The West Live Podcast

At least two homes have been completely destroyed in a catastrophic bushfire in Parkerville — one of five emergency-level blazes that have been threatening lives and homes in two days of chaos for firefighters.

Earlier this week, residents in Lancelin were told to flee to the ocean, as fires raced towards the town.

The last time we spoke to our next guest, he was about to take pics at the inaugural Las Vegas F1 grand prix  now he’s back at his home in Lancelin, with an update on what this week has been like for locals… I’m talking of course of F1 photographer and founder of Messages on Hold, Kym Illman

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On today's show, we get to the bottom of elective surgery wait times and reveal why Christmas movies are good for your health.

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Do you have a favourite Christmas movie? 

Will Ferrell in Elf is a classic for a reason.

It’s hard to go past Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone.

But my all-time favourite Christmas movie is Die Hard, of course the greatest Christmas movie of them all… But could these festive flicks be good for your mental health?

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During the pandemic, wait times on elective surgeries blew out and it resulted in a huge backlog of patients needing procedures.

In WA they’ve made inroads on this backlog, setting a record pace of performing these elective procedures but more patients are added all the time.

More than 855,000 in fact were added around Australia which is putting an enormous strain on the public health system.

But is there another solution than just making people wait?

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We continue our countdown of the 23 biggest stories in 2023.

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A sub-variant of the Omicron strain of coronavirus has now been classified as a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization, because of "its rapidly increasing spread".

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On today's show, we’ll find out why budgies make the best pets and why MSG is back on the menu.

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When it comes to healthy eating, you could be forgiven for thinking the food additive MSG was the work of the devil. It has historically been associated with foods like your Chinese takeout, but for years now businesses and companies making processed foods have made sure to spruik their products are MSG free.

But now it appears that monosodium glutamate is making an unexpected comeback.

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Was 2023 the year we finally got fed up with influencers?

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