Truth, Lies and Media

Nicole Chvastek, Denis Muller
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Broadcast journalist Nicole Chvastek and Australia's pre-eminent journalism ethics expert Denis Muller seek out the media industry's good, bad and ugly, taking you behind the headlines in their revealing podcast Truth, Lies and Media. New episodes each Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 3D AGO

    Ep 44 - The Ideological Complex

    Riddle me this .. Why aren't the media hitting the alarm bells over the Australian MAGA machine trying to install a Trumpian government in this country?  They call themselves Advance, they fawn over Pauline Hanson, they are funded by rich conservative donors and they set their attack dogs on voices that refuse to sing from the whites only, climate denying, back to the 50's hard right playbook.  It's a big story getting minimal attention.   Plus we look at the gushing media interviews rolled out for the new Liberal leader, Angus "Watergate" Taylor.. you will have heard lots of slogans about "Australian values" but no mention of the Robodebt cabinet he served in or dogwhistling to racists.   And the once mighty Gallup polling agency, the founder of all modern public opinion methodology, bends the knee to Donald Trump. Become a member and support Truth, Lies & Media hereCheck Truth, Lies & Media out at Facebook or contact Nicole at Bluesky or X Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min

  2. FEB 10

    Ep 43 - Priorities and Leadership

    ASIO takes aim at the ABC as Four Corners questions intelligence failures in the lead up to the Bondi terror attack ..  The mighty Washington Post which broke the Watergate scandal now being detonated by its owner Jeff Bezos in order to curry favour with a corrupt President. And the bizarre “love and friendship” headline published by The Age for the visiting Israeli President Isaac Herzog, accused of inciting a genocide.  Plus we farewell Jon Kudelka, beloved political cartoonist.  Become a member and support Truth, Lies & Media hereCheck Truth, Lies & Media out at Facebook or contact Nicole at Bluesky or X Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

  3. FEB 6

    Deep Dive 9 - That's News to Me - featuring Nicole Chvastek

    Dean Allen-Craig interviews our very own Nicole Chvastek on his new podcast "That's News To Me". From TV News to live Radio talk-back, Nicole has so many amazing stories to share. Adding to this, her own personal story of re-connecting with her birth mother after 30 years is an extrordinary story. You can find more TNTM episodes on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dyRp0RR0rkjgpKH947t9V?si=dc258468e6d14be8 Denis and Nicole will be back next Wednesday for weekly discussions of media ethics. Become a member and support Truth, Lies & Media hereCheck Truth, Lies & Media out at Facebook or contact Nicole at Bluesky or X Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min

  4. FEB 3

    Ep 42 - Up to the Task

    Bondi media BS .. how the mainstream media led by the Murdoch press wanted the public to think it was railing against hate while it weaponised a massacre. In the US we examine the arrest of a former CNN anchor Don Lemon in a Trump crackdown to silence the press after the fascist regimes agents executed a mother and then an ED nurse in Minneapolis. At the same time Washington Post boss Jeff Bezos pays a brazen bribe as he pays millions to Melania Trump to make a movie about Melania Trump starring Melania Trump .. which has spectacularly bombed. And the Australian news outlets openly sexist headline “Why I Wouldn’t Marry Sussan Ley” sparks fury as it reduces a political leaders worth to her desirability as a wife. “Truth Lies @ Media” roars into 2026!💥 Apple & Spotify  Become a member and support Truth, Lies & Media hereCheck Truth, Lies & Media out at Facebook or contact Nicole at Bluesky or X Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min

  5. JAN 27

    Deep Dive 8 - with Damien Kingsbury

    A Minneapolis ED nurse is executed by an ICE terror squad - the second killing in a month - as Donald Trump dummy spits being overlooked for a Nobel Peace Prize.  Is there a legal way of getting rid of the neo fascist President of the United States? Prof Emeritus Damien Kingsbury talks us through the Congressional processes that need to happen first. Become a member and support Truth, Lies & Media hereCheck Truth, Lies & Media out at Facebook or contact Nicole at Bluesky or X Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min

  6. JAN 6

    Deep Dive 7 - with Damien Kingsbury

    What is the future of a world where untouchable gangster states can ignore international law and storm into sovereign countries, kill innocents, kidnap the President and thieve their resources? Are we next if we don’t do what we’re told?  This special Deep Dive episode scrutinises Trumps brazenly illegal kidnapping of a head of state in order to steal Venezuelas vast oil reserves. With Prof Emeritus (International Politics) Damien Kingsbury. Become a member and support Truth, Lies & Media hereCheck Truth, Lies & Media out at Facebook or contact Nicole at Bluesky or X Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min

  7. 12/11/2025

    Ep 41 - In Good Company

    Join us for the last weekly discussion in 2025 - It's been a wonderful year! We'll be back in early 2026. Thank you for listening and for all your support! Have a safe and happy holiday season, and all the best from us at TLAM - Nicole, Denis, Simon, Brendan, Denes and Pixie. Become a member and support Truth, Lies & Media hereCheck Truth, Lies & Media out at Facebook or contact Nicole at Bluesky or X Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

  8. 12/02/2025

    Ep 40 - It Can't Happen Here

    A fired up Kerry O’Brien delivers some truth bombs at journalism’s night of nights .. but why did some of Nines papers omit his praise for courageous Palestinian reporters who paid with their lives to report a genocide.  Plus .. the BBC bends the knee to Trump, cutting criticism from a prestigious lecture it commissioned. And whose ABC? Wall to wall white guys handed all the plum broadcasting jobs at ABC Radio Sydney.   Become a member and support Truth, Lies & Media hereCheck Truth, Lies & Media out at Facebook or contact Nicole at Bluesky or X Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min
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Broadcast journalist Nicole Chvastek and Australia's pre-eminent journalism ethics expert Denis Muller seek out the media industry's good, bad and ugly, taking you behind the headlines in their revealing podcast Truth, Lies and Media. New episodes each Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Nicole Chvastek, Denis Muller
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Nicole Chvastek, Denis Muller
  • Show Website
    Truth, Lies and Media

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