It’s time to assess the state of our nation, and this week on Open House we’re going to take Australia’s pulse with respected researcher and commentator Hugh Mackay. Where are we going, how have we changed, and why—amongst unprecedented levels of prosperity—are we still battling anxiety, depression, record levels of debt, and a sense of meaninglessness?

And blessed are the uncool! We’ll talk to the author who says pursuing the trendy and hip is costing us more than we realise.