Del Irani takes a look behind the hashtag at the stories you're talking about. We debate the issues trending in the borderless world of social media and hear from people on the street around the globe – from Melbourne and Jakarta to Beijing, Delhi and Yangon.
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We often joke about being "shopaholics", but can compulsive shopping be just as damaging as other addictions and is online shopping helping to fuel bad spending habits? #TalkAboutIt meets a self-confessed shopaholic and also examines the tricks retailers are now using to get people to buy more.
Topics: internet-culture, social-media, terrorism, community-and-society, retail, australia
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We shop for clothes, food and furniture online, so why not sperm and embryos? A growing number of would-be parents are turning to social media to help make their dreams come true. As Australian tertiary institutions hold their open days, #TalkAboutIt gets some top tips on picking the "right" university.
Topics: reproduction-and-contraception, fertility-and-infertility, family-and-children, university-and-further-education, poetry, social-media, australia, korea-republic-of
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A recent report found a couple's happiness wanes when children arrive. So are more people choosing not to have kids, and lead a childfree life? #TalkAboutIt explores the myths surrounding childless adults. In the lead-up to the Paris climate talks in December, we look at the real impacts climate change is having in the Pacific.
Topics: family-and-children, food-and-cooking, climate-change, australia, pacific
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This week #TalkAboutIt meets the young Australian hackers being paid by companies to find security flaws before the "black-hat hackers" do. We also find out why workshops to learn the art of taxidermy are proving so popular.
Topics: computers-and-technology, hacking, animals, social-media, australia, pacific
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Some say comedy and tragedy go hand in hand. Del Irani talks to a comedian who is taking her experiences of contemplating euthanasia to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and she also meets the young Australian man who wants the right to "die with dignity" at home.
Topics: euthanasia, work, social-media, australia, asia
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As the world marks 70 years since the bombing of Hiroshima in Japan, and in the aftermath of Iran signing a "game changing" deal on its nuclear energy program, we investigate the credibility of the fears about nuclear weapons and nuclear energy.
Topics: nuclear-issues, nuclear-energy, community-and-society, social-media, australia, japan
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#TalkAboutIt looks at the rising popularity in the "sharing economy" and meet people who make money out of sharing things like cars and homes when they're not being used. We also tackle the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership to find out how the trade deal will affect our lives.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, social-media, australia
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There's an increasing trend that's seeing people use social media to 'name and shame' – we speak with a leading Indian activist who is posting videos of gang rapes online as part of her #ShameTheRapist campaign.
Topics: internet-culture, social-media, community-and-society, marriage, sexuality, sport, australia, india
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With the world population projected to exceed nine billion in 2050, #TalkAboutIt takes a look at how we're going to cope. We also look at what life is like in Aceh for people working with refugees and asylum seekers. Plus - when the world of animation is your day job.
Topics: population-and-demographics, immigration, animation, social-media, australia, asia
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#TalkAboutIt returns for a 5th season, with Del Irani looking at the rising dangers of prescription drugs and speaks to Kim Ledger, father of Heath and Scriptwise campaigner, who describes the situation in Australia as an epidemic.
Topics: drug-use, drugs-and-substance-abuse, drug-education, australia
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An eye for an eye, a life for a life - is the death penalty the right punishment for a serious crime? How much are modern attitudes changing and is the death penalty still viewed as the ultimate deterrent? #TalkAboutIt takes a look.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, death, crime, australia, united-states
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Australians spend more than $10 billion a year on things they don't use and Gen Y often gets a bad rap for being spendthrifts - but young Aussies are also some of the most charitable as well as the best savers. #TalkAboutIt also takes a look at China's growing number of young spenders.
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What are the dangers of modern dating? #TalkAboutIt takes a look at how people now meeting their partners and what modern relationships look like. Has online dating helped or hindered our search for love?
Topics: relationships, social-media, australia
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#TalkAboutIt takes a look at the courage and strength of people around the world who have picked up the pieces, rebuilt and found peace after a disaster. But when the physical recovery is over is that really it?
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, storm-disaster, australia, asia, pacific
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Laughter may be universal but when does humour cross the line from funny to offensive? #TalkAboutIt's Del Irani finds out.
Topics: comedy-humour, community-and-society, australia
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