Podcast Episodes

INTERVIEW: How humanity could be destroyed in an afternoon

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Tilman Ruff has spent decades campaigning for nuclear disarmament, and right now he's worried.

With Donald Trump announcing the US will re-start nuclear testing an…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Metal music, youth crime + being the first uni student in the family

Adult time for violent crime: Victoria's unveiled a plan to fight youth crime, and it could see 14-year-olds facing life sentences.

Also: are you the first person in your family to go to uni? Some res…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Trans athletes at the Olympics, young Libs + 41 days of no government

Is the International Olympic Committee about to ban trans athletes? We don't know for sure, but it's looking increasingly likely.  

And the Liberal Party is meeting tomorrow to debate ditching the net…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Being threatened by neo-Nazis, Trump v BBC + losing faith in democracy

Female politicians speaking out against an antisemitic rally in Sydney say they're now being threatened. With Jewish leaders condemning the rally as "dangerous", why did police allow the neo-Nazis to…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

DEEP DIVE: Is the Bonnie Blue stunt feminism or misogyny?

Year 12 exams are wrapping up, schoolies group chats are firing off, and British adult creator Bonnie Blue is talking about coming to the Gold Coast: yep, it's that time of year again.

In 2024, Bonnie…

Published on 2 weeks ago

THE SHAKEUP: Elon the trillionaire, illegal smokes + are boyfriends cringe?

Hang on: is Elon Musk a trillionaire now? 

Potentially... after Tesla approved a record-breaking pay deal.

And should ciggies be cheaper? The illicit tobacco market is costing Australia billions of dol…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Masculinity pressure, Punter's Politics + Bonnie Blue at Schoolies again?

What does masculinity even look like?

A new report says teenage boys feel pressure to act tough, strong and straight – all old school ideas of being a man. But it also says they want more gender equal…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

INTERVIEW: Punter's Politics on how to buy power

Konrad Benjamin from Punter's Politics went from being a school teacher 2 years ago to one of Australia's most influential political commentators. 

He's got millions of followers by pushing a pretty s…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Socialist mayor, banning cigs for 2007 babies + are tiny homes out of reach?

It's official: Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York.

The Muslim Democratic socialist and outspoken critic of the war in Gaza used his victory speech to take aim at Donald Trump. So is the…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

The Libs want house prices to fall, radio for youth offenders + losing your insta

House prices in Australia rose faster in September than any time in the past year according to new data. 

It's prompted the Opposition to call for house prices to fall for 'entry-level' homes. So what…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago