Life Matters - Full program podcast

It's summer on ABC Radio National so we're bringing you some of your favourite stories from the year gone by.Today, we're giving you a peek behind the curtain of secretive extremist subcultures. They're in our backyards, but most of us know next to nothing about them.We speak to a journalist who delved down the rabbit hole of the history of conspiracy theories in Australia. We also look into the tradwife subculture, and speak to a young mum who says the movement has been co-opted by alt-right radicals. And a de-radicalisation specialist explains why young people are sucked into extremism online. 

It's summer on ABC Radio National so we're bringing you some of your favourite stories from the year gone by.Today, we're diving into family relationships. During the holiday season, those ties feel more tangled (and more telling) than ever.They're fraught with complexities, but probably the deepest and most intimate connections many of us will ever have.We talk to a so-called "reproductive refugee" - who fled her home state, to create her own family and make her dream of motherhood come true.We also unpack whether a marriage can survive addiction, and look at the dynamics of family secrets. 

Home can be a refuge where you curl up, feel safe and read a good book. But your sense of 'home' doesn't have to be a physical place. Psychologist Chris Cheers explores how you can find that sense of comfort wherever you are. Also, the aunties, comedian Nazeem Hussain and broadcaster James Findlay, weigh in on what happens when you love your friends but find their kids (kind of) annoying.

From the Life Matters archives, it's all about parents today.You'll hear about how the way we're sharing our kids identity online is shifting. We also ask what's driving a rise in homebirths, and how fathering - not fatherhood - has changed in Australia over the last century.Plus how comedian Matt Okine has totally changed his priorities and how he thinks about money since becoming a dad in My Two Cents.

It's summer! Which means you're hearing the best of the best from Life Matters this year.Today we're giving you the wrap up on all things work life balance.You'll hear from someone who thinks it's just important to have a hobby as it is to have a fulfilling job. And by now we know AI is coming for our jobs, but what would it mean for our career trajectory if it takes our internships? Plus the town trying to add a public holiday to it's roster for their resident's mental health, and a healthy tourism boost.