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Latest episode7 November 2024
Spin Cycle 2024
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Albanese's national social media ban and Don Watson discusses the next 4 years with Trump 2.0

Jess and Rachel are joined by guest co-host Natalie Feliks. Together they unpack the government's plans to ban young people from social media.

Author, screenwriter and former political advisor Don Watson joins the…

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The National Anti-Corruption Commission & Robodebt

Rachel Withers is joined by guest co-host Daniel James to speak with Professor William Parlett on his recent article for The Conversation exposing the the National Anti-Corruption Commission's failure to investigate the Robodebt…

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Robodebt historian Rick Morton

Rick Morton joins Jess, Rachel and Charlie to discuss his new book Mean Streak, a "corporate thriller" that uncovers the horror of Robodebt. Rick gets into how it happened, where it all…

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Analysing the analysis of the US presidential debate

Dr Prudence Flowers joins Charlie and Rachel to delve into the American presidential debate. Together they explore the various interpretations of who came out on top, and ask whether presidential debates still have…

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Censorship and the arts

Jess and Rachel are joined by writer Jinghua Qian to discuss the effect Israel's war on Palestine is having on freedom of speech in the arts locally. From the State Library of Victoria…

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Ben Abbatangelo explains the NT Election

Jess, Charlie and guest host Natalie Feliks discuss the recent lacklustre in the media of political commentary, particularly at the ABC. The team are then joined by Ben Abbatangelo to discuss the recent…

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Radiothon 2024 & Watching the Media with Paul Barry

It's Radiothon week! And who's better than one of Australia's most well-respected investigative journalists, Paul Barry - the host of ABC's MediaWatch, to express the need and importance for community radio.

The team…

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Four Corners investigates Channel 7

Louise Milligan joins Jess, Rachel and Charlie to share some insights into the recent Four Corners investigation into Channel 7's workplace culture.


The team also discusses some recent news involving Algerian boxer Imane…

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How TERFS crashed the Olympics

Jess, Rachel and Charlie are joined by writer, Natalie Feliks, to talk about the misinformation campaign online and in the media around Algerian Olympic boxer, Imane Khelif. They also turn their attention to…

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Striking journos and Instagram Ballerinas

This week, Jess and Rachel chat to former editor of the 7AM podcast, Scott Mitchell, about the industrial action that hit 9 Papers just as they were gearing up to cover the Paris…

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Trump 2.0 and Project 2025

Charlie and Jess are joined by Amy Donaldson, producer of ABC’s Four Corners, to discuss the first part of Retribution, a two-part series exploring what a second Trump presidency might look like…

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We live in a media saturated world. The news cycle travels at lightning speed and is impossible to ignore. Spin Cycle aims to make sense of the 24/7 updates and hot takes we are bombarded with from media outlets, politicians and pundits all trying to own the narrative.

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