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.
Ben Smee on the judicial handling of domestic violence cases
50 mins; November 27, 2025
A closer look at Olivia Nuzzi
44 mins; November 20, 2025
RMIT journalism professor Alexandra Wake on allegations of bias at the BBC
48 mins; November 13, 2025
Recent grad Preeshita Shah on starting a media career in 2025
48 mins; November 06, 2025
Chris Hedges on Israel-Palestine and his clash with Western media
54 mins; October 30, 2025
A call to action with journalist Omar El Akkad
50 mins; October 23, 2025
Royce Kurmelovs on the dismal coverage of climate and targets
45 mins; September 25, 2025
More Radiothon ft Natalie Feliks!
44 mins; September 18, 2025
Evelyn Araluen on the closure of Meanjin
50 mins; September 11, 2025
Nabil Al-Nashar and Andy Fleming on the far-right anti-immigration rallies
45 mins; September 04, 2025
Esther Anatolitis & Nick Pickard on AI and creative copyright
42 mins; August 28, 2025
Radiothon Spin!
32 mins; August 21, 2025
Freelance photojournalists Alex Zucco & Jay Kogler on being attacked at a neo-Nazi event
45 mins; August 14, 2025
Sarah Collard & Ella Archibald-Binge on the descendants of frontier massacres
50 mins; August 07, 2025
Plestia Alaqad on reporting in Gaza
36 mins; July 31, 2025
Daany Saaed on Trump V Murdoch
50 mins; July 24, 2025
Nick Feik on the compromised position of the antisemitism envoy
45 mins; July 17, 2025
Joey Watson on the myth of Christchurch's 'Lone Actor'
53 mins; July 10, 2025
Eryk Bagshaw on hospo hell in Merivale
51 mins; July 03, 2025
Alistair Kitchen on being deported from the US
52 mins; June 26, 2025
Journalists targeted in LA protests
47 mins; June 12, 2025
Woodside gets a pass... again
35 mins; June 05, 2025
Launching Deepcut with Antoun Issa
50 mins; May 29, 2025
Antony Green's Swansong
50 mins; May 22, 2025
Punishing Free Speech with Josh Bornstein
45 mins; May 15, 2025
Huffing on the copium?
52 mins; May 08, 2025
Zee Feed and new media
53 mins; May 01, 2025
The shady world of Advance
44 mins; April 24, 2025
When politicians go social
49 mins; April 17, 2025
Inside the magical mystery tour with Isabelle Roe
47 mins; April 10, 2025
The political ambitions of Australia’s richest woman
47 mins; April 03, 2025
The right to protest
47 mins; March 27, 2025
New vs legacy media
50 mins; March 20, 2025
When media beat ups lead to changes in the law
50 mins; March 13, 2025
Alex Fein on focus groups
48 mins; March 06, 2025
Amy Remeikis on the state of it
43 mins; February 27, 2025
Peter Lalor on being sacked over Gaza posts
49 mins; February 20, 2025
The media landscape as we enter 2025
45 mins; February 13, 2025
Is Israel recruiting for the IDF in Australia?
43 mins; December 05, 2024
Social media access for under 16s like Maggie Perry
45 mins; November 28, 2024
David Leser on Alan Jones
46 mins; November 21, 2024
Albanese's national social media ban and Don Watson discusses the next 4 years with Trump 2.0
47 mins; November 07, 2024
The National Anti-Corruption Commission & Robodebt
43 mins; October 31, 2024
Robodebt historian Rick Morton
48 mins; October 24, 2024
Interview with editor of 'The Klaxon' Anthony Klan and the Negative Gearing
48 mins; September 26, 2024
Analysing the analysis of the US presidential debate
45 mins; September 12, 2024
Censorship and the arts
50 mins; September 05, 2024
Ben Abbatangelo explains the NT Election
48 mins; August 29, 2024
Radiothon 2024 & Watching the Media with Paul Barry
52 mins; August 22, 2024
Four Corners investigates Channel 7
54 mins; August 15, 2024
How TERFS crashed the Olympics
47 mins; August 08, 2024
Striking journos and Instagram Ballerinas
49 mins; August 01, 2024
Trump 2.0 and Project 2025
47 mins; July 18, 2024
On the Anti-Semitism Envoy & the Senator Supporting Palestine
49 mins; July 11, 2024
Reflecting On Thirty-Three Years Of Broadcasting With Phillip Adams
50 mins; July 04, 2024
Victories and Villains
48 mins; June 27, 2024
Overland's 70 & Nuclear Woes!
49 mins; June 20, 2024
Peter Costello and the problem with media men
48 mins; June 13, 2024
Biases in Australian financial reporting
51 mins; June 06, 2024
Laura Tingle vs the media?
48 mins; May 30, 2024
What it means to be Jewish in the midst of Israel's war on Gaza
43 mins; May 23, 2024
The Quinoa Curtain
30 mins; May 16, 2024
Class & socio-political diversity in the media
47 mins; May 09, 2024
It's all 'About Time' with Joseph Friedman
45 mins; May 02, 2024
Unpacking An Omnishambles with Dr Rachael Burgin
44 mins; April 18, 2024
Shit Rentals' Jordie Van Der Berg opens up about empty houses
43 mins; April 11, 2024
Sara M Saleh on Palestine as Liberatory Praxis
49 mins; April 04, 2024
Are news rooms equiped to handle complex mental health issues of their staff?
46 mins; March 28, 2024
Spin Cycle - 21 March 2024
37 mins; March 21, 2024
What does the current situation in Gaza look like?
48 mins; March 14, 2024
Looking back to understand the present in news media
43 mins; March 07, 2024
Spin Cycle - 29 February 2024
48 mins; February 29, 2024
What kind of journalism do we need in Australia's Future?
50 mins; February 22, 2024
What should be reported in the public interest?
34 mins; February 15, 2024
How counter-terrorism cops allegedly radicalised a 13 year old autistic youth
51 mins; February 08, 2024
What's in store for '24?
47 mins; February 01, 2024
The year 2023 in media
50 mins; December 14, 2023
Why can’t our news media grasp complexity?
49 mins; December 07, 2023
Defamation, power and bias
45 mins; November 30, 2023
Investigations into gun laws in Australia
46 mins; November 23, 2023
Will laws around whistleblowing ever change?
49 mins; November 16, 2023
Misinformation and disinformation in online media
39 mins; November 09, 2023
Privacy, defamation and protection in the law
50 mins; November 02, 2023
How does power interfere with the transfer of information?
34 mins; October 26, 2023
How did the media perform on the Voice referendum?
44 mins; October 19, 2023
Context and the media
48 mins; October 12, 2023
How gambling advertising is affecting Australia's youth
46 mins; October 05, 2023
Investigating Mike Pezzullo with Nick McKenzie
52 mins; September 28, 2023
First Nations Stories for Spring, Russell Brand Allegations and ScoMo's Book
50 mins; September 21, 2023
The media and The Voice
53 mins; September 14, 2023
Trans representation in the Australian media
43 mins; September 07, 2023
Radiothon 2023
51 mins; August 31, 2023
Boomers v Millennials
45 mins; August 24, 2023
Rupert Murdoch's Early Years
40 mins; August 10, 2023
Supporting Youth Journalism
39 mins; August 03, 2023
Is arts journalism still valued in the media?
46 mins; July 27, 2023
From Real Estate To Whistleblowing
50 mins; July 20, 2023
Diving deep into teal
47 mins; July 13, 2023
Gambling and the media
48 mins; July 06, 2023
Understanding trauma experience and response in journalism