Episodes

  • Pod Save America’s Jon Favreau on what keeps him up at night

    Pod Save America’s Jon Favreau on what keeps him up at night
    Feb 5 2026
    Jon Favreau, former head speechwriter for Barack Obama, Democratic party insider and co-host of Pod Save America, is bringing his brand of insider-politics to Australia next week. As ICE agents roam American streets and Donald Trump tightens his grip on the country, he talks to Reged Ahmad about whether he thinks US elections will remain free and fair, and why Democrats are failing to meet the moment
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    26 mins
  • A survivor on the Epstein files

    A survivor on the Epstein files
    Feb 5 2026
    The latest release of the Epstein files has dominated the news this week, with documents related to Bill Gates, Peter Mandelson, Elon Musk and Woody Allen pulling them into the spotlight. But as the US deputy attorney general Todd Blanche suggested the legal review into the Epstein files was “over”, the survivors of Epstein’s abuse made clear it was not the end. Annie Kelly speaks to Lisa Philips, who suffered years of abuse by Epstein in the 2000s and is now one of the many survivors calling for more transparency from the Trump administration. Plus Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan on whether the missing files will ever be released
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    32 mins
  • Ed Husic on why he opposes a visit by the Israeli president

    Ed Husic on why he opposes a visit by the Israeli president
    Feb 4 2026
    In this wide-ranging interview with Nour Haydar, federal Labor MP Ed Husic voices his opposition to an upcoming visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog and cautions against attempts to clamp down on protests. He also criticises the finger-pointing by politicians after the Bondi attack and the relative silence following the bomb threat at an Invasion Day rally in Perth
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    29 mins
  • Greg Jericho on the 'cowardly' rate rise

    Greg Jericho on the 'cowardly' rate rise
    Feb 3 2026
    Last August, to the relief of many homeowners, the Reserve Bank’s governor, Michele Bullock, announced a cut in interest rates and expressed confidence that inflation was heading in the right direction. But on Tuesday, the RBA hiked rates for the first time in over two years, raising the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85%. Guardian columnist and chief economist of the Australia Institute, Greg Jericho, talks to Nour Haydar about what the rate hike means, why he sees it as ‘cowardly’ and what it all has to do with the Ashes
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    15 mins
  • Tom McIlroy: Will Albanese capitalise on the Coalition’s chaos?

    Tom McIlroy: Will Albanese capitalise on the Coalition’s chaos?
    Feb 3 2026
    Parliament returns today and the benches might look a little bare on the opposition’s side of the chamber, with the Liberals left with only 28 votes after last week’s split from the Nationals. Political editor Tom McIllroy speaks to Reged Ahmad about whether the Liberals and Nationals can get back together, and if the prime minister can use this distraction to push through big reforms
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    16 mins
  • Mistrust and fear after the Invasion Day bomb scare

    Mistrust and fear after the Invasion Day bomb scare
    Feb 2 2026
    When a homemade bomb was allegedly thrown into a crowd of more than 2,000 people at an Invasion Day rally in Perth last week, police said that, had it gone off, it had the potential to cause mass casualties. But in the hours and days afterwards many questioned how police, media and political leaders responded to the alleged attack and criticised what they said was selective outrage that dismissed the violence and racism First Nations people face. Indigenous affairs correspondent Sarah Collard speaks to Nour Haydar on the bomb threat at Boorloo and the sadness and fear that lingers.
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    18 mins
  • Australia’s best children’s picture book poll: Graeme Base on “Animalia”

    Australia’s best children’s picture book poll: Graeme Base on “Animalia”
    Feb 1 2026
    The search for Australia’s best children’s picture book is on! Vote now and every day until 5 February for your favourite from 50 of the best, as chosen by Guardian readers. The deputy culture editor, Sian Cain, speaks to author Graeme Base about how he wrote his bestselling and beloved books Animalia and The Eleventh Hour, and why he set out to challenge curious kids
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    35 mins
  • Are there cracks in Trump's ICE dream?

    Are there cracks in Trump's ICE dream?
    Jan 30 2026
    After weeks of federal insurgency, Minnesota fought back, and it seems Donald Trump has lost faith in the people running his ICE operation in the state. So where does this leave Trump’s ‘ICE patriots’? How do Republicans unite over immigration policies that kill Americans? And where does it leave the far-right agitators in Trump’s cabinet? Jonathan Freedland speaks to George Conway, a founding member of the Lincoln Project, who is running for Congress, about what happens next
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    28 mins