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The Sydney Swans allegations, and a cancer vaccine breakthrough
The housing downturn, Trump’s plane switch, melons and smelters
Understanding the Russia-Ukraine drone strikes
Explaining the construction corruption scandal in Victoria
Who is Andy Burnham? The 'King of the North' now UK Prime Minister
Messi's World Cup reunion 19 years in the making, and Albanese's new AI rules for data centres
China’s missile test, what caused the Telstra outage, and Binface vs Farage
What's up with home prices? An Empire climb, and a celebration of independence
Who is Tommy Robinson? 'Act swiftly' warning on AI, and Taylor Swift’s alleged wedding
22 hours in the air, the US-Iran deal, a political stunt and our Socceroos
Media literacy for SA, yay! One Nation’s popularity, SpaceX and Toy Story 5
AI and the stock market, second hand subs? And a personal story about MND
Where US-Iran negotiations are at, and what the Pope said about AI
Weekly Wrap: Unpacking the budget reactions (and 47% memes)
Weekly Wrap: Understanding the budget tax reform debate
Weekly Wrap: Why the ‘ISIS brides’ case is being called legally unprecedented
Weekly Wrap: Grief and unrest in Alice Springs, and Queen Camilla's brooch diplomacy
Weekly Wrap: The NDIS overhaul and the gas tax debate
Weekly Wrap: The Geelong oil refinery fire, and Trump vs the pope
Weekly Wrap: The fragile US-Iran ceasefire, and the arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith
This week, we're starting with the imminent return to Earth for the Artemis 2 crew. Then we're helping you make sense of the US-Iran negotiations — how Israel and Lebanon factor in, and where Australia sits in all of it. We'll look at the economic ripple effects, including what's happening with oil and how we're securing enough of it. And we’ll cover the arrest of former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, who has been charged with five counts of war crime murder. Links Kate’s recommendation: How Donald Trump Took the US to War with Iran Claire’s recommendation: Elizabeth Hewson’s Home Food Cookbook Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Researcher: Sophie Felice
Our PM For a Day meets the real PM
This is a special episode of Squiz Kids that we wanted to share with you. Throughout the month of March - The Squiz Kids team has been asking primary school aged listeners if you were Prime Minister for a day, what one thing would you do to make the country a better place to live. Almost 500 kids from right across this magnificent nation of ours sent in a video entry - and the ideas were as incredible as the kids themselves. From the bush to the city - from WA to Tassie, Queensland to Victoria - and every where in between - Squiz Kids answered the call - imagining themselves running the country – all part of our commitment to civics engagement. In this episode, we head to Parliament House to follow our PM for a Day winner, Jett Jarvis, as he lives a day most adults will never experience. After almost 500 incredible entries from kids right across Australia, Jett’s idea stood out: tackling food waste by helping Australians understand that wonky fruit and veg still taste just as good. You’ll hear Jett sit down with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to ask what it’s really like to lead the country every day, whether the job ever gets tiring, and why it matters for Australians to understand that imperfect fruit and veg are just as good as the perfect-looking ones. It’s a conversation about big responsibilities, small actions that ripple outward, and why young voices matter more than ever. A huge thank you to everyone who entered PM for a Day. Your ideas, creativity, and enthusiasm prove one thing loud and clear: The future is in very good hands!
Weekly Wrap: The fuel crisis, and are US-Iran ceasefire talks actually happening?
What’s happening with the fuel crisis is our focus for today. Lots of ideas being suggested about how our government is going to respond - working from home, fuel rationing. We’re all wondering when and how this war is going to end, so we’ll unpack where the US-Iran ceasefire talks are at (if they’re happening at all). And a huge event in Parliament House… what would you do if you were PM for a day? Links Offline with John Favreau's podcast interview with Anthropic's inhouse philosopher Kate’s recommendation: Subscribe to the Saturday Squiz newsletter Eliza’s recommendation: Oprah and Kristin Cabot in an Exclusive Interview about the Coldplay Kiss Cam Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Kate Watson & Eliza Harvey Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Researcher: Sophie Felice
Weekly Wrap: How is the war in the Middle East impacting Australia?
For the past few weeks we’ve been helping you out with a global view on the war between the US, Israel and Iran. We’ll get into what’s taken place there in the past week, but we’re also zooming in to the impacts on Australia, as those effects are being increasingly felt here at home. Then, we’ll update you on what’s happened with the Iranian football team, we’ll run through the election happening today in South Australia, and cyclone Narelle is hitting the shores of north Queensland as we record. Links Iran's deputy foreign minister interview on ABC’s 7.30 Jess Wilson MP’s CFMEU reel Kate’s recommendation: 70% off second pair of Jo Mercer shoes Claire’s recommendation: Here’s How to Style Socks Like a True Fashion Pro Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Researcher: Sophie Felice
Weekly Wrap: The big themes this week from the war in the Middle East
We’re getting you across some of the big themes from the war in the Middle East this week, including the Iranian women’s football team being granted asylum, and the surging price of oil. Also, the National Party has a new leader, which came as a surprise. And Timothée Chalamet’s got everyone talking about ballet and opera. Links Eliza’s recommendation: 'Heart the Lover' by Lily King Claire’s recommendation: Robert Irwin interviewed on All There Is with Anderson Cooper Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Researcher: Sophie Felice
Weekly Wrap: What’s going on in Iran?
This week, we help you make sense of what is happening in the Middle East, the Canadian Prime Minister’s visit to Australia, One Nation’s wild polling, and the Kyle and Jackie O split-up. Links If you’re wanting to have a conversation about what’s happening with the little ones in your life, but you’re not sure where to start, Squiz Kids has made a special episode to help - Iran Explained Claire’s recommendation: The Rest is Entertainment - Dubai Influencers vs Iran Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Researcher: Sophie Felice
The Squiz Quiz w/ Alex Williams and Brandon McClelland from They Might Become Giants
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Alex Williams and Brandon McClelland from the podcast, They Might Become Giants. Can you best our in-studio guests? Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 8 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8). Links: Listen to They Might Become Giants Follow They Might Become Giants on Instagram Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Andrew Williams Producer: Ryan Pemberton
Weekly Wrap: What we’d do if we were PM and is AI coming for our jobs?
What would your kid do if they were Prime Minister for a day? Apply here: https://www.squizkids.com.au/pm-for-a-day/ Links The Changes To UK Passports. Claire’s recommendation: An excerpt from Bob Carr's upcoming book on the loss of his wife Helena, and Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette Kate's recommendation: A podcast interview with Anthropic's inhouse philosopher, who is teaching their AI, Claude, how to be good. Offline with Jon Favreau. Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson Producer & Editor: Jay Gasser Researcher: Sophie Felice
The Squiz Quiz w/ Georgie Trickett from Sport-ish
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with returning guest Georgie Trickett from Sportish Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 8 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8). SPONSORED: For more information on the disability transport and access trial, check out the full report here. Links Check out the Sportish podcast here Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Andrew Williams Producer: Ryan Pemberton
Weekly Wrap: Aliens, AI, Andrew and what did Pauline Hanson say?
Help us by filling out our survey here! SPONSORED: For more information on the disability transport and access trial, check out the full report here. Links Kate’s recommendation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfJTX1Y0ynM Claire’s recommendation: Banana bread (and if you’re feeling wild, add half a cup of chopped walnuts) https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/banana-bread/10c8bf87-6c19-4ffd-b056-2b87ce915717 Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson Producer & Editor: Jay Gasser Researcher: Sophie Felice
The Squiz Quiz w/ The Bookshelf Podcast
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh from The Bookshelf Podcast. Can you best our in-studio guests? Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 8 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8). SPONSORED: For more information on the disability transport and access trial, check out the full report here. Links Listen to The Bookshelf podcast on the ABC Listen app or wherever you get your podcasts Join the ABC book club on Facebook Hungry for more quizzing? You might like to sign up for the Australian Quiz Championships, on this Saturday 21st Feb in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Perth. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EDwzM_LqjG4 Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Andrew Williams Producer: Ryan Pemberton
Weekly Wrap: Understanding Israeli President Herzog’s visit, and who is Nancy Guthrie?
Getting you across Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia is our priority this week. It’s been a challenging one for lots of people, so we’ve tried our best to make sense of it and get you across the facts and different perspectives. Then, we couldn’t look past the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of the NBC TV host who has been missing for over a week now. We’ve got you covered for the Libspill - Sussan Ley is out and Angus Taylor is the new Liberal leader. We’ll also get into our top 3 favourite moments from the Winter Olympics, including the Biathlon Bronze medallist’s cheating confession on international television. Links Kate’s recommendation: Ilia Malinin’s backflip at the Winter Olympics Claire’s recommendation: Margot Robbie on the Table Manners podcast Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Researcher: Sophie Felice
The Squiz Quiz w/ Fashion Critical and Lauren Sams
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Fashion Critical, self-described as ‘the internet’s most amusing and 100% correct fashion critic’, and Lauren Sams, fashion editor at the Australian Financial Review. Can you best our in-studio guests? Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 8 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8). Links Follow Fashion Critical on Facebook and Instagram Buy Fashion Critical’s excellent and very funny book Follow Lauren Sams on Instagram Read Lauren Sams’ in the AFR Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Andrew Williams Producer: Ryan Pemberton
Weekly Wrap: Unpacking the latest Epstein files, and a lifesaving swim
The US Department of Justice released over 3 million documents in the latest batch of Epstein files. Despite feeling a bit intimidated by digging into it all, we decided we couldn’t look past it, so we’ve done our best to pull out the key details for you. Then, we get into where we’re at with the Liberals and the Nationals - will they get back together, or no? We also wanted to get you across the biggest thing in AI at the moment, Claude Code. And our favourite story from the week had to be the 13-year-old who made a heroic 4km swim to shore to save his family. Links Anthropic’s Claude Superbowl ad Kate’s recommendation: The Guardian’s profile on children’s author Allison Lester Claire’s recommendation: Justin Bieber’s performance at the Grammys Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Squiz Shortcuts: Trump’s Jeffrey Epstein headache
This is a Shortcut we made in July 2025 about the backlash towards Trump over the Epstein files. Given the final documents were released this week, we thought it'd be good to resurface it for you here. US President Donald Trump is dealing with backlash from his political base over the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the paedophile and former financier who died in jail before his case could go to trial. There’s a long history to this, and it’s arguably the most significant political issue Trump has had to deal with since he became President again in January. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll cover the history between the 2 men and why it’s become such a headache for Trump. SPONSORED: If you're curious about opportunities at Nous Group and want to discover your potential doing interesting, meaningful work, you can find out more at nousgroup.com Squiz Recommends: Reading: A CNN article: 5 Big Questions about Trump’s Ties to Epstein... It gives a breakdown of their history together. Listening: This episode on The New Yorker Radio Hour podcast about MAGA’s Revolt Over Jeffrey Epstein explores the backlash from Trump’s supporters. Reading: And we’ve also found this article in the New York Times from the POV of one of Epstein’s accusers, Maria Farmer, suggesting why there’s a possibility that Trump’s and other high-profile names could be in the Epstein files… But just a heads up, you’ll need a New York Times subscription to access it. Email us: Got a topic you want us to tackle? Send us your Shortcut suggestions to [email protected]. Squiz Shortcuts is your back story to the big news stories… Want the email version? Sign up for the Shortcuts newsletter here
The Squiz Quiz w/ Glen James and Rachelle Kroon from money money money
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Glen James and Rachelle Kroon from the money money money podcast. Can you best our in-studio guests? Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 8 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8). Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Andrew Williams Producer: Ryan Pemberton
Weekly Wrap: Trump threatens Iran, and a Heated Rivalry
Kate Watson is back! This week, there's a lot going on in Trump's world - threats towards Iran, the release of the Melania documentary, and the administration's shifting position on ICE in Minnesota - we'll try to make sense of that for you. Back at home, parliament sits next week and we're still not sure who will be in charge of the opposition parties. Plus, we cover President Xi's Jinping’s moves to take greater control of the Chinese military, we have some updates on fugitives (and some aspersions cast by Kate), and Claire can't wait to talk to you about Heated Rivalry. Links Claire’s recommendation: Watch Heated Rivalry on HBO Max Kate’s recommendation: CNN interview with Alex Honnold after climbing Taipei 101 skyscraper Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Researcher: Sophie Felice
The Squiz Quiz: Scorchers, split-ups, and sea creatures
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Squiz Founder Claire Kimball and… Kate Watson is back from parental leave for her triumphant (perhaps) return on the quiz. Can you best our in-studio guests? Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 8 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8). Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Andrew Williams Producer: Ryan Pemberton
The Year Ahead in Entertainment and Sport w/ Andrew Williams
For our look ahead at the year in entertainment and sport, we’re going in-house to chat with Andrew Williams, Squiz News Director and host of Squiz Today. Andrew takes us through the stories that stuck with him in 2025, including the saga around the approval of Tasmania’s AFL stadium, and why Adolescence and Baby Reindeer succeeded in a way that algorithm-driven content hasn’t. Then we get into what Andrew predicts to be the biggest themes for 2026: the decline of Marvel, the ACCC's new merger powers and what they mean for Australian media, and the FIFA world cup taking place with a new format and new political tensions. Links: Alanna King’s leg break Recommendations: Blue Lights on SBS On Demand Line of Duty on Stan The Odyssey (comes out July) Wuthering Heights (comes out February) And as mentioned, Andrew loves a list, so here are some lists of the best movies, TV shows, books and albums of 2025 - and here are some lists of the most anticipated movies, TV series, books and albums to whet your appetite for the year in entertainment to come. It looks like a good one… Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Larissa Moore Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Weekly Wrap: The Coalition split (again), and the Beckham family drama
It was a massive week in federal politics as the Coalition partnership officially split. Following a fallout over hate crimes legislation and frontbench resignations, Nationals leader David Littleproud called it quits on the Coalition. Then we get into the spike in shark attacks in NSW, we cover Trump’s ambitions around Greenland, and if you’re looking for a distraction from the heavy headlines, we’ve got the latest on the explosive Beckham family drama. Links The 3,563 carat Purple Star Sapphire Watch the Australian of the Year Awards live, Sunday 7:30pm AEDT on ABC TV or ABC iview The article Kate shared with us: Sharks, risk, and why this conversation matters Larissa’s recommendation: Bun Cha (Vietnamese Meatballs!) Claire’s recommendation: Off The Rails: The Pauline Hanson Trip by Margo Kingston Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Larissa Moore Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Researcher: Sophie Felice Chapters 00:00 - Coalition splits (again) 12:20 - Shark attack spike in NSW 15:33 - Trump’s ambitions to claim Greenland 20:11 - Beckham family drama 24:27 - What’s coming up in the week ahead 29:50 - Squiz Recommends 31:31 - Squiz Press
The Squiz Quiz: ARMY, an ambassador, and a $1m Aussie Open amateur
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Squiz Founder Claire Kimball and Squiz Shortcuts host Larissa Moore. Can you best our in-studio guests? Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 8 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8). Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Andrew Williams Producer: Ryan Pemberton
The Year Ahead in Fashion w/ Lauren Sams
In this episode, we’re chatting with Lauren Sams, fashion editor at the Australian Financial Review and Deputy Editor of AFR Magazine. Lauren takes us through the biggest fashion stories for 2025, then she gets out her crystal ball to predict the biggest themes for 2026: how the cost of living crisis will impact fashion, the rise of luxury brand dupes, and the emergence of the Middle East as a big consumer market. Links: Follow Lauren Sams on Instagram New York Magazine When the Going Was Good by Graydon Carter I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNally Emily Sundberg’s Feed Me newsletter Casey Lewis' After School newsletter Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Larissa Moore Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Weekly Wrap: The uprising in Iran, and the Australian Open kicks off
We’re starting this week with the deadly uprising in Iran. Widespread protests are not uncommon in Iran, but it’s become clear that this uprising is different, and we’ll explain why. Then, we’ll unpick the messy cancellation of Writers’ Week at the Adelaide Festival and how it’s tied to a broader debate on hate speech and antisemitism. We’ll also cover the bushfires and the equipment crisis facing Victorian firefighters, and we’ll get you ready for the summer of tennis as the Australian Open kicks off. Links Claire’s recommendation: How Dolly Parton Wrote “I Will Always Love You” - Drunk History Jodie’s recommendation: Taylor Swift: The End of an Era on Disney+ Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Chapters 00:00 - The uprising in Iran 11:13 - Adelaide Writers’ Week 19:08 - Victorian bushfires 22:27 - Australian Open 26:09 - What’s coming up in the week ahead 32:17 - Squiz Recommends 34:35 - Squiz Press
The Squiz Quiz w/ Escape This Podcast
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland from Escape This Podcast and Solve This Murder. Can you best our in-studio guests? Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home: The quiz has 8 questions. Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8). Links: Listen to Escape This Podcast and Solve This Murder The Cipher Room in Sydney The Ministry of Peculiarities in Azusa, California Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Andrew Williams Producer: Ryan Pemberton
The Year Ahead in Business w/ Joe Aston
In this episode, we’re chatting with Joe Aston, Founder of Rampart and columnist for the AFR, to look ahead at the biggest news stories from 2025 and the two themes Joe reckons will dominate 2026: AI and interest rates. We also dive into the Murdoch succession and what it means for News Corp and Fox, where all the power is going to come from for AI data centres, and Joe's verdict on Australia’s political leadership (spoiler: "pathetic"). Links: Subscribe to Rampart Listen to Rampart Talks Follow Joe Aston on Instagram and X Follow Rampart News on Instagram and X Semafor's Mixed Signals podcast Gideon Haigh’s Cricket et al Substack Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Larissa Moore Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Weekly Wrap: A Royal Commission into anti-semitism, and Betty Boop in the public domain
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has now called for a Royal Commission into antisemitism and social cohesion - a big turnaround from a few weeks ago, when he was stridently against calling one. There’s plenty of questions for us to help answer on that. We also cover off US President Donald Trump’s moves on Venezuela and Greenland, and then get into the eSafety Commissioner going after X and its AI bot, which is being used to generate sexualised deepfake images of women. Links Claire’s recommendation: Watch F1 The Movie on Apple TV+ Larissa’s recommendation: Listen to Good Hang with Amy Poehler Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Larissa Moore Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Chapters 00:00 - Royal Commission into anti-semitism 10:38 - Trump’s eyes on Greenland 14:31 - Sexualised deepfake images of women on X 18:13 - What’s new in the public domain this year 21:44 - What’s coming up in the week ahead 29:25 - Squiz Recommends 30:56 - Squiz Press
The Year Ahead in Politics w/ Claire Harvey
In this episode, we’re chatting with Claire Harvey, Editorial Director at The Australian and host of The Front podcast, to look ahead at what’s on the political and news radar for 2026. We dive into the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination and how it’s shaping US political discourse. Locally, we discuss the revelations regarding Iran’s IRGC activity in Australia, the response to the Bondi terror attack, and the social media ban. Plus, we look at upcoming state elections in South Australia and Victoria, and whether Barnaby Joyce’s move to One Nation could energise the populist right. Links Listen to The Front - Spotify | Apple Listen to Sick to Death - Spotify | Apple Watch Below Deck on Binge Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Larissa Moore Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
From the archives: Newsmakers with cybersecurity expert Alastair MacGibbon
From the archives - 12 March 2025 When it comes to cyber threats in Australia… Alastair MacGibbon is the guy in the know. Australia's foremost cybersecurity expert, he was the former National Cyber Security Adviser and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Cyber Security, served as the Australian Government’s inaugural eSafety Commissioner, and now runs the world-leading cybersecurity company, Cyber CX. In this chat, we tackle the big themes of cyber warfare, online criminal behaviour, and how exposed we are. Plus, he talks about democracy, the courts, and the free press and how they're the most critical piece of critical infrastructure we have. Want more News Club in your life? We've got you... Watch all our episodes on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about Squiz Shortcuts with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Kate Watson Senior Producer: Annelise Taylor Editors: Ryan Pemberton
From the archives: Newsmakers with Leigh Sales
From the archives - 11 Dec 2024 When Leigh Sales, one of our earliest supporters, said yes to joining us on Newsmakers—it was a big moment for us. With so much to ask, we dive into everything from her time as a foreign correspondent and anchoring 7.30 to her writing on journalism, research into grief and fear, and her thoughts on news fatigue. Plus, we chat about her side hustle, Chat 10 Looks 3, which has grown into a community of tens of thousands. Leigh shares her interview approach, dream guests, and even a few celebrity stories. Whether you’re into news, journalism, or just curious, there’s something here for everyone. You can watch The Assembly on ABC iview Want more News Club in your life? We've got you... Prefer to watch this on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about Squiz Shortcuts with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Kate Watson Senior Producer: Annelise Taylor Editors: Ryan Pemberton
From the archives: Newsmakers with ABC's 7.30 host Sarah Ferguson
From the archives - 5 March 2025 Every weeknight Sarah Ferguson pulls together 30mins of news and current affairs, interviewing everyone from Pat Cummins to the Prime Minister. She’s also known for her hard-hitting investigative work— like The Killing Season on the Rudd-Gillard years or her award-winning exposé on live cattle exports, which led to a major policy shift. We talk about how her upbringing shaped her, the ways journalism and media are changing, and the hardest kind of interview to pull off. She shares what she thinks the most overlooked news story is, and in a time where there are lots of big things happening in global affairs, the answer might surprise you… Want more News Club in your life? We've got you... Prefer to watch this on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about Squiz Shortcuts with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Kate Watson Senior Producer: Annelise Taylor Editors: Ryan Pemberton
From the archives: Trent Dalton on ambition, regrets and what comes next
From the archives - 18 June Not many Aussie authors have made a bigger impact on the book world over the past decade than Trent Dalton. In this chat, the Brisbane-born journo-turned-novelist reflects on surviving the '90s newsroom culture, why he’s drawn to darkness in storytelling, and the incredible success he has had. He opens up about process, ambition, failure - and why he’s only ever watched Boy Swallows Universe once.... Want more News Club in your life? We've got you... Prefer to watch this on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about Squiz Shortcuts with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Bryce Corbett Senior Producer: Annelise Taylor Editors: Charlie Devenport and Ryan Pemberton