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Did you know that 94,000 Queenslanders have epilepsy and there is no single cause or cure for epilepsy. March is National Epilepsy Awareness Month and Peter is joined by Helen Whitehead who is the CEO of Epilepsy Queensland. For more information on epilepsy take a look at their webpage at http://www.epilepsyqueensland.com.au/

Cherie Csikos dropped by the studio to chat with Pete about her debut single Echoes and treat us to a live version of the song as well! Echoes is released today, and to find out more about Cherie's music head to http://www.cheriecsikos.com or https://www.facebook.com/cheriecsikosmusic/

Ahead of the local government elections and referendum in Queensland, Peter talks to Wendy Francis from the Australian Christian Lobby about local issues and politics in general.

Peter's discussion this week centres around the federally funded Safe School's Coalition program called Safe Schools. It was recently mentioned in parliament by the Member for Dawson who outlined his concerns about the programs.

Pete caught up with Ella Ferdinands live in studio on Friday.

In Australia every state and territory has different abortion laws, and there are some lobby groups pushing for late term abortions, including up to 9 months. Peter and the panel discuss abortion policy in Queensland and Peter is joined by Catherine Toomey - CEO of the Priceless Life Centre and Terri Kelleher from the Australian Family Association.

Shed Happens is a movement that began over 10 years ago as a way for blokes to connect, get real with each other, and get real with God. Peter is joined by his guests Dave and Dan (from Logan Shed) and Vern (organiser of Big Shed) and run a live radio version of Shed Happens.

Amanda nominated Kat for a 96five SOS.

96five Listeners sing Bohemian Rhapsody

We rang up Craig to shine a little light into his life while him and his family go through a tough time.

Pornography has infiltrated our lives, and with a single click has become an invasive, uninvited guest into our family homes. Porn is harming our kids and the discussion in this show centres around what action we need to take to protect our kids from porn on the internet. The guests on the panel are Liz Walker - an author and founder of Youth Well Being Project; Wendy Francis who is the director of the QLD branch of the Australian Christian Lobby; and John Anderson - a father and leader at the Murrumba Downs Shed Happens. http://www.youthwellbeingproject.com.au/ http://www.acl.org.au/states/queensland/ http://shednight.com/

Pete chats with Carolyn Wagner from Teal Soldiers about the new short film, soon to be released.

Peter talks with former detective Brett Lee from Internet Safe Families and Internet Education & Safety Services about keeping kids safe online, and with the use of new technology. http://www.iness.com.au/ http://www.internetsafefamilies.com/

In the aftermath of the tragic death of Cole Miller from a one punch attack, Peter and the panel discuss the problem of senseless violence in our community.

Peter and Neroli have been married for 35 years and this week's topic is on the subject of longevity in marriage. Peter says that nothing has forced him to grow as much as marriage and asks the question what makes marriage work and be successful.