About this season
Breaking down stereotypes and offering genuine insight into the lives of people who live with labels. The series gives an unmediated platform to some of the most misunderstood or marginalised people in our country: short statured, wheelchair users, transgender, Muslims, ex-prisoners, fat, Indigenous, sex workers, terminally ill, and people in polyamorous relationships.
Episodes (12)
1. Blind People
Aired 6 April 2017 • 28 min
In this episode, blind people bust stereotypes as they answer the questions viewers asked.
2. Down Syndrome
Aired 12 April 2017 • 29 min
People with Down syndrome are often faced with a world that believes they don't have much to contribute. In this heart-warming & challenging episode, we give them a chance to speak for themselves.
3. Suicide Attempt Survivors
Aired 19 April 2017 • 31 min
In this episode, we gain an unprecedented insight into the minds of people who have attempted suicide & survived.
4. Recent War Veterans
Aired 26 April 2017 • 30 min
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.
5. Facial Difference
Aired 3 May 2017 • 28 min
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.
6. Refugees
Aired 10 May 2017 • 30 min
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.
7. Ice Users
Aired 17 May 2017 • 29 min
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.
8. Children of Same-Sex Parents
Aired 24 May 2017 • 29 min
You Can't Ask That asks children of same-sex parents the awkward, inappropriate or uncomfortable questions you've always wanted to know the answers to, but never had the guts to ask.
9. Centenarians
Aired 31 May 2017 • 27 min
You Can't Ask That asks centenarians the awkward, inappropriate or uncomfortable questions you've always wanted to know the answers to, but never had the guts to ask.
10. Gambling
Aired 7 June 2017 • 29 min
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.
11. S&M
Aired 14 June 2017 • 29 min
You Can't Ask That asks S&M (Sadomasochism) enthusiasts the awkward, inappropriate or uncomfortable questions you've always wanted to know the answers to, but never had the guts to ask.
12. Homeless
Aired 21 June 2017 • 29 min
You Can't Ask That asks homeless people the awkward, inappropriate or uncomfortable questions you've always wanted to know the answers to, but never had the guts to ask.