Storyline

Breaking down stereotypes and offering genuine insight into the lives of people who live with labels. The series gives an unmediated platform to some of the most misunderstood or marginalised people in our country: short statured, wheelchair users, transgender, Muslims, ex-prisoners, fat, Indigenous, sex workers, terminally ill, and people in polyamorous relationships.

First Aired

2016-08-03
Last Aired

2022-07-13
Creator
Genre

Talk
Seasons

7
Episodes

62
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

ABC TV

Keywords:

stereotype question answers

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1. Short Statured

Setting the record straight about what it's really like to be short statured, find out the answers to ...More

Setting the record straight about what it's really like to be short statured, find out the answers to the questions Australians wanted to ask but were too embarrassed or afraid to ever ask in person.Less

16mins 2016-08-03

2. Wheelchair Users

Misunderstood, marginalised Australians answering anonymous, online questions. Insightful, irreverent ...More

Misunderstood, marginalised Australians answering anonymous, online questions. Insightful, irreverent and moving, this episode sets the record straight of what it's really like to be a wheelchair user.Less

16mins 2016-08-10

3. Transgender

An insightful, irreverent, moving and unpredictable episode that sets the record straight about what i...More

An insightful, irreverent, moving and unpredictable episode that sets the record straight about what it's really like to be transgender.Less

28mins 2016-08-17

4. Muslims

Muslims answer the questions Australians wanted to ask but were too embarrassed or afraid to ever ask ...More

Muslims answer the questions Australians wanted to ask but were too embarrassed or afraid to ever ask in person.Less

22mins 2016-08-24

5. Polyamorous

Polyamorous Australians, people in a relationship with multiple partners, answer the questions Austral...More

Polyamorous Australians, people in a relationship with multiple partners, answer the questions Australians wanted to ask but were too embarrassed or afraid to ever ask in person.Less

20mins 2016-08-31

6. Ex-Prisoners

Ex-prisoners are invited to answer the questions Australians wanted to ask but were too embarrassed or...More

Ex-prisoners are invited to answer the questions Australians wanted to ask but were too embarrassed or afraid to ever ask in personLess

22mins 2016-09-07

7. Fat

This episode sets the record straight about what it's really like to be judged as fat, find out the an...More

This episode sets the record straight about what it's really like to be judged as fat, find out the answers to the questions Australians wanted to ask but were too embarrassed or afraid to ever ask in person.Less

20mins 2016-09-14

8. Indigenous

Insightful, irreverent, moving and unpredictable, this episode sets the record straight about what it'...More

Insightful, irreverent, moving and unpredictable, this episode sets the record straight about what it's really like to be an Indigenous Australian.Less