Weekend Afternoons

Red meat suppliers looking to have their branded products crowned Australia's best, can now enter the 2021 Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show's branded beef and lamb competitions. The Two Murrays spoke to chief judge Elaine Millar about what to look for.

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Covid has shown people can work remotely, meaning many workers have fled the big cities for regional towns. But how long will the sea change last? Researcher and demographer Mark McCrindle spoke to the Two Murrays.

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As medicinal cannabis continues to push through stigmas and evidence mounts as to its effectiveness, the Two Murrays spoke to the director and founder of Cannabis Doctors Australia.

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Australian's are partial to some colourful language from time-to-time. The Two Murrays spoke to Amanda Laugesen, chief editor of the Australian National Dictionary about her book "Rooted: an Australian History of Bad Language"

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This week, the Two Murrays check in with Jenny O'Connor, mayor of Indigo Shire. Indigo Shire is 270 km north-east of Melbourne, bordering the Murray River, Australian Alps and the municipalities of Wodonga, Wangaratta, Towong, Alpine and Moira. It is rural in nature with supporting services in small towns.

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Have you invested in cryptocurrency? What is it really worth? Kyle Rodda, market analyst for IG Australia joined the Two Murrays to explain the phenomenon.

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Listen to the full show of "The Two Murrays" - Murray Wilton and Murray Olds. 

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Nindigully in Queensland's west has an official population of 8. That hasn't stopped the Nindigully pub from producing the biggest burgers in the country and offering patrons the ultimate eating challenge. Burgers range from 5 to 25kg in weight, and you can always wash them down with a cold beer. Owner Steve Burns, otherwise known as "Burnsy", spoke to Murray Olds and Phil Burton about his unique menu.

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Pregnancy and birth have been very different during the time of a pandemic. Life for mother and baby has been different, and many of the normal structures that exist to support mums-to-be and new mothers have been missing.

The University of Western Sydney has been leading a national study about this very subject, called “Birthing in the time of COVID-19”, and the findings are very interesting.

Hannah Dahlen is professor of midwifery at the University of Western Sydney and she spoke to Murray Olds and Phil Burton about the study.

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With the proliferation of satellites, Murray Olds and Phil Burton caught up with Emeritus Professor Steven Freeland to explore the origins of "space law" and the rules around space exploration.

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