Is fast-food advertising breaching the rights and interests of children? Will Australians be able to enroll online for the next election? And what's going on with press freedom in Fiji? We get the low-down from the ground in Suva.

**AQOB celebrates five years' on 2SER this week** Many heartfelt thanks to all the wonderful, enthusiastic, wise and informed guests who have freely given their time to appear on AQOB and provide material for the website. That's community for you! Join Mark O'Connor for more myths and misinformation about population management in Australia. And then out to the backyard (or even balcony) with Costa Georgiadis and learn about aquaponics.

Two stories about managing populations today, One's about flying fox camps. Apparently this can be difficult but no where near the problems associated with Australia's people population.

On the program today: A very thirsty Coorong wetland - five years without a drop of water from the Murray! And popular myths about Australia’s population predicament.

Frogs may like water but even they can have too much - what happens to them in a flood? For Sydney's Botanic Gardens, trees and flying foxes have become a heated issue (and a court case). How dangerous ARE our sharks? Does it depend on being in the wrong place at the wrong time?

Diving with sharks – an experience that is becoming increasingly sought after, it has many positive benefits for people’s attitudes to sharks and their preservation. Environmentally friendly fruit fly research. Dr Marianne Frommer describes some fascinating Australian research into fruit fly control.

Dams, coal, agriculture and water - and then there’s the environment too… NSW seems to have a few problems with sustainable, long term management of natural resources. Guests on the program discuss different areas of concern. Leigh Martin reviews first the disappointingly poor progress for the return of flows to the Snowy River and then the disturbing likelihood of the spawning of an additional very expensive white elephant – Hunter Water’s proposed Tilliga dam. Dr Ann Young examines further Hunter Valley environmental problems with the impact of both open cut and long wall tunnel coal mining on the region’s rivers and streams and quality agricultural land.

You can grow far more in a garden than plants. Costa Georgiadis sows the seeds of colour, movement and FUN – elements that will grow any season of the year. The Common myna (AKA Indian mynah) is here to stay it seems. Darryl Jones and colleagues at Griffith University believe that studying the birds’ roosting colonies is essential to determine the effectiveness of any control strategies.

The horned turtle has been long extinct, known only through ancient fossil records so imagine the thrill of excavating midden packed with actual bones less than 3000 years old. Still extinct but this time the cause is obvious. What’s happening to ENSO? El Niño has been a great shaper of Australia’s predictable patterns of droughts and flooding rains and for example, of the behavioural adaptations of Australian wildlife. But now weather patterns are changing dramatically as a result of our rapid climate changes.

Chris speaks to Pennsylvania's sun-drenched psych-pop blokes BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW all about their latest album, the enchanting "Eating Us"

Chris speaks in tandem to ROSTAM from VAMPIRE WEEKEND and WES from RA RA RIOT, all about their R&B synth-jamz side project DISCOVERY and its debut album "LP"

Chris speaks to stylish French pop princes PHOENIX, who played Sydney last night in support of their wondrous "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" album

Chris chats to the UK's electro-funk fiends FRIENDLY FIRES, who toured Sydney for the first time ever this week in support of last year's deliriously danceable debut album

Chris speaks exclusively to Atlanta psych-pop princes DEERHUNTER, who last weekend wrapped up their first-ever Australian tour at the same time as releasing their ravishing new EP "Rainwater Cassette Exchange".

Evan talks about Tomorrow When the War Began (Australia), and gives tips on films in the Latin American Film Fest

Michael talks about the new release Piranha 3D

Evan talks about Jihadist 'comedy' Four Lions, Australian film The Nothing Men and the Russian Resurrection film festival

Laura MacFarlane from Melbourne band Ninetynine comes on the line to chat about the new album Band Magnetique

Shaun looks into the New York mosque plan controversy

Basil Cook is the founder of Sydney's annual Revolution Rock event, which raises money for the Strummerville charity

Five days after Australia didn't decide, Shaun provides some views and analysis

Featuring Alex and Phil...

Shaun's final piece before election 2010

Federal Election leaders' debate - who watched it?

Hey podcasters, the gremlin in the 2ser machine struck again, which means that last week’s podcast – the one about traveling with books and Shakespeare’s wife – didn’t go to air. So that’s our radio episode this week. Which means we’ve got a spot in the podcast episode for another favourite from the archives. We hope you enjoy it and we’ll be back to regular programming next week. Humans are 'make-believe animals', British essayist William Hazlitt said. We are never so truly ourselves as when we are acting a part, he thought. This week we’re celebrating the power of make-believe. We’ll meet Glenn Fowler and Christopher Smythe, the real funnymen behind a fictitous old codger who successfully spoofed many of this country’s most reputable newspapers. And writer Chris Womersley is along to tell us a story about the bittersweet power of make-believe. Glenn Fowler, Christopher Smythe and Gareth Malone, Dear Editor: The Collected Letters of Oscar Brittle, UNSW Press - interviewed by Nija Dalal Chris Womersley, 'The Possibility of Water', Aviva Tuffield (ed), New Australian Stories, Scribe - produced by Benedict Taylor

Democracy and charisma: two of humankind's most wonderful and dangerous inventions. Winston Churchill famously thought that democracy was the worst system of government ever invented...except for all the other ones. Political theorist John Keane is along to second the motion, and guide us through the history of this radical idea. And we trace the history of another idea back to its roots too, with John Potts, the author of a intriguing tale about what charisma has been up to for the last couple of millenia John Keane, The Life and Death of Democracy, Simon and Schuster - interviewed by Paul Kildea John Potts, A History of Charisma, Palgrave Macmillan - interviewed by Sara Peel.

I speak to Chris Rissell, Clinical Associate Professor, School of Public Health from University of Sydney who believes that the law requiring us to wear a helmet just isn't really working.

A massive about turn and an embarrassment for Alan Jones... what began as a protest turned into a strong rally of support for Sydneys new cycleways

Very cool audio riding project from my hometown of Brighton!

This week BikeLove explores which is more effective at promoting cycling, bottom up, grassroots initiatives or top down, government backed initiatives

This week Bike Love talks to Rachel Aldred, Senior Lecturer at the University of East London. Rachel is conducting research into why people choose to cycle and has chosen 4 diverse cities/London Boroughs for her research.

This week on BikeLove I talk to Adrian Bauman, Professor of Public Health at the University of Sydney. He has some intriguing news for any of you who cycle/walk/run etc 30 minutes or more each day...

This week BikeLove explores the lure of the upright bicycle

BikeLove talks to Sue Abbott about her momentous quashed criminal conviction for not wearing a helmet!

New York has undergone significant change and really prioritised bicycles within their transportation plans. This week BikeLove talks to Wiley Norvell of Transportation Alternatives in New York to see what could Sydney learn from their experience.

Not quite the roadside programme on this legendary race that I hoped for (maybe next year). But here it is - the classic Paris Roubaix 2010

This week BikeLove talks to Richard Birdsey from BikeNSW, Patrick Jones Director of BikeWise and Adrian Emilsen a Sustainable Transport Planner about how whether there really is a war out there and what we can do to make cyclnig a positive experience.

Fear of cycling as a cultural construct by Dave Horton... a fascinating study on why many of us choose not to cycle

Sue it taking her case to court over helmet law enforcement

The wonderful idea of Bicyel Valet Parking!

Barry Mason, an intrigal figure from the London Cycling Campaign... what can we learn?

Why is he such a controversial figure in the cycling world?

This years exciting BFF

We hear from those who turned to cycling after losing their driving license

We talk a lot about cycling but what can we really achieve with Bicycle Advocacy... I talk to Elaena Gardner from BikeSydney

The ultimate 2 wheeled scavanger hunt!

MC Spandex and the awesome I wanna have performance... is he taking the Michael out of Fixie riders or Roadies?

The man that is bringing Vanmoof to Australia

Join some afficionados in The Golden Barley, Enmore for the deciding stage of the Tour de France

A vrai francais, Daniel tells us what the Tour de France means for him

I vist Fairfax's brand new facilities for bicycles... will this replace future car spaces?

The Tweed run, donning some Tweed and going for a jaunt around Sydney

Some people just prefer one wheel... here's one guys amazing account of touring in Asia!

Brett has just completed 25 years as a bicycle messenger in Sydney... that's more than a life sentence. Here's his story!

Picture yourself in the Royal National with this sensorial BikeLove

My favourite BikeLove... Bicycle racing from Belgium... The Tour of Flanders

A chat with the very London Jack Thurston, host to the infamous 'The Bike Show'

Some cool bicycle offerings in the galleries this week

Newtown is going nuts for Bikes with the up and coming Bicycle Film Festival... as a pre launch they are hosting an unusual bicycle-esq fashion parade

The bicycle plays a strong role in the emancipation of women. We speak to Elaena Garnder, President of Bike Sydney about how the bicycle changed the rules of fashion and freedom for women in the 1880's... we also find out why bloomers caused such a hot debate!

This week, Bike Love hires a lovely old bike from the Humble Vintage Bicycle Hire company in Melbourne and explores the city on two wheels.

Have you ever moved into a house and felt that things didn't feel quite right? Ever wanted to play with a ouija board? Have your kids told you they can see someone standing at the end of their bed but you can't see anyone there? Wendy interviews Caterina Ligato, a real life ghost whisperer and Exorcist. What she has to say will blow your mind.

Wendy & Priscilla speak to Joao Vaz about his unique art exhibition which combines a model of a collapsed bridge, a bus full of fictitious passengers and brooches. Info: http://www.gaffa.com.au/171288 http://www.joaovaz.net/JoaoVaz/About.html.

Wendy speaks to two members of Axis of Awesome about how being spruiked by Ashton Kutcher on Twitter has boosted their profile, on the challenges of collaboration and on the filming of their first DVD.

It was pumping at the Royal Easter Show this year. Craig Hull, Pyrotech and Aerialist was working there. Wendy speaks to him about his nonmainstream role during the gfc and his new business venture which will give the ashes of your loved ones a special send off.