You Can't Ask That

You Can't Ask That is an Australian talk show that was inspired by Reddit's Ask Me Anything (AMA). In each episode questions form the viewers and the public are taken and presented to minority populations in Australia, like sex workers, Muslims and transgenders. The idea behind the show is to provide a better insight into the lives of these minorities, hoping to use the questions and their answers to break down stereotypes. You Can't Ask That is an original ABC series, but several organisations that represent minorities in Australia have been involved with the production over the years. These include Short Statured People of Australia, Alzheimer's Australia and The Karuna Hospice Service. The show has often been praised for managing to combine a serious premise with sufficient amounts of humour to remain attractive to a more mainstream audience as well.

Rating:3.2 of 5Total number of episodes:22Last broadcast:21/07/2017 at 21:53

July 2017

Season 2, Episode 12 (Homeless)

21/07/2017 3.0 10 x

Most of us walk past homeless people on a daily basis. But how many of us really take a moment to stop and ask who these people are, and what it's really like not to have a place to call home? #YouCantAskThat

Season 2, Episode 10 (Gambling)

14/07/2017 3.0 7 x

You Can't Ask That asks gambling addicts the awkward, inappropriate or uncomfortable questions you've always wanted to know the answers to, but never had the guts to ask.

S&M

07/07/2017 3.0 12 x

In this confronting and irreverent episode, we meet people who practise S&M and allow them to put to bed the common perception that there's something wrong with them.

May 2017

Season 2, Episode 9 (Centenarians)

31/05/2017 3.0 25 x

We all get old, but how old is too old? In this episode, we ask Centenarians to tell us what it's really like to live to 100 or more. (Final)

Season 2, Episode 8 (Children Of Same-sex Parents)

24/05/2017 4.0 25 x

In this episode, we ask children of same-sex parents to address one of the most hotly debated and controversial issues of our time - their life. #YouCantAskThat

Season 2, Episode 7 (Ice Users)

17/05/2017 3.0 59 x

Over the past few years, Australia's 'war on drugs' has turned its attention largely to ice. We talk to ice users, both past and present, to find out what the attraction to this drug is all about. #YouCantAskThat

Season 2, Episode 6 (Refugees)

10/05/2017 3.0 23 x

Not many groups of people in Australia are more feared or misunderstood than refugees. In this episode we hear from refugees about their experience of Australia. The people, the culture and their new home.

Season 2, Episode 5 (Facial Difference)

03/05/2017 3.0 49 x

In a world obsessed with appearance and fitting in, it's hard to imagine what it would be like to live with an extreme facial difference. In this brutally honest episode, we talk to people who face this challenge daily.

April 2017

Season 2, Episode 4 (Recent War Veterans)

26/04/2017 3.0 49 x

You Can't Ask That asks recent war veterans the awkward, inappropriate or uncomfortable questions you've always wanted to know the answers to, but never had the guts to ask.

Season 2, Episode 3 (Suicide Attempt Survivors)

19/04/2017 4.0 103 x

The thought provoking original ABC series returns to give marginalised & misunderstood Australians a voice. In this episode, we gain an unprecedented insight into the minds of people who have attempted suicide & survived.

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