We know Osher Gunsberg as the host of The Bachelor franchise, but as he was handing out roses on the show, he was also battling mental illnesses like anxiety, depression, OCD and suicidal ideation.
Now he’s looked into what’s wrong with mental health in Australia, in a documentary called A Matter of Life and Death on SBS.
China’s LGBTQI youth are fighting the government’s conservative stance on their identity through a dance movement called voguing.
Plus, some young Aussies have created a squad of robots which will compete in the robot olympics in the US.
Live guests:
Osher Gunsberg, TV presenter
Mark Pesce, American-Australian author and futurist
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Folge vom 23.09.2021Osher opens up
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Folge vom 22.09.2021Will mandating the vaccine get people jabbed?Hundreds of people have gathered at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance in a third day of protests against mandatory vaccines and a two week snap shutdown of construction. Health authorities say getting vaccinated is our path out of the pandemic, but is forcing people the best way to do it? Plus, Victorian authorities say there could be “significant aftershocks” in the next few weeks and months, after the state was struck by an earthquake that was felt all the way from Tasmania to New South Wales. So what caused it? Live guests: Katie Attwell, vaccine policy expert from the University of WA Brett Mitchell, Intrepid Travel Adam Pascale, chief scientist at the Seismology Research Centre
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Folge vom 21.09.2021How the pandemic deepens inequalityDespite the pollies telling us “we’re all in this together”, it’s been pretty clear from the start of the pandemic that it wasn’t gonna affect us all in the same way. Sydney’s seen some people from the west suffer more than wealthier residents in the eastern suburbs and beaches, while Melbourne is divided over vaccines. The riot police have been deployed to Melbourne’s CBD as thousands marched to protest against mandatory vaccinations and a two week shutdown of the construction industry. Plus, there’s a big stigma amongst young guys about going bald. There’s a few things you can do about it. Live guests: Kristian Silva, ABC Melbourne reporter Ben Harris-Roxas, Associate Professor at UNSW’s School of Population Health Dr Zac Turner, Biomedical scientist and doctor
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Folge vom 20.09.2021Anti-vax protests turn violentAn anti-vaccination protest turned violent as more than 500 construction workers stormed a union office in Melbourne’s CBD. The resignation of Federal pollie Christian Porter from the frontbench has raised questions around whether we do enough to hold our leaders to account. Plus, it's technically a crime in Australia to give medical or financial advice without a licence. So why do influencers with huge followings get away with it? Live guests: John Setka, leader of CFMEU Victoria Dr Joshua Roose, extremism researcher at Deakin Uni Zak Kirkup, former leader of the WA Liberals Jordan Guiao, Australia Institute