Episodes

  • The suspected methanol poisonings in Laos

    The suspected methanol poisonings in Laos
    Nov 25 2024
    Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones’s devastated families have pleaded with Laos authorities to get to the bottom of a suspected mass methanol poisoning tragedy. The Australians, both 19, are among six foreign tourists who have died in Laos. It’s not clear how the tourists came to ingest the suspected poison, but their deaths have started a conversation about the possible dangers of bootlegged liquor. Victorian state reporter Adeshola Ore tells Reged Ahmad what we know happened in Vang Vieng and why the parents of the teenagers who died hope their deaths are “not in vain” You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
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    13 mins
  • James Carville on where he thinks the Democrats went wrong

    James Carville on where he thinks the Democrats went wrong
    Nov 24 2024
    Everyone in US politics has an opinion on why the Democrats lost the election, and finger-pointing within the party is rife. As the debate rages, Jonathan Freedland will be speaking to various experts about what the party got wrong – and how it can bounce back. This week, he meets James Carville, the veteran political strategist who helped get Bill Clinton elected twice You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
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    23 mins
  • Newsroom edition: Labor and the Coalition’s election playbook takes shape

    Newsroom edition: Labor and the Coalition’s election playbook takes shape
    Nov 21 2024
    With only one parliamentary sitting week left this year, Labor and the Coalition have their sights set on the upcoming federal election.Reged Ahmad talks to Guardian Australia’s editor Lenore Taylor, deputy editor Patrick Keneally and head of newsroom Mike Ticher, about how the major parties are not only looking forward – they’re also looking back at the US election, and whether there are lessons for them in Donald Trump’s big win
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    23 mins
  • The Kyle and Jackie O show: When are shock jocks too shocking?

    The Kyle and Jackie O show: When are shock jocks too shocking?
    Nov 20 2024
    Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson have dominated the breakfast slot in Sydney for almost two decades. But the show’s recent expansion into the Melbourne market has tanked. And while they have a reputation for crude language and stunts, the conversations that are broadcast continue to raise questions about how the show skirts decency standards. Senior Correspondent Sarah Martin and reporter Kate Lyons tell Nour Haydar how Australia’s highest-rating radio program gets around broadcast regulations
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    29 mins
  • Big spending: the politics of Australian electoral reform

    Big spending: the politics of Australian electoral reform
    Nov 19 2024
    Big money and politics seem to go hand in hand, but the government wants to pass new electoral reform laws that they say will keep cashed-up donors out of federal politics. But the detail has independents and minor parties crying foul.Guardian Australia chief political correspondent Paul Karp speaks to Reged Ahmed about why Labor and the Coalition have been accused of cooking up a ‘secret deal’ on new electoral rules
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    22 mins
  • Trump’s new cabinet: ‘authoritarianism and chaos’

    Trump’s new cabinet: ‘authoritarianism and chaos’
    Nov 18 2024
    Ahead of his return to the White House, president-elect Donald Trump has quickly assembled a new team of loyalists including Elon Musk, a Fox News host and a vaccine skeptic. While his cabinet nominees will still need approval from Congress, the controversial list is already raising alarm bells. Washington DC bureau chief David Smith speaks to Nour Haydar about what these latest announcements tell us about Trump’s plans for his second term as president
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    25 mins
  • What makes a country happy

    What makes a country happy
    Nov 17 2024
    At a moment when the world feels like a particularly unsettling place, Guardian podcast Science Weekly is asking what it is that makes humans happy – and how can we bring more happiness into our lives? In episode one of this two-part series, Ian Sample asks what makes a country happy. Johannes Eichstaedt, assistant professor of psychology and human-centred AI at Stanford University, explains why the Nordic countries often rank highly in the annual World Happiness Report and what we can learn if we look beyond them
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    19 mins
  • Clare O’Neil on Labor’s plan to fix the housing crisis

    Clare O’Neil on Labor’s plan to fix the housing crisis
    Nov 16 2024
    Guardian Australia’s political editor, Karen Middleton, speaks with the federal housing and homelessness minister, Clare O’Neil.They discuss the housing crisis, whether a double dissolution is on the horizon, and the role housing will play in the upcoming federal election
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    31 mins