Hack

Noise-cancelling headphones and ear plugs are more popular than ever but could too much silence actually be bad for you?

It's the Friday Shakeup and we're asking how important you think work is in your life? A new study found that people are less likely to say work should come first than in previous decades. 

Plus, if you shop at op shops, have you noticed that prices have gone up? And have you ever thought about what the role of charity shops is?

And, we chat about the big news of the week with the Qantas CEO Alan Joyce retiring early after a lot of drama for the company. 

Host Tim Shepherd is joined by comedian and podcaster Billy D'Arcy and news.com.au journalist Eliza Barr.

After a rough few years of bushfire and COVID restrictions, hopes had been high for this season's snow. But a warmer than usual winter has got operators wondering if the industry can survive.

Speaking of industries that are struggling, live music venues seem to be shutting down at record speed. So could crowdsourcing and community ownership be the answer? We look at the case of the iconic Tote in Melbourne.

Youth crime keeps making the headlines, but we don't really talk about why youth offending occurs in the first place. Hack has been granted rare access to a detention facility in Tasmania, and spoken with inmates about a new music project.

Guests:

• Leanne McLean, Tasmanian Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Dr Sam Whiting, lecturer at the University of South Australia

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You might not be thinking about having kids yet, but you've probably seen young parents and influencers talking about it online. But not everyone has a calming, wonderful, instagrammable birth experience. 

Plus, dating can be tough for anyone, but having a chronic illness can make it even more complicated. We hear what it's like for young single people dating with their illnesses. 

And, we find out about the protests at French schools against the government's ban of a traditional muslim dress called the abaya. 

Guests 

Rachelle Chee, Associate Lecturer and midwife, Central Queensland University Dr Renae Barker, law lecturer, University of Western Australia

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

Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert is usually known for the dust, but this year, a downpour of rain has brought epic muddy chaos and one death. 

Plus, the federal Opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has suggested a second referendum to recognise First Australians if the Voice to Parliament fails, but what would that look like?

And, we meet a 20-year-old climate activist from the Solomon Islands calling on the Australian government to do more to stop climate change. 

Guests:

• Kerrynne Liddle, South Australian Liberal Senator and Arrente woman
• Zedi Vahia Devesi, 20-year-old climate activist from the Solomon Islands
• Remy Hii, Australian actor 

It's the Shakeup and we're asking how long is too long for a voice memo? And could video memos be about to have their moment?

Plus, there are calls for "don't be a jerk" laws to be introduced to stop companies from engaging in unfair practices like luring you into a subscription trap. 

And whether you love a lappie (or a blockie or mainie) or hate it, we're taking a look at this Aussie hobby. 

Host Tim Shepherd is joined by journalist Em Gillespie and social media sensation Outback Tom.

We get behind the wheel with 'blockie route' drivers to see how fuel prices might be threatening this Aussie tradition (which you might also know as lappies or mainies).

Plus, have gig workers' calls for protections at work been answered?

We unpack the government's plans to introduce legislation, which will include minimum pay rates. 

And Qantas is being sued for allegedly selling flights that didn't exist. 

Guests:

• David Speers, Political Lead at the ABC

Okay so we finally know when we'll be voting on whether Australia should change the Constitution to include an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. 

Confused about how voting will work? We got you.

Plus, we take a look at the latest 10-year strategy on eating disorders, which has just been released.

Guests:

• Thomas Mayo, Yes campaigner
• Evan Ekin-Smyth, Australian Electoral Commission
• Mark Butler, federal Minister for Health

Calls for Spain's soccer federation president to resign are only getting stronger after he kissed player Jenni Hermoso, who says it was not consensual. 

We unpack the world-wide uproar and look at what Luis Rubiales has to say. 

Plus, a Sydney woman is turning her time behind bars into an app for other inmates struggling in the prison system. 

And surgeons have pulled a living roundworm from a New South Wales woman's brain.

Guests:

• Isobel Cootes, Optus Sports football journalist
• Dr Sanjaya Senanayake, infectious disease expert at Canberra Hospital