New Yorker Fran Lebowitz has built a career skewering modern life. In a sharp, funny conversation with Benjamin Law, she reflects on a world in turmoil, covering everything from Trump to Trad Wives.
As the New York Sisters of Charity prepare to close their order, they have one final mission: to campaign against President Trump's immigration policies and ICE.
Broadcaster Sarah Macdonald is caught in the sandwich generation, juggling work, ageing parents and kids. She meets the growing army of (mostly) women, copping the consequences of a housing and aged care crisis.
Emily and Lachlan grew up in Australia's state care system. Now they join a growing community of carers and advocates who are reimagining how we care for children.
Is Hinduism at a crossroads between spirituality and nationalism? Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Australia exposed divisions within the diaspora.
Compass gains special access to two brave Canberrans as they navigate the end of their lives together with family and friends. Presented by Andrew Denton.
The traditional fishing practice of the mullet run has significant spiritual and cultural value to Aboriginal communities in NSW. Banned for 40 years by authorities, this age-old fishing practice has now been revived by the La Perouse local community.
New Yorker Fran Lebowitz has built a career skewering modern life. In a sharp, funny conversation with Benjamin Law, she reflects on a world in turmoil, covering everything from Trump to Trad Wives.
Every week 25 homeless families come through Re-Love's Sydney warehouse to furnish their home. Known as the Oz Harvest of furniture, Re-Love diverts furniture from landfill and plans to spread their love across Australia.
Georgina Banks travels to Bangka in Indonesia to uncover what happened to her great aunt, one of the 21 Australian WW2 nurses massacred there. New voices highlight the silencing of women's stories in our military history.
New media entrepreneur Hannah Ferguson is on the rise but back home in Orange with her mum Philippa, a different Hannah emerges. Despite their political differences, both are dedicated to empowering women in their own ways.
Six artists spend a week on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert, painting alongside Warlpiri rangers and scientists in a sanctuary for animal species at risk. A joyful solution to climate grief.
As New Zealand cracks down on its growing gang population, former-gang-member-turned-pastor, Lucky Te Koha, brings his faith to rival chapters in an effort to address past trauma and change lives.
As the Dalai Lama nears 91, the world's attention shifts to who will succeed him. Tibetan Buddhists believe the successor will be a reincarnation of the current Dalai Lama, while the Chinese government has their own plan.
People with disability spill the tea on love, intimacy, and everything in between. From accessible sex toys to intimate touch, comedian and disability advocate Madeleine Stewart demystifies disability and desire
Compass was given rare access to Labassa, a historic mansion in Melbourne, and some of those who called it home. From post war Jewish refugees to 1970s bohemians. Narrated by Essie Davis.
Ukrainian vet, Maria Mykytiuk, led a fulfilling life in Bucha until Russia invaded in 2022. She survived beatings, sexual violence and her best friend's death. Now safe in Australia, she is using her voice to help Ukraine.
A descendant of First Nations WWI soldier William Allan Irwin sets out on an emotional journey to France, where he seeks to honour his ancestor and return his spirit home to Gomeroi country. A Compass Anzac Day special.
In her brief residency in East Sydney, the sculpture of mythical sex worker Joy was both celebrated and attacked. Three decades later, a group of supporters are on a mission to bring Joy home.
Filmmaker Patrick Abboud meets frontline Palestinian journalists who risked everything to document the truth of Gaza. Now safe in Australia, they reveal extraordinary new evidence of the continued killing of journalists.
As a child, Satara wrote to the Pope asking why women couldn't lead the Church. Now as Australia's 2025 UN Youth Representative, she takes letters from incarcerated youth to the world stage in New York.
Ex-Pentecostal preacher Anthony Venn-Brown struggled with his sexuality and submitted to conversion practices. His coming out and activism helped reform laws ending the practices, turning his shame into a source of pride.
How far would you go to start your own family? Siobhan Marin meets Australians turning to surrogacy, despite huge costs and risks, and discovers why some women call it empowering, while others warn it's exploitation.
Benjamin Law meets people turning to AI to deal with personal and existential crises, treating it as a confidante, a therapist or a means to talk to the dead. While it helps some others experience devastating consequences.
Four friends went to a Jewish celebration at Bondi Beach, but only three returned. Compass joins friends and family to honour their beloved Marika Pogany and explore Bondi's Jewish history. Introduced by Mia Freedman.
