Life Matters - Separate stories podcast

Hilary Harper

abcpodcasts@abc.net.au

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Booking Overview

This is a public-radio lifestyle and current-affairs interview program focused on relationships, health, money, work, and major life decisions, combining expert perspectives with listener stories. Credible pitches would include qualified psychologists, medical and wellness professionals, personal-finance specialists, workplace experts, and researchers with practical insight; booking difficulty is likely medium, though the available episode information does not establish a more precise standard.

Metrics

Episodes: 250

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.1/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: Australia

YouTube: 444.0k subscribers

Instagram: 57.0k followers

Contact Information

abcpodcasts@abc.net.au

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Host

Hilary Harper - Australian broadcaster and journalist who presents ABC Radio National’s Life Matters, covering practical issues and major questions affecting everyday life.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Subject-matter experts, researchers, authors and people with relevant first-hand experience of significant life issues
Required Achievements:  
Published writing or research, Relevant professional expertise, Distinctive and credible lived experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Bek Condello - Growing Up In A Doomsday Church, Leaving The Community And Rebuilding Her Life

Recent Topics

Relationships, Health, Personal Finance, Careers, Society

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Life Matters - Separate stories podcast
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The Grandparent Trap: Ray Martin's grandparenting 'super powers'

August 04, 2026

As part of Life Matters' special series The Grandparent Trap, we're sitting down with prominent Australians to get to know them through the eyes of their adoring grandchildren. Veteran broadcaster Ray Martin, or simply "Mondo" to his grandkids, shares the joy of being a hands-on grandad and the super powers that come with it.

What makes a new city feel like home?

August 04, 2026

It can take a little time to find your feet after moving somewhere new — whether it's across the country or across the world. The familiar faces, places and routines are gone, and you're navigating your way into a new community.Where do you start?Are some places just friendlier than others, or can you fast-track your way to feeling like a local?We find out how to make a new city feel like home.

Screen time may not be as bad as we thought

August 04, 2026

If you've ever agonised over how to manage your kids' screen time, or worried that their tech obsession is stunting their development, new research suggests you can probably take a big sigh of relief. A 10-year study of almost 4,000 children in the UK has found that, after accounting for family functioning, there are no significant links between screen use and psychosocial development.So are our collective concerns about the harms of screen time overblown? Or should we be thinking more about ...

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