The Shot Podcast

David and Jo bring on former MPs Doug Cameron and Zoe Daniel to recap not only the news of the week, but the news of the year. We then look for highlights, lowlights and WTFs with an excellent crew: Ronni Salt, Emma Shortis, Thomas Mayo, Nasser Mashni, Jordan "Purple Pingers" van den Lamb, Grace Tame, Ketan Joshi, Joel Jenkins, Cheryl Kernot, Amy Remeikis and Konrad of Punter's Politics. Support our journalism and this channel (while looking extremely attractive!) with our new Shot merch at this link - https://theshot.store/

War Crimes in Washington. Timidity in Canberra. Discounts at The Australia Institute. (Dave in a tent somewhere).Sunday Shot viewers can get $5 off the Institute's wide-ranging new book, A TIME FOR BRAVERY using the promo code SHOT5:-https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/

Royce is just off the plane from COP30 and joins Lorena Allam to talk about the planet's latest attempt to save itself. Plus an interview with Walkley Award-winning director Yaara Bou Melham on her film documenting the devastating legacy of asbestos mining on the Banjima people in WA, YURLU COUNTRY.Details of YURLU COUNTRY screenings and how to donate to the legal fight: https://yurlucountry.com/take-action/

Dave interrogates fellow editors  @deepcut_news 's Antoun Issa and Meanjin's Esther Anatolitis about publishing in our contested times. Jo chimes in from the sidelines. Plus an interview on the Adolescent Man Box report on the state of our boys with Matt Tyler and Kate Fitz-Gibbons.

Two big moments in Australian politics: the 50th anniversary of the Dismissal and the passing of the first Treaty bill in Australia. Marie Coleman and Daniel James join us to discuss them.

Dark Money expert Lucy Hamilton and Australia's best Climate Communicator Ketan Joshi outline the agendas and ideologies driving the global failure on Climate. Plus and interview with the Australian Conservation Foundation's Brendan Sydes on the EPBC Act reforms

Jo and Dave are joined by TRUTH, LIES AND MEDIA co-host Nicole Chvastek and Bruce Wolpe to discuss THAT meeting, plus Bob Carr assesses Rudd, AUKUS and the Chinese perspective.Bruce's essay: https://www.croakey.org/trumps-new-mccarthyism-and-what-it-means-for-australia/Nicole's podcast: https://shows.acast.com/truth-lies-and-media

Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Chris Hedges sat down with Dave Milner for a lengthy discussion about his cancellation at the National Press Club of Australia, creeping fascism, ICE, and the betrayal of Palestine by Western journalists.Please support our journalism: https://theshot.net.au/support-us/