony Albanese's on his way home from an official trip to China. What did he achieve?

Plus, a footy stadium, a billion dollars in debt, or a vote of no-confidence for the Premier: this is what's influencing young voters at the Tasmanian election. 

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01:58 - The algal bloom wiping out South Australia's marine life

11:30 - Unpacking Anthony Albanese's China visit

21:46 - What's swaying young voters in Tasmania's election

Guests:

• Dr Dominic Mcafee, researcher, Environment Institute at the University of Adelaide
• Bang Xiao, reporter, Asia Pacific newsroom, ABC

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Donald Trump's campaign once promised to release the Epstein list. Now, he's saying it doesn't exist. So what's true? And could the backflip cost him the MAGA base that got him into the White House in the first place? 

And is antidepressant withdrawal worse than the depression you had to get on it? We're getting into some research around withdrawal symptoms.

Listen now: 

01:08 - The latest on the Epstein list

05.15 - Why has Donald Trump changed his tune? 

11:20 - What it's like to come off your antidepressants

Guests:

• Stephen Harrington, associate professor, QUT's School of Communication
• Professor Jon Jureidini, psychiatrist, University of Adelaide

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Does the Australian government have a duty of care to protect Torres Strait communities from the impacts of climate change? We look into why the Federal Court's decided... nah.

Plus, Donald Trump has given Vladimir Putin a 50-day deadline for a peace deal after promising Ukraine a rapid weapons boost. Is Trump going cold on Russia?

And a third of workers under 30 experience workplace exploitation, and most don't do anything about it. We're looking into why. 

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01:26 - Unpacking the Torres Strait Island climate verdict

06:57 - Arms deal and an ultimatum

17:03 - When your boss rips you off 

Guests:

• Kirstie Wellauer, Indigenous Affairs reporter, ABC
• Dr Matthew Sussex, strategic policy expert, ANU
• Professor John Howe, Melbourne Law School

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What caused the Air India crash that killed 260 people last month? A preliminary report has some answers, but also brings up more questions. 

Plus, German backpacker Carolina Wilga has made her first public comments since being rescued from the WA outback on Friday. So what does it take to survive such an ordeal? 

And it was one of the most astonishing golfing fightbacks in history, and at the right time: 24-year-old Sydney golfer Grace Kim just bagged her first major title.

Listen now: 

02:00 - Do we know what caused the Air India crash?

12:30 - Surviving for 12 days in the outback

24:09 - Australia's big golfing win 

Guests:

• Dr Steve Leib, senior lecturer in aviation, CQU
• Jake Cassar, bushcraft and survival teacher
• Dane Heverin, digital reporter, Fox Sports

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Now the mushroom trial has wrapped up... can the world move on? 

And is this the season of public crash outs? 

Plus, did ketamine kill the dancefloor? 

Host Dave Marchese is joined by NRLW sideline commentator and sports journalist Marlee Silva and culture writer at Guardian Australia Michael Sun. 

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Deep and troubling: that's how Anthony Albanese is describing the rise in antisemitism in Australia. So what's his government planning to do about it, and do young Jewish Australians back it? 

Also, who will the next Dalai Lama be, and what's the deal with reincarnation?

Plus, we're heading out to hear from young First Nations people about what NAIDOC week means to them. 

Listen now:

01:17 - The 15 ideas to fight anti-Semitism

05:31 - How are young Jewish Aussies feeling right now? 

11:20 - The Dalai Lama succession

21:35 - Celebrating NAIDOC week

Guests:

• Ruby Kraner-Tucci, acting editor in chief, The Jewish Independent 
• Rohan Salmond, religion and ethics unit, ABC
• Anika Gosling, 2025 NAIDOC Award winner

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The stories that matter to young Australians, in your ears and 24/7 on your feeds.

Lily Steele-Park took legal action after she was was raped in her first year of uni by a man known to her friends. 

Her rapist was then found guilty and sentenced to 6 years in jail. 

But Lily's experience is an outlier. In NSW, only 7% of reported rapes and sexual assaults result in a conviction.

In this episode, Lily shares her story and what it's like to speak out. 

Plus as the mushroom trial wraps up, we ask a mycologist if foraging for mushrooms is ever safe?

Listen now:

01:29 - Victim-survivors on the cracks in the system

07:10 - Lily's story

24:34 - Mushroom foragers warnings

Guest:

• Lily Steele-Park, victim-survivor
• Brett Summerell, chief scientist, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

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