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…

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…

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…

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…

Andrea Carson is a Professor of Political Communication in the Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy from La Trobe University. She joins guest host Emma Buckley Lennox on Spin Cycle to talk about…

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)…

Rachel, Jess and Charlie have another Radiothon special, this time joined by friend of the show Natalie Feliks, as they discuss the importance of community radio and independent media. Natalie shares her thoughts…

Poet and co-editor of Overland Evelyn Araluen joins Jess, Charlie and Rachel to discuss the sudden closure of Meanjin, after Melbourne University Publishing decided that the 85 year old literary journal was no…

Jess, Charlie and Rachel are joined by ABC reporter Nabil Al-Nashar followed by anti-fascist researcher Andy Fleming — aka Slack Bastard — to discuss the “March for Australia” rallies that took place in…

Rachel is back in the studio with Jess and Charlie, and they are joined by Esther Anatolitis. The four discuss the news stories of the week - including the productivity commission, the revelations…