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Spin Cycle covers all things media, unravelling the tangled threads of politics, the 24 hour news cycle, the spin and the story behind the stories. With Jess Lilley, Rachel Withers and Charlie Lewis.

3 APR

The political ambitions of Australia’s richest woman

Jess, Rachel and Charlie are joined by The Guardian Australia's correspondent Sarah Martin, to discuss the new podcast series about mining magnate Gina Rinehart. They talk about what the podcast, Gina, reveals about Gina Rinehart, and what it can tell us about her influence in the current election. The team also talk about the more general election shenanigans, including Abbie Chatfield's brush with the AEC.

47 min
27 MAR

The right to protest

Charlie and Rachel welcome returning guest-host Natalie Feliks. Together they are joined by human rights lawyer David Mejia-Canales to discuss the right to protest, and how the Australian media's coverage of protests give cover to repressive laws. They also review the media coverage of the budget, the upcoming trans day-of-action, and the US government chat to which a journalist was accidentally added.

48 min
20 MAR

New vs legacy media

Rachel, Charlie and Jess are joined by widely published journalist, Alex McKinnon, founder of everything is fine*. Together they discuss the power of the mainstream media, the importance of independent journalism, and the Australian media's coverage on Palestine. The team also talk about some recent new media outlets that have cropped up across the internet, and what kind of “news” they’re producing.

51 min
13 MAR

When media beat ups lead to changes in the law

This week on Spin Cycle, Jess, Rachel and Charlie review the week, breaking down the timeline of the Dural caravan saga - the media hysteria, the political rhetoric, the rushed legislation, all over a terrorist plot that never was. Plus they recount their back and forth with a certain media hungry former Prime Minister. Plus the rise of self-censorship in the media, and some truly vile political advertisements run in Australia's papers.

50 min
6 MAR

Alex Fein on focus groups

Rachel, Jess and Charlie are joined by Alex Fein, Redbridge Senior Insights Adviser, who runs focus groups for the Melbourne-based pollster, to find out more about how the process works — and what the punters are saying. They also discuss the alarming news coming out of America, including attacks on press freedom and THAT Oval Office shakedown.

49 min
27 FEB

Amy Remeikis on the state of it

Rachel, Jess and Charlie are joined by former Guardian political reporter, now chief political analyst at the Australia Institute, Amy Remeikis. She explains the role of think tanks and shares her thoughts on the state of the Australian political media, particularly in the lead up to the election. The team also talk about misogyny in commercial radio (again) in light of Marty Sheargold's sacking from Triple M. Amy Remeikis at The Australia institute https://australiainstitute.org.au/expert/amy-remeikis/ Marty Sheargold's comments Triple M host Marty Sheargold forced to apologise for offensive on-air comments about Matildas Triple M parts ways with Marty Sheargold after 'disgusting' Matildas comments 'Endometriosis? It's made up': Sheargold comments resurface Updates on Antoinette Lattouf ‘Lies’, ‘criminal’: Crikey publishes Ita Buttrose’s letter blasting David Anderson, in full Ita Buttrose claims ‘inconsistencies’ in ABC boss David Anderson’s affidavit in Antoinette Lattouf case Three things Lattouf wanted from the ABC – and it would have saved them $1m

44 min
20 FEB

Peter Lalor on being sacked over Gaza posts

Jess, Rachel and Charlie are joined by legendary cricket journalist, Peter Lalor, who was sacked from SEN radio after complaints were made over his retweets supporting Palestinians in Gaza. They also discuss other similar media stories, including allegations the Daily Telegraph attempted to manufacture its own anti-semitism story. Relevant articles on this episode's topics Peter Lalor SEN boss’s Nazi image claim ‘disappointing’, says Lalor SEN boss doubles down on sacking journo over Gaza posts ‘Standing up for the people of Gaza is not antisemitic’: Usman backs dumped cricket journalist Creative Australia's Venice Biennale decision Creative Australia announces review into cancelled Venice artist decision Instead of defending its artists, Creative Australia hangs Sabsabi and Dagostino out to dry Spate of resignations follow Creative Australia's decision to drop artist Khaled Sabsabi from Venice Biennale Caravan explosives Dutton ramps up political heat on Albanese over caravan investigation Crime gangs attempted to use caravan explosives for leverage over police Daily Telegraph's attempted story Inside News Corp’s backfired ‘UNDERCOVERJEW’ operation 'Deliberate, orchestated incident': Daily Telegraph caught up in stunt gone wrong Murdoch family news 'You've blown a hole in the family': Inside the Murdochs' Succession drama Growing Up Murdoch What the Murdoch kids said on the stand: Inside the Project Harmony trial

50 min
13 FEB

The media landscape as we enter 2025

Jess, Rachel and Charlie are back from the holidays and recap what went down in the media over the break. They discuss the analysis of Elon Musk’s gestures at US president Donald Trump’s inauguration - why are some media saying odd-looking and others saying nazi salute? They also cover the ongoing saga of Antoinette Lattouf’s dismissal from the ABC, and the treatment of Sam Kerr’s being charged with aggravated harassment in the UK.

45 min

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Spin Cycle covers all things media, unravelling the tangled threads of politics, the 24 hour news cycle, the spin and the story behind the stories. With Jess Lilley, Rachel Withers and Charlie Lewis.