In this season final episode, Ben, Catherine and Katrina tackle the big buzzword that is often used but scarcely understood: cancel culture. Touching on some recent ‘victims’ of cancel culture—from Yassmin Abdel-Magied, to Trump, to Chimamanda Ngozi Adicihie—and quoting commentary from Nyadol Nyuon, this open, opinionated discussion seeks to stimulate a reframing of this topic. As we think more critically about so-called cancel culture, its strengths and its dangers, we can decide how best to call for accountability in public discourse.

Homelessness is somewhat of an enigma in our cultural consciousness. The offensive stereotype of ‘the homeless’ we see in popular culture dehumanises the people behind this experience, and it does not reflect the reality: that homelessness is a transitory experience which results from social inequities, often engrained in complex and multifaceted ways—making already marginalised groups most at risk.

Ben and Katrina are joined by special guest Noah Yang, the founder and managing director of Mobilise. Mobilise is a national social impact organisation which provides functional care and connection to people experiencing homelessness, while contributing to changing the narrative underpinning this issue: ‘Homeless, not Hopeless’. Learn more about their work, and get involved in monthly outreaches here: wearemobilise.com

Alanah and Ben decipher the recently released sixth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report confirmed what scientists have been saying for years, and what Indigenous peoples around the world have known long before that: (industrialised) human-influenced climate change is having dire consequences on our planet and vulnerable societies, and we are reaching a point of no return. We hone our focus on some of the biggest drivers of climate change — fossil fuels, animal agriculture, and deforestation — and try to divert from the doom and gloom to consider ways that you can make a difference.