From "doom scrolling" in bed to answering emails at midnight, Professor Jason Kovacic reveals how our high-pressure digital habits are physically damaging our arteries and causing a spike in heart disease among 30-somethings. 

Discover the "heart-brain axis" and the simple lifestyle shift that could save your life before stress takes its ultimate toll.

From "doom scrolling" in bed to answering emails at midnight, Professor Jason Kovacic reveals how our high-pressure digital habits are physically damaging our arteries and causing a spike in heart disease among 30-somethings. 
Discover the "heart-brain axis" and the simple lifestyle shift that could save your life before stress takes its ultimate toll.

Tune in to 4BC Afternoons, weekdays from 12pm-3pm.

Tune in to 4BC Afternoons, weekdays from 12pm-3pm.

4BC Afternoons

4BC Afternoons - Highlights

4BC On-Demand

4BC Afternoons with Carla Bignasca

Why heart disease rates are spiking in Australians under 40

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/clips/cd72c0ab-2192-49dc-b2b2-b42b0040b16a/transcript

Listen to 4BC Afternoons with Carla Bignasca, weekdays from Midday - 3pm.

Listen to 4BC Afternoons with Carla Bignasca, weekdays from Midday - 3pm.

Full Show: 4BC Afternoons with Carla Bignasca, April 13th, 2026

That iconic green triangle with the gold kangaroo is supposed to signal support for local farmers, but a massive legal loophole is leaving a sour taste in the mouths of Australian producers. 

Agronomist Judy Plath joined Carla to reveal how supermarkets can legally claim a product is "91% Australian" even when the star ingredient is imported from overseas—by simply topping it up with local tap water.

That iconic green triangle with the gold kangaroo is supposed to signal support for local farmers, but a massive legal loophole is leaving a sour taste in the mouths of Australian producers. 
Agronomist Judy Plath joined Carla to reveal how supermarkets can legally claim a product is "91% Australian" even when the star ingredient is imported from overseas&mdash;by simply topping it up with local tap water.

Why your "Australian Made" soy milk is actually 91% local tap water

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/clips/40747ab2-c2fe-4d4b-a441-b42b0051e99a/transcript

Leigh Gilbert shared the raw, moving story of her father, who survived the horrors of the Thai-Burma Railway and remained a defiant voice for veterans until his death at 94. 

Discover how a new AI-enhanced documentary is bringing his experiences to life for a new generation while his daughter seeks the peace he never found.

Leigh Gilbert shared the raw, moving story of her father, who survived the horrors of the Thai-Burma Railway and remained a defiant voice for veterans until his death at 94. 
Discover how a new AI-enhanced documentary is bringing his experiences to life for a new generation while his daughter seeks the peace he never found.

How a POW’s daughter is turning war trauma into reconciliation

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/clips/7128c81c-bb45-4a92-bb0c-b42b0047df1d/transcript

Why heart disease rates are spiking in Australians under 40

In 3 playlist(s)

4BC Afternoons with Carla Bignasca

Social links

Follow podcast

Recent clips