Life Matters - Full program podcast

Now that it's an option to access your super early, how do you know if it's a good idea to do it? Are there forms of sexual harassment happening in the workplace that are still going undetected? And what's the best way to deal with varicose veins? We answer all these questions on Life Matters today, and we also hear from a 15-year-old trailblazer en route to curing period poverty.

Listeners and experts discuss on the downsides of medical professionals sending patients off for unnecessary tests and investigations, and what happens when you go bush to unplug from life's complications.

How being a property investor doesn't mean you can't help, deadly science engages remote Australia, changing the view of Western Sydney one pilot at a time, and plovers - the ultra marathoners of the air.

We look at how citizen juries are improving democracy, the history of swimsuit fashion and in our Too Hard Basket explore the dos and don'ts of looking after and feeding friends' kids.

In this special Life Matters broadcast, Michael Mackenzie is in Canberra where Heywire Trailblazers from across the country reveal the projects that they hope will futureproof their communities from the pressures of climate, social fragmentation and the drain of young people to our larger centres.

It's a chance for these young people to stand up for rural, regional and remote Australia, and tell funding bodies and policy makers their communities matter.

We look at whether the insurance industry needs a mandated definition of the word fire to make sure every claim is treated fairly, we meet the Western Sydney women being mentored into the aviation industry, and we marvel at the incredible fortitude of ultramarathon birds.

Anyone whose rented, knows a landlord can make or break your living experience, so what makes an ethical landlord? Also, is our current medical system doing its best to keep the most people leading healthy and meaningful lives for the longest time possible? And teaching your children how to adult.

Despite all the hype about online dating and apps more than two-thirds of us are still meeting the old fashioned way, face to face. Is this you? We hear stories of people finding love in all kinds of ways and places. Plus a dating coach and a relationship counsellor provide advice on how to prepare for dating success.

Can alternatives to sugar really cause you harm? How aged care staff are walking a mile in residents' shoes, the pros and cons of private health, and Leon Filewood reflects on being a lawyer turned comedian.

We learn about what animals can teach us about those tricky teenage years, fashion designer Linda Jackson shares stories from her life and in our Too Hard Basket we tackle the thorny issue of asking family members to donate for private wedding trips.