Listen to Rupert Murdoch's Early Years40:4010 August 2023

Charlie Lewis flies solo this week while Jess Lilley is on break.

Author and journalist Walter Marsh joins the show to talk about his new book Young Rupert - chronicling the power and politics surrounding Rupert Murdoch’s early years and how he established his global media empire.

Plus a breakdown of some of the week's media stories including News Ltd using AI to publish thousands of articles across its publications and the latest developments with Twitter/X as the ABC shuts down its accounts on the platform.

About this program

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.