Take a look back at our latest In Conversation event with the team from Spin Cycle.

Who killed journalism?

Once upon a time we all read newspapers. Now the US president tells us that's fake news while Aunty Jean is talking chemtrails with great authority because Facebook told her…

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…

Bhaskar Sunkara is the founding editor of Jacobin magazine, President of The Nation journal and a columnist for Guardian US. He was previously Vice Chair of the Democratic Socialists of America and in…

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…

Spin Cycle welcomes Guardian tech reporter Josh Taylor to ask whether Australia’s under-16 social media ban is actually working. More than 4.7 million accounts were removed or restricted after the laws took effect…

Journalist, presenter, social commentator and co-founder of independent Australian Media Company ETTE Media, Jan Fran joins Spin Cycle to discuss her frustrations with Australian mainstream media outlets and their failure to accurately and…

Jess Lilley and Charlie Lewis pull apart the long-running feedback loop between Pauline Hanson and Australia’s media ecosystem. They trace the arc from Hanson’s 1996 election in Oxley, through to One Nation’s 1997…

Rachel Withers and guest host Nick Feik discuss the week in politics.

Withers is an independent journalist and political commentator. She has written for publications including Crikey, Meanjin and The Monthly and…

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…