Jack Schmidt

In the recent US election, Donald Trump made significant gains amongst young male voters aged 18-29. Some 56% of this cohort voted for Trump, compared with 41% in 2020. Journalist Jamie Tahsin, who has spent years investigating a part of the Internet known as the "manosphere", believes Mr Trump's media appearances with various young male online influencers boosted his campaign. And his 18 year old son Barron may have been a useful advisor. 

LSD is a relatively new drug, compared to many others. And its history has been influenced by some unlikely groups.

Veteran Irish journalist Fintan O'Toole asks why democratic systems and values that had been taken for granted are now in such peril.

After WWII, the CIA undertook experiments with psychedelic compounds like LSD, in the hope of discovering pharmacological weapons. The holy grail was a "truth serum" that might be used to extract secrets from the enemy. But the CIA wasn't the first to meddle with psychedelics in this way - in fact these experiments were first initiated in Nazi Germany. 

Australia will soon be getting a poet laureate. But what does that actually mean? We sit down with the UK laureate, Simon Armitage, to find out. 

Managing charitable trusts in Australia has become big business. 

Simon Armitage was a sleepy ten-year old kid in West Yorkshire when he was awakened by poetry.

Modern Olympians might not compete naked or offer blood tributes to the gods. But there are a number of rituals you'll see at this year's Games that carry ancient religious roots.

Alice Garner hitchhiked long distances with her dad when she was young, but she says she wouldn’t let her daughter do it today. Why did it become viewed as a dangerous pursuit rather than an adventurous one?

Plenty of people squirm at the thought of eating tripe or liver. But some Australians are turning to it as a more ethical and nutritious way to eat meat.