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May 7 · 36 min
An Infowars insider on the warped world of Alex Jones
As the satirical online newspaper the Onion waits for court approval to take over the conspiracy website Infowars, Helen Pidd speaks to a former staff member about its sinister rise and dramatic fall
May 6 · 25 min
Does Labor have the appetite for reform?
Anthony Albanese’s time in office has often been described as ‘cautious’ , so what happened to big reform? Dan Jervis-Bardy speaks to Nour Haydar about the evolution of Labor’s left
May 6 · 24 min
Decoding America: The US says war with Iran is over - is it?
When is a war not a war? When politics is involved. Co-hosts Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy look at the White House’s insistence that Operation Epic Fury is over – even as the blockade of the strait of Hormuz continues
May 5 · 18 min
Everyone is talking about Farrer, here is what you need to know
Political reporter Sarah Basford Canales speaks to Reged Ahmad about why this weekend’s hotly contested fight in the southern NSW seat of Farrer could yield a historic result that signifies a shift in Australian politics
May 4 · 17 min
'Hope shifted to grief': the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby
Indigenous affairs reporter Douglas Smith speaks to Nour Haydar about the charges facing Jefferson Lewis and how the community is grieving
May 3 · 18 min
Bondi royal commission: what more could have been done?
Reged Ahmad and Ben Doherty discuss why the inquiry’s first findings raise more questions than answers
May 2 · 5 min
The Sunday read: Malcolm Turnbull’s stark warning to the Liberals
The Farrer byelection is just days away and the former prime minister has stern words for his party
May 1 · 32 min
Back to Back Barries: Focus on Farrer
Barrie Cassidy is fresh from a visit to Albury where he moderated a debate with the candidates of the Farrer by-election, while Tony Barry raises new statistics that show India has overcome England as Australia’s leading overseas country of birth
April 30 · 24 min
Newsroom Edition: the ugly politics of chasing One Nation
Jo Tovey sits down with Mike Ticher, Patrick Keneally, and Krishani Dhanji to discuss the risks of chasing One Nation to the right
April 30 · 26 min
Guardian Essential poll: Pauline Hanson has another breakthrough
The One Nation leader now has a higher job approval rating than Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor, and for the first time in the Essential poll, the rightwing populist party is outperforming the Coalition
April 29 · 25 min
Mitch Brown on the AFL’s homophobia problem
The AFL has again found itself embroiled in allegations of on-field homophobia. Former West Coast AFL footballer Mitch Brown, who last year became the first player to come out as bisexual, speaks to Nour Haydar
April 29 · 29 min
Is Sanae Takaichi the most powerful woman in the world?
Justin McCurry on Japan’s heavy metal-loving prime minister and her plan to amend the country’s pacifist constitution
April 28 · 28 min
Decoding America: Is the US’s political violence the worst it has ever been?
Politicians, the media and online influencers are all blamed for America’s rise in political violence – but are they really responsible? Hosts Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy examine the fallout from the White House correspondents’ dinner
April 27 · 24 min
David Smith inside the White House press dinner shooting
Sitting at his table inside the lavish room as the dramatic events unfolded was the Guardian’s Washington DC bureau chief David Smith. He spoke to Nour Haydar about what is known about the alleged gunman’s motivations, the panic inside the room when the shots were fired and what questions are being asked about the event’s security protocols.
April 26 · 30 min
The new Michael Jackson biopic. Why now?
Owen Myers and Lanre Bakare tell Nosheen Iqbal about the biopic’s troubled history and examine the controversial singer’s enduring popularity
April 25 · 6 min
The Sunday Read: the real cost of Labor’s NDIS cuts
Autism advocate and researcher Clem Bastow argues the inclusive world disability advocates fought so hard for is being torn apart
April 24 · 34 min
Back to Back Barries: Can Labor’s 'tough decisions' save the NDIS?
Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy discuss the health minister’s NDIS announcement, taxing gas giants and Donald Trump
April 23 · 22 min
Newsroom Edition: We are in a ‘fossil-fuel crisis’. Is Labor meeting the moment?
Josephine Tovey sits down with Gabrielle Jackson and Adam Morton to discuss whether this crisis will energise or end the renewables revolution
April 23 · 29 min
Disability minister Mark Butler on the ‘necessary’ cuts to an NDIS ‘under pressure’
Political editor Tom Mcllroy speaks to the Labor minister for disability about the cost of the NDIS and the impact of significant reform on participants
April 22 · 18 min
How Victoria’s treaty heralds a new era of politics
Indigenous affairs reporter Douglas Smith speaks to Reged Ahmad about this pivotal moment in the pathway to treaty, and if national truth-telling will come along with it