Life Matters - Full program podcast

Unlike previous generations, most parents today know there is a huge amount they can do to set up (or stuff up) their kids' mental and emotional needs.In an era of information overload, Developmental Paediatrician, host of the Pop Culture Parenting podcast and author Dr Billy Garvey aims to help parents understand and prioritise what's most important. Also, aunties, journalist Denise Eriksen and Head Writer for the ABC's Gruen James Colley, advise on how to respond when your best friend's plus one has four legs and a tail.

Our best stories of 2025 helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world. Let's talk! With trusted experts and your stories, Life Matters is all about what matters to you.Today you'll hear about finding joy in going solo. 

Over Summer, we've been revisiting some of your favourite stories from 2025.Today, we'll be discussing how to help our kids - or grandkids - navigate the world safety.How do you actually talk to your children about their own personal safety - without scaring them, but still giving them the confidence to make good decisions when you're not around?We also look at a different kind of safety - financial safety - and why we should be talking about money at school, and at home.Also, how to stop children from committing a crime - how early do we need to intervene?

Our best stories of 2025 helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world. Let's talk! With trusted experts and your stories, Life Matters is all about what matters to you.Today you'll hear about how overcoming challenges early in life. 

Today, we're taking a look back at some of your favourite stories from 2025 and revisiting those all-important "firsts" at work.A study shows more than one in three young people have been ripped off by their employers, and they're also unlikely to challenge their bosses about it. We look at why young workers are still so widely exploited - despite multiple legal reforms.Also, does where you grow up - shape your career trajectory? The "class ceiling" is very real. So, how can we tackle it?Plus - a generation divide in workplaces and AI dominating entry-level tasks - what's the future of wok look like for interns and grads?