Things You Should Know
Things You Should Know is a First Nations-led explainer podcast that breaks down the systems shaping everyday life, covering topics from money and housing to law, health, politics, digital technology and AI. It is hosted by Wonnarua-Gringai woman Nikyah Hutchings and Aniwan/Dhungutti woman Yatu Widders Hunt. The show is designed as a no-shame space where questions are welcome and lived experience is front and centre. It is produced by SBS, the Australian public broadcaster.
Episodes
Sport
Things You Should Know: First Nations Sport drops at a powerful time for mob in sport. As First Nations athletes, families and communities come together for the national First Nations Netball Tournament and the Koori Knockout, Nikyah and Yatu yarn with Olivia Clark and Dean Widders about why sport is more than competition. The episode explores the pathways, representation, culture, wellbeing and c
Fashion
In this episode of Things You Should Know, Nikyah and Yatu yarn with Blaklist models Shakiah and Jaminey Weatherall about First Nations fashion, as culture, representation and real work for mob. From trailblazers like Aunty Elaine George to today’s runways and platforms, they talk through how Blak fashion carries art, language and Country into everyday life. The twins share their journey as BlakLi
Mob & Media
In the first episode, ‘Mob and Media’, Things You Should Know turns the spotlight on First Nations media, why having our own platforms, voices and ways of telling stories is a form of self‑determination. Nikyah and Yatu yarn all things First Nations media, bust some big myths about mainstream coverage of mob, and share real examples of how Blak‑led media translates complex systems into information
