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Last week, several major news stories highlighted the tension between governments wanting to host big sports events and the substantial cost to taxpayers. Cue plenty of opinions and analyses about whether it's worth it. So, we're delving into the debate in this week's News Club
Club Picks:

Want a presentation with arrows? You got it… This link takes you to the International Olympic Committee’s thinking on the expense of hosting the Games and how they’re trying to solve it. 


Some analysis from John Verano from Oxford Uni on the risk and reward of hosting the Olympics, and why emerging nations/those with reputation problems are willing to pay the price. 

And what’s happening with the Brissie Olympics? The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age’s Chris Barrett looks at the money and the people involved in deciding how to pull it off. 

Melburnians are no strangers to the cost-benefit discussion around big sporting events… This article by Chip Le Grand in The Age dives into the economics of the Australian Grand Prix, an event which has been angering/delighting locals since 1996. 


Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson
Producer: Annelise Taylor

Hosted by the OG team of Claire Kimball and Kate Watson, it's all about helping you stay on top of the news + we give you some talking points for the week ahead.
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The most clicked link in Squiz Today was on the UK's bamboo crisis
Claire recommends Roger Federer's Dartmouth commencement address
Kate recommends this round table video from Hollywood Reporter
Our Squiz Shortcut on the Nuclear energy debate
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Hosted by the OG team of Claire Kimball and Kate Watson, it's all about helping you stay on top of the news + we give you some talking points for the week ahead.
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The most clicked link in Squiz Today was Simone Biles Leotard
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Our Shortcut on the 80th anniversary of D-Day
Larissa recommends two episodes of The Daily. This one on Trump's guilty verdict and this one on how it may shape the US election
Kate recommends this episode of Conversations with Bonnie Garmus

Hosts: Kate Watson and Claire Kimball
Producer: Annelise Taylor

Our News Club podcast is getting a revamp. We will be back shortly, but in the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our fave episodes that you might have missed.
Club Picks:
Politico Playbook’s podcast episode goes into the nuts and bolts of the Special Counsel’s report and how it’s relevant to the US election.
This Sydney Morning Herald/The Age opinion piece by Bruce Wolpe explores what it would look like if Biden did step aside for the 2024 election
This SBS article zooms out on the question of leadership and age
This article on 'How will America choose?' by The Guardian's Marina Hyde

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Our shortcut on Donald Trump's legal issues
Our shortcut on Rafael Nadal - you can read or a listen here
Claire recommends watching the third season of Hacks on Stan
Kate recommends this BBC article on underground schools in Ukraine
Hosts: Kate Watson and Claire Kimball
Producer: Annelise Taylor

Annabelle Hickson is the founder and editor of Galah Magazine, an independent print magazine that captures regional Australia and the people who live there. With the return of several big magazine titles this year, we ask her if there is a growing desire for non-digital experiences. We also talk about the lack of local newspapers and how that might be feeding perceptions of rural and regional Australia that aren’t quite accurate.
Club picks:


This Australian Financial Review piece from last year by Squiz fave Lauren Sams about the magazines making a comeback lays out the case and data. 


This article from ABC Online about the closure of Broken Hill’s last newspaper, The Barrier Truth. After more than 125 years, they published their final edition in April.


A piece of research by Pew that takes a look at American’s local news consumption habits. While a large majority say they value local news, only 15% have paid for it in the last year.

Finally, we’ve recommended Galah a few times on the podcast and often gift it to friends and family. Sign up here, and you’ll receive 3 issues delivered to your door.