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Emily Baker on Byron Bay's rape culture, and Charlie Pickering's Grace Tame non-apology

ABC journalist Emily Baker talk to Jess, Charlie and Rachel about her investigation into sexual violence in Byron Bay in the 2000s. Plus, the team unpacks why Charlie Pickering's decision to call Grace…

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The Liberal Party's Identity Crisis, the Decline of The Australian and the Antisemitism Royal Commission

Charlie and Rachel are joined by writer and author Patrick Marlborough to dissect the Abbott vs Downer battle for the Liberal Party presidency, unpack what Michael Gawenda's factually-challenged essay reveals about the declining…

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Press freedom, the White House Correspondents' Dinner and the quest for social cohesion

Jess and Charlie speak with RMIT journalism lecturer and Triple R broadcaster (host of Future Perfect on Monday mornings) Dylan Bird about World Press Freedom Day, before dissecting the chaos of the White…

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Christopher Knaus on what Bikram Lama's death reveals about homelessness in Australia

Guardian Australia's chief investigations correspondent, Christopher Knaus, joins Spin Cycle to discuss his recent investigation into the death of Bikram Lama, a young Nepali man who died homeless in Sydney's Hyde Park.

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Ben Smee on the judicial handling of domestic violence cases

Jess and Rachel are joined by Ben Smee, Guardian Australia reporter, delving into the new series Broken Trust. The two-year investigation looks into the handling of domestic violence cases in Queensland, and…

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A closer look at Olivia Nuzzi

Jess and Charlie are going all in on American reporter, Olivia Nuzzi this week, in light of the media coverage of her new book, American Canto. They also discuss the lowering of the…

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RMIT journalism professor Alexandra Wake on allegations of bias at the BBC

Charlie, Rachel and special guest host Esther Linder discuss the news of the week, from the Victorian government’s punitive youth crime plans to the announcement that young Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg is running…

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Recent grad Preeshita Shah on starting a media career in 2025

Jess, Charlie and Rachel are joined by reporter, photographer, videographer and podcaster Preeshita Shah, who has just graduated from Melbourne Uni’s Centre for Advancing Journalism. Shah, who plans on becoming a war correspondent…

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Chris Hedges on Israel-Palestine and his clash with Western media

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Chris Hedges joins Jess, Charlie and Rachel to discuss Israel’s occupation of Gaza and his cancelled address, 'The Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists.' Chris speaks about his seven years…

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A call to action with journalist Omar El Akkad

Canadian-Egyptian journalist and novelist Omar El Akkad, discusses his new book One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, which critiques what it means to live in the West, during a…

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Royce Kurmelovs on the dismal coverage of climate and targets

Jess, Charlie and Rachel invite freelance journalist and author of Slick, Royce Kurmelovs, to share some insights following the government’s announcement of its lacklustre 2035 emissions reduction target (or should we say range)…

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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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