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We've been told time and time again about the physical (and side effects) of weigh loss drugs, but what about their impact on our relationships? 

There's new concerns emerging about how these medications may be complicating intimate relationships.

Plus, following family vlogger Ruby Franke's imprisonment for child abuse, her ex-husband Kevin has finally broken his silence on the disturbing case that shocked social media audiences worldwide.

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Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy 

Guests: Cass Green, Mamamia's Morning Editor
Erin Docherty, Mamamia's Beauty & Lifestyle Editor 

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Israel and Hamas have agreed to exchange the bodies of Israeli hostages for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, extending their ceasefire for now; Triple M radio host Marty Sheargold has apologised after backlash over derogatory comments about the Matildas; The Treasury Secretary has warned Australia should not impose retaliatory trade restrictions if the US enforces a tariff on steel and aluminium imports; Sydney-based singer-songwriter Go-Jo, will represent the country at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland.

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Host/Producer: Grace Rouvray

Audio Producer: Lu Hill 

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The disappearance of Gabby Petito became TikTok's biggest true crime investigation of 2021, with amateur sleuths combing through her social media for clues.

As Netflix revisits her case in a new documentary, we examine how social media both revolutionised and complicated the search for Gabby, and what this means for the future of missing persons investigations.

Hear more about this case over on True Crime Conversations 

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A regional disability provider is facing criminal charges, accused of gross negligence over the death of a young Aboriginal woman; IVF patients' personal information may have been stolen in the cyber security breach; The Vatican says Pope Francis is still critically ill as he battles double pneumonia; Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will perform at the 97th Academy Awards.

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Host/Producer: Nicole Madigan

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Believe it or not, it's been a whole 20 days since we last brought you a Trumpdate. 

From new tariffs to Oval Office photo ops with Elon, it's time to to break down exactly what the President has been up to in the last few weeks. 

Plus, if your group chat's gone suspiciously quiet about Friday night's plans, you might be dealing with one of the seven types of flaky friends - today we investigate why last-minute cancellations have become the new normal.

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Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy 

Guest: Amelia Lester, Mamamia's US Correspondent & Deputy Editor at Foreign Policy Magazine

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Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann is back in court, this time accused of stealing a car; New polling data shows Labor is on track to lose the federal election; Violence against emergency doctors is reaching crisis levels; Billy Crystal says losing his LA mansion in the January wildfires was the "most difficult" experience of his life. 

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Last September, two-year-old Joe Massa was carried into Northern Beaches Hospital's emergency department at 7am - by 11am, he was gone.

Today we investigate how a healthy toddler died from what should have been a treatable condition, and why multiple systemic failures at every level of the hospital led to this devastating outcome.

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Australia's spy chief says anti-Semitic attacks are the intelligence agency's number one priority for threats to life; An attempt to wind back penalty rates has been opposed by the federal government, in a bid to protect workers' wages and rights; Australia's largest industry superannuation provider has been fined $27 million for failing to notify members of their duplicate accounts; Australian soap Neighbours is facing uncertainty once again, with Amazon reportedly pulling the plug on the show's revival.

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This season of Married At First Sight has taken an unexpected turn, with multiple contestants quitting the show before their storylines have even begun.

Does this mass exodus represent contestants finally taking back control from reality TV producers, or if it's all just part of the drama?

And what about the criticism reality tv producers cop? Is any of it warranted, or is it the contestants themselves responsible for their own downfall? Let's find out. 

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Hosts: Taylah Strano & Kimberly Braddish 

Guests:
Alexandria Funnel, Cohost of That's Showbiz Baby podcast

Melissa Rawson, former MAFS contestant 

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Female barristers still face a significant gender pay gap despite the number of legal briefs given to them rising; Doctors in Victoria will no longer be muzzled from initiating voluntary assisted dying conversations with terminally ill patients under long-called-for law changes; Australia's unemployment rate edged up to 4.1 per cent in January; Actor Channing Tatum has neither confirmed nor denied dating an Aussie model after being spotted together. 

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Host/Producer: Alix Nicholson 

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