There was a time when students were punished, sometimes with cane and strap but sometimes in far more bizarre ways.

Every day, we’re confronted by practices that confuse us. How does this tap turn on? Are you supposed to remove all your clothes at a Thai massage? It’s not just you.

From seeing Elvis perform on the Ed Sullivan show, to being one of the first tourists in China in the 1970s, Lorna has had an incredible life.

The honorific ‘Ms’ was supposed to be neutral and the equivalent of ‘Mr’. But it hasn’t worked out that way.

How do you get down from a duck? Unfortunately the answer is no joke.

It’s often the small issues that generate the most heated and passionate arguments between people. In this episode, you’ll hear about how thickly vegemite should be added to toast and whether pegs should be left on the clothesline after use.

If you live with someone who starts a conversation but then walks away making them impossible to hear, you’re not alone. Does your partner hoik the doona during the night and blame you? Enjoy these insights into domestic bliss.

It’s 10 years since the launch of the iPhone that’s radically changed our behaviour. Enjoy this walk down memory lane before we had the device.

In this Blather, Jonathan Green and James Valentine wonder if Australians should accept the feral pest, even if it means embracing a super cane toad.

There was a time when adding pineapple to dishes was seen as sophisticated and modern. But today, it’s a food crime. You won’t believe some of the pineapple food combinations.