Is communicating with others, the meaning of life? And what is AI's role? Plus the death of the Aussie Shout.

This story with writer David Free starts off with the story of a pet cat, diagnosed with cancer, and AI's response to that. Here, David Free argues the case for the importance of human conversation being conducted in human language. And, with AI saving us time, saving time for what? Also, David looks at The Great Australian Shout and reckons we need a re-think on the whole structure of the what, for some, is almost a religious obligation.