You Can't Ask That

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2016-08-03

Last Air Date: 2022-07-13

Number of Seasons: 7

Number of Episodes: 62

Networks: ABC TV

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Top Cast

Kirk Docker as Himself - Interviewer
Ryan James as Self
Holden Sheppard as Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2016) - (10 Episodes)

Season 2 (2017) - (12 Episodes)

Season 3 (2018) - (8 Episodes)

Season 4 (2019) - (8 Episodes)

Season 5 (2020) - (8 Episodes)

Season 6 (2021) - (8 Episodes)

Season 7 (2022) - (8 Episodes)

Season 1 (2016)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Short Statured (2016-08-03)

Setting the record straight about what it's really like to be short statured, find out the answers to the questions Australians wanted to ask but were too embarrassed or afraid to ever ask in person.
Ep. 2: Wheelchair Users (2016-08-10)

Misunderstood, marginalised Australians answering anonymous, online questions. Insightful, irreverent and moving, this episode sets the record straight of what it's really like to be a wheelchair user.
Ep. 3: Transgender (2016-08-17)

An insightful, irreverent, moving and unpredictable episode that sets the record straight about what it's really like to be transgender.
Ep. 4: Muslims (2016-08-24)

Muslims answer the questions Australians wanted to ask but were too embarrassed or afraid to ever ask in person.
Ep. 5: Polyamorous (2016-08-31)

Polyamorous Australians, people in a relationship with multiple partners, answer the questions Australians wanted to ask but were too embarrassed or afraid to ever ask in person.
Ep. 6: Ex-Prisoners (2016-09-07)

Ex-prisoners are invited to answer the questions Australians wanted to ask but were too embarrassed or afraid to ever ask in person
Ep. 7: Fat (2016-09-14)

This episode sets the record straight about what it's really like to be judged as fat, find out the answers to the questions Australians wanted to ask but were too embarrassed or afraid to ever ask in person.
Ep. 8: Indigenous (2016-09-21)

Insightful, irreverent, moving and unpredictable, this episode sets the record straight about what it's really like to be an Indigenous Australian.
Ep. 9: Sex Workers (2016-09-28)

Insightful, irreverent, moving and unpredictable, this episode sets the record straight about what it's really like to be a sex worker.
Ep. 10: Terminally Ill (2016-10-05)

Insightful, moving and unpredictable, this episode sets the record straight about what it's really like to live with a terminal illness.