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Read This: The Only Difference Between Kanye and John Safran
Episode 1423
John Safran has been a fixture in Australian media since his breakthrough in 1997 with ABC TV's Race Around the World. After several TV series of his…
1 year, 2 months ago
Why the Murdoch succession drama isn’t over
Episode 1422
After a scathing ruling from a Nevada probate commissioner, Rupert Murdoch and his eldest son Lachlan’s attempt to amend a family trust may have back…
1 year, 2 months ago
The fall of Assad: What's next for Syria?
Episode 1421
This week, on the streets of Damascus, there were signs of an army in retreat – tanks abandoned and Syrian army uniforms scattered on the roads where…
1 year, 2 months ago
Sarah Hanson-Young on Murdoch’s gas ‘greenwashing’
Episode 1420
Last week, News Corp tabloids ran front page stories in papers around the country, all saying a similar thing: Australia needs to “step on the gas” o…
1 year, 2 months ago
Dogs, disinformation and deepfakes: Inside Dutton's meme machine
Episode 1419
In 2019, Scott Morrison’s government managed to narrowly win a third term, despite polling placing them behind Labor for almost three years.
At the he…
1 year, 2 months ago
Kim Williams on the future of the ABC
Episode 1418
ABC chair Kim Williams has been slammed for recent comments made about broadcasters like Joe Rogan, as the national broadcaster undergoes a wave of s…
1 year, 2 months ago
Read This: Clare Wright Is Shutting Up and Listening
Episode 1417
Professor Clare Wright is the author of five works of history, including the best-selling The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka and You Daughters of Freedom…
1 year, 2 months ago
George Megalogenis on who will win the next election
Episode 1416
Australian politics is changing in ways it seems the Labor party and the Coalition haven’t yet come to terms with.
And as the electorate splinters, it…
1 year, 2 months ago
How pro-wrestling shaped Trump
Episode 1415
In 2007, future United States president Donald Trump stepped into the wrestling ring for a showdown with Vince McMahon, then head of World Wrestling …
1 year, 2 months ago
This is what political retribution looks like
Episode 1414
What happens when you have a democratically elected leader who takes it upon themselves to prosecute their political opponents – as US President-elec…
1 year, 2 months ago