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When you think about your best friends, you're probably thinking of people around the same age.
Maybe people you know from school, or at work, or who you grew up with.
But have you ever built a friendship with someone who's a lot older — maybe 30, 40 or 50 years your senior?
On the hack deep dive this week, we're hearing from people who reckon their intergenerational friendships give them access to insights, perspectives and wisdom they would otherwise never get to experience.
We hear from a 17-year-old with a group of friends in their 50s, a teenager who's learnt so much from chats with his elders, and we tag along with our own reporter Alice Angeloni on her hangout with her 82-year-old friend Clive.
Could friendships like these help with Australia's growing problem of loneliness?
We also catch up with a psychologist who reckons: yes.
Guests: 
Danielle Kennedy, psychologist
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor got arrested on his birthday overnight before being released, with the King's brother facing serious allegations as the fallout from the Epstein files continues. Who's next?
And are aliens real? Barack Obama has had to explain himself, after a suspiciously confident answer on a podcast this week. 
Plus, Channel Nine reporter Danika Mason said sorry and fessed up to having some drinks before a slurred TV cross at the Winter Olympics. When has a drink too many landed you in strife?
And Collingwood is being slammed for asking older members to consider leaving the club money when they die. 
Host Dave Marchese is joined by creator and model Christian Wilkins and sports journalist Marlee Silva. 
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Meta is on trial in a landmark case in the US and CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke in front of the jury today for the first time.  
Plus Gary Stevenson (who you might know as @garyseconomics) grew up poor, became a millionaire trader, and now wants to tax the super rich. 
In the big chat this week, he sits down with Dave to talk about poverty, extreme wealth, and why he reckons Australia has a unique window to fix inequality before it spirals out of control. 
Listen now:
01:11 - Mark Zuckerberg in court 
07:25 - Gary Stevenson on wealth inequality 
Guests: 
Gary Stevenson, author, economist and former Citibank trader
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Growing up poor, Gary Stevenson always dreamed of being rich.
At 21, he won a job at one of the world's biggest banks and was soon earning more money than he could have ever imagined.
But instead of feeling satisfied, Gary was furious.
He's become one of the world's loudest voices campaigning for higher taxes on billionaires, reaching millions of followers through his socials @garyseconomics.
And now he's shifted his focus to Australia.
In this chat with Dave, Gary opens up about his life, why he believes inequality will only get worse, and how he thinks young Australians can help turn it all around.
Guests: 
Gary Stevenson, author, economist and former Citibank trader
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Pauline Hanson kind of apologised today, after saying there were "no good Muslims" in a Sky News interview on Monday. So how is the Muslim community feeling?
And everyone knows it's annoying flying with luggage. Turns out, it's even worse when that luggage is a mobility aid that you need to get around.
Plus, six weeks into a ban on demersal fishing off parts of the WA coast, there've been death threats, dead fish in the mail and a guy locking himself to a roof and swallowing the key. What's going on?
Listen now:
01:05 - The impact of Pauline Hanson's "no good Muslims" comment
09:42  - Can the airlines do more for flyers living with disability?
15:43 - The fishing ban fight in the west
Guests: 
Yasmeen Shadid, member of Lakemba Mosque 
Professor Jessica Meeuwig, School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia
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