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  • Wednesday 21st October 2026
    9:30 am - 10:00 am

    Dr Karl joins Sarah Cumming on ABC Gold Coast

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    10:30 am - 11:00 am

    Dr Karl joins Susan Graham-Ryan on ABC Townsville

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    7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    Dr Karl joins Kelly Higgins-Devine on ABC Brisbane/Queensland

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    Dr Karl joins Rory McClaren on ABC Adelaide


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Corn in poo, Keto diets and cancer causing meats

Why do some farts smell and some don’t? What are so many people developing gluten intolerance? Can you ever be 100% healthy with food? In this food and nutrition special, Dr Karl answers these questions and more with special guests dietitian Dr Kyra Sim and USA nutrition expert Yvette d’Entremont.

Australian Geographic

Popular sunscreen chemical can kill baby corals

Consider wearing zinc or covering up next time you’re snorkeling, says Dr Karl โ€“ one popular sunscreen chemical can be toxic for baby corals. ON A TRIP TO the Galapagos Islands, our guide asked us not to use sunscreen at one reef. He told us it was very fragile, and quite small, and that the […]


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Visual snow, dripping taps, waking up grumpy

What’s ‘visual snow’? Why will a dripping tap wake you up but torrential rain won’t? Why do some people wake up grumpy?

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Boogers, corn, coffee aroma

How does a dog recognise the opposite sex if they can’t smell their butt? Is it healthy to eat your own boogers? Plus, is it possible to inter-breed species?