Friday: 20 years ago, the mapping of the human genome was completed. It’s dramatically changed the scientific and medical landscape, but we’re still only at the very beginning of seeing the world that it’s made possible.
Saturday: Steve Williams from one of Australia's most successful bands of the 1980s, Wa Wa Nee joins Suzanne with his personal playlist . And a special Pop Quiz on music of the 60s.
Sunday: The discovery in 1813 of the ancient Egyptian temple complex of Abu Simbel – massive treasures carved out of sandstone on the west bank of the Nile.
Monday to Thursday with Phil Clark
Monday: The bane of so many of us in the modern world – back pain. It’s a major reason we head to the doctor, the physio or chiropractor. It is a big reason for days off for sick leave –the biggest cause of disability worldwide. One in 10 people will develop chronic back pain. And rates are growing. But are treatments such as shrinking discs, melting nerves, cutting spines up and putting them back together really the best solution. Investigative journalist Liam Mannix, a sufferer himself, researched the options, exploring cutting-edge neuroscience and research that back pain is more about the signals in the brain rather than the back or spine itself. He joins Philip Clark along with Professor James McAuley, psychologist and a leading researcher into how the brain and nervous system affects chronic pain syndromes.
Tuesday: Bruce Carr, Independent mortgage advisor joins nightlife again, as the spring real estate season swings into gear. Bruce has expertise in what the various lenders offer, how to maximise borrowing power while being aware of not going too deep in debt. And where we are with ‘mortgage cliffs’. And he’ll take your calls.
Wednesday: This year marks 50 years since Australian troops were withdrawn from the battlefields of the Vietnam war. General Sir Peter Cosgrove, himself a Viet Vet, joins former NSW Legislative Council President and former anti-war protestor Dr Meredith Burgmann AO, and writer, journalist and historian Mark Dapin, author of “Australia's Vietnam: Myth vs history” to discuss what the war means to Australians in 2023. What we learnt, what continues to resonate, and how those who survived it view it now.
Thursday: Bushrangers – they were a far more diverse bunch than how they’ve been portrayed through much of Australian history and culture. Dr Meg Foster, historian , author of "Boundary Crosses" and now the "Mary Bateson Research Fellow" at Cambridge University joins Philip Clark along with other historians to discuss how our understanding of bushrangers and their crimes has expanded in recent years.