On Christmas Day 2021, Hobart midwife Rachel Wake was brutally murdered by her ex-husband.  This week on iHeart Tassie, Olivia Hicks sits down with Rachel's daughter Romany Wake, to discuss her activism in the fight against domestic and family violence.

A warning, some of the content in this episode could cause distress.

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Childhood apraxia of speech is a condition affecting up to 2 in every 1000 Tasmanians.  For Apraxia Awareness Month, Britt Aylen speaks with a Tasmanian mum and a local speech pathologist about the best ways to identify, diagnose and treat the condition.

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Ebony Abblitt previews this year's drop.

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On Good Friday, the Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation is holding its annual Easter Egg Hunt – which this year, will be held at the Government House Lawns.  From 10 til 2, kids of all ages will solve clues to uncover their own bag of eggs – with other games and activities to keep them entertained – and there might even be a visit from a certain bunny... 

The event is raising money to support life-saving medical research, like the Hobart Method – a treatment technique for premature babies that is now being introduced in hospital NICUs across the globe. 

In this episode of iHeart Tassie, Britt Aylen speaks with Professor Peter Dargaville, the man behind the Hobart Method, and medical engineer Andrew Marshall, whose current research project is being supported by the RHH Research Foundation. 

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Part 2 of John Fabris' chat with leader of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, Craig Farrell.

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This week on iHeart Tassie, Jackie Lymn explores our state's booming gin scene.

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This week John Fabris asks whether humans are the cause of the recent whale deaths on the West Coast, and looks at fauna fears for the Robbins Island Wind Farm.

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This week, Ebony Abblitt speaks with two women who've forged change in our state.

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What do Lorde and Olivia Rodrigo have in common?  Aside from both being global music megastars, they’re both also the proud owners of original artwork by local artist Brandi Salmon. 

But how did Brandi go from working a 9-5 corporate job, to creating stunning paintings for some of the world’s biggest pop singers? 

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Tasmania is second only to the Northern Territory for the number of heart related deaths per capita - this Red Feb, Olivia Hicks looks at what we can do to improve our heart health.

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