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There’s heaps of shame and stigma around small dicks, but does size actually matter? We hear about what it’s like dating with a micropenis. Would you buy an electric car if they were cheaper? Well, the NSW Government says they’ll spend almost half a billion dollars to get more EVs on the road. Plus, why Barnaby Joyce is the new Deputy Prime Minister of Australia again. Live guests: Dr Chris Fox, senior lecturer in Sexual Health at the University of Sydney Shalailah Medhora, Hack’s political reporter Andrew Constance, NSW Transport Minister

2020 has been hard, so as the Federal Government hands down the budget all eyes are on what's in there for young people. We talk through what to watch out for and how this budget is different to the one you do (or don't do) at home. Also, for the first time in 3,000 years Tassie Devils are returning to the mainland. We meet the (infectiously enthusiastic) team bringing them back.

Releasing endangered animals into an area where they face predators may seem counterproductive, but a new bilby conservation project trialling this is noticing early signs of success. Also, young people living with disability in Australia have never had a national forum to discuss their issues. Until today. We speak to Melanie Tran, the convener of the Australian-first summit and look at how people with disabilities are excluded from public spaces like natural parks and beaches. And, researchers have shed light on why some people are left-handed, and some are right-handed. Is it nature, or nurture?

It's the Friday Shake Up and we're talking... What President Trump's COVID diagnosis means for the US election, how to stop money coming between friends, and why Australia didn't sign up for an international biodiversity pact. Join Hack's Dave Marchese with comedian Vic Zerbst and musician Ziggy Ramo.

We've all got that one tight-arse friend, or a mate who spends at a waaaay faster rate than you. Talking about finances has always been tricky, so we look at how you can have those conversations. Also, we've always been told that sex sells. But new research suggests that's changing. And, the Royal Commission into the response the the summer's bushfires finds failings in how authorities communicate the gravity of the threat to locals.