Living in the “cool zone” sounds great, but not that’s not the case for people actually living in it. Culture and tech writer for Vice/ Motherboard, Gita Jackson joins Areej to discuss what the 'cool zone' even is plus the experience of living in Trump’s American during the Covid-19 pandemic, providing an American perspective of the upcoming US election.

Back home in Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are grossly overrepresented in the out-of-home care system which is leading to them feeling increasingly disconnected from their family and culture.

Meriam man and CEO of The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) and Co-founder of the Family Matters campaign, Richard Weston joins Areej to talk about The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle Indicators 2018–19 report, which measures the progress towards implementing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle – to ensure the value of culture to the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is embedded in policy and practice.

We're All Living In The Cool Zone Now | Vice

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children increasingly disconnected from family and culture | SNAICC