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Spin Cycle
Spin Cycle covers all things media, unravelling the tangled threads of politics, the 24 hour news cycle, the spin and the story behind the stories. With Jess Lilley, Rachel Withers and Charlie Lewis.
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Esther Anatolitis & Nick Pickard on AI and creative copyright
Rachel is back in the studio with Jess and Charlie, and they are joined by Esther Anatolitis. The four discuss the news stories of the week - includin...

Radiothon Spin!
Charlie and Jess are joined by OG Spin Cycler, Najma Sambul, and junior Spinner, Donnie, to celebrate Triple R’s radiothon festival. They discuss all...

Freelance photojournalists Alex Zucco & Jay Kogler on being attacked at a neo-Nazi event
Jess and Charlie begin the show discussing the media’s failure to report Israel’s targeted attacks on journalists accurately. They talk to freelance p...

Sarah Collard & Ella Archibald-Binge on the descendants of frontier massacres
Jess and Charlie discuss the search for offence in the media's coverage of the March for Humanity in Sydney over the weekend, and discuss conservative...

Plestia Alaqad on reporting in Gaza
In this week' Spin Cycle, Charlie and Jess discuss mushroom robots, and the media’s shift in reporting on Gaza. In particular they focus on the use of...

Nick Feik on the compromised position of the antisemitism envoy
Donnie joins Jess to discuss a new record-breaking Roblox game 'Grow a Garden', and the Moo Deng celebration in Thailand raising awareness for the con...

Joey Watson on the myth of Christchurch's 'Lone Actor'
Joey Watson joins Jess and Charlie to discuss online radicalisation in light of his new Listnr investigative podcast ‘Lone Actor’, which delves into t...

Eryk Bagshaw on hospo hell in Merivale
Investigative reporter for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, Eryk Bagshaw, joins the Spin Cycle team to review his recent exposure of hospitality...

Alistair Kitchen on being deported from the US
In Spin Cycle this week, Charlie and Jess recap the success of Antoinette Lattouf in her case against the ABC, and the larger ramifications of the ver...

Journalists targeted in LA protests
Investigative journalist and documentary photographer, Ben Camacho, joins Charlie and guest host Natalie Feliks on this week’s episode of Spin Cycle....

Woodside gets a pass... again
Friend of Spin Cycle, Natalie Feliks joins Charlie on the show to talk about the Australian media’s coverage of climate policy, in light of the extens...

Launching Deepcut with Antoun Issa
Antoun Issa joins Jess and Charlie to discuss the launch of he and cofounder Alex McKinnon’s online news platform Deepcut. They talk about slow cultur...

Antony Green's Swansong
Long time political analyst Anthony Green, joins Jess, Rachel and Charlie to talk about Labor's landslide victory and other facets of the recent elect...

Punishing Free Speech with Josh Bornstein
In this week's Spin Cycle, Jess and Rachel discuss the media's coverage of Susan Ley's appointment to head of the LNP - is it genuine analysis or does...

Huffing on the copium?
Daniel James of the 7am podcast and RRR's The Mission talks to Jess and Rachel about election night. What was it like at the ALP's function, and what...

Zee Feed and new media
Journalist Crystal Andrews, founder of Zee Feed, and readers’ editor at Crikey, talks to Jess and Rachel on the place of new media in the 2025 electio...

The shady world of Advance
Jess flies solo and, in this episode, is joined by senior writer at Good Weekend, Tim Elliot, to delve into his investigation of “grassroots” campaign...

When politicians go social
Jess and Charlie are joined by Hannah McElhinney, co-creator of Rainbow History Class, to discuss the major parties’ social media content creation for...

Inside the magical mystery tour with Isabelle Roe
Jess and Charlie welcome Isabelle Roe, one of the ABC journalists on the campaign trail this election. What is it like, and what can she tell us about...

The political ambitions of Australia’s richest woman
Jess, Rachel and Charlie are joined by The Guardian Australia's correspondent Sarah Martin, to discuss the new podcast series about mining magnate Gin...

The right to protest
Charlie and Rachel welcome returning guest-host Natalie Feliks. Together they are joined by human rights lawyer David Mejia-Canales to discuss the rig...

New vs legacy media
Rachel, Charlie and Jess are joined by widely published journalist, Alex McKinnon, founder of everything is fine*. Together they discuss the power of...

When media beat ups lead to changes in the law
This week on Spin Cycle, Jess, Rachel and Charlie review the week, breaking down the timeline of the Dural caravan saga - the media hysteria, the poli...

Alex Fein on focus groups
Rachel, Jess and Charlie are joined by Alex Fein, Redbridge Senior Insights Adviser, who runs focus groups for the Melbourne-based pollster, to find o...

Amy Remeikis on the state of it
Rachel, Jess and Charlie are joined by former Guardian political reporter, now chief political analyst at the Australia Institute, Amy Remeikis. She e...

Peter Lalor on being sacked over Gaza posts
Jess, Rachel and Charlie are joined by legendary cricket journalist, Peter Lalor, who was sacked from SEN radio after complaints were made over his re...

The media landscape as we enter 2025
Jess, Rachel and Charlie are back from the holidays and recap what went down in the media over the break.
They discuss the analysis of Elon Musk...

Is Israel recruiting for the IDF in Australia?
Charlie and Jess speak to writer, Yaakov Aharon, about his article in Michael West Media detailing Israel's recruitment of Australian soldiers. Plus t...

Social media access for under 16s like Maggie Perry
Speaking in the final hours before the social media ban legislation was passed through the Senate on Thursday night, Spin Cycle co-hosts Natalie Felik...

David Leser on Alan Jones
Hosts Charlie, Jess and Rachel are joined by award-winning journalist David Leser, whose 1998 piece Who's Afraid of Alan Jones has come to light again...

Albanese's national social media ban and Don Watson discusses the next 4 years with Trump 2.0
Jess and Rachel are joined by guest co-host Natalie Feliks. Together they unpack the government's plans to ban young people from social media.
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The National Anti-Corruption Commission & Robodebt
Rachel Withers is joined by guest co-host Daniel James to speak with Professor William Parlett on his recent article for The Conversation exposing the...

Robodebt historian Rick Morton
Rick Morton joins Jess, Rachel and Charlie to discuss his new book Mean Streak, a "corporate thriller" that uncovers the horror of Robodebt. Rick gets...

Interview with editor of 'The Klaxon' Anthony Klan and the Negative Gearing
On this episode we are JOINED BY INVESTIGATIVE Journalist and editor of ‘The Klaxon’, Anthony Klan to talk about ‘The Klaxons’s’ leading coverage surr...

Analysing the analysis of the US presidential debate
Dr Prudence Flowers joins Charlie and Rachel to delve into the American presidential debate. Together they explore the various interpretations of who...

Censorship and the arts
Jess and Rachel are joined by writer Jinghua Qian to discuss the effect Israel's war on Palestine is having on freedom of speech in the arts locally....

Ben Abbatangelo explains the NT Election
Jess, Charlie and guest host Natalie Feliks discuss the recent lacklustre in the media of political commentary, particularly at the ABC. The team are...

Radiothon 2024 & Watching the Media with Paul Barry
It's Radiothon week! And who's better than one of Australia's most well-respected investigative journalists, Paul Barry - the host of ABC's MediaWatch...

Four Corners investigates Channel 7
Louise Milligan joins Jess, Rachel and Charlie to share some insights into the recent Four Corners investigation into Channel 7's workplace culture.

How TERFS crashed the Olympics
Jess, Rachel and Charlie are joined by writer, Natalie Feliks, to talk about the misinformation campaign online and in the media around Algerian Olymp...