On Tonight's edition of the Thursday Panel musician Jamie Mercanti (Slim Jim) and journalist Christina Morrissy discussed everything from Jamie's tragic family matters to South Korean wash houses and brothels.

On Perth Tonight Chris asked Social Media Strategist Meg Coffey, whether social media should be off limits to some or whether it's time to rein in the trolls?

Social media has turned our identities into brands, data is the most valuable currency and your worth is based on your ability to be commodified. Yet, despite all this, we're supposed to be 'successful', 'mindful', 'present' AND happy.

So, what is happiness and can it ever really be achieved?

On Perth Tonight Chris spoke to Lisa Portolan, author of Happy As.

The Pontificants are back, turning headlines into humour.

 

This week Gareth Knight, Zhygi Shimkus, Mick Gledhill and Steve Collins joined Chris Ilsley.

General Practitioner and Physiotherapist Dr Andrew Thompson joins Chris on Perth Tonight monthly to offer you his expertise on managing pain (among other things).

This week he answered listeners questions about finding the right practitioner and he candidly offered his opinion on the worst physiotherapy training institutions in Perth.

During her divorce June* discovered her husband had spent years hiding the family's wealth while she struggled to live a frugal life.

Chris asked family law specialist and Principal, John Butler how commonly this occurs and how you can safe guard yourself against it.

Have you purchased a lemon, not sure about a warranty or has a product or service not lived up to your expectations?

Join Dave Hillyard from Consumer Protection each month on Perth Tonight as he answers all of your questions and raises a few issues of his own.

This month Dave gave us some advice on how to deal with scam callers.

When he’s not in the studio with us, you can contact Dave and the Consumer Protection team via the website or by calling 1300 304 054.

After months of trying, Chris has finally done it!

He's caught a scam caller out in the act.

Listen to Chris' gotcha moment...

It's the first week of the wet season, which coincides with The Smith Family's annual Winter Appeal.

They're hoping to help the one in seven children living below the poverty line by raising $350,000 to fund programs aimed at breaking the cycle. 

On Perth Tonight Chris spoke with Ian Moore, General Manager of The Smith Family about the alarmingly high rate of poverty in Australia.

To donate click here.

Matt Donelly from Donelly Auctions took your calls and valued the antiques of Perth including an antique rocking horse and teaset.