The Holidays are upon us, and that means chocolate to most people - however do you know the effect chocolate has on our pets? As well as the effect of some other common human foods that are no-nos for pets?

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin spoke with Professor Rachel Allavena the Deputy Head of UQ's School of Veterinary Science.

Upper Tingalpa Creekcare is a new, innovative community water quality program designed for catchment landholders.

Who and what is involved in this new project? And what will it deliver for local residents and the environment?

In search of these questions and more, 4ZZZ's Toni Pankaluic spoke with Wayne Cameron Catchment Manager of the Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee (B4C) who is involved in the project.

Have you noticed a disappearance of Christmas Beetles over the years? These beautifully coloured beetles used to be all over our verandah lights… harkening the start of summer.

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin spoke with Tanya Latty from Invertebrates Australia to chat about their christmas beetle citizen science project and how you can get involved.

Cannabis use has become increasingly common in Australia for medical purposes. However, do you know how Cannabis affects driving performance or how governments are currently dealing with it both domestically and internationally?

4ZZZ's Toni Pankaluic and Eliot Rifkin chatted with Dr Thomas Arkell a Research Fellow from Swinburne University of Technology’s Centre for Human Psychopharmacology about Cannabis and Driving.

Many of us Queenslanders are lucky to have koalas living amongst us.

To keep our koalas thriving and safe…
we take precautions driving slow in ʻkoala-signedʻ road areas, keeping our dogs and koalas apart and protecting mature 40-year old plus trees which koalas call home.

Many of us are also aware that our koala populations are suffering from general diseases like chlamydia.
What are the implications for them and what is being done to battle koala chlamydia?

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin and Toni Pankaluic chatted about current research in koala chlamydia vaccines with Kenneth Beagley a Professor of Immunology from QUTʻs School of Immunology

It’s Movember and November is Prostate Cancer Month so we have a Discussion on Prostate Cancer with… Dr Jenni Gunter - Senior Research Associate of the Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre Queensland, Dr Alex Ngoo - Urologist in-training and Prostate Cancer Research Clinician, Joseph Box - Owner of ʻBrew on Brunswickʻ, and our own, Eliot Rifkin of 4ZZZ's Thursday Brisbane Line - a recent victor of Stage 4 - Prostate Cancer.

Most of us are aware of threatened species, however did you know there is an imperilled plant list?

Plants can go extinct too AND locally one of Australiaʻs most imperilled plants is located right here in a Brisbane suburb.

4ZZZʻs Eliot Rifkin chatted about Imperilled Plants with Greg Tasney

Most of us have heard of dogs getting heartworm, however do you know the signs, prevention and treatment of heartworm? How prevalent are they?

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chatted with Emma Lagoon from the RSPCA to tell us everything you need to know about heartworm and your pet's protection.

You may have heard about generative Artificial Intelligence apps such as Chat GPT or Midjourney becoming increasingly prevalent lately. The ability to streamline labour workflows with sophisticated AI has proved very appealing for many businesses.

However one industry is facing serious questions about AI's impact… and that’s Journalism. Since the digital age began, the traditional business models of journalism have been forever altered by the likes of the internet and mobile phones.

4ZZZ's Toni Pankaluic chatted about what AI will bring to Journalism with Catharine Lumby a Journalist & Professor of Media Studies at the University of Sydney.

Most of us see floods as only a catastrophe, however do you know how floods fit into the natural cycle of life? How can you understand floods so we can best live with them and mitigate their damage?

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin and Toni Pankaluic chatted about floods with Dr Margaret Cook a History Lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast and an Honorary Research Fellow at University of Qld and La Trobe University. She is the author of "A River with a City Problem: A History of Brisbane Floods"