You Can't Ask That

2020
5.0
13 reviews
Eligible
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Season 5 episodes (8)

1 Firefighters
3/18/20
Season-only
In the season premiere of You Can't Ask That, you'll meet nine firefighters from around the country who'll give you their raw, personal, unfiltered insights into fire, fear, heroism and more.
2 Nudists
3/25/20
Season-only
No topic is off limits in this funny and heart-felt look at body image, self love and what it means to chill in the nude.
3 People Who've Killed Someone
4/1/20
Season-only
What does it do to someone, ending a life? In this episode each of the people you'll meet woke up one morning feeling like an ordinary person, and went to bed forever changed.
4 Autism Spectrum
4/8/20
Season-only
By the end of this episode, you'll have met eight remarkable people on the autism spectrum, and been given eight unique windows into a world we rarely, if ever, hear about.
5 HIV Positive
4/15/20
Season-only
Eight people talk about what it's really like to live with HIV. While the disease is no longer life-threatening - or even contagious - with the right medication the fear and stigma it still carries for many is life changing.
6 Olympic/Paralympic Gold Medallists
4/22/20
Season-only
We ask six Olympic gold medallists and one Paralympic gold medallist about winning. Is it all it's cracked up to be? What does it take to be the best in the world? Determination? Obsession? Money? Sacrifice?
7 Public Housing
4/29/20
Season-only
We speak to eight Australians who live in public housing to ask them the tough questions such as "Why do you get a house for doing nothing?
8 Kids
5/6/20
Season-only
In this funny, heart-warming and revealing episode, we speak to kids from around Australia - from the city to the country - about families, friendships, screen time, bullying, sex, death and the internet.

About this show

You Can't Ask That asks groups of misunderstood, judged or marginalised Australians the awkward, inappropriate or uncomfortable questions you've always wanted to know the answers to, but always been too afraid to ask.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
13 reviews
Chris Johnstone
May 7, 2020
The experience of sharing my story on the show is one of the most powerful experiences l have encountered
Clintorus V.
April 8, 2020
Best show on TV. A perfect example of the NEED for the ABC to be fully funded & protected from attacks by conservative governments.
Bondi Beulah
June 8, 2022
Entertaining and educational. Strong social values, real personal stories, charming and engaging guests. An ABC original.