Refusing to serve in the IDF, queer teens 'cut off' + the story of scars
Update: 2025-10-14
Description
Hamas has released the last living Israeli hostages, so happens next?
We speak to a young Israeli reservist who refused to keep serving in the IDF about his experience, and what he wants to happen now.
And advocacy groups are concerned the upcoming social media ban will leave LGBTIQA+ teens living in the bush "cut off" from community.
Plus, we hear how one man's fascination with scars is helping people reframe their 'worst moments' through photography.
Listen now:
01:30 - Watching the hostage release as an Israeli
10:53 - Why online spaces can be life-changing
22:23 - The story behind a scar
Guests:
- Max Kresch, Israeli reservist and anti-war campaigner
- Nicky Bath, CEO, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia
- Jarrad Seng, photographer
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