Everyone's been talking about marriage in the last few years, but there hasn't been a whole lot of focus on how to make it work. Family life educator Trafford Fischer shares research into what highly successful couples do to make their relationships thrive. Visit us online: http://www.signsofthetimes.org.au

While regulators ignore appeals from the grassroots, the gambling industry continues to gobble up profits. All just harmless fun? Don’t bet on it. Host Kent Kingston talks to Major David Twivey from The Salvation Army.

His distinctive voice is heard on radio regularly. He’s been a TV and magazine doctor and written books focusing on family medical advice. And on top of his Member of the Order of Australia award, in 2017 he was announced as a NSW “Senior Australian of the Year”. I’m talking about Dr James Wright, who has just celebrated his 90th birthday. But that’s not his real name . . .

Why is this man wearing a plastic bucket on his head? It gets weirder. The inside of the bucket is lined with aluminium foil and has a row of red LED lights that encircle the man’s head. Retired Federal politician Max Burr says his light-filled bucket has improved his physical strength, his handwriting—even his sense of smell. Well, not just the bucket—there was also the lampshade he wore on his head before that . . .