When Alexandra had her first child, she loved the experience, she expected things would be the same with her second baby. But when the pandemic hit, and she found herself isolated from loved ones across the globe and unable to get the support she needed, Alexandra and many other mothers like her found themselves spiralling. She didn't think enough was being done to help, so she took matters into her own hands. 

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It's unsettling to realise that your whole life can change for the worse in a second, but for people like Sarah, that's exactly what happened. She woke up feeling a little under the weather and was fighting for her life less than 24 hours later.

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Stephanie was over the moon when she conceived her much-wanted second child through IVF. Then the family found themselves facing a prenatal Down Syndrome diagnosis. Stephanie tells her story and shares what she wished she had known that day.

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Elly Knaggs and her family were embarking on the trip of a lifetime when everything went wrong. At the height of the 2020 COVID outbreak, Elly found herself in a state of confusion and fear. A mysterious disorder left her unable to trust what her own brain was telling her.

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We're feeling the gratitude after a couple of rough years. Nina and Bek exchange some special gifts and we hear from a woman who lost her vision in a sudden accident and says it helped her change her life for the better.

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Edwina Symonds believed her beautiful baby boy Sebastian was happy and healthy. The family's life was thrown into chaos one tragic day when Sebastian suddenly had a seizure. 

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Are you competitive? We know we are, and so is our guest, the number one female competitive eater in the country. We talk all about what it takes to eat your way to the top and we even give Mimi our own challenge.

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It's ok to hold a view and reconsider it when new information comes to light, it's ok to admit you were wrong in your previously held belief. Our guest Valerie went through a big change of mind this last year when the pandemic made her question everything she had previously believed about vaccination.

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From explainers and breaking news topics to interviews with newsmakers and trendsetters, I’ve Got News For You is the serious news podcast’s rogue second cousin.....bringing you the news with colour. Every day, join host Andrew Bucklow and news.com.au journalists for a dive into one of the day’s biggest stories.

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Jonica had no clue that a chance encounter on a trip overseas would leave her with a new baby and a completely new life. 

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