There are so many apps designed to track our happiness, but are they making us any happier? In this bonus episode, Jules and Jez have been reading up on what makes for a happy life. 

The film "It Ends With Us" is being marketed like a romantic comedy... but it's not. So what does Hollywood get wrong about violence against women. And we keep hearing about forever chemicals, so what are they and should we be worried? JULIA'S PICK The Assembly  JEREMY"S PICK "Very demure"

Jeremy would really like to be a "sat nav" voice and when he spoke about it on the show, many of you agreed. Jules and Jez go through the Not Stupid inbox and discuss plans for voiceover world-domination. 

The Australian female breaking contestant made headlines at the Olympics and everyone has thoughts. Was it larrikinism or inappropriate cultural appropriation?  And we know Australia has a gambling problem, but can the Government really tackle gambling ads?  SHOW NOTES JULIA'S PICK Nick Cave with Leigh Sales JEREMY'S PICK Michigan Lake Swim

We try to unpack the gender fiasco at the Olympic boxing this week. Is there a better way to deal with gender? Also Kamala Harris has a new VP pick and imagine discovering at age 11 that your parents are Russian spies and you've been living a lie.   SHOW NOTES Tweety the cockatoo Sat Nav risks

In this short bonus episode, Jules and Jez try to answer some of the questions we are all googling while sitting on the couch. How do they make an Olympic medal? What else do you win with your medal? And when should commentators just stop talking?

The Olympics is underway and Jules and Jez are glued to the couch. So what does the Olympics tell us about winning, losing and politics? And in a plot twist that could be straight out of the tv drama Succession,  Rupert Murdoch is locked in a legal dispute with his kids.

Kamala Harris won the US Democratic nomination this week but the internet is full of memes about coconut trees. So what's that all about and can she win the Presidency? Also Jules and Jeremy were stuck on air with no computers or autocue last Friday when the CrowdStrike tech outage happened. So how did it happen? SHOW NOTES Jeremy's pick: I was actually there Julia's pick: All Fours

The images of Donald Trump's assassination attempt have been everywhere this week, but has it made him unbeatable at the upcoming election? Also, comedian Ellen DeGeneres says she’s leaving showbiz for good and there’s a lot to learn from her career about generational change in the workplace.   SHOW NOTES Some of Jeremy's favourite "Letters Live"  Olivia Colman reads a novelist's (rather funny) complaint letter to a funeral parlour Sara Pascoe reads a hilarious letter asking for clarity...

After 14 years of Conservative government, people in the UK have voted for Labour in a landslide. Given the last few years of global turmoil, do voters just want a little bit of boredom? Also: what key seats there tell us about the Fatima Payman saga here in Australia, and the ability of party politicians to represent a diversity of views in their constituencies. And whether the protection we get from shark nets are worth the harm they cause. 

After appearing frail and mixing up words in the US presidential debate, the big question is whether Joe Biden should step down as the Democratic nominee. His family has encouraged him to stay in the race, but is it sometimes kinder to tell someone the hard truth? Also the big banks say they're under attack from scammers 24/7, and Japan gets its first LGBTQI reality show.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is free, and heading back to Australia, after years of fighting extradition to the United States. How have our thoughts on him changed over the years, and will the way it wrapped up change journalism? Also, the Tories placing bets on their own government's election date, and why Mona is hanging Picassos in the toilets. 

Former Neighbours star Holly Valance has held a Trump fundraiser, so how did a soap star become a force in right-wing politics? And a New York Times article has us thinking about things we've done for the last time and may never do again. Join the conversation and email the show at [email protected] SHOW NOTES The Contestant is more than a cautionary tale Growing old, with grace and aches

The death of tv doctor Michael Mosley saw an outpouring of grief across the globe, but it has got us thinking about how precarious life can be. And the Australian Olympic team is taking three baristas to Paris so that they can get the perfect flat white.  

We now know Donald Trump is a criminal, but does it change anything? And can he still be President? Also Julia and Jeremy want to know how to get their kids off screens. Can the Prime Minister get 13 year olds off social media? And the anti-discrimination case which challenges some of the outdated ways we think about sex workers. SHOW NOTES Baz Luhrmann interview Mermaid Club

Could birds hold the secret to aeroplane turbulence? In the wake of the horrific attack in Rafah in Gaza, is there any more that International courts can do to stop the fighting?  And could the weight loss drug Ozempic be causing a baby boom?

Julia Baird and Jeremy Fernandez chat about the stories you're obsessed with, the stuff you've missed and the things that matter. Episodes drop every Wednesday afternoon. We want to hear from you! Join the conversation and email the show at [email protected]

The damage bill from the Northern Queensland floods is expected to run into the billions, so how did a low level cyclone cause so much devastation? There’s growing concern about the use of “deep fake” images produced by A.I. are being used on social media. So can anything be done to stamp it out?

Israel is facing increasing international pressure to end the fighting in Gaza, but when will it end and who will control Gaza when it does? Also, there were fiery scenes in the Federal court this week as journalist Lisa Wilkinson has defended her Logies speech, and her reporting, while on the stand in Bruce Lehrmann's defamation trial. 

The costs are blowing out and there are reports of shonky operators, so how can the NDIS be fixed? The government has released a long awaited report into the scheme which it hopes will make it sustainable. The UN Secretary General says nowhere in Gaza is safe as he once again calls for a ceasefire. So what happens next?

This Week catches you up and makes sense of the big events dominating your news feed.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a temporary ceasefire and a hostage deal, but what happens next?   The RBA Governor says homegrown inflation is now the problem, so how can we tackle it without causing more pain to young homeowners?  

Israel is scrambling to show that Hamas has been using Gaza’s biggest hospital as a command centre, to convince the world its raid on Al-Shifa was justified. When is targeting a hospital ok?  Also, the latest fight over our immigration scheme and the policy of indefinite detention. We look at how border security has stormed back into mainstream politics .

There’s plenty of anger after an Optus network blackout left 10 million customers without phone and internet services for half a day. But could it have been prevented?  Israel has agreed to pauses in the conflict to allow for humanitarian aid into besieged Gaza and the movement of civilians to the south. But as international calls for a complete ceasefire grow, are a few hours relief per day enough?  

Police have charged Erin Patterson, the woman at the centre of an alleged mushroom poisoning case, with murder. It follows the deaths of three of her family members in August. Also, as some Australians finally make it out of Gaza, we hear about the current military strategy and whether more can be done to prevent civilian casualties.