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Jo and Dave crank their brains back into gear for the first podcast of 2025. They are joined by Thomas Mayo to discuss the challenges of post-Referendum Australia, the Nazification of MAGA and tiptoe through the annual January 26 Culture War. And they launch The Sunday Shot, the progressive alternative to Insiders coming in February.
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Can they put Humpty together again? - May 25 - Frank Bongiorno, Judith Brett and Julianne Schultz
01:05:46|Chaos in the Coalition! The fallout of Labor's thumping win continues with the Nationals and the Liberals on again-off again alliance. We get historical context from a top notch panel.
Ashes in their Mouths - Alex Fein, Leo Puglisi and Rachel Withers
01:08:59|We now know what happened. But why did it happen? Jo is joined by Rachel Withers, RedBridge’s Alex Fein and 6 News’s Leo Puglisi to assess the Big Why of the 2025 election and what it means for the losers. David is jaunting ‘round Europe (bless him!).
An Old-Fashioned Shellacking - Cheryl Kernot and Michael West - May 4
01:02:48|Cheryl Kernot and Michael West join Jo and Dave to pore over the entrails of the Election That Was. @cherylkernot.bsky.social@michaelwestbiz.bsky.socialMichaelwestmedia.com.au
Hear the Silence
01:09:12|Jo and Dave are joined by the Australia Institute's Amy Remekis and Declassified Australia's Peter Cronau to discuss all the things that aren't being discussed this campaign. Thomas Mayo stops by.https://declassifiedaus.org/https://australiainstitute.org.au/
Christ has Risen (Jo and Dave, not so much!)
01:41:31|The Sunday Shot's Easter Special: Jo checks in with Alex Fein to see how things are travelling as we pass the halfway point of the campaign. Amidst the ongoing carnage in Gaza, Dave has an extended interview with the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network's Nasser Mashni.
Gettin' Scared
01:02:14|There really is a "vast right wing conspiracy". Lucy Hamilton and The Klaxon's Anthony Klan join us to explore the shocking deep reach of the Atlas Network and the sinister way it propagates messages that support its own commercial and political interests while masquerading as grassroots organisations.
Policy, Parity, Parties
01:07:20|This week's Sunday Shot is All About Women. Dave had the morning off as Jo mined the minds of journalist and author of the recent stellar Quarterly Essay LOSING IT Jess Hill, Polipedia's Su Dharmapala and Women's Agenda's Angela Priestley. With an interview with Mudgin-Gal CEO Ashlee Donohue.http://mudgin-gal.org.au/https://www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2025/03/losing-it@angelapriestley.bsky.social@sudharmapala.bsky.social@polipedia.bsky.social@womensagenda.bsky.social
Dollars and Sense
01:05:57|The Sunday Shot pulls in the big guns! Econmists Greg Jericho and Nicki Hutley join Jo and Dave to give their post-budget analysis and look forward to the coming campaign.@grogsgamut.bsky.social@nickihutley.bsky.social
The Kids are Alright
01:03:49|Jo and Dave are joined by Konrad from Punter's Politics and Zee Feed's (and Crikey's Readers Editor) Crystal Andrews to discuss the attitudes of young people to the upcoming election and politics (big and small P) in general. Plus interviews with Damon Gameau about the activism of the kids from his new film FUTURE COUNCIL, and climate advocate Anjali Sharma.https://www.youtube.com/@punterspoliticshttps://zeefeed.com.au/