Spin Cycle's first show of 2026 featuring Daniel James. Jess Lilley, Rachell Withers and Charlie Lewis cover the January 26 bombing media coverage and response and Charlie discusses the Epstein Files & seeing…

Sarah is joined by co-founder and co-host of Lamestream Media, Osman Faruqi, to dig into the wild and ever-changing media and political landscape in Australia.

Is there a Zack Polanski or Zohran Mamdani…

This week, Bron had a pet rabbit who went missing and you'll never guess where they found her! Vance Joy Fan and Chinese-Australian journalist, Cheng Lei, joined us to discuss her new play…

Book reviewer Marieke Hardy plays nice with Laura McPhee-Browne’s novel Worry Doll; the team all hail Bron's bus driver; Daniel detects something suss in the waste water; author and broadcaster Jacinta Parsons previews…

Writer and comedian Patrick Marlborough joins Spin Cycle to unpack Michael Gawenda’s recent essay arguing that Australian journalism has shifted from newsroom watchdogs to “activist brands.” Gawenda, a former editor-in-chief of The Age…

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…

Dr Amy McQuire joins Daniel James to discuss the relaunch of her Substack Black Witness, a platform for independent First Nations journalism. They talk about why Black Witness matters now, and where…

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…

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…

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…